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Ludwig & Sophie – The bridal couple © Stefan
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Ludwig & Sophie – The bridal couple

After their civil wedding at Kaltenberg Castle on 24 December 2022, Prince Ludwig of Bavaria and Sophie-Alexandra Evekink celebrated their religious wedding at the Theatinerkirche St. Kajetan und Adelheid (Theatine Church of St. Cajetan and Adelaide) in München (Munich), Germany at 10am on 20 May 2023. The wedding was celebrated by Cardinal Reinhard Marx, Archbishop […]

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Ludwig & Sophie – The decoration in church © Parsifal von Pallandt (with permission)
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Ludwig & Sophie – The decoration in church

For their religious wedding on 20 May 2023 Prince Ludwig of Bavaria and Sophie-Alexandra Evekink had chose a very special church: the Theatinerkirche St. Kajetan und Adelheid (Theatine Church of St. Cajetan and Adelaide) in München (Munich). When the bridal couple is in München, they regularly visit services in this church. The wife of the […]

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Polterabend – pre-celebration of Ludwig and Sophie’s wedding Princess Olympia and Prince Jean-Christophe Napoléon-Bonaparte
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Polterabend – pre-celebration of Ludwig and Sophie’s wedding

With a handful of interesting weddings in noble and royal circles on Saturday 20 May 2023 the wedding season has now really started. One of the these weddings was the one of Prince Ludwig of Bavaria – future head of the royal family – and Sophie-Alexandra Evekink in München (Munich), Germany. The bridal couple already […]

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The wedding of Prince Laurent of Belgium and Claire Coombs photo & copyright: Netty Leistra
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The wedding of Prince Laurent of Belgium and Claire Coombs

Brussels, 12 April 2003 Rehearsal at the Cathedral, 10 April 2003 While passing the cathedral of Brussels on Thursday evening around 18:00 I just saw King Albert II and Queen Paola of the Belgians entering the cathedral through the side entrance. With the presscard I just had collected that afternoon in the press centre I […]

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An engagement in Luxembourg – Wedding date © Maison du Grand-Duc / Sophie Margue
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An engagement in Luxembourg – Wedding date

7 November 2022 Their Royal Highnesses The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg are very pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, to Mr Nicolas Bagory. The wedding will take place in spring 2023. Nicolas Bagory was born on 11 November 1988 as son of Thomas Bagory and […]

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A noble October wedding in Bamberg
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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 […]

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Remembering a Royal Wedding in Albania
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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 […]

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Wedding: Princess Maria Laura and William Isvy
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Wedding: Princess Maria Laura and William Isvy

Photos & copyright: Jelland Sprang On 27 December 2021 the surprise engagement of Princess Maria Laura of Belgium and William Isvy was announced. Laura’s uncle King Philippe of the Belgians on 31 January 2022 gave his permission for the wedding. They managed to keep their wedding date a secret for quite a while. The date […]

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Paul and Franziska – Their wedding guests Prince Ludwig of Bavaria and his fiancée Sophie-Alexandra Evekink
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Paul and Franziska – Their wedding guests

Something that I didn’t talk about in my wedding post of Hereditary Prince Paul Anton (Pál Antál) Esterházy von Galántha and Franziska von Reutter are the guests. But of course they had guests! Unfortunately they arrived in the rain, but my photographer managed to take some nice pictures of a few of the more known […]

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