Princess Maryam with an Afghan nurse, 1960s. Over the weekend, it was announced that Princess Maryam Begum of Afghanistan had passed away on 25 December. She was eighty-five years-old. Born on 2 November 1936, Princess Maryam was the fourth child and second daughter of King Mohammed Zahir Shah of Afghanistan (1914-2007) and Queen Humaira Begum…
Benito Mussolini and King Vittorio Emanuele III of Italy. Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy. Last week, Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, grandson of King Umberto II of Italy and great-grandson of King Vittorio Emanuele III of Italy, issued a televised apology based on a letter he wrote to the Jewish population of Italy: I am writing to…
One hundred years ago today, on 9 June 1921, Princess Margrethe of Denmark married Prince René of Bourbon-Parma (1894-1962), one of the sons of Duke Roberto of Parma and Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal. Princess Margrethe of Denmark (1895-1992) was the only daughter of Prince Valdemar of Denmark (1858-1939) and his wife Princess Marie (1865-1909; née…
Princess Marie-Luise von Croÿ in 1941. Her Serene Highness Princess Marie-Luise (Louise) Natalie Engelberta Ludmilla von Croÿ was born at Dülmen on 18 December 1919. The princess was the third child and second daughter of Duke Karl Rudolf of Croÿ (1889-1974) and his first wife Nancy Leishman (1894-1983). She joined an older brother and sister:…
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,…
Princess Marilène Embed from Getty Images window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’IQNXVlpISRVYUxbPH11Nww’,sig:’CL2VbsHha3PGrerWt5oz0XLVeP80iTRfW6bxSN_2KQ0=’,w:’594px’,h:’532px’,items:’486927283′,caption: true ,tld:’com’,is360: false })}); Embed from Getty Images window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’qVIhyQmpT_Vi_1rNL-UtIg’,sig:’55b2dfANdSerOb4ISLLU8qmk1rouwY9N4XRn4OREZKs=’,w:’430px’,h:’594px’,items:’1065471628′,caption: true ,tld:’com’,is360: false })}); Today, H.H. Princess Marilène of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven-van den Broek celebrates her fiftieth birthday. Groningen University The princess was born at Dieren on 4 February 1970 as Marie-Hélène (Marilène) Angela van den Broek, the younger…
Princess Miriam Ghazi, King Abdullah II of Jordan, and Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad.Photo (c) RHC. The Royal Hashemite Court issued the following communiqué earlier today: The Royal Hashemite Court is pleased to announce the marriage of His Royal Highness Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad and Her Royal Highness Princess Miriam, Princess of Turnovo, on Saturday, 3 September…
Princess Olga.Painted by her mother Marina Karella (Princess Marina of Greece). Today, Princess Olga of Savoy, Duchess of Aosta, celebrates her fiftieth birthday! Princess Olga and her father Prince Michael. Born at Athens on 17 November 1971, Princess Olga Isabelle of Greece is the second daughter of Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark (b.1939)…
This morning, along with around twenty-five other individuals, Prince Heinrich XIII Reuß zu Köstritz was arrested in Germany. The group, labeled as a terrorist organisation, was planning to overthrow the current German government, and install Prince Heinrich XIII as monarch. Former members of the military were involved, as well as several individuals with close…
Prince Vladimir Photograph (c) HRH Prince Vladimir Karađorđević Serbian press outlets are reporting that Prince Vladimir Karađorđević has formed the political movement named “Monarchist Front.” The Monarchist Front is scheduled to begin its operations in 2020. The idea behind the Monarchist Front is: “to overcome the current political and social crisis, for which political parties…