Juan Carlos and Sofía. Today marks sixty years since the marriage of Prince Juan Carlos of Spain and Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark. The couple were twice on 14 May 1962: firstly in a Roman Catholic ceremony held at 10am in the Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite, and secondly in a Greek…
This week, the family of King Constantine II of Greece came together to celebrate his 81st birthday. In addition to his wife Queen Anne-Marie, the king was joined by his children Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Princess Theodora of Greece. Constantine’s sisters Queen Sofía of Spain and Princess Irene also were on hand to…
We have released to our printer our latest magazine, EUROHISTORY WINTER 2020 – Issue CXXVIII, Volume 23.4! Inside the last Issue of 2020 subscribers will find the following articles: 1. Victoria Milford Haven … upon the Seventieth Anniversary of Death, by Ilana D. Miller 2. A Very Autocratic Grand Duchess: Marie Alexandrovna,…
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…
“Peacock” – a self-portrait of Roxanne Zaher, 2012. Born on 24 August 1988, Princess Roxanne “Roxy” Zaher of Afghanistan is the only child of Prince Muhammad Zahir Khan (b.1962) and his wife Princess Oshila (b.1958). Raised in Virginia, the princess moved to New York to pursue her education. Roxanne attended Stony Brook University; thereafter, the…
Prince Leopold of Baden, 2004. Photo (c) Seeger-Press / Sandra Zellner. Today, Prince Leopold of Baden celebrates his fiftieth birthday. Born on 1 October 1971 at Salem, Prince Leopold Max Christian Ludwig Clemens Hubert of Baden is the third child and second son of Margrave Max of Baden and his wife Margravine Valerie (née Archduchess of…
Duke Georg Friedrich of Hohenberg Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images Duke Georg Friedrich of Hohenberg has passed away at the age of ninety. He was a grandson of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (1863-1914) and Duchess Sophie of Hohenberg (1868-1914; née Chotek von Chotkowa). Georg Friedrich’s death was announced on 26 July 2019…
Embed from Getty Images Yesterday (20 Nov.), Princess Sophie of Prussia (née Isenberg) attended the 2019 Tribute to Bambi at the Kurhaus in Baden-Baden. Embed from Getty Images The following is a summary of the annual Tribute to Bambi charitable event at the Kurhaus: The TRIBUTE TO BAMBI Foundation supports relief projects throughout Germany for…
Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images Princess Katarina of Yugoslavia entered the world on 28 November 1959 at London. She was the second child and first daughter of Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia (Belgrade, Yugoslavia 19 January 1928-Topola, Serbia 12 July 2000) and of Princess Margarita of Baden (Salem…
Today the Duke and Duchess of Sussex met with Archbishop Desmond Tutu at Capetown. The royals brought along their son, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor. The trio are currently on a tour of South Africa.