Copyright: a friend of mine About 600 guests had turned up for the wedding of Archduke Joseph Albrecht “Josh” of Austria and Countess Sophie von Schaesberg at the Parish Church St. Johannes Baptist in Sünching, Germany, on Saturday 26 August 2023 (see bridal couple), and the reception afterwards. Of course members of both the Austrian […]
An impressive train for Countess Sophie
Copyright: a friend of mine It is hard to keep up with all the big royal weddings at the moment, and there are more to come. At the Parish Church St. Johannes Baptist in Sünching, Germany, Archduke Joseph Albrecht “Josh” of Austria married Countess Sophie von Schaesberg on Saturday 26 August 2023. Their engagement became […]
Royal News February 2022
Last modified: 13 March 2022 1 February On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Oranje Fonds the patrons of the charity, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima gave an interview. The Foundation was a present of the Dutch people for the couple when they got married on 2 February 2002. A man has been […]
The Newest Additions to my Royal Collection
On Saturday 14 October 2017 for the 16th (!!!) time the Royals Verzamelbeurs in Nijverdal was being held. Every year (see my report from 2014) Wilbert Slooijer and his crew do their utmost best to make it a wonderful day for sellers and buyers. If you’re not planning to buy anything, don’t go, as otherwise […]
Book tip! The Assassination of the Archduke
When there is one book you should read at the moment it is “The Assassionation of the Archduke. Sarajevo 1914 and the Murder that Changed the World” by Greg King and Sue Woolmans. On 28 June it is 100 years ago that Gavrilo Princip assassinated the Austrian Crown Prince, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and his wife […]