With the continued advent of social media platforms, most of the reigning European royal families have taken to Instagram to keep folks updated on their current activities. Here we will focus on the various public Instagram accounts of the British Royal Family and its extended members. The Queen and the Royal Family: View this post…
Prince Carl Christian in the arms of his great-grandfather King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden while his mother Princess Birgitta looks on, 1962. Today, Prince Carl Christian of Hohenzollern celebrates his sixtieth birthday! Prince Johann Georg and Princess Birgitta with their three children: Prince Carl Christian, Princess Désirée, and baby Prince Hubertus, 1966.Photo (c) Getty…
Archduke Karl and Archduchess Camilla of Austria, 2019. Photo (c) IMAGO / Viennareport. In the late 1980s or early 1990s, Archduke Karl of Austria (b.1961) was in a relationship with his distant cousin Camilla Habsburg-Lothringen (b.1962). Karl was the eldest son and heir of Archduke Otto of Austria, Crown Prince of Hungary, and his wife Archduchess…
Prince Philip and Princess Danica of Serbia at Oplenac. Photograph courtesy of HRH Prince Philip. Prince Philip lays a wreath at the tomb of his grandfather. Photograph courtesy of HRH Prince Philip. Princess Danica puts flowers on the tomb of King Peter. Photograph courtesy of HRH Prince Philip. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary…
Princess Henriette of Auersperg was born on 2 September 1933 at Sankt Johann im Pongau, Salzburg, as the eldest child of Prince Alois of Auersperg (1897-1984) and Countess Henriette Larisch von Moennich (1903-1994). Known as “Hetty,” the little girl was followed by two brothers: Prince Alfred (1936-1992) and Prince Luitpold (1937-1985). The future was to…
Duchess Sophie of Württemberg and Maximilien d’Andigné on their wedding day. Photograph (c) David Nivière/Getty Images. According to Noblesse et Royautés, Duchess Sophie of Württemberg and Maximilien d’Andigné are expecting their first child. 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…
Today, Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant, celebrated her eighteenth birthday at the Royal Palace in Brussels. The future Belgian queen was joined by her parents, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians, as well as by her siblings; Elisabeth’s grandparents King Albert II and Queen Paola were also…
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Baby Princess Margrethe of Denmark. On 16 April 1940, Crown Princess Ingrid of Denmark gave birth to her first child. Ingrid and her husband Crown Prince Frederik were delighted with the arrival of their daughter. The newborn princess was given the names Margrethe Alexandrine Thorhildur (Þórhildur) Ingrid at her christening on 14 May. Princess Margrethe’s…
The Heads of various Royal and Imperial houses around the world have been sending messages of encouragement and support to the French people after the tragic fire at the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Paris. HRH Prince Jean d’Orléans, Count of Paris The Message of HRH The Count of Paris: This afternoon, at 3:00pm, I will go…