The Immortal Helen Lewis: The American Beauty Who Became The Duchess of Croÿ And Then The Daugher-In-Law of Admiral Miklós Horthy Helen, Duchess of Croÿ (née Lewis) Helen’s mother Jane “Jennie” Bromley Lindsay Lewis in 1941. On 22 October 1924, Helen Lindsay Lewis (b.Albany, New York 14 February 1898) became the second wife of Duke…
The Count and Countess of Paris with their children at Dreux in May. Photograph (c) David Nivière. This week, the Count and Countess of Paris packed a few suitcases, gathered their five children, and left their home at the Royal Domain of Dreux. This comes as the relationship between the Count, who has the right to…
The civil wedding of Prince Karl Franz Josef of Prussia and Princess Henriette von Schönaich-Carolath. Karl Franz Josef and Henriette. On 6 August 1940 at his residence at Doorn, German Emperor Wilhelm II officially announced the engagement of his grandson Prince Karl Franz Joseph to his stepdaughter, Princess Henriette of Schönaich-Carolath. Ever since his…
Embed from Getty Images window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’I8aMgHQCRa9YLElTijhwDw’,sig:’JPAlDMfFeVl_AdspGhePKcg-Jw4mIA8dk3RYH4RzaSI=’,w:’396px’,h:’594px’,items:’460627380′,caption: true ,tld:’com’,is360: false })}); Alejandro Lequio García passed away today, 13 May, at the Hospital Quirón in Barcelona. Alejandro, also known as “Álex,” had been ill with cancer since 2018. He was twenty-seven years-old. Embed from Getty Images window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’APjjcIPESRBM-DdSTVMaDw’,sig:’jljiK6Ur-b3qtotm1UEgYCSUKTpTK2yMAaxlNYXXE6s=’,w:’364px’,h:’594px’,items:’540302652′,caption: true ,tld:’com’,is360: false })}); Álex was born on 23 June 1992…
“A new two-part documentary series about the Duchy of Cornwall will be broadcast on ITV at 9pm on Thursday 24th October and Thursday 31st October. Prince Charles: Inside the Duchy of Cornwall celebrates The Prince of Wales’ 50th working year as The Duke of Cornwall, overseeing the historic Duchy of Cornwall estate. The programme follows…
Note: Many thanks to Hein Bruins of Hein’s Royal Genealogy Page, who kindly informed us of this princely marriage! Coat of Arms of the Princes of Auersperg This weekend (either on 9 or 10 November 2019), Prince Alejandro “Alejo” of Auersperg married Soledad “Sole” Decombe Machao. The wedding took place in Uruguay. In time, Alejandro will…
Members of the Serbian royal family at Oplenac. Photo (c) Prince Mihailo Karađorđević. On Monday, 12 July, several members of the royal family of Serbia gathered at the Church of Saint George at Oplenac to commemorate the anniversary of the death of Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia. Born in 1928, Prince Tomislav was the second…
1. HH Princess Nina Georgievna of Russia, Princess Paul Chavchavadze Princess Nina Georgievna of Russia in later life. Born in 1901, Princess Nina of Russia was the elder daughter of Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia and his wife Grand Duchess Maria Georgievna (née Greece). In 1922, Nina married Prince Paul Aleksandrovich Chavchavadze (1899-1971); the…
Embed from Getty Images Today, Countess Beatrix of Schönburg-Glauchau celebrates her 90th birthday. Count Bálint Széchényi and Princess Maria Pavlovna Galitzine Beatrix’s mum: Princess Maria Pavlovna Galitzine On 30 January 1930, Countess Beatrix Maria Valeria Therese Emerica Széchényi de Sárvár-Felsövidék was born at Hegyko, Hungary. Beatrix was the fourth daughter and last child of Count Bálint Széchényi de Sárvár-Felsövidék (1893 – 1954)…
Prince Heinrich of Croÿ and Joana de Sotto-Mayor (NOTE: THIS PHOTO MAY NOT BE COPIED OR REPRODUCED.) The Duke of Croÿ has mailed out a lovely announcement and photograph celebrating the engagement of his son Prince Heinrich to Maria Joana de Spínola Moreira de Sotto-Mayor. It shows the happy couple on the day that they got engaged, 10…