Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Fürst Richard of S-W-B, Elvire Pasté de Rochefort, Prince Gustav of S-W-B |
Friday, August 30, 2019
Noble Couplings That Were Not To Be: Hereditary Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Elvire Pasté de Rochefort
The Bonapartes Visit Corsica To Commemorate 250th Anniversary Of Napoléon
Prince Charles Napoléon and his son Prince Jean-Christophe Napoléon Photo (c) PASCAL POCHARD-CASABIANCA / AFP |
Prince Jean-Christophe Napoléon and fiancée Countess Olympia Arco-Zinneberg |
Olympia Arco-Zinneberg and Jean-Christophe Napoléon |
Thursday, August 29, 2019
The Birthday of Queen Anne-Marie of Greece
Spanish Royal Family Unite Around King Juan Carlos, Who Is In Recovery From Heart Surgery
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Prince Nikolai of Denmark Celebrates His 20th Birthday
Monday, August 26, 2019
The Formerly Secret 1963 CIA Report On The Greek Royal Family
Thursday, August 22, 2019
King Juan Carlos of Spain To Undergo Heart Surgery On Saturday
70th Birthday of the Head of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Duke Christoph and Duchess Elisabeth |
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Princess Kalina of Bulgaria And Family Considering Move To Bulgaria
Sunday, August 18, 2019
Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia Interviewed by California News Station
Thursday, August 15, 2019
The Death of Princess Christina of The Netherlands (1947 - 2019)
Aged seventy-two, Princess Christina of The Netherlands died on Friday, 16 August 2019, at Noordeinde Palace, Den Haag, The Netherlands. She had been suffering from bone cancer. In June 2018, it was announced that the princess had been diagnosed with the illness in November 2017.
Princess Christina, known then as Princess Marijke, was born on 18 February 1947, at Soestdijk Palace, Baarn, The Netherlands. Her mother was the then Princess Juliana, only child and heir presumptive of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands. At the time of her birth, she was fifth in the line of succession to her grandmother, Queen Wilhelmina. Her father was Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, a son of Prince Bernhard of Lippe and his wife, Baroness Armgard von Cramm.
Christina has three older sisters: Princess Beatrix, Princess Irene and Princess Margriet. At the age of twenty-one, Christina moved to Canada to study classical music in Montreal. After a few years, she accepted a teaching position at a Montessori school in New York City. It was there that she met her future husband.
Sunday, August 4, 2019
The 80th Birthday of Princess Irene of The Netherlands
Crown Princess Juliana with her daughter Princess Irene |
On 5 August 1939, Crown Princess Juliana of the Netherlands gave birth to her second daughter at Soestdijk Palace. Crown Princess Juliana had married Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld in 1937. The little princess was named Irene Emma Elisabeth, and at her birth she was third in the line of succession to the Dutch throne after her mother and her elder sister Princess Beatrix (b.1938). Irene was joined by two younger sisters, Princess Margriet (b.1943) and Princess Christina (b.1947).
Princess Irene went on to attend the University of Utrecht. Thereafter, she moved to Madrid to study Spanish. The princess became proficient enough in the language to become an interpreter. It was during her studies in Madrid that Irene met her future husband, Prince Carlos Hugo of Bourbon-Parma. In 1963, Irene left the Dutch Reformed Church and became a Roman Catholic. In February 1964, the engagement between the princess and Carlos Hugo of Bourbon-Parma became known. The match was heavily opposed by the bride's parents and the Dutch government. Concerned about the situation, Queen Juliana did her utmost to deter the union from taking place; however, the queen's efforts were not successful. Irene gave up her right of succession to the throne of The Netherlands before her marriage.
The baptism of Prince Carlos, the first child of Prince Carlos Hugo and Princess Irene |
Carlos Hugo and Irene of Bourbon-Parma with their four children |
Princess Irene of Bourbon-Parma |
Friday, August 2, 2019
The Golden Wedding Anniversary of the Duke and Duchess d'Orléans
On 3 August 1969, Prince Jacques d'Orléans (b.25 June 1941) religiously wed Gersende de Sabran-Pontevès (b.29 July 1942) at Ansouis. The couple's civil marriage had occurred the prior day. Jacques was the eighth child of the late Count and Countess of Paris. Gersende was the only daughter of Foulques de Sabran-Pontevès (1908-1973), 7th Duc de Sabran, and Roselyne Manca-Amat de Vallombrosa (1910-1988). Gersende wore a wedding gown by Yves Saint Laurent.
Jacques d'Orléans and Gersende de Sabran-Pontevès had first met in the Spring of 1968 at the bride's family home, Château d'Ansouis. A petite blonde and a talented pianist, Gersende seems to have quickly attracted the attentions of the Orléans prince. The Count and Countess of Paris then invited Gersende to vacation with their family at Cintra.
Thursday, August 1, 2019
Remembering the Remarkable Queen Anne of Romania
Queen Anne looking after King Michael Picture taken at the Elisabeta Palace in Bucharest |
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