On 10 June 1825, Princess Hildegard Luise Charlotte Theresia Friederike of Bavaria entered the world at Würzburg. The princess was the seventh child and fourth daughter of King Ludwig I of Bavaria (1786-1868) and his wife Queen Therese (1792-1854; née Saxe-Hildburghausen). Hildegard’s mother had been on a short list of royal ladies to wed Emperor…
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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…
Crown Prince Leka and Crown Princess Elia Since the beginning of this week, Crown Prince Leka and Crown Princess Elia of the Albanians have been visiting areas of their country which were struck by a 6.4-magnitude earthquake on Monday, 25 November. This was the strongest earthquake to hit the country in forty years: so far,…
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HRH The Margrave of Meißen has informed us of the death of his aunt Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony, last surviving child of the late Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meißen, and of his late wife the former Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn und Taxis.
Sad news this Saturday report the unexpected passing of Hubertus Stephan, the husband of Princess Tatiana zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Apparently, Mr. Stephan had an accident while off-roading in the Austrian Alps near Kitzbühel. His two sons, Carl and Wolf, had been in the car with him until moments before the vehicle overturned and rolled down a…
Photo (c) Raffles Magazine. The Raffles Hotel and Resorts Magazine published a splendid photo of a variety of royal and noble persons from around the world. In this image, which is part of an advertising campaign for the hotel and resort chain, we can see from left to right: Maharajah Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur, Archduchess Catharina…
Queen Mother Helen of Romania and Princess Margrethe of Bourbon-Parma in later life. Queen Mother Helen of Romania and Princess Margrethe of Bourbon-Parma were first cousins once removed. Both Helen and Margrethe were descendants of King Christian IX of Denmark (1818-1906) and his wife Queen Luise (1817-1898; née Hesse-Kassel). Helen and Margrethe’s children would later form a fantastic dynastic…
The happy family.Photo (c) Felicia Simion. Prince Nicholas of Romania and his wife Alina-Maria have welcomed the arrival of their first son and second child, Michael (Mihai). Michael was born at Polizu Hospital in Bucharest at 2:05am on Friday, 15 April. On 5 December 2021, Nicholas of Romania announced that his wife Alina-Maria was expecting…