Prince Nicholas of Romania. Photo (c) PPE / Albert Nieboer. On Saturday, 28 May, the Tulip Ball was held in Amsterdam. This year, the charitable event raised funds for the Prince Nicholas Association (Asociația Principele Nicolae) and its endeavours to combat deforestation in Romania. Among the attendees were Prince Nicholas of Romania, Hereditary Prince Alexander of Mecklenburg and…
Princess Theresa and Prince François d’Orléans, 2014. According to Noblesse et Royautés, Prince François and Princess Theresa d’Orléans, Count and Countess of Dreux, welcomed the birth of their third child and second son in the autumn of last year. Prince Raphaël d’Orléans was born on 4 September 2021. Prince Raphaël joins older siblings Prince Philippe (b.2017)…
The Passing of the Dowager Countess of Paris (1938-2022) Henri and Micaëla HRH Princess Micaëla d’Orléans, Dowager Countess of Paris, died on Sunday, 13 March, in the French capital. She was eighty-three years-old. The Dowager Countess of Paris was born doña Micaëla Ana María Cousiño y Quiñones de León on 30 April 1938 at Vichy, France….
Nikolaos welcoming his brother Pavlos and sister-in-law Marie-Chantal while his wife Tatiana watches.Photo (c) TT NYHETSBYRÅN. Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal in Athens. Photo (c) TT NYHETSBYRÅN. On Monday, 18 October, several members of the Greek royal family gathered together for brunch at the cafe Athénée in Athens. Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal met…
The birth registration of Maria Teresa Afif, 1920. According to Le Figaro, Madame Marie-Thérèse de Damas died in France on 13 December 2021; she was 101 years-old. Marie-Thérèse was the widow of René de Damas, who she married in 1948. The couple had five children: Carmen, Etienne, Chantal, Anne, and Elisabeth. Marie-Thérèse was born Maria Teresa…
The following communiqué has been released by the Russian Imperial Chancellery: 2022-03-21 Grand Duke Georgy Mikhailovich underwent surgery On Sunday, March 20, 2022, H.I.H. Grand Duke Georgy Mikhailovich was hospitalized and urgently operated on due to an abdominal hernia. The operation was successful. In the following days, His Imperial Highness will be discharged from…
The baron’s death notice in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung of 15 October 2022. Georg Heinrich and his father Hans Heinrich in St. Moritz. Photo (c) Mike Forster/ANL/Shutterstock. Georg Heinrich “Heini” Thyssen-Bornemisza passed away recently. The Swiss-born German aristocrat and businessman was seventy-two years-old. Baron Hans Heinrich Bornemisza de Kászon and Princess Teresa zur Lippe-Weißenfeld. Photo (c) Getty Images….
Alice Javal Weiller. The birth record of Alice Anna Laval, 1869. NOTE: My sincere gratitude to my dear friend Jakob Regnér, who discovered much of the information about the life story and tragic fate of Alice Javal Weiller. On 10 October 1869 at Paris, Alice Anna Javal was born as the eldest child of Louis Émile Javal (1839-1907)…
This is certain to be exciting news for royal watchers and historians! In July 2022, the memoirs of the Duke of Kent will be published by Hodder & Stoughton, Ltd. Entitled A Royal Life, the tome was compiled based on conversations between the duke and royal historian Hugo Vickers. The book will be slightly over…
Today marks one hundred years since the birth of Prince Dedo of Saxony. Prince Dedo in the arms of his mother Princess Sophie with his father Prince Ernst Heinrich behind them. Also pictured are Dowager Grand Duchess Maria Anna of Luxembourg, Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg with Prince Jean, Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg, Princess Hilda…