Last modified: 10 November 2022 1 October Thus far the British royal family has received more than 50.000 messages of condolence following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September. A poll commissioned by the pro-republican association “Republiek” shows that only 51 percent of the Dutch think The Netherlands should remain a monarchy. The […]
Dutch photosession in Amsterdam
On Friday afternoon 4 November 2022 King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands and their three daughters the Princess of Orange (Amalia), Princess Alexia and Princess Ariane posed for photos in the New Church in Amsterdam. At the moment the exhibition “De eeuw van Juliana” (The Century of Juliana) is on display there. For […]
The royal connection of this building
Anyone who recognises this building is either a longtime royalty watcher or a huge fan of Crown Princess Mary of Denmark. During my last visit to Copenhagen I was nearby and decided to continue my walk after visiting the Little Mermaid to have a quick look. To my surprise I recognised the building immediately, so […]
New royal and noble books – November 2022
For more new books about royalty see: *contains affiliate links* AUSTRIA Author: Moniek Bloks. Title: Empress Elisabeth of Austria. A collection of articles. Publication: 30 November 2022 by independently published (NL)(DE)(UK)(US)(FR)(IT)(ES) Language: English. AUSTRIA Author: Elena Hell. Title: Sisi. Verlangen und Verrat (Sisi. Desire and betrayal; part II of the RTL TV-series) (NL)(DE)(UK)(FR)(ES)(IT) Publication: 15 […]
Run, laughter – Report of the Spanish state visit in Germany
Article written by Christin Zi who has a wonderful Twitter account, well worth following. The Spanish royal couple was paying a state visit to Germany from 17 to 19 October 2022, and Christin was accredited for the arrival of the King and Queen on Monday 17 October 2022 at the Bellevue Palace in Berlin. It […]
Autumn walk around the Epema State
Around this time of the year it is wonderful to walk around in a wood or a park. With my mother I enjoyed a stroll through the park around the Epema State in IJsbrechtum, The Netherlands, on Sunday. It wasn’t really sunny, but we were surrounded by lots of autumn colours and mushrooms.
A noble October wedding in Bamberg
All photos copyrighted by a friend of mine In Spring 2021 Count Philipp Schenk von Stauffenberg and Maira Tolardo-Mooser already got married civilly. They finally married religiously in the Dom Church in Bamberg, Germany, on 15 October 2022. The bride entered the church with her father Bertram Mooser on the “Prince of Denmark’s March” of […]
Join me! Support for Amalia!
Instead of enjoying her life as a student in Amsterdam, the security of the Princess of Orange, Catharina-Amalia, has been tightened considerably a few weeks ago. She appears in organized crime communications, that show there could be plans to attack or kidnap her. For the 18-year-old Amalia that means that plans to move to Amsterdam […]
Crown Princesses at the Koldinghus
When going through my articles of the past months, I noticed I have forgotten to tell you about the wonderful exhibition “Mary & Kronprinsesserne” (Mary & the Crown Princesses) that can be visited at the Koldinghus in Kolding, Denmark, until 30 December 2022. The exhibition was opened by Crown Princess Mary herself, accompanied by Crown […]
Remembering a Royal Wedding in Albania
These days my private Facebook-account constantly reminds me about the fact that six years ago I spent a few days in Albania to attend (as a journalist and photographer) the wedding of Crown Prince Leka II of the Albanians and Elia Zaharia. Already years before they got married, I had said to myself that if […]