The Death of a Noble Woman: Fürstin Marie of Liechtenstein (1940-2021)

Fürstin  Marie and  Fürst  Hans Adam II at the beautification mass of Pope John Paul II, 2011. Photograph (c) Getty Images / Vittorio Zunino Celotto…
 The Death of a Noble Woman: Fürstin Marie of Liechtenstein (1940-2021)

The Death of a Noble Woman: Fürstin Marie of Liechtenstein (1940-2021)

Fürstin Marie and Fürst Hans Adam II at the beautification mass of Pope John Paul II, 2011. Photograph (c) Getty Images / Vittorio Zunino Celot…
The Death of a Noble Woman: Fürstin Marie of Liechtenstein (1940-2021)

Prince Franz Josef von Altenburg (1941-2021)

Franz Josef Altenburg, 2019. Photo (c)  Hollengut . Aged eighty, Prince Franz Josef von Altenburg died on 18 August 2021. Born on 15 Mar…
Prince Franz Josef von Altenburg (1941-2021)

Archduchess Maria Magdalena of Austria (1939-2021)

Archduchess Maria Magdalena, 2004. The death of Archduchess Maria Magdalena of Austria was announced on Wednesday, 18 August. According to …
Archduchess Maria Magdalena of Austria (1939-2021)

The 75th Birthday of Prince Philipp of Liechtenstein

Prince Philipp and Princess Isabelle of Liechtenstein, 2016. Photo (c) Seth B. Leonard Today, Prince Philipp of Liechtenstein celebrates hi…
The 75th Birthday of Prince Philipp of Liechtenstein

A Century Since a Thurn and Taxis/Portugal Wedding

One hundred years ago today, on 18 August 1921, Prince Karl August of Thurn and Taxis married Infanta Maria Ana of Portugal. The wedding took place…
 A Century Since a Thurn and Taxis/Portugal Wedding

Princely Perfect Skin Care: European Princesses and Pond's Cold Cream

"Your skin can be as Exquisite as any Princesses." As a long-time user of Pond's Cold Cream myself, I have long been fascinated by how…
 Princely Perfect Skin Care: European Princesses and Pond's Cold Cream

Lady Iris Mountbatten Discusses Life in the USA in 1949

Lady Iris Mountbatten, 1947. Photograph (c) FPG/Archive Photos/Getty Images. In the summer of 1949, twenty-nine year-old Lady Iris Mountbatten gave …
 Lady Iris Mountbatten Discusses Life in the USA in 1949

An Imperial Union That Was Not To Be: Archduke Karl of Austria and (now) Archduchess Camilla of Austria

Archduke Karl and Archduchess Camilla of Austria, 2019. Photo (c) IMAGO / Viennareport. In the late 1980s or early 1990s, Archduke Karl of Austria …
 An Imperial Union That Was Not To Be: Archduke Karl of Austria and (now) Archduchess Camilla of Austria