Prince Oskar Arnold zu Bentheim und Steinfurt (1946-2021)

Prince Oskar Arnold in 2013.

Photo (c) Detlev Blohm.

Prince Oskar Arnold zu Bentheim und Steinfurt died on 3 August 2021 at Burgsteinfurt.

Fürst Viktor Adolf.

Born on 8 March 1946 at Burgsteinfurt, Prince Oskar Arnold zu Bentheim und Steinfurt was the seventh and last child of Fürst Viktor Adolf zu Bentheim und Steinfurt (1883-1961) and his second wife Princess Rosa Helene zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1901-1963). Oskar Arnold had six full siblings: Princess Juliane (1932-2013), Prince Reinhard (1934-2021), Princess Marie-Adelheid (b.1935), Princess Charlotte (b.1936), Prince Ferdinand (1938-2010), Prince Otto Viktor (1940-2016). From his father's first marriage to Princess Stephanie of Schaumburg-Lippe (1899-1925), Oskar Arnold had two half-brothers: Hereditary Prince Alexis (1922-1943), and Fürst Christian (b.1923). 

Death notice of Prince Oskar Arnold. Source: Trauer.ms

In 1980, Prince Oskar Arnold zu Bentheim und Steinfurt married Margot Lücke (b.1938). The couple did not have children. The funeral of the prince will take place at Schloß Burgsteinfurt on 14 August.

May Prince Oskar Arnold Rest In Peace.

Princess Marie Christine of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1933-2021)

The death notice of Princess Marie Christine. Notice (c) ABC.

On 29 July 2021, Princess Marie Christine of Bourbon-Two Sicilies died at Boucq, France. The princess was eighty-seven years-old. A private burial will take place at Boucq, and a memorial service will occur at Madrid in September. Born on 15 March 1933 at Paris, Marie Christine Amélie Janvière Léopoldine Louise Jeanne Thérèse Caroline Henriette Françoise Isabelle Gabrielle Victoire de Bourbon was the only child of Luigi di Borbone, Count of Roccaguglielma (1898-1967) and his wife Marie Louise de Clermont-Tonnerre (1894-1941), who wed in 1925. Marie Christine's paternal grandparents were Luigi di Borbone, Count of Roccaguglielma (1873-1940) and his first wife Enrica Weiss (1880-1947). Her maternal grandparents were André de Clermont-Tonnerre (1857-1927) and his wife Henriette Louise de Piat de Braux (1862-1896).

The Count and Countess of Aquila at the left and the Emperor and the Empress of Brazil on the right. The Countess of Aquila was the sister of the Emperor of Brazil. The Count of Aquila was the brother of the Empress of Brazil.

The paternal great-great-grandparents of Princess Marie Christine of Bourbon-Two Sicilies were Prince Luigi of the Two Sicilies, Count of Aquila, and Princess Januaria of Brazil. Luigi's sister Princess Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies married Januaria's brother Emperor Pedro II of Brazil. 

The late Michel Denizot.

In 1957, Marie Christine de Boubon married Michel Denizot (1923-2011). The couple had four children: Jean François Denizot (b.1958; married doña Maria Begoña de Elzaburu Pérez de Guzmán, 6th Marquesa de Las Claras), Marie Caroline Denizot (b.1960; married Comte Thibaut de Heere), Isabelle Denizot (b.1962), and Frédéric Denizot (b.1967; married Ariane de Chambrun).

Marie Christine was upgraded to the rank of Princess and style of HRH by Infante Don Carlos, Duke of Calabria. 

May Princess Marie Christine Rest in Peace.

Marriage Banns Signed Ahead of Russian Imperial Wedding

All pictures (c) Russian Imperial Chancellery.

On Thursday, 5 August, Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia and Victoria Romanovna Bettarini signed their marriage banns. The couple's engagement was announced in January of this year. George and Victoria will celebrate their religious wedding at Saint Petersburg on 1 October. As reported exclusively by Histories Royales today, the imperial couple will be civilly married at Moscow on 24 September. 

Serbian Royals Visit Wedding Exhibit on Queen Marie of Yugoslavia

Princess Natalija of Serbia in front of the wedding dress of her ancestress, Queen Maria. Photo (c) Luka Sarac Photography for Hello Magazine Serbia.

Prince Mihailo and Princess Ljubica of Serbia recently visited an exhibit displaying the wedding dress and attire of Mihailo's grandmother, Queen Maria of Yugoslavia. Maria was the mother of Mihailo's father Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia. The couple were accompanied by their young daughter Princess Natalija. Princess Marie of Romania married King Alexander I of Yugoslavia in 1922. 

Prince Mihailo, Princess Ljubica, and Princess Natalija at the exhibit. Photo (c) Luka Sarac Photography for Hello Magazine Serbia.

Prince Albert Friedrich of Thurn and Taxis (1930-2021)

Prince Albert Friedrich of Thurn and Taxis died on 17 July 2021. The prince was ninety-one years-old. His burial took place on 30 July at Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

The Silver Wedding Anniversary of Philipp and Eulalia, 1954.

L to R: Prince Philipp Ernst, Princess Eulalia, Princess Margarete, Princess Antonia, and Prince Albert.

Photo (c) Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin and Bert Heinzlmeier.

Born on 5 July 1930 at Schloss Prüfening, Prince Albert Friedrich Maria Lamoral Kilian of Thurn and Taxis was the first child and only son of Prince Philipp Ernst of Thurn and Taxis (1908-1964) and Princess Eulalia of Thurn and Taxis (1908-1993), who wed in 1929. Prince Albert had two younger sisters: Princess Margarete "Daisy" of Thurn and Taxis (1933-2019) and Princess Antonia "Toni" of Thurn and Taxis (b.1936). In 1962, Prince Albert Friedrich married Baroness Alexandra von der Ropp (1932-2018); the couple did not have children.

May Prince Albert Friedrich Rest in Peace.

 

Princess Tatjana of Schaumburg-Lippe (1962-2021)

Princess Tatjana. Photo (c) Fürst Alexander of Schaumburg-Lippe.

Yesterday, Fürst Alexander of Schaumburg-Lippe was saddened to announce the death of his first cousin, Princess Tatjana. The princess died on the morning of Monday, 2 August 2021, at a clinic in Bavaria. She was fifty-eight years-old and had been ill with liver cancer.

Sigrid and Konstantin, 1957.

Photo (c) Interfoto / GRANGER.

Princess Tatjana-Sybille Viktoria Juliane of Schaumburg-Lippe was born on 13 November 1962 at Bielefeld. Tatjana was the second child and only daughter of Prince Konstantin of Schaumburg-Lippe (1930-2008) and his first wife Sigrid Knape (1929-1997), who wed in 1956. Tatjana has an older brother, Prince York (b.1960). She also has a younger brother, Oliver (b.1988), from her father and his second wife Petra Maass.

Princess Tatjana and her cousin Fürst Alexander, 2015.

Photo (c) IMAGO / Future Image.

An art advisor, the princess was a resident of Munich. Princess Tatjana is survived by her brothers, her aunt Princess Viktoria Luise, and her numerous cousins.

May the Princess Rest In Peace.

The Duke of Aosta, Ambassador of SMOM, Receives Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs

The Duke of Aosta and Deputy Minister Sergey Vershinin. Photograph (c) SMOM.

On 27 July, Sergey Vershinin, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, was received by a delegation of the Order of Malta led by Ambassador Stefano Ronca, Secretary General for Foreign Affairs. The meeting took place in the Magistral Villa at Rome.

Numerous topics were addressed during the talks, which were held in an atmosphere of great cordiality. The topics discussed included the situation in the Middle East, that in North Africa, the phenomenon of migration, and the relations between the Russian Federation with the United States and the European Union.

During the meeting, the figure of Tsar Paul I, Grand Master of the Order of Malta between 1798 and 1801 and the moments in history that bind the Order of Malta to Russia were remembered. The intention was also reiterated to celebrate in 2022 the thirtieth anniversary of diplomatic relations that were established in 1992.

Currently, the Order of Malta in Russia runs social activities for needy and homeless families in Moscow and St. Petersburg; this work has been made even more essential in the light of the coronavirus pandemic crisis.

Another theme of the meeting is the possible participation of the Order of Malta in the "World Conference on Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue: Working Together for Peace and Humanity" scheduled in St. Petersburg in May 2022. The exhibition on the Holy Shroud that will be inaugurated in Moscow next autumn thanks to the support of the Order of Malta in Germany.

The meeting was attended by the respective ambassadors, Alexander Avdeev for the Russian side and Prince Aimone of Savoy, Duke of Aosta, for the Sovereign Order of Malta. Also present was the Ambassador of the Order of Malta to the Holy See, Antonio Zanardi Landi.

The Duke of Aosta and Deputy Minister Sergey Vershinin. Photograph (c) SMOM.