Duchess Caroline of Oldenburg in 2013. Today, Duchess Caroline of Oldenburg celebrates her sixtieth birthday. Born on 10 April 1962 at Kiel, Countess Caroline zu Rantzau was the youngest child and second daughter of Count Christian zu Rantzau (1924-2002) and Héloise von Lettow-Vorbeck (1923-2018), who wed in 1954. Caroline’s paternal uncle Count Kuno zu Rantzau…
The Duke and Duchess of Noto.Photo (c) Real Casa di Borbone Due Sicilie. Today, 25 September, Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Noto, and Lady Charlotte Diana Lindesay-Bethune were married at the Duomo di Monreale in Palermo, Italy. The Duke of Noto is the eldest son and heir of Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria, and…
According to Ekdoseis Stemma, a Greek royal reporter, the office of King Constantine II of the Hellenes has confirmed that Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark will celebrate his religious marriage to Princess Nina (née Flohr) on 23 October at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens. The engagement of Philippos and Nina was announced in September…
Queen Margarita and King Simeon II on their religious wedding day. Today, Their Majesties King Simeon II and Queen Margarita of Bulgaria celebrate sixty years of marriage! Simeon and Margarita discuss their engagement, 1961. The engagement ring. The engagement of the couple was announced on 10 August 1961 by the Simeon’s mother Giovanna: “Her Majesty…
Princess Chantal on her wedding day with her parents, the Count and Countess of Paris. In 1971, Princess Chantal d’Orléans (b.1946), the youngest daughter of the Count and Countess of Paris, became engaged to François-Xavier de Sambucy de Sorgue (b.1943), a member of a noble family originally from Bologna, Italy. The Sambucy de…
Princess Sophie and companion attend the wedding of her brother Prince Jean-Christophe, 2019. Today, Princess Sophie Napoléon celebrates her thirtieth birthday! Prince Charles with his daughter Princess Sophie. Photo (c) Getty Images / Benoit Gysembergh. Princess Jeanne Françoise, Prince Charles, and their daughter Princess Sophie. Photo (c) Getty Images / Benoit Gysembergh. Born on 18…
Prince Michael in 2013. Photo (c) Getty Images / South China Morning Post. On 10 October 1951 at Graz, Prince Michael Karl Alfred Maria Felix Moritz of Liechtenstein was born as the second child of Prince Heinrich of Liechtenstein and Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria. Michael’s paternal grandparents were Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein and Princess Theresia Maria…
His Majesty King Fuad.Photo (c) Fouad II, Official Site. Today, HM King Fuad II of Egypt celebrates his seventieth birthday! The infant prince in the Cairo’s Abdeen Palace. King Farouk and Queen Narriman of Egypt with their son Prince Fuad. Born on 16 January 1952 at Cairo, Prince Ahmad Fuad of Egypt was the first and only child…
Prince Emmanuel de Croÿ-Collalto and Olimpia Franzan are to marry in July 2022. The Croÿ-Collato family in 2016. Born in 1990 at Uccle, Belgium, Prince Emanuel Manfredo Juste de Croÿ was the first child and only son of Prince Guillaume de Croÿ (b.1950) and Countess Isabella von Collalto und San Salvatore (b.1960), who married in…
Prince Andreas of Liechtenstein in London, 1998. Photo © Desmond O’Neill Features. Today, Prince Andreas of Liechtenstein celebrates his seventieth birthday! Born on 25 February 1952 at Vienna, Prince Andreas Duarte Emanuel Ulrich Benedikt Josef Maria Karl Rafael Ignatius Mathias Paulus of Liechtenstein was the second child and son of Prince Karl Alfred…