At the funeral of Princess Woizlawa-Feodora Reuß (née Mecklenburg-Schwerin; 1918-2019), there was an interesting family reunion that took place. Present at the celebration of the life of the princess were a number of relatives: Duke Borwin of Mecklenburg, and sisters Duchess Donata and Duchess Edwina of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. In addition, there was in attendance Frieda zu…
Princess Gudila and Prince Christoph of Bavaria. Today Prince Christoph of Bavaria celebrates his sixtieth birthday! Born on 5 May 1962 at Schloss Leutstetten, Prince Christoph Ludwig Maria of Bavaria is the fifth child and third son of Prince Rasso of Bavaria and Archduchess Theresa of Austria-Tuscany. Christoph has six siblings: Princess Maria-Theresia (b.1956; married…
Prince Mirko of Montenegro (1879-1918) The second son and ninth child of Prince (eventual King) Nikola I and Princess (eventual Queen) Milena of Montenegro was born at St Petersburg on 17 April 1879. The Montenegrin prince was given the Mirko. Mirko had an older and younger brother: Crown Prince Danilo (1872-1939) and Prince Peter (1889-1932)….
A young Prince Jacques. Photo (c) Getty Images / Keystone-France. Prince Jacques and his sister Princess Anne. Photo (c) Getty Images / Keystone-France. The family of Prince René of Bourbon-Parma: René, Jacques, André,Margrethe, Michel, and Anne.©Eurohistory Born on 9 June 1922 at Longwy, France, Prince Jacques Maria Antoine Robert Waldemar Charles Felix Sixte Ansgar of…
Harry Wentworth-Stanley and Cressida Bonas At the weekend, Harry Wentworth-Stanley and Cressida Bonas celebrated their marriage. The couple’s engagement took place in August 2019. Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images Harry David Wentworth-Stanley (b.1989) is the son of Nicholas Philip Wentworth-Stanley (b.1954) and Clare Husted…
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,…
Photo (c) Ancien Ordre de L’Etoile et de Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel. The funeral of Princess Micaëla d’Orléans, Dowager Countess of Paris, took place at the Église Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois on Tuesday, 22 March. The princess was the widow of Prince Henri d’Orléans, Count of Paris, who was Head of the Royal House of France from 1999…
Prince Charles-Philippe and Princess Diana of Orléans, Duke of Anjou and Duchess of Cadaval, with their daughter Princess Isabelle.Photograph (c) David Nivière. Princess Isabelle.Photograph (c) David Nivière. On Saturday, 19 June, Princess Isabelle d’Orléans received her first communion in Cascais, Portugal. Princess Isabelle is the only child of Prince Charles-Philippe d’Orléans, Duke of Anjou,…
Prince Joachim of Prussia On the evening of Saturday, 17 July 1920, Prince Joachim of Prussia shot himself in the left breast while in his room at the Villa Liegnitz in Potsdam. The prince was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on Sunday, 18 July, at 1:00am as a result of…
The happy family.Photo (c) Felicia Simion. Prince Nicholas of Romania and his wife Alina-Maria have welcomed the arrival of their first son and second child, Michael (Mihai). Michael was born at Polizu Hospital in Bucharest at 2:05am on Friday, 15 April. On 5 December 2021, Nicholas of Romania announced that his wife Alina-Maria was expecting…