Friedrich of Württemberg with his Porsche 356 On 9 May 2018, aged fifty-six, Duke Friedrich of Württemberg was killed as the result of a motor vehicle accident at Ebenweiler. He was trying to pass a tractor trailer in his lane, and in this attempt he hit head-on a car in the opposite lane of traffic. Friedrich,…
Bust of King Paul of the HellenesPhotograph (c) The Royal Chronicles On Wednesday, 27 November, a bust of His late Majesty King Paul of the Hellenes was presented at the Museum of the City of Athens. King Constantine II of the Hellenes at the presentation of his father’s statuePhotograph (c) The Royal Chronicles The likeness of King…
Princess Ljubica and Prince Mihailo of Serbia with their daughter Princess Natalija. Princess Ljubica of Serbia shared last week that she and her husband, Prince Mihailo, are expecting their second child. The couple, who married five years ago in October 2016, have one daughter, Princess Natalija, born in 2018. The newest Karađorđević will be a great-grandchild of…
Princess Charles de Ligne, Madame Bertrand de la Haye Jousselin and Princess Armand d’Arenberg at a Parisian ball, 1950.Photo (c) Robert Doisneau. On 1 August, Princess Gabrielle d’Arenbeg died at her home in Paris. She was 101 years-old. Born on 8 September 1920 at Biarritz, Gabrielle Marie de Lambertye-Gerbéviller was the eldest daughter of Charles de Lambertye-Gerbéviller, marquis de…
The Duke of Sussex has today issued a scathing rebuke of the continuing slanderous and two-faced coverage by certain parts of the British tabloid press in regards to the Duchess of Sussex. It was simultaneously announced that the Duchess of Sussex has begun legal action against the Mail on Sunday over a claim…
This Sunday, 19 April, royal families who are members of the Eastern Orthodox faith celebrated Pascha. The hope held by Christian believers derived from the Resurrection of the Lord is extremely important and a source of solace and comfort, especially during a time such as this. A number of royals shared their wishes for…
Today, inside St George’s Chapel, Windsor, HRH Prince Henry of Wales and his fiancée Ms Meghan Markle exchanged wedding vows. TRH The Duke and Duchess of Sussex Earlier today, Buckingham Palace released an announcement in which HM The Queen granted her grandson Henry the title of Duke of Sussex, Earl of Dumbarton, Baron Kilkeel. https://www.royal.uk/prince-harry-and-ms-meghan-markle-announcement-titles…
On 30 March, the auction house Neumeister will be hosting a magnificent sale: Hidden Treasures – Treasures from the House of Württemberg. The historically significant items contained in the auction come from the estate of Duke Ferdinand Eugen of Württemberg (1925-2020). Neumeister received sixty wooden boxes in 2021; these boxes and the treasures therein were from the…
The King and Queen of Spain with the Princess of Asturias and the Infanta SofíaPhoto (c) Casa de S.M. el Rey Today, King Felipe VI of Spain, his wife Queen Letizia, and their daughters, Leonor and Sofía, attended a official mass held for the victims of the novel coronavirus at the Almudena Cathedral in Madrid….
Princess Monica. Today, Princess Monica von und zu Liechtenstein celebrates her eightieth birthday! Born on 8 April 1942 at Vienna, Princess Monica Maria Theresia Elisabeth of Liechtenstein was the only child of Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein (1911-2001) and his first wife Maria Elisabeth von Leutzendorff (1921-1944), who married in 1941. Princess Maria Elisabeth was killed during a…