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Sisi, Atlantic Crossing and Bridgerton Photo: TVNOW / Story House Pictures / René Arnold
Film & TV, Media & Co

Sisi, Atlantic Crossing and Bridgerton

Am I the only one who is always irritated when a new royal/noble tv-series, supposedly based on real facts, isn’t what I thought it would be? It usually takes me a while before I start to enjoy these kind of series, or not at all. I did like The Crown, when I finally managed to […]

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New royal and noble books – January 2022 George Peabody Library, Baltimore, USA (Pixabay)
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New royal and noble books – January 2022

For more new books about royalty see: History of Royal Women Rosvall Royal Books Royal Book News The World of Royalty Van Hoogstraten Online AUSTRIA Author: Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger. Title: Maria Theresa. The Habsburg Empress in Her Time. Publication: 18 January 2022 by Princeton University Press. Language: English (originally published in German 2018). DENMARK Author: Politikens […]

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Royal News December 2021 © Casa de S.M. el Rey
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Royal News December 2021

Last modified: 9 January 2022 1 December Princess Aiko of Japan, the daughter of the Emperor and Empress, turned 20 today and reached adulthood. In a statement she let know: “From now on, I would like to engage sincerely with each duty as a member of the adult imperial family and help the imperial couple […]

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New royal and noble books – December 2021 Pixabay, Leeds Castle
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New royal and noble books – December 2021

For more new books about royalty see: History of Royal Women Rosvall Royal Books Royal Book News The World of Royalty Van Hoogstraten Online AUSTRIA Authors: Elena Hell and Robert Krause. Title: Sisi (1). Das dunkle Versprechen (Sisi. The dark promise). Publication: 1 December 2021 by Rowohlt Verlag, on the occasion of the new RTL-TV-Series […]

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Royal News November 2021 © Maison du Grand-Duc / Sophie Margue
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Royal News November 2021

Last modified: 5 December 2021 1 November Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain delivered her COP26 speech via video message. She had recorded the speech already late October 2021 and let know on 26 October that she wouldn’t attend the event, as she had planned. Many world leaders attend the 26th United Nations Climate Change […]

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New royal and noble books – October 2021 Pixabay, Leeds Castle
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New royal and noble books – October 2021

For more new books about royalty see: History of Royal Women Rosvall Royal Books Royal Book News The World of Royalty Van Hoogstraten Online AUSTRIA/MEXICO Author: Edward Shawcross. Title: The last Emperor of Mexico. The dramatic story of the Habsburg Archduke who created a kingdom in the New World. Publication: 19 October 2021 by Basic […]

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A royal surprise in Hohenems The bride and her father
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A royal surprise in Hohenems

Photos & Copyright by a friend of mine. About 480 guests had travelled to Hohenems for the wedding of Philipp Eisl and Countess Tatiana zu Waldburg-Zeil-Hohenems on Saturday 2 October 2021. The couple’s engagement was announced in April 2020. The wedding was planned for 5 June 2021, but at that date only the civil wedding […]

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Royal News September 2021 Copyright: Imperial Household Agency
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Royal News September 2021

Last modified: 2 October 2021 1 September The Duchess of Cornwall shared her recipe for Victoria sponge cake. Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway has returned to school her father Crown Prince Haakon has confirmed. She tested positive for Covid-19 on 22 August. It is reported that Princess Mako of Akishino (Japan) and her fiancé Kei […]

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A romantic wedding in Amorbach
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A romantic wedding in Amorbach

All photos by Stefan S. and Gabi P. Prince Berthold von Baden and Nina Schröder celebrated their religious wedding on 28 August 2021. Like his sister Princess Aglaë two years ago, Prince Berthold and his bride opted to get married at Amorbach Abbey (Abteikirche), Germany. The service was led by army chaplain Sandra Mehrl and […]

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Wedding bells in Vienna
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Wedding bells in Vienna

The wonderful photos are copyrighted by my friend Gabi P. Engagement rumours already existed since April 2019 when the boyfriend of Princess Maria Anunciata of Liechtenstein, Emanuele Musini, attended the funeral of Anunciata’s grandfather maternally Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg. The same story for her sister Princess Marie-Astrid, who in 2019 seems to have become […]

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