The full film of the funeral of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg may be viewed at the link below. Aged ninety-eight, the grand duke died on 23 April surrounded by his family. The celebration of his live was in the same vein: the children, grandchildren, and at least one great-grandchild of Grand Duke Jean…
Recently, Princess Charlotte of Bourbon-Parma became engaged to Javier Valladares Urruela. Charlotte at the Bal des débutantes, 2011. Princess Charlotte is the daughter of Prince Charles Emmanuel of Bourbon-Parma (b.1961) and his wife Constance de Ravinel (b.1970). Charlotte’s paternal grandparents are Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma (1926-2018) and Princess Yolande de Broglie-Revel (1928-2014). Charlotte’s…
Duchess Sophie of Württemberg and Maximilien d’Andigné on their wedding day. Photograph (c) David Nivière/Getty Images. According to Noblesse et Royautés, Duchess Sophie of Württemberg and Maximilien d’Andigné are expecting their first child. The couple married in 2018. Sophie is the daughter of Duke Philipp of Württemberg and Duchess Marie-Caroline in Bavaria. Maximilien is the son of…
On 19 November 2022, at Benahavís, Málaga, Spain, Prince Ugo Bagration-Mukhransky civilly married Niki “Nekia” Lane. Ugo with his nephew and godson Giorgi. Born on 14 February 1985 at Madrid, Prince Gourami “Ugo” Bagration-Mukhransky is the only child of Prince George “Jorge” Bagration-Mukhransky (1944-2008) and his second wife Princess Nuria (b.1953; née Llopis Oliart), who wed…
Princess Jeanne Chantal Alice Clothilde Marie d’Orléans was born at Pamplona, Spain, on 9 January 1946. Chantal was the tenth child and sixth daughter of Prince Henri d’Orléans (1909-1999), Count of Paris, and his wife Princess Isabelle (1911-2003; née Orléans-Bragança). Chantal was baptized on 21 January 1946 at Saint Nicholas Church in Pamplona, Spain. Five…
The Duke of Sussex has today issued a scathing rebuke of the continuing slanderous and two-faced coverage by certain parts of the British tabloid press in regards to the Duchess of Sussex. It was simultaneously announced that the Duchess of Sussex has begun legal action against the Mail on Sunday over a claim…
Queen Margarita and King Simeon II on their religious wedding day. Today, Their Majesties King Simeon II and Queen Margarita of Bulgaria celebrate sixty years of marriage! Simeon and Margarita discuss their engagement, 1961. The engagement ring. The engagement of the couple was announced on 10 August 1961 by the Simeon’s mother Giovanna: “Her Majesty…
Ahead of his first birthday tomorrow, three images of Prince Louis of Cambridge have been released by the Royal Family. The pictures were taken by his mother the Duchess of Cambridge at the family home in Norfolk. Prince Louis was born on 23 April 2018 at St Mary’s Hospital, London.
Principe Carlo Alessandro della Torre e Tasso. Today, Prince Carlo Alessandro della Torre e Tasso, Duke of Castel Duino, celebrates his seventieth birthday! Carlo Alessandro’s father Raimundo in the late 1930s. Princess Eugenie of Greece and Denmark with her husband Prince Raimundo della Torre e Tasso, 1953.Photo (c) Getty Images. Born on 10 February 1952 at…
Before her fourth birthday tomorrow, three images of Princess Charlotte of Cambridge have been released by the Royal Family. The pictures were taken by her mother the Duchess of Cambridge at the family home in Norfolk last month. Princess Charlotte was born on 2 May 2015 at St Mary’s Hospital, London.