The Romanov civil wedding in Moscow. Photo (c) David Nivière. Today at 2:00pm, Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia and Princess Victoria Romanovna Romanoff (née Rebecca Virginia Bettarini) were civilly married at the Khamovniki Town Hall in Moscow. The grand duke is the only child of Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia and Prince Franz Wilhelm of…
STATEMENT OF THE CROWN PRINCE OF SERBIA From Belgrade, HRH Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia has issued an appeal today for a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine: “With great disturbance and sadness, I have been following the news about the conflict in Ukraine. I want to send my appeal to all parties included,…
The Duke and Duchess de Noailles, 2019.Photo (c) Friends of the Domaine de Chantilly. On 21 October 2022 at Paris, Hélie de Noailles, Duc de Noailles, married Madame Joëlle Chapelon.Born on 16 July 1943 at Boulogne-Billancourt, Hélie Marie Auguste Jacques Bertrand Philippe de Noailles was the only child of François de Noailles, Duc de Noailles,…
Their Imperial and Royal Highnesses Archduke Karl Philipp and Archduchess Annie-Claire of Austria, together with their sons Archduke Julian and Archduke Louis Damian, have shared the news of the death of Madame Fanny Lacrambe (née Pruvost de Montrichard), the mother of Archduchess Annie-Claire. Aged ninety-two, Madame Lacrambe died on Sunday, 23 August 2020, at Pau,…
Princess Irene with the twins. Today, Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Parma, Count of Bardi, and Princess Margarita of Bourbon-Parma, Countess of Colorno, celebrate their fiftieth birthdays! The twins with their older brother Prince Carlos. On 13 October 1972 at Nimeguen, the twins Prince Jaime Bernardo and Princess Margarita Maria Beatrix of Bourbon-Parma were born as the…
Queen Margarita and King Simeon II on their religious wedding day. Today, Their Majesties King Simeon II and Queen Margarita of Bulgaria celebrate sixty years of marriage! Simeon and Margarita discuss their engagement, 1961. The engagement ring. The engagement of the couple was announced on 10 August 1961 by the Simeon’s mother Giovanna: “Her Majesty…
On 1 May 1868, Prince Friedrich Karl Ludwig Konstantin of Hesse was born at the family manor of Gut Panker in Holstein. Friedrich Karl was the third son and fourth child of Landgrave Friedrich Wilhelm of Hesse (1820-1884) and his second wife Princess Anna of Prussia (1836-1918). Prince Friedrich Karl of Hesse and Princess Margarete of Prussia…
Each year, many of us send Christmas cards to cherished family and friends. Oftentimes, for those of us who are royal enthusiasts, we also mail letters containing good wishes to royals around the world whom we admire. This year, my favourite over-the-seas Christmas card came from Nicholas and Alina-Maria of Romania. They are a very…
Hello dear Readers and Friends, Yesterday, we started shipping direct resale orders and all Amazon.com orders of our latest book, THE ROYAL HOUSE OF BAVARIA, Volume I. This process concluded today and all pending orders have now been dispatched! Again, you can purchase a dopy on AMAZON at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1944207090?ref=myi_title_dp…
The baptism of Prince Nikolaos of Greece (1969) Today HRH Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark celebrates his fiftieth birthday. King Constantine and his sister Princess Irene addressing the press after the birth of Nikolaos Constantine and Anne-Marie with their second son (1969) The prince was born “in perfect health” on Wednesday, 1 October 1969,…