The 90th Birthday of Princess Isabelle d’Orléans, Countess of Schönborn-Buchheim

Count Friedrich Karl von Schönborn and Princess Isabelle d’Orléans at the funeral of Madame the Countess of Paris, 2003. Today, Princess Isabelle d’Orléans celebrates her ninetieth birthday! Isabelle with her grandparents/godparents: Princess Elizabeth of Orléans-Branganza and the Duke of Guise, 1932. The baptism of Princess Isabelle. From left to right: Princess Isabelle, Countess d’Harcourt; the…

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A Surprise Royal Marriage: Dowager Princess Miriam of Turnovo Weds Prince Ghazi of Jordan!

Princess Miriam Ghazi, King Abdullah II of Jordan, and Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad.Photo (c) RHC. The Royal Hashemite Court issued the following communiqué earlier today: The Royal Hashemite Court is pleased to announce the marriage of His Royal Highness Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad and Her Royal Highness Princess Miriam, Princess of Turnovo, on Saturday, 3 September…

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Princess Beatrice of York and Count Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in Bahrain

Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’GkhFzuyJRGdx67ni7v_9Uw’,sig:’q7oAaqFbykZ6Ov9K42dCS8sH-L5DCiDzenOhye2CVFs=’,w:’594px’,h:’396px’,items:’1135395915′,caption: true ,tld:’com’,is360: false })}); In addition to her mother, Princess Beatrice of York was also in Bahrain during the official visit of the Duke of York to the Middle East. The princess was accompanied by Count Edoardo “Edo” Mapelli Mozzi. Beatrice and Edoardo met in September 2018. He is the son…

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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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Noble Couplings That Were Not To Be: Hereditary Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Elvire Pasté de Rochefort

Noble Couplings That Were Not To Be:  Hereditary Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Elvire Pasté de Rochefort Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Fürst Richard of S-W-B, Elvire Pasté de Rochefort, Prince Gustav of S-W-B On 16 August 2000, the Danish royal house announced the betrothal between Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (b.12 January 1969; eldest of three…

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Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium, Aunt of King Philippe, Turns 65!

Today, Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium celebrates her sixty-fifth birthday! Lilian with her daughter Marie-Esmeralda, 1956. Born on 30 September 1956 at Laeken, Princess Marie-Esmeralda Adelaide Lilian Anna Léopoldine of Belgium was the second daughter and last child of King Léopold III of the Belgians and his second wife Lilian, Princess de Réthy. Marie-Esmeralda had two full siblings:…

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