The 90th Birthday of Princess Marie Gabrielle of Bavaria, Dowager Fürstin von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg

Fürstin Marie Gabrielle and Fürst Georg von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg, 2008.Photograph (c) Seeger-Presse. Today, Dowager Fürstin Marie Gabrielle von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg celebrates her ninetieth birthday! Countess Maria Draskovich von Trakostjan and Duke Albrecht of Bavaria. Born on 30 May 1931 at Munich, Princess Marie Gabrielle Antonia José of Bavaria was a…

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The Imperial Wedding in Saint Petersburg

The newlyweds depart Saint Isaac’s. Photo (c) Getty Images / Alexander Demianchuk.  Photo (c) Getty Images / Alexander Demianchuk. Kiss amidst wedded bliss! Photo (c) Getty Images / Alexander Demianchuk. Today at 12:00pm, Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia and Princess Victoria Romanovna Romanoff were joined in Holy Matrimony during their Russian Orthodox religious marriage…

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Genevieve Arnault: The Last Queen of Iraq?

Genevieve Arnault in 1962.   On 22 June 1937, Genevieve Arnault was born at Paris as the only child of Henri Arnault (1902-?), a chemist, and his wife Leonie Ness (1915-1990), an actress turned businesswoman. The family did not fare particularly well during World War II. When the Germans overtook France, Mr Arnault was eventually arrested…

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