Royal Gatherings in London 2020: April 18-19!
Dear All, This year’s Royal Gatherings in London will take place on 18th & 19th April 2020. Please put the dates in your diary. As usual it will…
Count Jan Bernadotte, the Much-Married Cousin of Sweden’s King, Turns 80
Count Jan Bernadotte af Wisborg. On 9 January 1941, Count Carl Johan “Jan” Gustaf Vilhelm Bernadotte af Wisborg was born at Stockholm. He was the son of Count Lennart Bernadotte…
Unlocking Stroke Assessment: The NIH Stroke Scale Explained
Discover how mastering the NIH Stroke Scale enhances stroke assessment skills, leading to improved patient outcomes and optimized clinical practice. In the realm of healthcare, the NIH Stroke Scale emerges…
Princess Gloria of Thurn and Taxis: The “Princess TNT” Years
Countess Mariae Gloria Ferdinanda Joachima Josephine Wilhelmine Huberta of Schönburg-Glauchau was born at Stuttgart-Degerloch on 23 February 1960. She was the second child and second daughter of Count Joachim of…
Margarita of Romania Opens Peleș For People Needing A Place to Quarantine
Margarita, Custodian of the Romanian Crown, and the Royal Family continue to work with society and the authorities of the Romanian state to strengthen the national response to the threat…
Marriage for the Earl of Southesk and Camille Ascoli
Charlie and Camille The Earl of Southesk and his fiancée Camille Ascoli were married today, 5 September. The Countess of Southesk wore the Fife Fringe Tiara, which had been on…
The 80th Birthday of the Fürst zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
Today, Fürst Alois-Konstantin zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg celebrates his eightieth birthday! Fürst Alois, Hereditary Prince Karl and Hereditary Princess Carolina, and Fürstin Josephine, 1935. Born on 16 December 1941 at Würzburg, Prince Alois-Konstantin Karl Eduard…
The Portuguese Infanta and the Blue-Blooded American Bachelor
In May 1934, the engagement was announced between Infanta Maria Antónia of Portugal (1903-1973) and Mr Sidney Ashley Chanler (1907-1994). The infanta was the daughter of Infante Miguel, Duke of Bragança (1853-1927),…
Eduard Habsburg, Hungarian Ambassador to the Vatican, Visits the Heart of Archduke Otto in Hungary
Archduke Eduard praying in front of the heart of Archduke OttoPhotograph (c) Eduard Habsburg Archduke Eduard of Austria recently paid his respects to his late cousin, Archduke Otto (1912-2011). Eduard visited…
Princess Maryam Begum of Afghanistan (1936-2021)
Princess Maryam with an Afghan nurse, 1960s. Over the weekend, it was announced that Princess Maryam Begum of Afghanistan had passed away on 25 December. She was eighty-five years-old. Born…