Obituary from Sud Ouest. Maurice Lannes, 7. duc de Montebello, died on 26 March 2022 at Mareuil, France. He was eighty-two years-old. Born on 2 July 1939 at Biarritz, Maurice Georges Antoine Marie Lannes, Marquis de Montebello ,was the son of Napoléon Lannes, 6. duc de Montebello (1903-1988), and his second wife Princess Diane de Broglie…
2020-07-17T09:13:00-04:00[EXTRACT] CROWN PRINCE ALEXANDER CELEBRATES 75th BIRTHDAY Belgrade, 17 July 2020 Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine would like to share “My birthday wish that came true”, the 75th birthday film: His Royal Highness’s special wish for his 75th birthday is that this COVID-19 virus go away forever and that everyone…
The Plantagenet Family Tree: A Royal History The Plantagenet family was one of the most powerful royal dynasties in European history, ruling England and parts of France from 1154 to 1485. Their fascinating story spans three centuries filled with intrigue, war, scandals and larger-than-life personalities. This article will provide an overview of the Plantagenet family…
Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh. Picture (c) National Portrait Gallery, London. The following are the contents of a letter written by the Princess Mary, daughter of King George III and Queen Charlotte, to Lady Harcourt in 1816. The princess elaborates on how she has decided to wed her first cousin, the Duke of…
† Doña Cristina de Borbón y Hardenberg (1975-2020) Doña Cristina de Borbón y Hardenberg Doña Cristina de Borbón y Hardenberg died on Thursday, 13 February 2020, at Madrid. She had been admitted to the Puerto de Hierro hospital following an accident which led to her passing. Cristina was forty-four years-old. She was surrounded by her…
Alick Dru and Lady Tatiana Mountbatten at Royal Ascot, June 2021.Photo (c) Getty Images / Kirsten Sinclair. Through her social media, Lady Tatiana Mountbatten recently announced her engagement to Alexander Dru. The engagement announcement in The Telegraph, 8 January. The official announcement of the engagement was placed in The Telegraph by Tatiana’s mother, Lady Spencer of…
Prince Davit and Princess Irina Bagration-Mukhransky of Georgia. Sometime during 2020, Prince David Bagration-Mukhransky (b.1976) married Irina Begashvili. Today, the Facebook page of the Georgian Royal Family wishing its followers a Happy New Year; it referred to “Crown Prince David of Georgia” and “Irina, Crown Princess of Georgia.” Naturally, the message did not mention when…
[NOTE: A massive thank you to Michael Rhodes of Peerage News for posting this news originally.] On Friday, 24 January 2020, the engagement was announced between Benjamin Leopold Sewell (b.1990) a descendant of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Alice S. Hobden. Benjamin Sewell is…
According to ¡Hola!, Don Francisco de Borbón, only son of the Duke of Seville, has reportedly become engaged to Kasia Al-Thani. Kasia Al-Thani (b.1976) was the third wife of Sheikh Abdelaziz bin Khalifa Al-Thani (b.1948), whom she married in 2004 at Paris. Abdelaziz, first son of Emir Khalifa bin Hamad Al-Thani of Qatar…
The Prince of Wales with his first cousin once removed Lady Mary Cecilia Colman, 2002. Photograph (c) Getty Images/PA Images. Lady Mary Cecilia Colman died on Saturday, 2 January 2021 at the age of eighty-eight. She was a maternal first cousin of HM The Queen. Born on 30 January 1932, Mary Cecilia Bowes-Lyon was…