Prince Alexander and Prince Philip.Photograph courtesy of the Royal Family of Serbia. Today, Prince Philip and Prince Alexander of Serbia celebrate their fortieth birthdays! The birth of the twin princes is noted in the Chicago Tribune of 25 January 1982. Princess Maria da Gloria holding Prince Alexander and Prince Philip while Prince Peter looks on, 1982. Born…
Hereditary Prince Philip, Princess Maria da Gloria, Prince Stefan, and Hereditary Princess Danica. The family at the Temple of Saint Sava. Earlier this week, Hereditary Prince Philip and Hereditary Princess Danica of Serbia, along with their son Prince Stefan, welcomed the visit of Princess Maria da Gloria, Duchess of Segorbe. Prince Philip noted: “In recent…
The descendants of Blessed Karl of Austria, April 2022. Last weekend, at least one hundred descendants of Emperor Karl I of Austria-Hungary gathered on the island of Madeira. The emperor died on Madeira on 1 April 1922. He was only thirty-four years-old. In 2004, Emperor Karl was beautified by Pope John Paul II. The imperial…
Photo (c) Sabine Brauer of Brauer Photos. Yesterday, 6 October, Countess Beatrix of Schönburg-Glauchau was buried at the Nordfriedhof in Munich, Bavaria. Aged, ninety-one, Beatrix died at hospital in Regensburg on 30 September. Countess Irina, Count Alexander, Princess Gloria, and Count Carl-Alban at the funeral of their mother. Photo (c) Sabine Brauer of Brauer Photos. The funeral of…
Camilla. On 29 December 1956, Countess Camilla von Schönborn-Buchheim fell victim to the current of the sea and drowned at Strawberry Beach near Half Moon Bay (San Mateo), California. She was only seventeen years-old. Residents of the locale went on the record to state that many visitors to this beach had suffered the same fate….
The infant prince Simeon. Today, King Simeon II of the Bulgarians celebrates his eighty-fifth birthday! King Boris III and his son Crown Prince Simeon. Born on 16 June 1937, Prince Simeon of Bulgaria (later King) was the second child and only son of King Boris III of Bulgaria and Queen Giovanna (born…
[Note: This obituary was written upon the passing of Princess Margarita in 2013 by Arturo E. Beéche.] HRH Princess Margarita of Baden died in Farnham in the evening of 15 January 2013. Her death brought to an end a long illness that had seriously undermined the princess’ health. Margarita was born at Schloß Salem…
Prince Andrew at his home in 2015.Photo (c) Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images / San Francisco Chronicle. On 28 November 2021, Andrew Andreevich Romanoff, Prince Romanovsky, died at the age of ninety-eight. Andrew was the longest-lived male-line descendant of the Romanov dynasty. He was the last surviving great-nephew of the last Russian Tsar, Nicholas II….
The Duke of Calabria with his godson Prince Raphaël. On 30 April 2022, Prince Raphaël Léopold Pedro François Marie d’Orléans was baptised at Mallorca. The little prince, who was born on 4 September 2021, is the third child of Prince François and Princess Theresa, Count and Countess of Dreux. Prince Raphaël received as his godparents:…
Earlier this week, Baron Jörg von Saalfeld (don Jörg Freiherr von Saalfeld Viererbe) died at San José, Costa Rica. He was eighty-five years-old. A funeral mass will be held on 28 June at the Iglesia San Rafael Arcángel in Escazú. Born on 17 January 1937 at Munich, Baron Jörg von Saalfeld and his twin…