The late Princess Eva Maria of Yugoslavia. On 13 December 2020, HRH Princess Eva Maria of Yugoslavia died in Palm Springs, California. The widow of Prince Andrej of Yugoslavia, the princess was ninety-four years-old. She had lived in Palm Springs for many decades. Born on 26 August 1926 at Vrnjacka-Banja, Serbia, Milica “Mitzi” Anđelković was…
In May 1934, the engagement was announced between Infanta Maria Antónia of Portugal (1903-1973) and Mr Sidney Ashley Chanler (1907-1994). The infanta was the daughter of Infante Miguel, Duke of Bragança (1853-1927), and his second wife Princess Marie Therese zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1870-1935). Mr Chanler was the son of Mr William Astor Chanler (1867-1934) and Mrs Beatrice Minerva…
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…
Count Bertram at an exhibition of his art, 1997. Photo (c) Seeger-Presse. Born on 12 July 1932 at Golßen, Count Bertram Friedrich zu Castell-Rüdenhausen was the first child of Count Friedrich zu Castell-Rüdenhausen (1906-1940) and Princess Karoline-Mathilde “Calma” of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1912-1983), who wed in 1931. Bertram was joined by two younger siblings: Count…
HIH Prince Jean-Christophe Napoléon, HRH The Count of Paris, and don Luis Alfonso de Borbón y Martínez-Bordiú attended the funeral of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg yesterday at Notre-Dame in Luxembourg City. The Prince Napoléon and his fiancée Countess Olympia Arco The Prince Napoléon was accompanied by his fiancée Countess Olympia of Arco-Zinneberg. Prince Jean-Christophe…
The Romanov civil wedding in Moscow. Photo (c) David Nivière. Today at 2:00pm, Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia and Princess Victoria Romanovna Romanoff (née Rebecca Virginia Bettarini) were civilly married at the Khamovniki Town Hall in Moscow. The grand duke is the only child of Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia and Prince Franz Wilhelm of…
In November, French journalist Frederic de Natal interviewed HRH Prince Davit Bagrationi of Georgia. Monsieur de Natal, who is a dear friend, has given me permission to post the English-language translation of his interview with the Head of the Royal House of Bagrationi. Frederic de Natal primarily focuses on news relating to the royal families of the world;…
Today, Princess Leonie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach celebrates her thirty-fifth birthday. Princess Leonie held by her grandmother Hereditary Grand Duchess Elisabeth of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and surrounded by her aunt Princess Elisabeth, her parents Prince Michael and Princess Dagmar, and her aunt Princess Beatrice. Born on 30 October 1986 at Frankfurt, Princess Leonie Mercedes Augusta Silva Elisabeth Margarethe of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach…
Prince Philippos and his fiancée Nina Flohr The Office of HM King Constantine II of Greece has released the following happy news: Their Majesties King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie are delighted to announce the engagement of their youngest son, Prince Philippos, to Nina Nastassja Flohr, daughter of Thomas Flohr and Katharina Flohr. Nina and Philippos…
A portrait of King Charles III as Prince of Wales by artist Susan Crawford.Copyright of the Royal Collection Trust. King Charles III of the United Kingdom is a cousin to all of the other nine European hereditary monarchs. Philippe and Charles.Photo (c) Getty Images / John Thys. King Charles III of the United Kingdom (b.1948)…