The religious wedding of Prince Jean-Christophe Napoléon and Countess Olympia von und zu Arco-Zinneberg will take place at 11:00am on 19 October in Paris at the Cathédrale Saint Louis des Invalides. Monseigneur Antoine de Romanet, Bishop of the Diocese of the French Armed Forces, will be presiding over the ceremony.
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| Prince Emmanuel of Belgium Photograph (c) Belgian Royal Family |
Today, HRH Prince Emmanuel of Belgium marks his 14th birthday.
Prince Emmanuel Léopold Guillaume François Marie of Belgium was born on 4 October 2005 at Anderlecht, Belgium, as the third child and second son of King Philippe of Belgium and Queen Mathilde (née d'Udekem d'Acoz). Emmanuel joined elder siblings Princess Elisabeth (b.2001), and Prince Gabriel (b.2003). He was followed by a younger sister, Princess Eléonore (b.2008). The godparents of Prince Emmanuel are his cousin the Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg and his aunt the Margravine Elisabeth Pallavicini (née d'Udekem d'Acoz).
Prince Emmanuel is third in the line of succession to the Belgian throne. He enjoys cycling, swimming, skiing, sailing, and playing the flute. The prince attends a Dutch-language primary school in Leuven.
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| Princess Theresa and Count Cajetan (NOTE: THIS PHOTO MAY NOT BE COPIED OR REPRODUCED.) |
The engagement has been announced between Princess Theresa von und zu Liechtenstein and Count Cajetan zu Toerring-Jettenbach.
Theresa (b.1987) is the eldest daughter of Prince Michael of Liechtenstein (b.1951) and Hildegard Peters (b.1948), who married in 1986. Theresa's paternal grandparents are Prince Heinrich of Liechtenstein (1916-1991) and Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria (1922-1993), a daughter of Emperor Charles of Austria and Empress Zita (née Bourbon-Parma).
Cajetan (b.1986) is the fourth child and first son of Count Hans-Caspar zu Toerring-Jettenbach (b.1953) and Countess Elisabeth von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (b.1954), who married in 1980. Cajetan's paternal grandparents are Count Hans Heribert zu Toerring-Jettenbach (1903-1977), a son of Count Hans Veit (1862-1929) and Duchess Sophie in Bavaria (1875-1957), and Baroness Maria Immaculata Waldbott von Bassenheim (b.1923). His maternal grandparents are Count Constantin von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1909-1972) and Princess Eleonore of Bavaria (1918-2009), a daughter of Prince Franz of Bavaria (1875-1957) and Princess Isabella of Croÿ (1890-1982).
Count Cajetan and Princess Theresa are fourth cousins. They share a common descent from King Miguel of Portugal (1802-1866) and his wife Princess Adelheid zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1831-1909). Cajetan and Theresa also descend from King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria.
We wish the couple much happiness!
Ancestry of 1. Count Catejan zu Törring-Jettenbach
Parents:
2.Count Hans-Caspar zu Törring-Jettenbach
3.Countess Elisabeth von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg
Grandparents:
4.Count Hans Heribert zu Törring-Jettenbach
5.Baroness Maria Immaculata Waldbott von Bassenheim
6.Count Maria Konstantin von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg
7.Princess Eleonore of Bavaria
Great-grandparents:
8.Count Hans Veit zu Törring-Jettenbach
9.Duchess Sophie in Bavaria
10.Baron Friedrich Heinrich Waldbott von Bassenheim
11.Archduchess Alice of Austria
12.Fürst Georg von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg
13.Altgräfin Marie Therese zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Raitz
14.Prince Franz of Bavaria
15.Princess Isabella von Croÿ
Great-great-greandparents:
16.Count Clemens zu Törring-Jettenbach
17.Countess Franziska von Paumgarten
18.Duke Karl Theodor in Bavaria
19.Infanta Maria Josepha of Braganza
20.Baron Friedrich Waldbott von Bassenheim
21.Baroness Hedwig von Beust
22.Archduke Friedrich of Austria, Duke of Teschen
23.Princess Isabella of Croÿ
24.Fürst Wilhelm von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg
25.Countess Maria Josepha von Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee
26.Altgraf Eric zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Raitz
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| An invitation to the imperial and royal wedding |
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| Prince João Maria de Orléans e Bragança |
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| Prince Hassan Omar Toussoun |
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| Princess Fatima and Prince João |
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| King Fuad II of Egypt, his cousin Princess Melekper Toussoun, and her half-brother Prince João Henrique |
The Duke of Sussex has today issued a scathing rebuke of the continuing slanderous and two-faced coverage by certain parts of the British tabloid press in regards to the Duchess of Sussex.
It was simultaneously announced that the Duchess of Sussex has begun legal action against the Mail on Sunday over a claim that it unlawfully published one of her private letters. The duke and duchess have been considering legal action for some time. The legal firm Schillings, retained by the duchess, has accused the paper of a campaign of false and derogatory stories. The firm has filed a High Court claim against the paper and its parent company over the alleged misuse of private information, infringement of copyright and breach of the Data Protection Act 2018.
Statement by His Royal Highness
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
01 OCTOBER 2019
As a couple, we believe in media freedom and objective, truthful reporting. We regard it as a cornerstone of democracy and in the current state of the world – on every level – we have never needed responsible media more.
Unfortunately, my wife has become one of the latest victims of a British tabloid press that wages campaigns against individuals with no thought to the consequences – a ruthless campaign that has escalated over the past year, throughout her pregnancy and while raising our newborn son.
There is a human cost to this relentless propaganda, specifically when it is knowingly false and malicious, and though we have continued to put on a brave face – as so many of you can relate to – I cannot begin to describe how painful it has been. Because in today’s digital age, press fabrications are repurposed as truth across the globe. One day’s coverage is no longer tomorrow’s chip-paper.
Up to now, we have been unable to correct the continual misrepresentations - something that these select media outlets have been aware of and have therefore exploited on a daily and sometimes hourly basis.
It is for this reason we are taking legal action, a process that has been many months in the making. The positive coverage of the past week from these same publications exposes the double standards of this specific press pack that has vilified her almost daily for the past nine months; they have been able to create lie after lie at her expense simply because she has not been visible while on maternity leave. She is the same woman she was a year ago on our wedding day, just as she is the same woman you’ve seen on this Africa tour.
For these select media this is a game, and one that we have been unwilling to play from the start. I have been a silent witness to her private suffering for too long. To stand back and do nothing would be contrary to everything we believe in.
This particular legal action hinges on one incident in a long and disturbing pattern of behaviour by British tabloid media. The contents of a private letter were published unlawfully in an intentionally destructive manner to manipulate you, the reader, and further the divisive agenda of the media group in question. In addition to their unlawful publication of this private document, they purposely misled you by strategically omitting select paragraphs, specific sentences, and even singular words to mask the lies they had perpetuated for over a year.
There comes a point when the only thing to do is to stand up to this behaviour, because it destroys people and destroys lives. Put simply, it is bullying, which scares and silences people. We all know this isn’t acceptable, at any level. We won’t and can’t believe in a world where there is no accountability for this.
Though this action may not be the safe one, it is the right one. Because my deepest fear is history repeating itself. I’ve seen what happens when someone I love is commoditised to the point that they are no longer treated or seen as a real person. I lost my mother and now I watch my wife falling victim to the same powerful forces.
We thank you, the public, for your continued support. It is hugely appreciated. Although it may not seem like it, we really need it.
MEDIA INFORMATION
Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Sussex has filed a claim against Associated Newspapers over the misuse of private information, infringement of copyright and breach of the Data Protection Act 2018.
The proceedings in the Chancery Division of the High Court relate to the unlawful publication of a private letter.
A legal spokesperson from Schillings who are representing The Duchess of Sussex said:
“We have initiated legal proceedings against the Mail on Sunday, and its parent company Associated Newspapers, over the intrusive and unlawful publication of a private letter written by the Duchess of Sussex, which is part of a campaign by this media group to publish false and deliberately derogatory stories about her, as well as her husband. Given the refusal of Associated Newspapers to resolve this issue satisfactorily, we have issued proceedings to redress this breach of privacy, infringement of copyright and the aforementioned media agenda”.
The case is being privately funded by The Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Pending a Court ruling, proceeds from any damages will be donated to an anti-bullying charity.
We are looking forward to welcoming you in the Hague the weekend of 9-10 November 2019.
Presentations are to include various royal topics, among them:
If interested in joining the weekend, please email us at: aebeeche@mac.com or sales@hoogstraten.nl
See you in The Hague!
