On 8 January 1967, Princess Marina Vassilievna Romanov married William Lawrence Beadleston at the Nativity of the Holy Virgin Russian Orthodox Church in Menlo Park, California. Mrs Igor Sazevitch was the matron of honour. Katherine Sazevitch was the flower girl; Prince George Golitzin, aged 9 and the bride’s first cousin, and Robert Hadow, aged 7 and…
Grand Duke George and Princess Victoria.Photo (c) Russian Imperial Chancellery. The Imperial House of Russia has announced that Grand Duke George Mikhailovich and Princess Victoria Romanovna Romanoff are expecting their first child in the fall of this year. The princess is in excellent health and will be continuing her charitable activities full-time. Grand Duke George…
Prince Charles greeted at the airport in Kyiv by three women in a traditional Ukrainian costume, 11/4/96.Photo (c) Getty Images / John Stillwell. The prince speaking to young academics at the Mohyla Academy, 11/4/96.Photo (c) Getty Images / Tim Graham. Ukrainian youths hold posters of the Prince of Wales during his visit, 11/4/96.Photo (c) Getty…
Duchess Sophie of Württemberg at the wedding of Duchess Sophie of Württemberg and Maximilien d’Andigné, 2018. Photo (c) Getty Images / David Nivière. Today, Duchess Sophie of Württemberg celebrates her eighty-fifth birthday! The engagement of Albrecht Eugen of Württemberg and Nadejda of Bulgaria is announced in January 1924. Newlyweds: Duke Albrecht Eugen of Württemberg and Princess…
Alina-Maria with Michael, Karina, and Nicholas with Maria Alexandra. Last Saturday, 18 June, Prince Michael of Romania was baptised at the Coronation Cathedral (Catedrala Încoronării) in Alba Iulia. The cathedral was built between 1921-1922; it was the setting for the coronation of Michael’s great-great-great grandparents King Ferdinand and Queen Maria of Romania as monarchs…
Special Details on the Civil Marriage of Grand Duke George of Russia and Princess Victoria! Photo (c) David Niviere/Abaca/Sipa USA. Photo (c) David Niviere/Abaca/Sipa USA. Photo (c) David Niviere/Abaca/Sipa USA. Earlier today, HIH Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia and HSH Princess Victoria Romanovna Romanoff celebrated their civil marriage in Moscow. The parents of the bride, Ambassador Roberto…
Princess Marie-Cécile, 1992. Today Princess Marie-Cécile of Prussia celebrates her eightieth birthday! Prince Louis Ferdinand and Princess Kira of Prussia with their children. Born on 28 May 1942 at Cadinen, Germany, Princess Marie-Cécile Kira Viktoria Luise of Prussia was the first daughter and third child of Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (1907-1994) and Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of…
The King and Queen.Photo (c) Greek Royal Family. Yesterday, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece lost her husband and life partner of six decades. The love story between King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie is truly one of the most beautiful in modern times. The eventual King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece first met…
Princess Chantal on her wedding day with her parents, the Count and Countess of Paris. In 1971, Princess Chantal d’Orléans (b.1946), the youngest daughter of the Count and Countess of Paris, became engaged to François-Xavier de Sambucy de Sorgue (b.1943), a member of a noble family originally from Bologna, Italy. The Sambucy de…
Today marks the passage of thirty years since the death of Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia. The grand duke in Miami. In January 1992, Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich received an invitation to give a speech at the Northern Trust Bank of Florida, located in Miami. The address was to be given by the grand…