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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. […]
The death of the Markgraf von Baden on 29 December 2022 reminded me of one of my most special royal meetings over the years. When trying to put some order in the huge amount of photos I have taken in the past 20 years or so, I came across this pre-digital photo. It is probably […]
Just back from a short trip with my mother to Leer, Germany. Only one hour by train from the city of Groningen it is my favourite place to travel to in the weeks before Christmas. The Christmas market in the main shopping street is not really interesting to me or my mother, but the Altstadt […]
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In some places the Christmas fun has already started. In the last days several Christmas fairs or markets and other Christmas events passed on social media. Therefore a post here with some that are being organized at palaces or castles. It seems many have a limited amount of tickets available, so if you plan to […]
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For more new books about royalty see: *contains affiliate links* AUSTRIA Authors: Thomas Walter Köhler, Christian Mertens, Anton Pelinka (ed.). Title: Ultimo. Österreichs letzter Kaiser im Übergang von der Monarchie zur Republik (Ultimo. Austria’s last emperor in the transition from monarchy to republic) (NL)(DE)(UK)(FR)(IT)(ES) Publication: 5 December 2022 by Braumüller Verlag. Language: German. AUSTRIA Author: […]
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For more new books about royalty see: *contains affiliate links* AUSTRIA Author: Moniek Bloks. Title: Empress Elisabeth of Austria. A collection of articles. Publication: 30 November 2022 by independently published (NL)(DE)(UK)(US)(FR)(IT)(ES) Language: English. AUSTRIA Author: Elena Hell. Title: Sisi. Verlangen und Verrat (Sisi. Desire and betrayal; part II of the RTL TV-series) (NL)(DE)(UK)(FR)(ES)(IT) Publication: 15 […]
Article written by Christin Zi who has a wonderful Twitter account, well worth following. The Spanish royal couple was paying a state visit to Germany from 17 to 19 October 2022, and Christin was accredited for the arrival of the King and Queen on Monday 17 October 2022 at the Bellevue Palace in Berlin. It […]
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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For more new books about royalty see: *contains affiliate links* AUSTRIA Author: Michaela Pfundner. Title: Ludwig Angerer (1827-1879). Der Fotograf des Kaiserhauses (Ludwig Angerer 1827-1879. The photographer of the Imperial House) (NL)(DE)(FR)(IT) Publication: October 2022 by Edition Winkler-Hermaden. Language: German. AUSTRIA Author: Rouven Pons. Title: Erzherzog Stephan (1817-1867). Biographie eines Habsburgers im entstehenden Medienzeitalter (Archduke […]
A four-day trip to Denmark as well as a three-day stay in Germany had been long planned. All of the sudden these turned out to be among the busiest royal weeks of the year, because of the death on 8 September of the British Queen Elizabeth II. Had the funeral been a little bit earlier, […]
