Princess Traute of Lippe. Photograph (c) Presse-Foto-Seeger. Today, 16 February 2020, Princess Traute of Lippe marks her ninety-fifth birthday. Princess Traute and Prince Armin of Lippe in 1997. Photograph (c) Presse-Foto-Seeger. The princess was born Traute Becker on 16 February 1925 at Hänigsen, Germany. She was the daughter of Gustav Becker (1893-1963) and Charlotte Meyer…
Having arrived at Windsor Castle along with the Duke of Edinburgh, the Queen has released the following statement of solidarity to her people: As Philip and I arrive at Windsor today, we know that many individuals and families across the United Kingdom, and around the world, are entering a period of great concern and uncertainty….
Princess Leopoldine von Lobkowicz, Countess Jan Dobrzensky von Dobrzenicz. Photograph courtesy her family via Community Funeral Homes. Aged ninety-four, Princess Leopoldina “Leo” von Lobkowicz, Countess Jan Dobrzensky von Dobrzenicz, passed away on 18 March 2021 at Haliburton Hospital, Ontario, Canada. Prince Leopold von Lobkowicz and his wife Princess Franziska von Montenuovo. Born on 14 November 1926…
The Duke and Duchess of Parma with their three children. Photo (c) PPE / Jeroen van der Meyde. On Sunday, 29 May, Princess Luisa and Princess Cecilia of Bourbon-Parma received their first Holy Communion at the Holy Jacobus de Meerdere Church in The Hague. Their proud parents, Prince Carlos and Princess Annemarie, were present as…
Dr. Mary Houck Photograph (c) The Blade Over many decades and until the present day, Dr. Mary E. Houck of Ohio has carved out a special and unique role as an American historian with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the imperial, royal, and noble houses of Europe – as well as those of every other continent!…
On Friday, 10 September, a funeral mass was held for Princess Cécile of Bourbon-Parma at the Église Notre-Dame des Champs in Paris. The princess died on 1 September at the age of eighty-five. Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Parma carrying his aunt’s dynastic orders. Photo (c) PPE Agency. Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma, at the funeral of…
Photo (c) Getty Images / Picture Alliance. Forty years ago today, on 30 August 1981, Prince Ernst August of Hannover and Chantal Hochuli celebrated their religious wedding at Schloß Marienburg. The couple were civilly married on 28 August 1981 at Pattensen. Photo (c) Getty Images / United Archives. Born on 26 February 1954 at Hannover, Prince…
The French Imperial Family. Left to right: Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Prince Charles Bonaparte, the Princess and Prince Napoléon. Photograph (c) Getty Images / Luc Castel. Left to right: Prince Jérôme Napoléon, Princess Licia Napoléon, Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Prince Charles Bonaparte, Princess Maria del Pilar Murat, Prince Joachim Murat, Princess Olympia Napoléon,…
Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia and Prince Louis Ferdinand of PrussiaPhotograph (c) Royal Collection Trust by Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia 1938, Potsdam, Germany My wedding dress is a family heirloom. It belonged to my grandmother, the Duchess of Edinburgh, and later Duchess of Coburg, who was an only daughter of…
A young Prince Jacques. Photo (c) Getty Images / Keystone-France. Prince Jacques and his sister Princess Anne. Photo (c) Getty Images / Keystone-France. The family of Prince René of Bourbon-Parma: René, Jacques, André,Margrethe, Michel, and Anne.©Eurohistory Born on 9 June 1922 at Longwy, France, Prince Jacques Maria Antoine Robert Waldemar Charles Felix Sixte Ansgar of…