Family and friends of the late Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma gathered at the Hotel des Invalides (Paris) this morning to bid farewell to his earthly remains. Besides his close family, other royals in attendance included: Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and his brother Prince Jean, the Prince and Princess of Venice, as well as Prince…
Last week, several members of different branches of the Georgian royal family issued a letter of protest against their cousin Prince David Bagration-Mukhransky. The letter reads as follows: An Official Letter of Protest The Bagrationi Family Association is an international organisation uniting the majority of Bagrationi descendants. In 2006, a Memorandum was officially…
Archduchess Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este and Count Riprand von und zu Arco-Zinneberg The year 1980 saw the marriages of three Archduchesses of Austria: Monika (b.1954; daughter of Archduke Otto and Archduchess Regina), Maria Beatrix (b.1954; daughter of Archduke Robert and Archduchess Margherita), and Maria del Pilar (b.1953; daughter of Archduke Felix and Archduchess Anna-Eugénie). In…
Former Crown Prince George of Serbia and his wife Radmila. On 4 July 1907 at Njeguši, Montenegro, Radmila Radonjić was born into a notable Montenegrin family. In 1947, she married the former Crown Prince George of Serbia (1887-1972), eldest son of King Peter I of Serbia (1844-1921) and Princess Zorka of Montenegro (1864-1890). Radmila…
1. HH Princess Nina Georgievna of Russia, Princess Paul Chavchavadze Princess Nina Georgievna of Russia in later life. Born in 1901, Princess Nina of Russia was the elder daughter of Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia and his wife Grand Duchess Maria Georgievna (née Greece). In 1922, Nina married Prince Paul Aleksandrovich Chavchavadze (1899-1971); the…
Dubbie: The Double Headed Eagle Archduke Eduard of Austria, the Hungarian Ambassador to the Vatican, has authored a children’s book. Dubbie: the Double-Headed Eagle is scheduled to be published by Full Quiver Publishing on 15 December. The book’s illustrator is James Hrkach. Archduke Eduard of Austria and Baroness Maria Theresa von Gudenus on their wedding day. Eduard…
Hereditary Grand Duke Nikolaus of Oldenburg and Princess Helene of Waldeck and Pyrmont Hereditary Grand Duchess Helene of Oldenburg Hereditary Grand Duke Nikolaus of Oldenburg and Hereditary Grand Duchess Helene (née Waldeck und Pyrmont) On 3 January 1940, Hereditary Grand Duke Nikolaus of Oldenburg (1897-1970) and his wife Hereditary Grand Duchess Helene (1899-1948; née Princess…
Genevieve Arnault in 1962. On 22 June 1937, Genevieve Arnault was born at Paris as the only child of Henri Arnault (1902-?), a chemist, and his wife Leonie Ness (1915-1990), an actress turned businesswoman. The family did not fare particularly well during World War II. When the Germans overtook France, Mr Arnault was eventually arrested…
Count Friedrich Karl von Schönborn and Princess Isabelle d’Orléans at the funeral of Madame the Countess of Paris, 2003. Today, Princess Isabelle d’Orléans celebrates her ninetieth birthday! Isabelle with her grandparents/godparents: Princess Elizabeth of Orléans-Branganza and the Duke of Guise, 1932. The baptism of Princess Isabelle. From left to right: Princess Isabelle, Countess d’Harcourt; the…
Photograph © PPE/Jeroen van der Meyde Photograph © PPE/Jeroen van der Meyde Prince Carlos Xavier and Princess Annemarie, Duke and Duchess of Parma, were recently photographed with their family at The Hague. The Duke is the son of the late Prince Carlos Hugo of Bourbon-Parma (1930-2010) and his former wife Princess Irene of the Netherlands…