For more new books about royalty see: *contains affiliate links* AUSTRIA Title: The Habsburg Way. Seven rules for turbulent timesAuthor: Eduard Habsburg, Archduke of AustriaPublication date: 20 April 2023Publisher: Sophia Institute PressLanguage: English Buy at Amazon: NL, DE, UK, US, FR, IT, ES BELGIUM Title: Laurent, prins op overschot (Laurent, prince in surplus)Author: Niels VandenbusschePublication […]
Royal Magazines and TV-Programs
There are many magazines and TV-channels that sometimes report about the royals in the world. There are however just very few specialized magazines, not surprisingly they are almost all published in monarchies. But which specialized magazines are around? Unfortunately apart from some English language magazines, most of them are only available in the country itself. […]
New royal and noble books – March 2023
For more new books about royalty see: *contains affiliate links* ALBANIA Title: La rosa bianca. Storia di una regina raccontata da una vera principessaAuthor: Eliza ZahariaPublication date: 31 March 2023Publisher: GribaudoLanguage: Italian Buy at Amazon: US (Kindle), IT DENMARK Title: Dronning Margrethe og Kongeslægten – Mine oplevelser med kongehusetAuthor: Svend Aage NielsenPublication date: 20 March […]
New royal and noble books – February 2023
For more new books about royalty see: *contains affiliate links* BELGIUM Title: Filip & Mathilde 7 – Royal FloshAuthor: Charel CambréPublication date: 17 February 2023Publisher: Uitgeverij IndrukLanguage: Dutch Buy at Amazon: NL, DE CASTLES Title: Politics and the English Country House, 1688-1800Editors: Joan Coutu, Jon Stobart and Peter N. LindfieldPublication date: 15 February 2023Publisher: McGill-Queen’s […]
New royal and noble books – January 2023
For more new books about royalty see: *contains affiliate links* BELGIUM Title: De macht van Mathilde. De ware impact van de Koningin der Belgen (Mathilde’s power. The true impact of the Queen of the Belgians)Author: Jo De PoorterPublication date: 3 January 2023Publisher: PelckmansLanguage: Dutch Buy at Amazon: NL, DE, UK, FR, IT, ES FRANCE (Nobility) […]
From Farmsum to Stockholm – Occa Ripperda
This year thus far has been rather hectic, with a new website to develop, another yet private project to finish, my work, knee problems and a cat that needed surgery. It thus was really a treat that I unexpectedly could join John from Adel in Nederland to a very special evening at nearby Landgoed Nienoord […]
Book review: Stephan Malinowski – Nazis and Nobles
In januari 2023 is het boek “De adel en de Nazi’s. De collaboratie van de Duitse keizerlijke familie” van de historicus en schrijver Stephan Malinowski eindelijk in het Nederlands verschenen met een voorwoord van de Nederlandse historica en professor Beatrice de Graaf. Ullstein Buchverlage bracht het boek onder de titel “Die Hohenzollern und die Nazis: […]
Video: The funeral of King Constantine II of Greece
The funeral of former King Constantine II of Greece, who died on 10 January 2023 in Athens aged 82, can be watched here. It starts with the viewing in the morning at the Agios Eleftherios Chapel, where Greeks could say goodbye. It is followed by carrying the coffin outside to the Metropolitan Cathedral next door, […]
Harry & Meghan – Netflix and book
Honestly I think it is time for Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, to stop trying to convince the media of their side of the story, as that will probably never happen. With a Netflix-documentary and a new book to arrive soon, it seems they are not […]
Sisi – The RTL-series continues
Aren’t there a bit too much series and films about Empress Elisabeth of Austria “Sisi” nowadays. Netflix has Die Kaiserin (The Empress) since 2022 (another season yet to come), the film Corsage came out this year, and since 2021 there is a German tv-series by RTL. And apart from that as usual the old 1950s […]