Fürstin Marie and Fürst Hans Adam II at the beautification mass of Pope John Paul II, 2011. Photograph (c) Getty Images / Vittorio Zunino Celotto. Earlier today, Fürstin Marie of Liechtenstein, the wife of Fürst Hans Adam II of Liechtenstein, died at Grabs, Switzerland. She was eighty-one years-old. The princess had suffered a stroke on 18 August; she suffered from poor…
Princess Alix Napoléon.Photograph (c) Getty Images/Luc Castel. Today, Her Imperial Highness the Dowager Princess Napoléon celebrates her ninety-fifth birthday! Louis Napoléon and Alix de Foresta after their engagement in May 1949. Count Albéric and Countess Geneviève de Foresta, 1949. On 4 April 1926, Mademoiselle Alix Marie Joséphine Thérèse Henriette de Foresta was born at Marseille. Alix…
The passing of King Constantine II of the Hellenes leaves a great void in his immediate family, as well as for his many relatives and friends. The late king was the godfather to many of Europe’s royals, including the Prince of Wales, and the heirs to the Hanoverian, Serbian, and Russian dynasties. Prince Contanijn…
The infant prince Simeon. Today, King Simeon II of the Bulgarians celebrates his eighty-fifth birthday! King Boris III and his son Crown Prince Simeon. Born on 16 June 1937, Prince Simeon of Bulgaria (later King) was the second child and only son of King Boris III of Bulgaria and Queen Giovanna (born…
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…
Luís Fernando de Orleans y Borbón, Infante of Spain Mrs William Ellis Corey (née Mabelle Gilman); almost an Infanta of Spain In April 1929, Mrs Mabelle Gilman Corey converted to the Roman Catholic faith ahead of an upcoming marriage to Infante Luís Fernando of Spain. Luís Fernando (1888-1945) was the younger son of Infante Antonio…
Prince Max Emanuel and Countess Anna Maria on their wedding day. Photograph (c) Getty Images / Hans Gregor. The wedding card of Prince Max Emanuel and Princess Anna Maria von Thurn und Taxis. Prince Max Emanuel “Nini” von Thurn und Taxis (1935-2020) and Countess Anna Maria “Mirzl” von Pocci (1944-2008) married civilly at Schwangau…
Michael Asquith and Diana Battye, 1938. On 5 September 1915, Diana “Didi” Eveline Montagu Battye was born at Kensington, London. Diana was the only child of Lieutenant Colonel Percival “Percy” Lawrence Montagu Battye (1886-1945) and Elisabeth (also known as “Elise” and “Elsie“) Rodocanachi (1891-1982), who married at All Saints Church, Binfield, on 23 June 1914. The marriage…
We have recently learned of the religious marriage of Prince Berthold of Baden and Nina Schröder on 28 August 2021; the couple civilly married in 2020. In addition to this delightful news, it has been ascertained that the couple has welcomed a daughter, Princess Hilda, in February 2021. Princess Hilda is the first and only…
Today the Prince and Princess of Vidin celebrate their silver wedding anniversary. Queen Mother Giovanna of the Bulgarians with her grandson Crown Prince Kardam Doña María Zurita de Borbón, Don Carlos Zurita y Delgado, Infanta Margarita of Spain, Don Alfonso Zurita de Borbón Princess Clotilde d’Orléans and Monsieur Edouard Crépy The Prince of Asturias and Queen…