In Memory of Grand Duchess Leonida Georgievna of Russia (1914-2010)

On 23 May 2010, Grand Duchess Leonida Georgievna died at La Paz Hospital in Madrid. The grand duchess was ninety-five years-old. She was the last surviving member of the Imperial House of Romanov to have been born in the Russian Empire before its fall in 1917. Embed from Getty Images window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’2nUPj-oFT1R987QNCQZDkQ’,sig:’FXRRQ86YigWv2K3S8yIkSyvkYW8zNERmtJ_qCzp0-dw=’,w:’594px’,h:’406px’,items:’101558333′,caption: true ,tld:’com’,is360: false })});…

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Princess Märtha Louise Ceases Royal Role; King Harald and Queen Sonja Support Her Decision

  Yesterday, Princess Märtha Louise of Norway announced that she would no longer be carrying out official duties on behalf of the Royal House. Together with her fiancé Durek Verrett, Märtha Louise released a video statement on Instagram. This was later followed by a press conference given by Märtha Louise’s parents, the King and Queen of Norway, in Oslo. …

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A Baby for Prince Casimir and Princess Alana zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn

Embed from Getty Images window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’BVKc8PVTQpdDpp6Fr6duAQ’,sig:’LYlGgNJbbPTXG40jEBAZQo6JfGwrQWJ5kUc0FcTyHbQ=’,w:’396px’,h:’594px’,items:’848156072′,caption: true ,tld:’com’,is360: false })}); Princess Alana of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn and her husband Prince Casimir are expecting their first child. The princess showed off her baby bump in a post on Instagram today. View this post on Instagram April 2020 ❤️ A post shared by Alana Bunte (@miss_acb) on Jan 9, 2020…

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An Imperial Engagement: HIH Grand Duke George of Russia and Nob. Rebecca Virginia Bettarini

Photograph courtesy of the Russian Imperial Chancellery.   Photograph courtesy of the Russian Imperial Chancellery.   Photograph courtesy of the Russian Imperial Chancellery. Today, 20 January 2021, the Chancellery of the Imperial House of Russia announced the engagement of HIH Grand Duke George Mikhailovich and Nob. Rebecca Virginia Bettarini.       The statement reads…

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Vincent and Josephine: The Danish Twins Turn Ten!

Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine of Denmark. Photograph (c) Franne Voigt. On 8 January 2011, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark and Crown Prince Frederik welcomed the arrival of their youngest two children: twins, a girl and a boy. Today, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine of Denmark celebrate their tenth birthday. The twins joined two older siblings:…

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