Prince Bertil of Sweden and Lilian Davies Craig after the announcement of their engagement, Oct. 1976. Photo (c) Getty Images / Keystone. In December 1985, Prince Bertil and Princess Lilian of Sweden, Duke and Duchess of Halland, paid a visit to the United States. During that time, the royal couple were guests of the Swedish-American…
Prince Guillaume and Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg with their children at the Bay des Débutantes The annual Bal des Débutantes will take place on 30 November at the Shangri-La Hotel in Paris. In recent years, the event has been attended by the following royal and noble young women: Princess Charlotte of Nassau; Infanta Maria Francisca…
The Marquis and Marquise de Castelbajac, 2017.Photograph (c) Patrick Kovarik. On 17 July 2021, Marquis Jean-Charles de Castelbajac and Pauline de Drouas were religiously married at the Chapelle Saint-Roch de Vidaillan, Loubersan, Gers. The Marquis and Marquise de Castelbajac civilly married in September 2019. Born in 1949, Jean-Charles is the son of Marquis Jean-Louis de…
Grand Duke George of Russia and his pup King RomanoffPhotograph (c) Grand Duke George of Russia Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia has shared a couple of pictures of his new dog, King, whom the grand duke adopted. King is eight years-old, and was abandoned by his previous owner. George posted a touching message about…
Boris Saxe Coburg Gotta with the “Pivotal” sculpture. Photograph (c) Boris Saxe Coburg Gotha Earlier this week, London-based sculptor Boris Saxe Coburg Gotha (also known as Prince Boris of Bulgaria) gave an AMA (Ask Me Anything) segment on his Instagram. The questions posed to him and the answers he provided are given below for the…
Today, the Prince and Princess de Ligne celebrate their Ruby wedding anniversary. On 10 March 1981, Prince Michel de Ligne and Princess Eleonora of Orléans and Bragança married at Rio de Janeiro. The groom was the son of Prince Antoine de Ligne and Princess Alix of Luxembourg. The bride was the daughter of Prince Pedro…
The Duchess of Coimbra and the Duke of Bragança. Over the weekend, the Head of the Royal House of Portugal and his daughter traveled to East Timor to commemorate the twenty years of independence of East Timor. Dom Duarte Pio and Infanta Maria Francesca were present in Dili for the celebrations. The Duke of Braganza…
A happy family. Prince Johannes Heinrich of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Princess Mathilde of Saxony. Here we catch glimpses of the family life of Prince Johannes Heinrich of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Innsbruck 28 March 1931 – 14 April 2010), Princess Dr. Mathilde of Saxony (Bamberg 17 January 1936 – Sistrans, Austria 18 March 2018),…
On Wednesday, 14 July, historian and author Richard Jay Hutto (who is also a dear friend) will be giving a webinar about Frances Ellen Work (1857-1947), an American socialite who became the maternal great-grandmother of Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997). The webinar is titled “Frances Ellen Work: Uncovering Princess Diana’s American Roots.” Please see below…
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…