Princess Barbara of Yugoslavia Pays Homage to Beloved Late Husband in Visit to Serbia

 

Princess Barbara at the grave of Prince Alexander.
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Princess Barbara at the grave of Prince Alexander.
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Last month, Princess Barbara of Yugoslavia traveled to Serbia in order visit the resting place of her husband, Prince Alexander. 

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Princess Barbara in front of Opelanc.
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After forty-two years of marriage, Princess Barbara was widowed when Prince Alexander, aged 91, died on 12 May 2016 in Paris. He was buried on 20 May 2016 at the Church of St George yard in Oplenac. The prince's funeral was officiated by Their Graces Bishop Jovan of Sumadija and Bishop Irinej of Australia and New Zealand. Among those in attendance were Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine, (the then) Hereditary Prince Peter (the godson of the late prince), Princess Linda and her son Prince Michael, Princess Barbara, Prince Michel, Prince Serge with his wife Princess Eleonora, Prince Dushan, Prince Eugen and Princess Maria Theresia of Liechtenstein, Prince Johannes of Liechtenstein, Princess Marie of Liechtenstein (by marriage Countess v.u.z. Trauttmansdorf-Weinsberg), Princess Sophie of Liechtesntein (by marriage Countess Hoyos), Count Hans-Veit zu Toerring-Jettenbach, Hereditary Count Ignaz zu Toerring-Jettenbach, and Mr. Tomislav Nikolic, President of Republic of Serbia. A funeral mass was held on 20 June 2016 at the Cathédrale Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky in Paris.

 

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Remarriage for the Duke de Noailles

 

The Duke and Duchess de Noailles, 2019.
Photo (c) Friends of the Domaine de Chantilly.

On 21 October 2022 at Paris, Hélie de Noailles, Duc de Noailles, married Madame Joëlle Chapelon.

Born on 16 July 1943 at Boulogne-Billancourt, Hélie Marie Auguste Jacques Bertrand Philippe de Noailles was the only child of François de Noailles, Duc de Noailles, (1905-2009) and Charlotte de Caumont La Force (1917-2002), who wed in 1936. 

Hélie and Nadège de Noailles, 2010.

Photo (c) Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images.

In 1972, Hélie de Noailles married the late Nadège Gonin (1945-2014). The Duke and Duchess de Noailles had three children: Julie (b.1972), Marie-Alicia (b.1975; married Nicolas Lhermitte), and Emannuel, Duke d'Ayen (b.1983; married Letizia Bemberg). 

Albanian Crown Prince Slams Xenophobic Rhetoric by Tory MP

 

On Monday, 31 October, James Daly, Conservative MP for Bury North, addressed the following question on the floor of the House of Commons to Home Secretary Suella Braverman:

"Mr Deputy Speaker, so far this year, 12,000 Albanians have entered the United Kingdom through small boat crossings of the Channel. 10,000 of those are adult single males. As Cmdr Dan O’Mahoney told the Home Affairs Select Committee, the main driver of that activity is the strength of organized Albanian criminal gangs in the North of France, and the transfer of that behavior to the United Kingdom, to get there with the determination for people to work on the black market. There is no reason for these people to be here. We should follow the route of other European countries and insure they are returned immediately to Albania." 

Yesterday, Tuesday, Crown Prince Leka of Albania responded to the MP's comments on Twitter:

"Disproportionate slander is purely xenophobic. The UK has a population of 67 million, with 6 million emigrants. 12 thousand Albanians is not an invasion. The failings of British law enforcement is not our responsibility. A vast number of Albanians coming to the UK are from the EU and not Albania. Stop demonizing us for your own internal political benefits!"

Source: Twitter

The British Home Secretary (who resigned recently under Prime Minister Truss and was reappointed by Prime Minister Sunak) has apparently made targeting Albanian refugees to the United Kingdom one of her issues of focus.

As part of his education, Crown Prince Leka attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and graduated from that institution in 2005. The crown prince has served as an advisor the the Albanian Ministries of Foreign Affairs and of the Interior, as well as an advisor to the President. Among the guests at his wedding in 2016 were Prince and Princess Michael of Kent; Princess Michael of Kent is a cousin of the prince through his late grandmother, Queen Geraldine. Crown Prince Leka lives in Tirana with his wife, Crown Princess Elia, and their daughter Princess Geraldine. 

Source:

Why Suella Braverman Is Targeting Albanian Migrants Coming To The UK

A Bourbon-Parma/MacMahon Romance in the Making?

 

Amaury and Pélagie at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Noto, 2021.

Pélagie and Maurice, 2021.

In September 2021, Prince Amaury of Bourbon-Parma and Pélagie de MacMahon attended the wedding of Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Noto, and Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Noto (née Lady Charlotte Lindesay-Bethune). The pair were accompanied by Maurice de MacMahon, Duc de Magenta, the younger brother of Pélagie. 

More recently, at the religious wedding of Prince Joachim Murat and Princess Yasmine at Les Invalides, Prince Amaury of Bourbon-Parma and Pélagie de MacMahon were in each other's company. Photos of the couple can be seen at this article on Histories Royales: Gala de mariage du prince Joachim et de la princesse Yasmine Murat aux Invalides en présence de membres de familles royales étrangères

Charles-Emmanuel and Constance of Bourbon-Parma with their children.

Born at Paris on 30 October 1991, Prince Amaury Yves Michel Marie Joseph of Bourbon-Parma is the eldest child of Prince Charles-Emmanuel of Bourbon-Parma (b.1961) and Princess Constance (b.1970; née de Ravinel). Amaury has three younger sisters: Princess Charlotte (b.1993), Princess Elisabeth (b.1996), and Princess Zita (b.1999). Amaury's paternal grandparents are Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma and Princess Yolande de Broglie-Revel. His maternal grandparents are Baron Yves de Ravinel and Alexe de Castellane.

The Duchess of Magenta with her two children.

Born at Sully-le-Château on 24 June 1990, Pélagie Jeanne Marie Marguerite Charlotte Nathalie de MacMahon is the first child and only daughter of Philippe de MacMahon, Duc de Magenta (1938-2002), and Amelia de MacMahon, Duchesse de Magenta (b.1963; née the Honourable Amelia Drummond). Pélagie's only full sibling is Maurice de MacMahon, Duc de Magenta (b.1992). Pélagie has two older half-sisters from her father's first marriage to Claire-Marguerite Schindler: Adélaïde (b.1978) and Eléonore (b.1980). Pélagie's paternal grandparents are Maurice de MacMahon, Duc de Magenta, and Marguerite de Caraman-Chimay. Her maternal grandparents are Humphrey Drummond of Megginch (né Evans) and Cherry Drummond, 16th Baroness Strange. 

The First Picture of Prince Alexander Romanoff!

Grand Duke George, Princess Victoria, and Prince Alexander. Photo courtesy of the Russian Imperial Chancellery.

Yesterday, Grand Duke George of Russia and Princess Victoria Romanoff released the first picture of their baby Prince Alexander. The happy father gave the following message:

H.S.H. Princess Victoria and I are back home with our newborn baby.

We wish to express our sincere gratitude to the medical staff of the hospital ZKB of Moscow for their highly skilled medical care, and also for their empathy and support.

We are extremely touched by the thousands of blessing and good will messages we have received upon the birth of our little Alexander, from people worldwide.

To each and every one of you: an heartfelt thank you!

Prince Alexander Georgievich Romanoff was born in Moscow on Friday, 21 October 2022. Alexander is the first member of the Imperial House to be born in the territory of the former Russian Empire since his great-grandfather, Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich. Grand Duke Vladimir was born on 30 August 1917 at Porvoo in the then Grand Duchy of Finland.

Grand Duke Kirill and Grand Duchess Victoria with their daughters Maria and Kira as well as their infant son Vladimir.

Emerald Wedding Anniversary for Kitin Muñoz and Princess Kalina of Bulgaria

The newlyweds.

Photo (c) Alain BENAINOUS/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images.

Today, Princess Kalina of Bulgaria and Antonio José "Kitin" Muñoz y Valcárcel celebrate twenty years of marriage!

The princess and her parents.

Photo (c) Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images.

On 25 October 2002, a reception was hosted by King Simeon II and Queen Margarita at the Samokov Hotel in Borovets for guests. Among the family and friends at the dinner were Infanta Cristina of Spain along with her husband Iñaki Urdangarin as well as Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark.

Photo (c) Alain BENAINOUS/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images.

Princess Kalina of Bulgaria and Kitín Muñoz were married at Tsarska Bistritsa in the Rila Mountains of Bulgaria on 26 October 2002. Among the attendees at the first royal wedding in Bulgaria were Archduke Georg and Archduchess Eilika of Austria, the Duke and Duchess of Braganza, Princess Marie Louise of Bulgaria with her daughter Alexandra Chrobok, Simoneta Gómez-Acebo and José Miguel Fernández Sastrón, Princess Béatrice d'Orléans with her daughter Princess Adélaïde, Princess Chantal d'Orléans and François Xavier de Sambucy de Sorgue, Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy with her daughter Elizabeth Zellinger de Balkany, Princess Maria Theresa and Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis, and Lord Frederick Windsor. 

Our best wishes to the couple on their anniversary!

20th Wedding Anniversary for Kitin Muñoz and Princess Kalina of Bulgaria

The newlyweds. Photo (c) Alain BENAINOUS/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images.

Today, Princess Kalina of Bulgaria and Antonio José "Kitin" Muñoz y Valcárcel celebrate twenty years of marriage!

The princess and her parents. Photo (c) Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images.

On 25 October 2002, a reception was hosted by King Simeon II and Queen Margarita at the Samokov Hotel in Borovets for guests. Among the family and friends at the dinner were Infanta Cristina of Spain along with her husband Iñaki Urdangarin as well as Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark.

Photo (c) Alain BENAINOUS/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images.

Princess Kalina of Bulgaria and Kitín Muñoz were married at Tsarska Bistritsa in the Rila Mountains of Bulgaria on 26 October 2002. Among the attendees at the first royal wedding in Bulgaria were Archduke Georg and Archduchess Eilika of Austria, the Duke and Duchess of Braganza, Princess Marie Louise of Bulgaria with her daughter Alexandra Chrobok, Simoneta Gómez-Acebo and José Miguel Fernández Sastrón, Princess Béatrice d'Orléans with her daughter Princess Adélaïde, Princess Chantal d'Orléans and François Xavier de Sambucy de Sorgue, Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy with her daughter Elizabeth Zellinger de Balkany, Princess Maria Theresa and Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis, and Lord Frederick Windsor. 

Our best wishes to the couple on their anniversary!