In Memory of a Red Princess: The Passing of Marie-Thérèse of Bourbon-Parma (1933-2020)

† Princess Marie-Thérèse of Bourbon-Parma (28 July 1933 – 26 March 2020)   Prince Xavier and Princess Madeleine of Bourbon-Parma with their six children. HRH Princess Marie-Thérèse Cécile Zita Charlotte of Bourbon-Parma was born in Paris on 28 July 1933 as the third child and second daughter of Prince Xavier of Bourbon-Parma (1889-1977) and Madeleine de Bourbon-Busset…

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A Romanov Christening In Moscow!

  A Romanov Christening in Moscow!  Princess Victoria holds Prince Alexander while Grand Duke George looks on.Photo (c) Konstantin Gribov / Imperial Chancellery. Yesterday, the christening of H.S.H. Prince Alexander Georgevich Romanoff, son of H.I.H. Grand Duke George Mikhailovich and H.S.H. Princess Victoria Romanovna, took place at 1:00pm at the Transfiguration Church within the Cathedral of…

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Remarriage for the Duke de Noailles

  The Duke and Duchess de Noailles, 2019.Photo (c) Friends of the Domaine de Chantilly. On 21 October 2022 at Paris, Hélie de Noailles, Duc de Noailles, married Madame Joëlle Chapelon.Born on 16 July 1943 at Boulogne-Billancourt, Hélie Marie Auguste Jacques Bertrand Philippe de Noailles was the only child of François de Noailles, Duc de Noailles,…

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex: Rogue Royals?

Embed from Getty Images window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’6RooWCljRAlB-7N9H6NxOA’,sig:’Tr5XfGid-Wb6o8OH4EV2naXbsVBq2JwPhwoKWqB0Vj8=’,w:’457px’,h:’594px’,items:’1053237790′,caption: true ,tld:’com’,is360: false })}); On Wednesday, 8 January, Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced that they intend to step back as “senior royals” in 2020. However, the royal couple will remain as working members of the Royal Family. The duke, who is the second son of…

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The 60th Birthday of Duchess Caroline of Oldenburg

Duchess Caroline of Oldenburg in 2013. Today, Duchess Caroline of Oldenburg celebrates her sixtieth birthday. Born on 10 April 1962 at Kiel, Countess Caroline zu Rantzau was the youngest child and second daughter of Count Christian zu Rantzau (1924-2002) and Héloise von Lettow-Vorbeck (1923-2018), who wed in 1954. Caroline’s paternal uncle Count Kuno zu Rantzau…

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The Portuguese Infanta and the Blue-Blooded American Bachelor

In May 1934, the engagement was announced between Infanta Maria Antónia of Portugal (1903-1973) and Mr Sidney Ashley Chanler (1907-1994). The infanta was the daughter of Infante Miguel, Duke of Bragança (1853-1927), and his second wife Princess Marie Therese zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1870-1935). Mr Chanler was the son of Mr William Astor Chanler (1867-1934) and Mrs Beatrice Minerva…

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The Golden Wedding Anniversary of Jaroslav & Elisabeth Lobkowicz

Jaroslav and Elisabeth. Today, Fürst Jaroslav and Fürstin Elisabeth Lobkowicz celebrate fifty years of marriage. On 29 July 1971 at Chebry-en-Sereine, then Hereditary Prince Jaroslav Lobkowicz (b.1942) and Elisabeth de Vienne (b.1947) were married. Jaroslav was the son of Fürst Jaroslav von Lobkowicz (1910-1985) and Countess Gabrielle von Korff gen. Schmising-Kerssenbrock 1917-2008). Elisabeth was the daughter of…

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Luxembourg Police Open Inquiry Into Violence At Grand Ducal Court

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…

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70th Birthday of the Head of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

HH Duke Christoph of Schleswig-Holstein was born on 22 August 1949 at Schloß Louisenlund, Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein. Christoph was the second child and first son of Duke Peter of Schleswig-Holstein (1922-1980) and Princess Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe (b.1923). Christoph had joined an older sister, Princess Marita (b.1948), and was followed by a younger brother, Prince Alexander (b.1953), and a…

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