Not surprisingly the wedding of Count Caspar von Matuschka and Countess Leonie von Waldburg-Zeil-Hohenems attracted some attention. Not at least because her very royal godfather turned up with his wife and eldest daughter. Caspar and Leonie got married on Saturday, 22 June 2024
So much to do right now that I totally forgot to post these wedding pictures. As usually copyrighted and taken by a friend of mine. On Saturday, 25 May 2024, the Benedictine Monastery Stift St. Peter in Salzburg, Austria, experienced a royal wedding, not an Austrian one, but a Bavarian one. Prince Stanislaus of Bavaria […]
For the Dutch magazine Royalty, issue 5/2024, published late June 2024, I wrote an article about the grand ducal family of Mecklenburg. On 3 July 2024 it was 90 years ago that Prince Hendrik, the husband of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, passed away. I would like to thank the family zu Mecklenburg-Strelitz for their […]
As usual: photos copyrighted and taken by a friend of mine. On 18 May 2024 Hereditary Count Alexander Fugger von Babenhausen and Gabriella Beatriz Stoudemire got married at the St. Moritz Church in a very sunny Augsburg, Germany, the city, where the Fugger family is originally from. Gilles Mendel designed the wedding gown. The wedding […]
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For the Dutch magazine Royalty, issue 4/2024, published late May 2024, I wrote an article about the royal family of Württemberg. The month of June was the month in which Queen Sophie of the Netherlands, born a Princess of Württemberg, was born, married and died and married. I would have loved another interview, but unfortunately […]
Photos are copyrighted The wedding season has started again. Nikolaus Habsburg-Lothringen – for royalists Archduke of Austria – married his childhood friend Sandra Aschauer at the St.-Nikolaus-Kirche in Bad Ischl, Austria, on 4 May 2024. The party afterwards – with around 150 guests – took place at the Kaiservilla in Bad Ischl. Their civil wedding […]
It is not always easy to figure out which title to use. Even family members and media, as well as people who are more or less experts, like me, sometimes have difficulties. Just say: it is complicated. And if you’re not sure, better check or ask someone with more knowledge. I am always surprised when […]
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King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands celebrated his 57th birthday in Emmen, in the Dutch Province of Drenthe. He was joined by Queen Máxima, Princess Amalia, Princess Alexia, Princess Ariane, Prince Constantijn, Princess Laurentien, Prince Maurits, Princess Marilène, Prince Bernhard, Princess Annette, Prince Pieter-Christiaan, Princess Anita, Prince Floris and Princess Aimée. I was a bit scared […]
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On 8 April 2024 it was 200 years ago since Princess Sophie of the Netherlands, later Grand Duchess von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach – was born. For the Dutch magazine Royalty, issue 3/2024 I wrote an article on this occasion with the title “Groothertogin Sophie speelt een zeer belangrijke rol in mijn leven” (Grand Duchess Sophie plays a […]
From Friday evening 11 October to Sunday 13 October 2024, an international conference on the history of the European Princely/Royal Houses will take place in Leeuwarden’s historic Town Hall. The meeting is in the regal ambience of the Orange Hall. The Nassau and Friesland Foundation invites you to attend this weekend as a guest! We’ll […]
