Royal Mail from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex on the Birth of Their Son

In today's post arrived a lovely photo card from Kensington Palace. The image on the front was taken by Chris Allerton on 8 May when TRH The Duke and Duchess of Sussex presented their son, Master Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, to the world for the first time. Born on 6 May 2019 at Portland Hospital in London, the newest great-grandchild of HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh was only two days old when his parents allowed the world to share in their happiness by seeing the infant with his parents at Windsor. We wish all the best to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as they join the ranks of many sleep-deprived parents of newborns!

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Prince Jean-Christophe Napoléon Turns 33

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Jean-Christophe Napoléon

HIH Jean Christophe, Prince Napoléon, today celebrates his thirty-third birthday.

Princess Caroline Napoléon, Prince Jean-Christophe Napoléon, and Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

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The prince was born on 11 July 1986 at Saint-Raphaël, Var, as the second child and only son of Prince Charles Napoléon (b.1950) and Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (b.1950). The couple were married in a civil ceremony only in 1978, much to the consternation of both sets of parents. Charles and Béatrice divorced in 1989. Jean-Christophe has an older sister, Princess Caroline (b.1980), as well as two younger sisters, Sophie (b.1992) and Anh (b.1998; adopted).

The engagement between Prince Jean-Christophe Napoléon and Countess Olympia of Arco-Zinneberg was announced earlier this year. The couple are to be married in Paris on 19 October 2019. Jean Christophe works for The Blackstone Group, a private equity firm, in London; Olympia is an art historian.

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Royal British Engagement Interviews: A Filmography from The Princess Royal in 1973 to Princess Eugenie of York in 2018

Owing to the advent of around-the-clock media, members of the British royal family have sometimes given interviews to the press when their engagements were announced. Here one can find a compilation of clips of statements given by British royals after they became affianced. In 1973, The Princess Anne (The Princess Royal) and Captain Mark Phillips:

In 1981, The Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer (The Prince of Wales and the late Diana, Princess of Wales):

In 2011, Prince William of Wales and Miss Catherine Middleton (the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge):

In 2017, Prince Harry of Wales and Ms Meghan Markle (the Duke and Duchess of Sussex):

In 1986, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York:

In 2018, Princess Eugenie of York and Mr Jack Brooksbank:

In 1999, The Prince Edward and Miss Sophie Rhys-Jones (the Earl and Countess of Wessex):

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Princess Beatrice of York and Count Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi Out On The Town in London

Princess Beatrice of York and Count Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi were photographed yesterday evening (9 July) after leaving Annabel's in London. The pair have been in a relationship since late 2018. Beatrice and Edoardo attended the wedding of Beatrice's second cousin-once-removed Lady Gabriella Windsor and Mr Thomas Kingston in May 2019. 

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Count Edoardo "Edo" Mapelli Mozzi (b.1983) is the son of Count Alessandro Mapelli Mozzi (b.1951) and his first wife Nicola Burrows. Beatrice of York and Count Edo have increasingly been seen together in public since the beginning of this year. 

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On This Day In History: Michael Fagan Breaks Into Buckingham Palace And Meets The Queen

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Thirty-seven years ago today, on the morning of 9 July 1982, thirty-three year-old Michael Fagan (a depressed father of three whose marriage was falling apart) scaled the fourteen foot walls of Buckingham Palace and shimmied up a drainpipe: he then entered the palace through a window and somehow made his way into the bedroom of HM The Queen. Along the way, Fagan had broken a glass ashtray, cut his hand in the process, and was still carrying a piece of the glass when he entered the royal chamber.

The Queen was asleep and only awoke and became aware of Fagan's presence in her room when he moved a curtain. By all accounts, the Queen handled the situation with aplomb and a cool sense of calm. She used the telephone next to her bed to call for a policeman; when one did not arrive after six minutes, she phoned again. Her Majesty was able to get the attention of a maid who had been cleaning a nearby room, and, together, they took Fagan to a pantry on the pretence of finding Fagan a cigarette, which he had requested to calm his nerves. Next to arrive was a footman, who had been out walking the royal corgis - the Queen then had to keep her dogs away from Fagan, who was in a sufficient state of agitation. Finally, two policemen arrived, and Mr Fagan was arrested, not for trespassing, but for the theft of a bottle of wine. He went on to spend some time in a psychiatric hospital.

Report from The Guardian on 12 July 1982

The Fagan break-in lead to an extensive review of the security measures in place at Buckingham Palace by Scotland Yard. The text of the findings can be read at this link: TEXT OF SCOTLAND YARD'S REPORT ON JULY 9 INTRUSION INTO BUCKINGHAM PALACE

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