Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, in 1963. Photograph © Yevonde Portrait Archive / Mary Evans Picture Library. Forty years ago today, HRH Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, died in her sleep on 3 January 1981 at London. She was ninety-seven years-old. The princess was a first cousin of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and the…
The Plantagenet Family Tree: A Royal History The Plantagenet family was one of the most powerful royal dynasties in European history, ruling England and parts of France from 1154 to 1485. Their fascinating story spans three centuries filled with intrigue, war, scandals and larger-than-life personalities. This article will provide an overview of the Plantagenet family…
On 10 June 1825, Princess Hildegard Luise Charlotte Theresia Friederike of Bavaria entered the world at Würzburg. The princess was the seventh child and fourth daughter of King Ludwig I of Bavaria (1786-1868) and his wife Queen Therese (1792-1854; née Saxe-Hildburghausen). Hildegard’s mother had been on a short list of royal ladies to wed Emperor…
The Duke of Cambridge receives his Covid-19 vaccine. Since the outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in late 2019, the royals of the world have been true leaders in encouraging everyone to take the necessary precautions in order to stay healthy and safe. As vaccines to prevent the novel coronavirus became available, monarchs and members of…
Olympia of Greece and Perry Pearson In a happy piece of royal news, Princess Olympia of Greece and the Hon. Perry Pearson are in a relationship, according to information gleaned from media reports and the princess’ own social media. The couple visited Olympia’s grandparents King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie of the Hellenes in…
Philippine de Ganay in Venice, 2006.Photo (c) Getty Images / Bertrand Rindoff Petroff. Earlier this month, Philippine, Marquise de Ganay, died at the age of ninety-seven. Born on 4 September 1925 at Paris, Philippine Louise Charlotte Marie de Noailles was the second child and first daughter of Henry de Noailles, Duc de Mouchy,…
Princess Theresa and Count Cajetan(NOTE: THIS PHOTO MAY NOT BE COPIED OR REPRODUCED.) The engagement has been announced between Princess Theresa von und zu Liechtenstein and Count Cajetan zu Toerring-Jettenbach. Theresa (b.1987) is the eldest daughter of Prince Michael of Liechtenstein (b.1951) and Hildegard Peters (b.1948), who married in 1986. Theresa’s paternal grandparents are Prince…
Princess Marie Gabrielle of Luxembourg Today, Princess Marie Gabrielle of Luxembourg, Countess of Holstein-Ledreborg, celebrates her ninety-fifth birthday! She is the sister of the late Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg and the aunt of Grand Duke Henri. Embed from Getty Images window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’07C_LAxNTMREvnjL80o9rg’,sig:’i4Y2LsVG51HzJEODwFxCwskiAe4RmEwjWnXPHvWxnM0=’,w:’594px’,h:’459px’,items:’558648279′,caption: true ,tld:’com’,is360: false })}); Embed from Getty Images window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’MJRxtibATnFcbBjVyCneBA’,sig:’7bamV_Gay_DDUrMfZJlv8Nb86r0MiZq78ZB9nWh_xz0=’,w:’390px’,h:’594px’,items:’537571145′,caption: true ,tld:’com’,is360: false })}); Embed…
Embed from Getty Images window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’eDJKICTPSz5XFEEuGSOV5Q’,sig:’Fvat4eXsgG8CxrqFlXBEFMeFB-FZdJpk1LXtpy-neXo=’,w:’397px’,h:’594px’,items:’1026417612′,caption: true ,tld:’com’,is360: false })}); Prince Hubertus zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (b.1959), the only surviving son of Princess Ira von Fürstenberg (b.1940) and the late Prince Alfonso zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1924-2003), married his longtime companion Simona Gandolfi in June 2019 in Vaduz, the capital of the Principality of Liechtenstein. Princess Ira could not attend…
Michel of Bourbon-Parma: Last of the Royal Swashbucklers By Charles Stewart 8 July 2018 The death of Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma (1926-2018) on 7 July severs the last link binding several of Europe’s royal families in history and kinship. The late Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma. ©Eurohistory He led a fascinating life,…