European Royal History

Embed from Getty Images During a visit to the Albert Kennedy Trust (AKT), the Duke of Cambridge said that “I fully support whatever decision they make” if one of his three children realised that they were LGBT. Prince William went on to iterate that he would be worried about “pressures” that a royal child would…

Margarita, Custodian of the Romanian Crown, and the Royal Family continue to work with society and the authorities of the Romanian state to strengthen the national response to the threat posed by COVID-19. Following the declaration of the state of emergency in Romania, the Crown Custodian and her sisters made the decision to make available…

Every time we choose a topic to develop in one of our books, we take a huge risk. Surely, some of our books have been instant hits, others, with more esoteric topics, have taken longer to sell as we introduce these lesser-known royal personages to our avid and knowledgeable readership. When we first mail out…

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Princess Urraca of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. In the fall of 1998, Princess Urraca of Bourbon-Two Sicilies gave an interview to Giuseppe Scammacca. This interview was published in the now defunct French-language magazine Bourbons. Below one can read an English translation of the interview of the princess. +++++++ Your Royal Highness is one of the great nieces of…

The Royal Family of France. Photograph (c) ddp/abaca press. On 8 December, the Count and Countess of Paris and their five children posed for a lovely Christmas photo-session at Montreal de l’Aude, near Carcassonne, France. The family will be celebrating their first Christmas at this new home. The Count and Countess of Paris departed Dreux…

The Fürst and Fürstin of Isenburg with their son Franz Photograph (c) Sabine Brauer Photos On Saturday, 7 December, Hereditary Prince Franz of Isenburg was christened at the Katholische Pfarrgemeinde Mariae Heimsuchung in Birstein. Photograph (c) Sabine Brauer Photos Hereditary Prince Franz Salvator Ferdinand Bonifatius Wilhelm Maria of Isenburg was born at Munich on 8 August…

The birthday cake with the Prussian coat of arms Photograph © AM ENDE DES TAGES While realising that this is a quite belated post, one wishes to note that Prince Franz-Friedrich of Prussia celebrated his seventh-fifth birthday on 17 October. The prince was joined by numerous family members and friends in celebrating his special day…