The obituary of the princess. Princess Sixtina of Waldeck-Pyrmont died on 18 May 2022. She was eighty-eight years-old. Sixtina’s parents: Fürst Wolff-Heinrich and Fürstin Irma zu Stolberg. The commemorative coin celebrating the marriage of Fürst Wolff Heinrich and Fürstin Irma zu Stolberg. Princess Irma with her two eldest children: Princess Sixtina and Prince Johann….
Prince Guillaume and Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg with their children at the Bay des Débutantes The annual Bal des Débutantes will take place on 30 November at the Shangri-La Hotel in Paris. In recent years, the event has been attended by the following royal and noble young women: Princess Charlotte of Nassau; Infanta Maria Francisca…
The Shadow of Delphine. This afternoon, 10 September, the last hearing took place in the paternity case between HM King Albert II of the Belgians and his daughter Delphine Boël. The Brussels Court of Appeals will deliver its decision by the end of October. After the hearing, Delphine Boël’s lawyer Marc Uyttendaele stated: “She wants…
Infante Dom Miguel, Duque de Viseu. Today, the Duke of Viseu celebrates his seventy-fifth birthday! Duarte Nuño and Maria Francisca on their wedding day, 1942. The Duke and Duchess of Braganza with their three sons, 1950s.Photo (c) LIFE / Nina Leen. The Duke and Duchess of Braganza with their children, 1950s.Photo (c) LIFE / Nina…
King Gyanendra and Queen Komal of Nepal as well as their daughter Princess Prerana have been admitted to hospital after contracting Covid-19. The seventy-three year-old king and seventy year-old queen were diagnosed with coronavirus on 20 April. Gyanendra, Komal, and their daughter Prerana were admitted to Norvic International Hospital in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu…
The King and Queen.Photo (c) Greek Royal Family. Yesterday, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece lost her husband and life partner of six decades. The love story between King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie is truly one of the most beautiful in modern times. The eventual King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece first met…
Prince Juan and Princess Kristine Bagration-Mukhransky. Photograph courtesy of Prince Juan. Prince Juan Bagration-Mukhransky and his wife Princess Kristine have released the joyous news that they are expecting their first child in early 2021. The couple live in Tbilisi. The latest member of the Bagration dynasty will be a great-great-great-grandchild of King Alfonso XII of…
Fürst Ernst Georg von Hohenberg passed away on 12 January 2023. He was seventy-eight years-old. Ernst was the last surviving grandson of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and Duchess Sophie von Hohenberg. Now, the only surviving grandchild of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Duchess Sophie is Fürst Ernst’s first cousin, Baroness Sophie von Gudenus (b.1929;…
Today, Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice, issued a rather cryptic video message via social media. His message was also carried on the Italian television channel Mediaset at 9pm. View this post on Instagram Sta arrivando il momento. È per me un dovere, ma anche un grande onore, annunciarvi l’imminente ritorno della Famiglia Reale….
Prince Emmanuel de Croÿ-Collalto and Olimpia Franzan are to marry in July 2022. The Croÿ-Collato family in 2016. Born in 1990 at Uccle, Belgium, Prince Emanuel Manfredo Juste de Croÿ was the first child and only son of Prince Guillaume de Croÿ (b.1950) and Countess Isabella von Collalto und San Salvatore (b.1960), who married in…