Lady Gabriella Windsor and Mr Thomas Kingston Today, 3 May, Buckingham Palace issued the following statement: The wedding of Lady Gabriella Windsor and Mr Thomas Kingston will take place at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle on Saturday 18th May 2019. The wedding will be attended by Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by Members of the…
Princess Valerie Marie of Arenberg, Duchess of Arenberg (née Schleswig-Holstein) in 1945 On 3 April 1900, Valerie Marie zu Schleswig-Holstein was born at Liptovský Mikuláš, Hungary, Austria-Hungary. She was the only child of Duke Albert of Schleswig-Holstein (1869-1931), and the only grandchild of Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (1846-1923), the third daughter and fifth child…
Micaela and Henri on holiday in Spain, 1997.Photo (c) Getty Images / Dusko Despotovic. The funeral of Princess Micaela d’Orléans, Dowager Countess of Paris, will take place at the Église Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois in Paris on Tuesday, 22 March 2022 at 10 o’clock. The remains Princess Micaela will not be buried beside her husband, the late…
Buckingham Palace has released two photographs from Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor’s christening, which took place at the Private Chapel in Windsor Castle. Photographer Chris Allerton said: “I am honoured to take the official photographs at the christening of Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, and to once again, be part of such a special and joyous occasion for The…
Margarita, Custodian of the Romanian Crown, and the Royal Family continue to work with society and the authorities of the Romanian state to strengthen the national response to the threat posed by COVID-19. Following the declaration of the state of emergency in Romania, the Crown Custodian and her sisters made the decision to make available…
H.R.H. Prince Antonio of Bourbon-Two Sicilies died at Zurich, Switzerland, on Monday, 11 November, at the age of ninety. His eldest son, Francesco, was at his father’s side when Antonio passed away. Prince Gabriele of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, father of Prince Antonio Prince Antoine (Antonio) Marie Joseph Alphonse Adam of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was born at Cannes…
Prince Feodor of Russia and Princess Irina Paley on their wedding day, 1923. On 31 May 1923, Prince Feodor (Theodore) Alexandrovich of Russia (1898-1968) civilly married Princess Irina Pavlovna Paley (1903-1990) in Paris. The couple celebrated their religious marriage on 3 June 1923. Feodor was the son of Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia (1866-1933)…
Centennial of the Death of Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna Sr. Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna of Russia (1854-1920) Born at Schloß Ludwigslust on May 14, 1854, as the daughter of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1823-1883) and his first wife, the former Princess Auguste Reuß. In August 1874, Marie married Grand Duke…
† Doña Cristina de Borbón y Hardenberg (1975-2020) Doña Cristina de Borbón y Hardenberg Doña Cristina de Borbón y Hardenberg died on Thursday, 13 February 2020, at Madrid. She had been admitted to the Puerto de Hierro hospital following an accident which led to her passing. Cristina was forty-four years-old. She was surrounded by her…
The Passing of the Dowager Countess of Paris (1938-2022) Henri and Micaëla HRH Princess Micaëla d’Orléans, Dowager Countess of Paris, died on Sunday, 13 March, in the French capital. She was eighty-three years-old. The Dowager Countess of Paris was born doña Micaëla Ana María Cousiño y Quiñones de León on 30 April 1938 at Vichy, France….