The 85th Birthday of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia

Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia, 1961. Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia. Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia. Today, Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia celebrates her eighty-fifth birthday! Prince George, Duke of Kent, with his niece Princess Elizabeth during one of the duke’s visits to Yugoslavia. The Duke of Kent was a good friend of his brother-in-law Prince Paul.Photograph (c) Getty…

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A Baby on the Way for the Murats!

Prince Joachim and Princess Yasmine at Les Invalides, 5 May.Photograph (c) Frederic de Natal. This week, Prince Joachim Murat (b.1973) and Princess Yasmine (b.1982; née Briki) announced that they are expecting their first child. The couple civilly married in Paris on 5 March; their child is due to be born at the end of the…

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Countess Marianne “Bunny” Esterházy (1938-2021)

Countess Marianne Esterhazy in 1998. Photo (c) Desmond O’Neill Features Ltd.  Announcements in The Times and The Telegraph have noted that Countess Marianne “Bunny” Esterházy died on 27 November 2021 at the age of eighty-two.    The death announcement in The Telegraph. The countess was a private person, with many fascinating connections, and she will surely be deeply missed by…

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A Fabulous Royal Marriage: Prince Amedeo of Savoy-Aosta and Princess Claude d’Orléans

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The Betrothal Ceremony of Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia and Victoria Romanovna Bettarini

The betrothal ceremony of Grand Duke George Mikhailovich and Victoria Romanovna Bettarini.Photograph courtesy of the Russian Imperial Chancellory.  The betrothal ceremony of Grand Duke George Mikhailovich and Victoria Romanovna Bettarini.Photograph courtesy of the Russian Imperial Chancellory. The betrothal ceremony of Grand Duke George Mikhailovich and Victoria Romanovna Bettarini.Photograph courtesy of the Russian Imperial Chancellory. The…

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