photo & copyright: Netty Leistra
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 […]
After a lenghty accreditation process I finally was told I had accreditation as a journalist for the state visit to Germany of King Charles III and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom from 29 to 31 March 2023. As Berlin was too far away for me, I had opted only to go to Hamburg on […]
At the Münster in Salem, Germany, on Friday 13 January 2023 the funeral service for Maximilian Margrave of Baden, who died on 29 December 2022, took place. The photos were taken by two friends of mine and are copyrighted.
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What was the first time I heard of Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz? I think it was on 9 September 1999, one day before the announcement of her engagement to the Belgian heir to the throne, Prince Philippe. They had managed to keep their relationship a good secret. However, the official presentation was held on my 26th […]
On 19 January 1943 – today 80 years ago – a little princess was born, far away from home. The third daughter of Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands was named Margriet Francisca. Her elder sisters Princess Beatrix and Princess Irene had been born at home at Soestdijk Palace in the Netherlands. Their […]
© RVD – Jeroen van der Meyde
Last modified: 7 January 2023 1 December The sapphire tiara of Princess Thyra of Denmark and other royal jewellery were sold at auction at Bruun Rasmussen, Copenhagen, Denmark, today. The tiara, that last belonged to Princess Elisabeth of Denmark, was sold for 650.000 DKK, her art deco bracelet with emeralds and diamonds fetched 700.000 DKK. […]
Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Parma
Updated: 7 January 2023 Since the start of the corona pandemic there has been a long list of royals and nobles that personally suffered of Covid-19 or even died. Of course it is often not announced whether people died of the Coronavirus or died in a natural way. Of some people however it is known. […]
© Maison du Grand-Duc / Sophie Margue
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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Last modified: 1 January 2023 Deaths in reigning and non-reigning royal houses of the year 2022. Date Name Age Place January 3 (Covid-19) Igor Ostasenko-Bogdanoff (Parma) 72 Hôpital Georges-Pompidou, Paris, France January 3 Werner von Klitzing (Wied) 87 January 5 Dinnies von der Osten (Prussia) 92 Bad Godesberg, Germany January 10 Archduchess Margherita of Austria-Este […]
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