Princess Monica. Today, Princess Monica von und zu Liechtenstein celebrates her eightieth birthday! Born on 8 April 1942 at Vienna, Princess Monica Maria Theresia Elisabeth of Liechtenstein was the only child of Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein (1911-2001) and his first wife Maria Elisabeth von Leutzendorff (1921-1944), who married in 1941. Princess Maria Elisabeth was killed during a…
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….
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…
Today, 25 September, Princess Marie-Astrid of Liechtenstein and Ralph “Rafe” Worthington V married at the Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta in Orbetello, Italy. The bride is the daughter of Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein and Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg. The groom is the son of Mr Ralph Worthington IV and Ms Lucinda Earle Morrisey. Our best…
On Saturday, 19 March, Countess Margherita of Arco-Zinneberg married Charles Green in Bavaria. Countess Margherita Ginevra Maria of Arco-Zinneberg (b.1983) is the third daughter of Count Riprand of Arco-Zinneberg (1955-2021) and Archduchess Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este (b.1954). Margherita has five sisters: Countess Anna Theresa (b.1981; married Colin McKenzie), Countess Olympia (b.1988; married Prince Jean-Christophe Napoléon), Countess Maximiliana (b.1990),…