Elisabeta Palace, the headquarters of the Romanian Royal Family in Bucharest Yesterday, 11 May 2020, the government of Prime Minister Ludovic Orban of Romania gave free use of the Elisabeta Palace in Bucharest to Her Majesty’s Household Association (specifically, to the entity called Asociației Casa Majestăţii Sale). The decision was made by the Orban government following the…
Tomorrow, Princess Marie-Astrid of Liechtenstein and Ralph “Rafe” Worthington V will marry in Italy. The bride is the daughter of Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein and Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg. The groom is the son of Ralph Worthington IV and Lucinda Earle Morrissey. However, this will not be the first time that a member of the…
Dear All, This year’s Royal Gatherings in London will take place on 18th & 19th April 2020. Please put the dates in your diary. As usual it will take place in the auction room of Spink at 67-69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London, WC1B 4ET. I have been busy putting together a list…
Empress Catherine II of Russia (1729-1796) | Emperor Paul of Russia (1754-1801) | Emperor Nicholas I of Russia (1796-1855) | Emperor Alexander II of Russia (1818-1881) | Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia (1847-1909) | Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia (1876-1938) | Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia (1917-1992) | Grand Duchess Maria…
The baron’s death notice in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung of 15 October 2022. Georg Heinrich and his father Hans Heinrich in St. Moritz. Photo (c) Mike Forster/ANL/Shutterstock. Georg Heinrich “Heini” Thyssen-Bornemisza passed away recently. The Swiss-born German aristocrat and businessman was seventy-two years-old. Baron Hans Heinrich Bornemisza de Kászon and Princess Teresa zur Lippe-Weißenfeld. Photo (c) Getty Images….
THE CHAUMET LACIS TIARA FOR PRINCESS VICTORIA ROMANOVNA The Chaumet Lacis Tiara.Photograph (c) Chaumet. In news that will delight royal jewellery watchers, the future Princess Victoria Romanovna Romanoff will be wearing a magnificent tiara created by Maison Chaumet when she marries Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia. Grand Duke George is the son of Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna, head of…
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Custodian of the Crown Margarita and Prince Radu arrive at the Concert at the Atheneum on Saturday. (c) SIMION MECHNO / AGERPRES FOTO Over the weekend, Custodian of the Crown Margarita and Princess Sophie of Romania celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of their first (and joint) trip to their country back in January 1990. Several items…
Around thirty aristocrats will have their titles abolished by the Spanish Cortes if and when it adopts the Democratic Memory Law (Ley de Memoria Democrática). The text of the law was published in September 2020. At the time, Deputy Prime Minister Carmen Calvo noted that the bill’s sixty-six articles would honour the victims of…
Two royal weddings will be taking place in May 2020. Both of the brides are princesses of the blood in their respective dynasties; indeed, they are third cousins. Beatrice of York and Theodora of Greece are descendants of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (1819-1901), King Christian IX of Denmark (1818-1906), and King George I…