Nicholas of Romania Turns 34

Today Nicholas of Romania celebrates his thirty-fourth birthday!

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Nicholas Michael de Roumanie Medforth-Mills was born on 1 April 1985 at Meyrin, Switzerland, as the eldest child and only son of Princess Helen of Romania (b.1950) and Dr Robin Medforth-Mills (1942-2002), who had married in 1983. Nicholas was baptised into the Romanian Orthodox faith: his godparents were his maternal grandmother, Queen Anne of Romania (née Bourbon-Parma; 1923-2016), and his maternal aunt, Princess Margarita of Romania (b.1949). Nicholas was joined by a younger sister, Karina, who was born in 1989. Princess Helen and Dr Medforth-Mills were divorced in 1991. 

 

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On 30 December 2007, King Michael of Romania announced that his grandson Nicholas would receive the title "Prince of Romania" with the style of "Royal Highness," which came into effect upon Nicholas' 25th birthday. On 1 April 2010, he became a member of the Romanian royal family. 

 

Nicholas was civilly married on 6 October 2017 at Henley-on-Thames to Alina-Maria Binder. The couple celebrated their religious wedding on 30 September 2018 at the Saint Elijah Church in Sinaia. Their union marked the first wedding of a member of the Romanian royal family to occur in the country since the 1931 nuptials of Princess Ileana of Romania and Archduke Anton of Austria. 

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Today, Nicholas and Alina of Romania reside in Bucharest.

 

Dowager Countess of Paris attends Memorial Mass for Husband

Today Princess Micaëla d'Orléans, Dowager Countess of Paris, attended a Requiem Mass for her late husband, Prince Henri d'Orléans, Count of Paris, who died on 21 January 2019 at Paris. 

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The mass to remember the life of the Count of Paris took place at 11am at Saint-Germain-L'Auxerrois. Along with close friends of the count, the service was attended by one of the sisters of the late prince, Princess Hélène d'Orléans, Dowager Countess Evrard of Limburg-Stirum. Alexis Francis-Boeuf, the son of Princess Micaëla from her first marriage, was also present.

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This is the first public appearance of the Dowager Countess of Paris since the passing of Prince Henri. Due to a recent hospitalisation, Princess Micaëla was unable to attend the funeral of her husband. Confined to a wheelchair, the Dowager Countess was finally able to commemorate her dearly loved spouse. 

For pictures from the mass, please visit this link: La princesse Micaela comtesse douairière de Paris et duchesse de France, assistait à une messe de requiem pour son défunt mari

70th Birthday of Prince Gundakar and Princess Diemut of Liechtenstein

Today, Prince Gundakar of Liechtenstein and his twin sister Princess Diemut celebrate their 70th birthdays! The twins were born at Vienna on 1 April 1949 as the eldest children of Prince Hans-Moritz of Liechtenstein (1914-2004) and Princess Clotilde of Thurn and Taxis (1922-2009), who had married in 1944. The little princess was named Diemut Margarete Maria Benedicta Anna; while her brother received the names Gundakar Albert Alfred Petrus. Diemut and Gundakar were followed by five younger siblings: Alfred (b.1951); Adelgunde (b.1953), Emmeran (b.1955), Eleonore (b.1958), and Hugo (b.1964).

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On 29 June 1982 at Vaduz, Princess Diemut was civilly married to Ulrich Köstlin (b.1952). The couple celebrated their religious wedding on 17 July 1982 at Heiligenkreuz Abbey in Lower Austria. Princess Diemut is pictured in the above image between the Duke of Vendôme and her brother Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein on the occasion of the marriage of her twin brother in 1989. During their marriage, Princess Diemut and Ulrich Köstlin had a son and a daughter, Clemens and Luise. The couple have since divorced.

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On 22 July 1989 at Dreux, Prince Gundakar was civilly married to Princess Marie d'Orléans (b.1959), the eldest daughter of the late Prince Henri d'Orléans, Count of Paris (1933-2019), and Duchess Marie-Thérèse of Württemberg (b.1934). The couple celebrated their religious wedding on 29 July 1989 at Schloß Friedrichshafen. Prince Gundakar and Princess Marie are the parents of five children: Léopoldine (b.1990), Marie Immaculata (b.1991), Johann Wenzel (b.1993), Margarete (b.1995), and Gabriel (b.1998).

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EuroHistory wishes a very Happy Birthday to Prince Gundakar and Princess Diemut!

Prince Andrew and Sarah: Are the Duke and Duchess of York Together Again?

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Folks, despite the opportune timing, this is not an April Fools' joke! From ITV: "Last weekend, Fergie [Sarah Ferguson] joined her former husband after he completed a number of official royal visits overseas. The couple stayed in Bahrain on a private visit but they were official guests of their host: the Bahrain Crown Prince. The Duchess of York hasn’t been on a foreign royal visit with the Duke for 25 years."

For more on the goings-on of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York, visit these links:

Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson's relationship back on as the divorced couple get back together

Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew's incredibly unique relationship - a closer look

Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson rekindle their romance - reports