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Eberhard & Gaby – Their guests © Stefan S.
Marriages, News

Eberhard & Gaby – Their guests

The guestlist for the wedding of Duke Eberhard von Württemberg and Gaby Maier on 15 July 2023 at Altshausen, Germany, wasn’t huge. But the guestlist was rather nice and the guests dressed for the occasion.

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Eberhard & Gaby – Twice is a charm © G.
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Eberhard & Gaby – Twice is a charm

Copyright pictures by G. and Stefan S. Altshausen Castle in Altshausen, Germany, on Saturday 15 July 2023 once again was the stage for a wedding in the royal family of Württemberg. Duke Eberhard von Württemberg married Gaby Maier, to whom he got engaged late 2022 after a relationship of several years. A small group of […]

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Philippe & Mathilde – 10 Years on the Belgian Throne © Belgian Royal Palace / Michel Gronemberger
News, Royal News

Philippe & Mathilde – 10 Years on the Belgian Throne

Time flies! On 21 July 2023 it is 10 years ago since King Philippe succeeded to the Belgian throne. The Belgian Royal Palace on the occasion released wonderful new official pictures of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians, both in civil and gala dress. The photos were taken at Laeken Palace by Michel […]

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Groningen – A bust of the King
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Groningen – A bust of the King

In the Netherlands it is a good practice to have a piece of art or a photo in the city hall. During the renovation 2020-2022 of the city hall in Groningen, the city where I live, there has been somewhat of a discussion: should there be a new portrait of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, […]

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Kaiserwetter for Wenzel and Felicitas © G.
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Kaiserwetter for Wenzel and Felicitas

Photos all copyrighted by a friend of mine. Not to be posted elsewhere. Prince Johann-Wenzel von und zu Liechtenstein and Countess Felicitas von Hartig had “Kaiserwetter” (bright sunshine) on their wedding day. At the civil wedding on 30 April 2023 in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, their witnesses were Count Ferdinand von Hartig and Princess Marguerite von und […]

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Ludwig & Sophie – More wedding photos © Jan-Dirk van der Niet
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Ludwig & Sophie – More wedding photos

I’ve got so many pictures of the Bavaria wedding on 20 May 2023 – and I wasn’t even there myself. Last week I received these wonderful photos of the bridal couple at the church. Guest photos are still to come. All © Jan-Dirk van der Niet (and not to be posted elsewhere)

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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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