This evening, 18 March, Prince Bertrand of Orleans and Bragança addressed Brazilian monarchists with some unfortunate news. Three of his younger brothers have tested positive for COVID-19 (coronavirus): Prince Antônio, Prince Francisco, and Prince Alberto. Prince Antônio is sixty-nine years-old. Prince Francisco will turn sixty-five next month. Prince Alberto is sixty-two years-old. The brothers are receiving…
Maximilien and Sophie. Duchess Sophie of Württemberg and Maximilien d’Andigné have welcomed the arrival of their first child, Olympia (b.2021). The couple married in 2018. Sophie is the daughter of Duke Philipp of Württemberg and Duchess Marie-Caroline in Bavaria. Maximilien is the son of Hervé d’Andigné and Marie-Adélaïde de La Barre de Nanteuil. Olympia d’Andigné is the…
Prince Louis and Princess Alix Napoléon with the twins. On 19 October 1950, Prince Charles Marie Jérôme Victor Napoléon and Princess Catherine Elisabeth Albérique Marie Napoléon were born at Boulogne-sur-Seine. The first twins in the Bonaparte dynasty. The twins were the children of Prince Louis Napoléon (1914-1997), son of Prince Victor Napoléon…
Princess Victoria with her father Ambassador Bettarini. Photo (c) Getty Images / Peter Kovalev. A happy father and his beautiful daughter. Photo (c) Getty Images / Peter Kovalev. The happy groom, Grand Duke George, waves to those outside the Russian Museum of Ethnography. Photo (c) Peter Kovalev / TASS / Newscom. Yesterday evening, guests gathered at…
Prince Dushan of Yugoslavia, only son of the late Prince Alexander and of his wife Barbara (née Liechtenstein) married civilly Ms. Valerie Demuzio. She works in marketing and advertising in NY. Although currently residing in New York, Prince Dushan’s career obligations bring him to Europe frequently. His mother, a longtime resident of Paris, relocated to…
Prince Albert Friedrich of Thurn and Taxis died on 17 July 2021. The prince was ninety-one years-old. His burial took place on 30 July at Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The Silver Wedding Anniversary of Philipp and Eulalia, 1954. L to R: Prince Philipp Ernst, Princess Eulalia, Princess Margarete, Princess Antonia, and Prince Albert. Photo (c) Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin and Bert…
“London Bridge Is Down” When HM The Queen draws her last breath, an elaborate plan that was created fifty years ago and is periodically practiced will kick into place. Operation London Bridge has been a codename referring to the plan for what will happen in the days after the death of HM The Queen. The plan was…
Today, 4 February, the Justice Department in Luxembourg announced that the police had opened a preliminary investigations into credible reports of violence at Le Cour. The following statement was released by the Prosecutor’s Office: The Luxembourg prosecutor’s office has opened a preliminary investigation in the context of the statements made during the RTL Presseclub broadcast…
On 30 March, the auction house Neumeister will be hosting a magnificent sale: Hidden Treasures – Treasures from the House of Württemberg. The historically significant items contained in the auction come from the estate of Duke Ferdinand Eugen of Württemberg (1925-2020). Neumeister received sixty wooden boxes in 2021; these boxes and the treasures therein were from the…
From the Chancellery of the Head of the Imperial House of Russia The Chancellery of the Head of the Russian Imperial House, H.I.H. The Grand Duchess Maria of Russia, has the honour and pleasure to announce that the wedding of Her son and heir, H.I.H. Grand Duke George of Russia, and His fiancée, Miss Victoria…