Princess Birgitta in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 1999.Photo (c) Getty Images / Gianni Ferrari. Today, Princess Birgitta of Sweden celebrates her eighty-fifth birthday. Princess Sibylle of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden on their wedding day at Coburg, 1932. Princess Birgitta at a little over one month old. Prince Gustaf Adolf and…
The Duke of Calabria with his godson Prince Raphaël. On 30 April 2022, Prince Raphaël Léopold Pedro François Marie d’Orléans was baptised at Mallorca. The little prince, who was born on 4 September 2021, is the third child of Prince François and Princess Theresa, Count and Countess of Dreux. Prince Raphaël received as his godparents:…
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,…
A very interesting article comparing Mr. Trump and Kaiser Wilhelm II… What Happens When a Bad-Tempered, Distractible Doofus Runs an Empire?
The late Prince Andreas. At the age of eighty-two, Prince Andreas zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg passed away today, 28 October. The prince was a first cousin of the Prince of Wales, among others. Prince Andreas and Princess Luise with their nephew Fürst Philipp. Born at Schäbisch-Hall on 24 November 1938, Prince Georg Andreas Heinrich zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg was the second…
The Prince Yourievsky. Photograph (c) Michael Krasser Fotografie. Today, HSH Prince Yourievsky celebrates his sixtieth birthday! A photograph of Prince Alexander and Princess Ursula Yourievksy, the couple sitting in the centre of the picture, on their wedding day in 1957. Born on 8 December 1961 at St. Gallen, Switzerland, Prince Hans-Georg “George” Yourievsky was the…
Countess Marianne Esterhazy in 1998. Photo (c) Desmond O’Neill Features Ltd. Announcements in The Times and The Telegraph have noted that Countess Marianne “Bunny” Esterházy died on 27 November 2021 at the age of eighty-two. The death announcement in The Telegraph. The countess was a private person, with many fascinating connections, and she will surely be deeply missed by…
Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark Today, HRH Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark celebrates his thirty-third birthday. Philippos is the third son and youngest child of HM King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie of the Hellenes (née Denmark). The prince was born at London on 26 April 1986. Philippos joined four older siblings: Princess…
Prince Mihailo and Princess Geneviève of Montenegro On 7 July 1944, Prince Nicholas (Nikola) Michael Francis of Montenegro was born at Saint-Nicolas-du-Pelem, as the only child of Prince Michael (Mihailo) of Montenegro and his wife Geneviève. Prince Mihailo (1908-1986) and Geneviève Prigent (1919-1990) had married at Paris on 27 January 1941. The pair were interned in Germany from…
At the funeral of Princess Woizlawa-Feodora Reuß (née Mecklenburg-Schwerin; 1918-2019), there was an interesting family reunion that took place. Present at the celebration of the life of the princess were a number of relatives: Duke Borwin of Mecklenburg, and sisters Duchess Donata and Duchess Edwina of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. In addition, there was in attendance Frieda zu…