Any royal postcard collectors among my visitors? I just have a small collection of cards, either with royals (old and new) or palaces/castles on it. My mother gave me these postcards recently, likely dating from the 1950s to the 1970s. The first black-white postcard shows the castles of King Ludwig II of Bavaria. The poststamps […]
Christmas Wonderland at Bückeburg
All pictures copyrighted by Netty Leistra Having grown up in The Netherlands, where – at least when I was young – it was rather a tradition to give presents at St Nicholas (5 December), Christmas mainly meant lots of decoration and good food. I think I was a teenager when we first visited a Christmas […]
Eva-Benita Fürstin zu Schaumburg-Lippe (1927-2013)
Photos and Copyright: Netty Leistra On Wednesday morning 8 May I heard the sad news that Eva-Benita Fürstin zu Schaumburg-Lippe née Freiin von Tiele-Winckler had died early that morning at the age of 85. She had been ill for some years already. Flags at Bückeburg Castle in Bückeburg are flying at half-mast. People are able […]
The wedding of the Fürst zu Schaumburg-Lippe and Nadja Anna Zsoeks
Last modified: 19 December 2012 Bückeburg, 28 & 30 June 2007 Wedding programme Thursday, 28 June 2007 11:00 – Bridal couple leaves Bückeburg Castle by foot 11:30 – Civil wedding at the townhall of Bückeburg 12:15 – Bridal couple appears on the balcony of the townhall Afternoon – Wedding lunch at Stadthagen Friday, 29 June […]