Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor Meets The Queen!
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
More on the Newest Royal Arrival: Master Archie Mountbatten-Windsor Makes His Debut
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex presented their first child to the world today at St George's Hall in Windsor Castle. Held by his father, the couple's son was wrapped in a white shawl and remained calm throughout his parents' interaction with the reporters present. The Duke and Duchess confirmed that they were going to introduce their son to his great grandparents shortly thereafter - although, the Duchess noted that they had already seen the Duke of Edinburgh on their way to this press event.
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| The Duke and Duchess of Sussex with their newborn son Archie |
Shortly after his presentation at Windsor Castle, it was announced by the Royal Family that the new baby would had been given the names Archie Harrison; his surname is Mountbatten-Windsor and he will not bear the courtesy title Earl of Dumbarton. Archie Mountbatten-Windsor was born on Monday, 6 May, at Portland Hospital. He is seventh in line to the British throne and is the eighth great-grandchild of The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh, who delightedly appeared with the newest addition to their family alongside his parents and maternal grandmother Doria.
Although Archie has generally been a nickname for Archibald, the name has attained some popularity with relatives of the Duke of Sussex. On the Duke's maternal side, the Hon Edmund Roche, first cousin of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, named his firstborn son Archie (b.2007). Archie Roche will eventually become Baron Fermoy, as his uncle the 6th Baron Fermoy only has two daughters. On the Duke's paternal side, Rory Penn, a descendant of the Bowes-Lyon family, named his firstborn son Archie (b.2018) as well.
Little Archie Mountbatten-Windsor already has his own profile on the official website of the British Royal Family: Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor
As reported by royal expert Marlene Eilers Koenig, another descendant of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom was born on 6 May 2019. This QVD is a sixth cousin of Archie Mountbatten-Windsor. For more on this development, please visit this link: Another descendant of Queen Victoria born today
Sunday, May 5, 2019
On This Day In History: Princess Margaret Marries Antony Armstrong-Jones
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| HRH The Princess Margaret and her husband Mr Antony Armstrong-Jones |
Princess Margaret Rose (21 August 1930-9 February 2002) was the second daughter and last child of King George VI (1895-1952) and Queen Elizabeth (1900-2002; née Bowes-Lyon), who wed in 1923. Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones (7 March 1930 – 13 January 2017) was the first son and second child of Major Ronald Armstrong-Jones (1899-1966) and his first wife Anne Messel (1902-1992; later Countess of Rosse through her second marriage), who married in 1925 and divorced in 1934. The engagement between HRH The Princess Margaret and Mr Antony Armstrong-Jones was announced in February 1960.
The princess' husband was created Earl of Snowdon and Viscount Linley on 6 October 1961. The Earl and Countess of Snowdon had two children during their union: David, Viscount Linley (b.1961; 2nd Earl of Snowdon), and Lady Sarah (b.1964). Princess Margaret and the Earl of Snowdon divorced in 1978.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex Welcome Their First Son
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| The Duke and Duchess of Sussex on Christmas Day 2017 |
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| The Royal Family announces the arrival of the Earl of Dumbarton |
On 27 November 2017, the engagement between HRH Prince Henry [Harry] Charles Albert David of Wales (b.London 15 September 1984) and Ms Rachel Meghan Markle (b.Los Angeles 4 August 1981) was announced by Clarence House and Kensington Palace. Prince Harry is the second son of the Prince of Wales (b.1949) and his first wife the late Lady Diana Spencer (1961-1997). Meghan Markle is the only child of Mr Thomas Markle Sr. (b.1944) and his second wife Doria Ragland (b.1956). The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were married on 19 May 2018 at St George's Chapel, Windsor.
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| The engagement of Prince Harry of Wales and Ms Meghan Markle |
On 15 October 2018, Kensington Palace released the happy news that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were expecting their first child. The due date was estimated to be in late April or early May. The couple and their newborn reside at Frogmore Cottage on the grounds of Windsor Castle.
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| The Duke and Duchess announce they are expecting their child. |
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| Coat of Arms of the Duke of Sussex |
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| Coat of Arms of the Duchess of Sussex |
Napoléon/Arco-Zinneberg Nuptials to Occur in October
All Three French "Pretenders" Present for the Funeral of Grand Duke Jean
HIH Prince Jean-Christophe Napoléon, HRH The Count of Paris, and don Luis Alfonso de Borbón y Martínez-Bordiú attended the funeral of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg yesterday at Notre-Dame in Luxembourg City.
The Prince Napoléon was accompanied by his fiancée Countess Olympia of Arco-Zinneberg. Prince Jean-Christophe Napoléon (b.1986) is a half fourth cousin once removed of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg. Countess Olympia (b.1988) is a first cousin twice removed of the late grand duke.
The Count of Paris attended the ceremony alone, although it had been previously announced that the Countess of Paris would also be there. Prince Jean d'Orléans (b.1965) is a second cousin twice removed of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg.
Don Luis Alfonso de Borbón y Martínez-Bordiú also attended the ceremony without his wife, doña Maria Margarita. Luis Alfonso (b.1974) is a half fourth cousin twice removed of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg.
The Prince Napoléon, Countess Olympia Arco-Zinneberg, and don Luis Alfonso de Borbón had dinner together the evening before the Grand Ducal funeral. They were joined by Jean-Christophe's uncle and aunt the Duke and Duchess of Castro. Also present were Archduke Carl Christian and Archduchess Estelle of Austria, Prince Henri, Prince Amaury and Princess Charlotte of Bourbon-Parma, Prince Serge and Princess Eleonore of Yugoslavia, and Prince Charles-Henri Lobkowicz.
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| The Prince Napoléon and his fiancée Countess Olympia Arco |
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| The Count of Paris |
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| Don Luis Alfonso de Borbón |
Saturday, May 4, 2019
On This Day In History: The Death of Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg
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| Prince Carl Johan of Sweden, Duke of Dalarna Photograph (c) Swedish Royal Family |
Prince Carl Johan Arthur of Sweden was born on 31 October 1916 at Stockholm Palace. The prince was the fourth son and fifth (and youngest) child of Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf (1882-1973; later King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden) and his wife Crown Princess Margaret (1882-1920; née Princess Margaret of Connaught). Carl Johan joined four elder siblings: Prince Gustaf Adolf (1906-1947), Prince Sigvard (1907-2002; later Count of Wisborg), Princess Ingrid (1910-2000; later Queen Consort of Denmark), and Prince Bertil (1912-1997).
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| Crown Princess Margaret with her daughter Ingrid and son Carl Johan |
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| Prince Carl Johan of Sweden, Duke of Dalarna |
Carl Johan attended the Lundsberg School. Thereafter, he carried out his military training in the Swedish forces. The prince also pursued legal studies, and hoped to begin a career with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
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| Carl Johan Bernadotte and his first wife Kerstin Wijkmark |
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| Count Sigvard, Queen Ingrid, Count Carl Johan and Prince Bertil in 1953 Photograph (c) Swedish Royal Family |
The Swedish prince lost his dynastic rights and royal title when he married journalist Elin Kerstin Margaretha Wijkmark (1910-1987) at New York City on 19 February 1946. Carl Johan and Kerstin did not have biological children; however, they adopted a daughter and a son early in their marriage: Monica (b.1948; adopted in 1951) and Christian (b.1949; adopted in 1950). The Bernadotte couple lived for some time in New York City, where Carl Johan worked as the representative of the Anglo-Nordic Trading Company. In 1951, Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg granted Carl Johan and his legitimate descendants the title of Count(ess) of Wisborg; in addition, Carl Johan was given the personal title of Prince Bernadotte.
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| Carl Johan and Kerstin Bernadotte |
Carl Johan became a widower when his wife Kerstin passed away on 11 September 1987. Both of their adopted children married and have issue. Monica wed Count Johan Peder Bonde af Björnö (b.1950) in 1976; the couple divorced in 1997 after having three children. Christian married Marianne Jenny (b.1958) in 1980; the couple also have three children.
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| Carl Johan and Gunnila on their wedding day |
On 29 September 1988 at Copenhagen, Count Carl Johan Bernadotte remarried Swedish aristocrat Gunnila Wachtmeister af Johannishus (1923-2016). Gunnila was the widow of Carl-Herman Bussler (1918-1981), who she had married in 1942 and with whom she had four children. Carl Johan and Gunnila were popular members of the extended Swedish royal family. The couple attended the wedding of Carl Johan's great-grandnephew Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark to Mary Donaldson in 2004.
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| Count Carl Johan and Countess Gunnila at the Danish crown princely wedding in 2004 |
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| Countess Gunnila Bernadotte at the wedding of Princess Madeleine of Sweden in 2013 |
Aged eighty-five, Count Carl Johan Bernadotte died on 5 May 2012 in the Ängelholm Hospital in Ängelholm, Sweden. The count was the last surviving great-grandchild of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (1819-1901). Carl Johan was the paternal uncle of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and maternal uncle of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and Queen Anne-Marie of the Hellenes. His wife Gunnilla followed him on 12 September 2016, when she died at Båstad, Sweden, at the age of ninety-three.
Footage from the funeral of Count Carl Johan Bernadotte:
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