Last modified: 2 October 2022 1 September King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands had to cancel a visit to California and Texas, USA, from 6 to 9 September because he is still recovering of pneumonia. His wife Queen Máxima is now travelling alone. The Dutch Royal House has informed that Amalia, The Princess of Orange, is […]
New royal and noble books – September 2022
For more new books about royalty see: *contains affiliate links* AUSTRIA Author: Nicole Kleinhammer, Sebastian Kadas. Title: Sissi. Köstlichkeiten aus der kaiserlichen Küche (Sissi. Delicacies from the imperial kitchen) (DE) Publication: 30 September 2022 by Klartext. Language: German. AUSTRIA/BRAZIL Author: Ursula Prutsch. Title: Leopoldine von Habsburg, Kaiserin von Brasilien, Naturforscherin, Ikone der Unabhängigkeit (Leopoldine of […]
Paul and Franziska – Their wedding guests
Something that I didn’t talk about in my wedding post of Hereditary Prince Paul Anton (Pál Antál) Esterházy von Galántha and Franziska von Reutter are the guests. But of course they had guests! Unfortunately they arrived in the rain, but my photographer managed to take some nice pictures of a few of the more known […]
Paul and Franziska – A wedding tiara mystery
Photos are copyrighted by a friend of mine (not to be posted elsewhere) On 21 August 2021 Hereditary Prince Paul Anton (Pál Antál) Esterházy von Galántha and Franziska von Reutter were engaged in the Zillertal, Tyrol, Austria. He was born in 1986 as son of Prince Anton (Antal) Esterházy von Galántha and his former wife […]
New royal and noble books – August 2022
For more new books about royalty see: History of Royal Women Rosvall Royal Books Royal Book News The World of Royalty Van Hoogstraten Online AUSTRIA Author: Stefan Haderer. Title: Under the Spell of a Myth. Empress Sisi in Greece. Publication: 28 August 2022 by independently published. Language: English. AUSTRIA Author: Ingrid Haslinger. Title: Otto Desbalmes. […]
New royal and noble books – July 2022
For more new books about royalty see: History of Royal Women Rosvall Royal Books Royal Book News The World of Royalty Van Hoogstraten Online AUSTRIA Authors: Lelio Colloredo-Mannsfeld and Hannes Etzlstorfer. Title: Die kaiserliche Jagd (The imperial Hunt). Publication: 21 July 2022 by KRAL. Language: German. AUSTRIA Author: Edward De Maesschalk. Title: Ondergang. De val […]
The funeral of Duke Carl von Württemberg
Pictures by two friends of mine, including Royal Travel & Events In the early hours of Tuesday 7 June 2022 Duke Carl von Württemberg died aged 85 in a hospital in Ravensburg, Germany. He had already health problems for a few years, that slowly got worse. But his death after a hospital stay of a […]
Royal News June 2022
Last modified: 3 July 2022 1 June A guide to the Platinum Jubilee. The Queen is the first British monarch to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee. A new portrait by Ranald Mackechnie was released to mark the beginning of the celebrations. In her Jubilee message the Queen said: “I continue to be inspired by the goodwill […]
Noble and royal “interracial” Marriages
Updated 10 June 2022 How often these days I see articles stating that when Prince Harry of Wales married Meghan Markle in May 2018, it would be the first royal interracial marriage ever. Obviously most articles mean, the first British royal interracial marriage – as lots of media tends to forget there are other royal […]
Royal News April 2022
Last modified: 3 May 2022 1 April In an interview with the NPO-Radio program FunX Queen Máxima of the Netherlands remembered growing up in a country with huge inflation. That’s why she studied economics and learned that “handling money well is an important part of a better life”. As a parent one should be strict […]