A Royal Celebration in Bucharest: Thirty Years Since Margarita of Romania Returned to Her Homeland

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The 60th Birthday of Prince Christoph of Bavaria

Princess Gudila and Prince Christoph of Bavaria. Today Prince Christoph of Bavaria celebrates his sixtieth birthday! Born on 5 May 1962 at Schloss Leutstetten, Prince Christoph Ludwig Maria of Bavaria is the fifth child and third son of Prince Rasso of Bavaria and Archduchess Theresa of Austria-Tuscany. Christoph has six siblings: Princess Maria-Theresia (b.1956; married…

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Genevieve Arnault: The Last Queen of Iraq?

Genevieve Arnault in 1962.   On 22 June 1937, Genevieve Arnault was born at Paris as the only child of Henri Arnault (1902-?), a chemist, and his wife Leonie Ness (1915-1990), an actress turned businesswoman. The family did not fare particularly well during World War II. When the Germans overtook France, Mr Arnault was eventually arrested…

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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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Celebrating the Union of D. Duarte and D. Isabel: The Silver Wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Bragança

On 13 May 1995, Dom Duarte Pio João Miguel Gabriel Rafael de Bragança (b.1945), the Head of the Royal House of Portugal, married Dona Isabel Inês Castro Curvello de Herédia (b.1966). Duarte was the son of Dom Duarte Nuño (1907-1976), Duke of Bragança, and Princess Maria Francisca of Orléans-Bragança (1914-1968); Isabel was the daughter of Dom Jorge de Herédia and…

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Marquis Antoine de Castellane (1934-2021): Uncle of Princess Silvia of Arenburg and Half-Brother of Princess Barbara d’Orléans

Antoine de Castellane. French aristocrat and artist Comte and Marquis Antoine de Castellane died on 3 February 2021. He was eighty-six years-old.  Antoine’s father: Count Henri de Castellane. Antoine’s mother: Doña Silvia Rodríguez de Rivas. Born on 8 October 1934 at Paris, Antoine was the second child and eldest son of Count Henri de Castellane (1903-1937) and his wife…

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