Last modified: 1 January 2023 Engagements, marriages and divorces in reigning and non-reigning royal houses of the year 2020. * = New Engagements Date Groom-to-be Bride-to-be Place January 16 Crown Prince Theyazin bin Haitham al Said of Oman Sayeeda Meyyan bint Shihab al Said of Oman January 20 Grand Duke George of Russia Rebecca Bettarini […]
Last modified: 30 December 2022 Births and christenings in reigning and non-reigning royal houses of the year 2021. * = new Births Date Name Parents Place January 11 Maximilian Prince Heinrich and Princess Henriette of Bavaria München, Germany * January 15 Cecilia Maria Josephine Adélaïde Henriette Archduke Imre and Archduchess Kathleen of Austria January 18 […]
The name Stamp in the Brooksbank family has a long tradition. The name came into the family when Mary Stamp in 1679 married Joseph Brooksbank. They named their first son Stamp, and since there have regularly been boys called Stamp in the family. It is however not a name given to each boy in the […]
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Many young girls (and women) dream of becoming a real princess one day. But becoming a royal is not always the fairy-tale it sounds. The Australian Esther Blanche Murphy, better known as Jill, could tell you something about that. The frock shop proprietress from Rose Bay was a daughter of Robert Aubrey Murphy and Eleanor […]
As usual I sent a bunch of Christmas cards to royals – reigning and non-reigning – all over Europe. It is always exciting to see whether people send back cards and what you get back. Several corona-related cards this year complete with “virus” and face masks. I am sure more cards will follow in the […]
For the first time in years the Netherlands was covered with snow last week. And there was even ice, so lots of people went ice skating outside. Not me, but it wasn’t so bad in the Netherlands that you couldn’t walk. So that is what I did a few times. The world looks beautiful in […]
It has been a while since you heard something from me. For months I have mainly been living outside for most of the day. I only came home for food. Netty was even worrying that I had found myself a new mom, which of course isn’t true. That all has changed a few days ago. […]
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Last modified: 7 February 2021 1 January In his New Year’s speech, recorded on video because of Covid-19, Emperor Naruhito of Japan thanked medical staff involved in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. He also sent his condolences to people who have lost family and friends to the virus in Japan and across the world. […]
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The last time I bought a television I accidentally ended up with a smart tv. I actually wanted the cheaper one without the smart part, but as they didn’t have it in stock, and I wanted it immediately, I got the more expensive version for the same price. Last week I finally decided I wanted […]
Are there any royals that own cats my own cat Prince Harry asked? Honestly I can only think of one: Princess Michael of Kent. Traditionally royals own horses and dogs. Horses were used to ride or to pull a carriage from A to Z. You needed them when going hunting. Dogs were to guard the […]
