Fürstin Angela and Fürst Albrecht zu Oettingen-Oettingen und Oettingen-Spielberg at the wedding of Prince Manuel of Bavaria, 2003. Photograph (c) Seeger-Press/Nieboer. On 7 February 1951, Prince Albrecht Ernst Otto Joseph Maria Notger zu Oettingen-Oettingen und Oettingen-Spielberg was born at Munich. The prince was the eldest son and third child of Fürst Alois zu Oettingen-Oettingen und…
The Heads of various Royal and Imperial houses around the world have been sending messages of encouragement and support to the French people after the tragic fire at the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Paris. HRH Prince Jean d’Orléans, Count of Paris The Message of HRH The Count of Paris: This afternoon, at 3:00pm, I will go…
The newlyweds. Photo (c) Alain BENAINOUS/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images. Today, Princess Kalina of Bulgaria and Antonio José “Kitin” Muñoz y Valcárcel celebrate twenty years of marriage! The princess and her parents. Photo (c) Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images. On 25 October 2002, a reception was hosted by King Simeon II and Queen Margarita at…
CARLDuke of Württemberg(1 August 1936 – 7 June 2022) The image of Duke Carl and Duchess Diane from their 2021 Christmas card. Yesterday (Tuesday), 7 June 2022, Duke Carl of Württemberg died at hospital in Ravensburg. He was eighty-five years-old. Duchess Rosa and Duke Philipp of Württemberg. Duke Carl and his father Duke Philipp in…
Prince Joachim and Princess Yasmine at Les Invalides, 5 May.Photograph (c) Frederic de Natal. This week, Prince Joachim Murat (b.1973) and Princess Yasmine (b.1982; née Briki) announced that they are expecting their first child. The couple civilly married in Paris on 5 March; their child is due to be born at the end of the…
A Romanov Christening in Moscow! Princess Victoria holds Prince Alexander while Grand Duke George looks on.Photo (c) Konstantin Gribov / Imperial Chancellery. Yesterday, the christening of H.S.H. Prince Alexander Georgevich Romanoff, son of H.I.H. Grand Duke George Mikhailovich and H.S.H. Princess Victoria Romanovna, took place at 1:00pm at the Transfiguration Church within the Cathedral of…
Queen Mother Helen of Romania and Princess Margrethe of Bourbon-Parma in later life. Queen Mother Helen of Romania and Princess Margrethe of Bourbon-Parma were first cousins once removed. Both Helen and Margrethe were descendants of King Christian IX of Denmark (1818-1906) and his wife Queen Luise (1817-1898; née Hesse-Kassel). Helen and Margrethe’s children would later form a fantastic dynastic…
Former Crown Prince George of Serbia and his wife Radmila. On 4 July 1907 at Njeguši, Montenegro, Radmila Radonjić was born into a notable Montenegrin family. In 1947, she married the former Crown Prince George of Serbia (1887-1972), eldest son of King Peter I of Serbia (1844-1921) and Princess Zorka of Montenegro (1864-1890). Radmila…
The Hereditary Prince and Princess of Leiningen on their wedding day. Photograph (c) Micky Goeler. As reported by Bunte, Hereditary Prince Ferdinand zu Leiningen and his wife Hereditary Princess Viktoria Luise (née Prinzessin von Preussen) are expecting their second child. The couple married in 2017. They are the parents of a daughter Princess Alexandra (b.2020).
Prince Andreas of Liechtenstein in London, 1998. Photo © Desmond O’Neill Features. Today, Prince Andreas of Liechtenstein celebrates his seventieth birthday! Born on 25 February 1952 at Vienna, Prince Andreas Duarte Emanuel Ulrich Benedikt Josef Maria Karl Rafael Ignatius Mathias Paulus of Liechtenstein was the second child and son of Prince Karl Alfred…