Nowadays a lot of information can be found online, but not everything and there are still wonderful genealogy books being published with extensive royal and noble genealogies that are a must to have for royal and noble genealogists. They don’t come cheap, but some are really worth buying. The original “Almanach de Gotha” was published […]
This afternoon Castleholic‘s Svenja said on Twitter: “I just did the maths for an upcoming post: I visited 19 castles and palaces this year – at what point do you start calling it an addiction?” History of Royal Women‘s Moniek replied: “I visited 42 things, of which 22 were a castle or palace. I am […]
The funny (or bad) thing about royals is that you might get interested in more and more subjects. Years ago I never thought I would even remotedly become interested in fashion, but nowadays I might even recognise a designer by just seeing a dress. This Saturday I met with four other royalty watchers in Amsterdam. […]
Last modified: 12 July 2016 Beloeil, 17 & 18 June 2016 Photos are all copyrighted by Henriëtte E. and not to be used elsewhere. It was probably the wedding of the year in Belgium. On Friday, 17 June 2016, Count Guillaume de Dampierre married Princess Alix de Ligne civilly at the Town Hall in Beloeil, […]
Queen Fabiola of Belgium died at Stuyvenberg Castle in Brussels in the early evening of 5 December 2014, aged 86. The last time I saw her was on 20 and 21 July 2013 in Brussels, when I was there for the inthronisation of King Philippe of the Belgians.
All pictures: Copyright Gabi P. Not to be posted elsewhere without permission. Last modified: 9 August 2014 On 5 July Prince Amedeo of Belgium married Elisabetta Maria Rosboch von Wolkenstein (in short Lili Rosboch) at the Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere in Rome, Italy. Some pictures by Dutch photographer Bernard Rübsamen can be found […]
Of course there were rumours, but only a few years ago most people would have laughed if you’d suggested that several monarchs would abdicate in the years to come. But now we all know … the most unlikely scenario might happen after all. Since early 2013 we’ve had no less than five abdications: Vatican City, […]
Last modified: 19 December 2013 Mechelen, Belgium, 6 December 2008 Civil wedding After a gala evening at nearby Zemst on Friday the guests for the wedding of Count Rodolphe de Limburg Stirum and Archduchess Marie-Christine of Austria had a good night sleep. Around noon several royals could be spotted strolling through the shopping streets of […]
Since 21 July 2013 Belgium has a new King. King Albert II abdicated on the Belgian national day in favour of his son King Philippe. King Albert II only announced that he would abdicate on 4 July 2013, so there was little time for extra preparations. But of course the Belgians already were to celebrate […]
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The Prince of Orange and his wife Princess Máxima of the Netherlands invited their crown princely colleagues for a meeting in the Netherlands. The photo was taken on 2 March at the Castle Het Oude Loo in Apeldoorn. Present were Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie of Luxembourg, Crown Princess Victoria and […]
