Documentary: Grand Charlotte of Luxembourg – A Royal At War
Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg on the day in April 1945 when she returned to her people “Charlotte: A Royal At War is the remarkable story of Grand Duchess Charlotte, daughter…
In Profile: The Swiss-Born American Heiress (And Romanov Step-Daughter) Who Forged Her Own Path
Sumner Moore Kirby On 6 November 1934, one of the heirs to the F. W. Woolworth and Co. fortune, Sumner Moore Kirby (1895-1945), married for the third time. The bride…
Count Jan Bernadotte (1941-2021)
Count Jan Bernadotte af Wisborg. Count Jan Bernadotte af Wisborg died on 1 September 2021. He was eighty years-old. Count Lennart Bernadotte and Karin Nissvandt, 1932. On 9 January 1941, Count…
Engagement of Infanta Maria Francisca, Duchess of Coimbra!
Duarte and Maria Francisca. Duarte and Isabel, the Duke and Duchess of Braganza, have announced the engagement of their only daughter a Infanta Maria Francisca to Duarte de Sousa Araújo Martins in…
Niece of Tongan King Recalls Nightmare of Tsunami Fallout
Maxar closeup satellite imagery shows the ash covered homes and buildings on January 18, 2022, after the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano eruption on January 14th , 2022 in Tongatapu, Tonga.Photo…
Prince Joachim of Denmark Turns 50!
Prince Joachim and Princess Angelina of Prussia The bride’s parents Count Friedrich Ernest and Countess Sylvia zu Solms-Laubach with their granddaughter Georgina The happy newlyweds! Prince Joachim of Prussia…
Crown Princess Cecilie of Prussia’s Fabergé Tiara Goes Up For Sale
Embed from Getty Images This week Sotheby’s confirmed that a diamond Fabergé tiara, formerly the property of Crown Princess Cecilie of Prussia (1886-1954; née Mecklenburg-Schwerin), will go to auction in…
Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s Grandson, Georg Friedrich of Hohenberg, Has Passed Away
Duke Georg Friedrich of Hohenberg Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images Duke Georg Friedrich of Hohenberg has passed away at the age of ninety. He was a grandson…
The American Lady Who Almost Became An Infanta of Spain: Mrs Mabelle Gilman Corey
Luís Fernando de Orleans y Borbón, Infante of Spain Mrs William Ellis Corey (née Mabelle Gilman); almost an Infanta of Spain In April 1929, Mrs Mabelle Gilman Corey converted to…
Going To The Chapel: Two Royal Weddings On The Horizon In May!
Two royal weddings will be taking place in May 2020. Both of the brides are princesses of the blood in their respective dynasties; indeed, they are third cousins. Beatrice of…