A Gotha Quiz: Who Am I? By Darren Shelton for the European Royal History Journal. My maternal grandfather at one time was mooted as heir to a throne he did not inherit, although in time he was to become a reigning sovereign on his brother’s death. I was born to a well-known mother who was…
Embed from Getty Images window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’aD6jUvq5SdFBitPIHjBk0g’,sig:’KAB4RAwhgIbZxA20Va2kcGg0bOC8tria7aJ2DQmPpFQ=’,w:’382px’,h:’594px’,items:’451811076′,caption: true ,tld:’com’,is360: false })}); Today, HI&RH Archduchess Anna-Gabriele of Austria celebrates her eightieth birthday. Fürst Carl Joseph von Wrede HSH Fürstin Anna Gabriella Maria Theresia Kaspara von Wrede was born at Päh am Ammersee, Bavaria, Germany, on 11 September 1940. The princess was the first child of Fürst Carl Joseph…
Photograph (c) NAEF On Tuesday, 3 December, Princess Beatrice of York and Count Edoardo Mapelli-Mozzi attended the annual Carols by Candlelight at St. Luke’s Church. This yearly occasion seeks to garner funds for the Northwood African Education Foundation (NAEF), of which Princess Beatrice is Patron. Photograph (c) NAEF This year, £14,500 was raised for NAEF….
Today the Duke and Duchess of Sussex met with Archbishop Desmond Tutu at Capetown. The royals brought along their son, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor. The trio are currently on a tour of South Africa.
The Royal Family of Romania (left to right) Princess Alina-Maria, Prince Nicholas, Princess Sophie, Prince Radu, and Margarita, Custodian of the Crown Photograph (c) Arhiepiscopia Argesului Si Muscelului Photograph (c) Arhiepiscopia Argesului Si Muscelului The Romanian Royal Family Photograph (c) Arhiepiscopia Argesului Si Muscelului Margarita, Custodian of the Crown, places a wreath on the grave…
His Majesty King Fuad.Photo (c) Fouad II, Official Site. Today, HM King Fuad II of Egypt celebrates his seventieth birthday! The infant prince in the Cairo’s Abdeen Palace. King Farouk and Queen Narriman of Egypt with their son Prince Fuad. Born on 16 January 1952 at Cairo, Prince Ahmad Fuad of Egypt was the first and only child…
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…
The Duke and Duchess of Noto.Photo (c) Real Casa di Borbone Due Sicilie. Today, 25 September, Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Noto, and Lady Charlotte Diana Lindesay-Bethune were married at the Duomo di Monreale in Palermo, Italy. The Duke of Noto is the eldest son and heir of Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria, and…
The Government of Brazil, in an extra edition of the Official Gazette, has declared official mourning for the death of HIH Prince Luiz of Brazil. The decree, signed yesterday by the President of the Republic, Mr Jair Bolsonaro, and by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Carlos Alberto Franco, reads: THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC,…
Today, Count Karl Eugen von Neipperg celebrates his seventieth birthday. Count Josef Hubert von Neipperg. Born on 20 October 1951 at Schwaigern, Count Maria Karl Eugen Johannes Nepomuk Erwin Michael von Neipperg was the first child of Count Josef Hubert von Neipperg (1918-2020) and Countess Maria von Ledebur-Wicheln (1920-1984). Karl Eugen has seven younger siblings: Count Reinhard (b.1953), Countess…