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…
Dear All, This year’s Royal Gatherings in London will take place on 18th & 19th April 2020. Please put the dates in your diary. As usual it will take place in the auction room of Spink at 67-69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London, WC1B 4ET. I have been busy putting together a list…
Princess Nadia of Leiningen and Ian Baker On Saturday, 18 July 2020, H.S.H. Princess Nadia zu Leiningen married Ian Baker at Knox Presbyterian Church, Oakville, Ontario, Canada. The religious ceremony took place at 2:30pm in an outdoor area on the church’s property. Princess Nadia Christiane Ruth zu Leiningen was born at Toronto on 16 December…
Grand Duke George, Princess Victoria, and Prince Alexander.Photo courtesy of the Russian Imperial Chancellery. Yesterday, Grand Duke George of Russia and Princess Victoria Romanoff released the first picture of their baby Prince Alexander. The happy father gave the following message: H.S.H. Princess Victoria and I are back home with our newborn baby. We wish to…
Don Scipione Borghese and Donna Barbara Massimo After seven years of marriage and twenty-six years of partnership, Don Scipione Borghese and his wife Donna Barbara Massimo have welcomed the arrival of their first child: Don Camillo. The little boy was born at Rome on Wednesday, 22 April 2020. Camillo’s father is forty-nine, and his mother…
Embed from Getty Images Aged seventy-two, Princess Christina of The Netherlands died on Friday, 16 August 2019, at Noordeinde Palace, Den Haag, The Netherlands. She had been suffering from bone cancer. In June 2018, it was announced that the princess had been diagnosed with the illness in November 2017. Embed from Getty Images Embed…
Earlier this week, Prince Nicholas zu Leiningen proposed to his girlfriend Stephanie Paukner while the couple were on holiday in Puerto Rico. The proposal was met with a yes! Born on 25 October 1991 at Philadelphia, Prince Nicholas “Nick” Alexander Karel Friedrich zu Leiningen is the only child of Prince Boris zu Leiningen (b.1960)…
Queen Frederica of Greece in mourning for her husband King Paul. Queen Frederica of Greece.Photograph (c) Getty Images / Evening Standard. Queen Frederica of Greece. Queen Frederica of Greece. On 6 February 1981 at 11:30pm, Queen Frederica of Greece died at Madrid after suffering heart failure following eyelid surgery. She was sixty-three years-old. The…
The Bourbon-Parma Family Welcomes a Baby Boy! Prince Joseph and Princess Anna Louise of Bourbon-Parma on their wedding day. On 21 January 2021, Joseph de Bourbon de Parme and his wife Anna Louise welcomed the birth of their first child, a son named Arthur. Prince Philippe and Princess Annette of Bourbon-Parma with…
Since 1931, when the couple who most royal watchers will always think of when they hear of the Count and Countess of Paris, the descendants of this couple, Prince Henri of Orléans and Princess Isabelle of Orléans and Braganza, have entered into notable matches with members of royal and noble families – with some exceptions….