European Royal History

Embed from Getty Images window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’mZaKatCISkV2VaiM9AKwZQ’,sig:’hxY4UCkY3m7kGj5XjX3gPmdWgbjeA1_ckLlz2cxdmPo=’,w:’395px’,h:’594px’,items:’518519188′,caption: true ,tld:’com’,is360: false })}); Thirty-seven years ago today, on the morning of 9 July 1982, thirty-three year-old Michael Fagan (a depressed father of three whose marriage was falling apart) scaled the fourteen foot walls of Buckingham Palace and shimmied up a drainpipe: he then entered the palace through a window…

Embed from Getty Images This week Sotheby’s confirmed that a diamond Fabergé tiara, formerly the property of Crown Princess Cecilie of Prussia (1886-1954; née Mecklenburg-Schwerin), will go to auction in Geneva on 14 May 2019. The tiara is described by the auction house as “[being] set with three circular-cut diamonds, framed with stylised laurels within an arched…

On Monday, 23 March, Prince Joachim and Princess Marie, together with their children Prince Henrik and Princess Athena, returned to Denmark from France. Prince Henrik was examined at the Rigshospitalet for breathing problems caused by asthmatic bronchitis. The prince was also tested for coronavirus. Thankfully, the result was negative.

The Wittelsbachs ruled over Bavaria and the Rhineland Palatinate for nearly 750 years, this fact made their dynasty one of Europe’s longes-ruling families. Theirs is a history of not only sublime exaltation, but also deep and sorrowful loss. They were patrons of the arts and letters, incredible builders, scientists, politicians, visionaries, and maddening personalities. This…

My appreciation to a dear friend, member of the German Gotha, for sending us copies of two death notices: First Franz Alexander of Isenburg and Duke Friedrich of Württemberg. This has been a dreadful week in royal losses! I first met Duke Friedrich many years ago while attending a royal wedding. later, I met him…

  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…

From the left: The Duchess of Braganza, Margrave Maximilian of Baden, and Countess Maria-Immaculata Toerring-Jettenbach. It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Countess Maria Immaculata of Toerring-Jettenbach, widow of Count Hans Heribert (1903-1977). Archduchess Marie Alice of Austria (1913) Born on 27 July 1921 in Harmas-Hutta, Hungary, Baroness Maria Immaculata Waldbott von…

  Princess Irina with her husband John, her sister Margarita, and her father King Michael of Romania on 27 October 2011.Photograph (c) Agerpres / Cristian Nestor Irina Walker, the princess formerly known as HRH Princess Irina of Romania, has been restored to her royal style and title by her sister, the Custodian of the Crown…