Victoria Romanovna wearing the Lacis Tiara. Photograph (c) David Nivière. On Thursday, Victoria Romanovna (Rebecca) Bettarini was kind enough to send photographs by noted French photographer David Nivière as well as the full English translation of an interview which appeared in an abbreviated form in Point de Vue. In the interview, Victoria Romanovna tells of…
Prince Andreas and Princess Carin of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Photograph (c) Eurohistory.com. Today, Prince Andreas and Princess Carin of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha mark their Golden Wedding anniversary.
Duchess Helene of Württemberg. On Thursday, 22 April 2021, Duchess Helene of Württemberg died at Althausen. She was ninety-one years-old. The duchess was born on 29 June 1929 at Stuttgart as the first child of Duke Philipp of Württemberg (1893-1975) and his second wife Archduchess Rosa of Austria-Tuscany (1906-1983). Philipp was previously married to Rosa’s sister…
The Royal Family of France. Photograph (c) ddp/abaca press. On 8 December, the Count and Countess of Paris and their five children posed for a lovely Christmas photo-session at Montreal de l’Aude, near Carcassonne, France. The family will be celebrating their first Christmas at this new home. The Count and Countess of Paris departed Dreux…
Princess Woizlawa Feodora Reuß (1918-2019; née Mecklenburg-Schwerin) HH Princess Woizlawa Feodora Reuß, born Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, passed away yesterday, 3 June, at Strittmatt, Schwarzwald, Germany. The princess was 100 years old and the eldest surviving European royal. She had suffered from a short illness. Princess Woizlawa Feodora celebrates her 100th birthday in December 2018 The…
Princess Eudoxia (sometimes called Eudoxie) Augusta Philippine Clementine Maria of Bulgaria was born on 17 January 1898 at Sofia, the capital of her father’s realm. Eudoxia’s parents were Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria (1861-1948; né Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) and his wife Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma (1870-1899): Ferdinand and Marie Louise were married at the Villa Pianore, a property…
Prince Emmanuel de Croÿ-Collalto and Olimpia Franzan are to marry in July 2022. The Croÿ-Collato family in 2016. Born in 1990 at Uccle, Belgium, Prince Emanuel Manfredo Juste de Croÿ was the first child and only son of Prince Guillaume de Croÿ (b.1950) and Countess Isabella von Collalto und San Salvatore (b.1960), who married in…
6300 Kensington Avenue East Richmond Heights, CA 94805 USA Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Phone: 510.236.1730 Today, much tour delight, our printer called to inform us that they have Issues CXIX and CXX ready for pickup! We will start ailing the magazines on Wednesday. Inside, all subscribers will receive the renewal form for 2019 – We hope…
Alexander and Hande. Picture courtesy of the Grand Ducal House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Today Their Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburg announced the engagement of their eldest son His Highness Hereditary Prince Alexander of Mecklenburg to Hande Macit. The hereditary prince and his fiancée at the Hermitage Amsterdam, August 2020. Picture courtesy of the Grand Ducal…
Hereditary Prince Philip and his older brother Prince Peter during the renunciation. On 27 April at Casa Pilatos in Seville, Prince Peter of Serbia renounced his right of succession to the Headship of the Royal House. Among others, Peter’s act of renunciation was witnessed by his mother the Duchess of Segorbe, his stepfather the…