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New royal and noble books – August 2023

For more new books about royalty see: *contains affiliate links* RUSSIA Title: Alexandra Feodorovna, Diaries and Correspondence, Volume I Princess of Hesse 1872-1893Author: George HawkinsPublication date: 31 August 2023Publisher: independently publishedLanguage: English Buy at Amazon: UK, US SWEDEN Title: Kungen 50 år på tronenAuthor: Roger LundgrenPublication date: 29 August 2023Publisher: The Book AffairLanguage: Swedish Buy […]

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New royal and noble books – July 2023

For more new books about royalty see: *contains affiliate links* GENERAL Title: Dynasty in Motion: Wedding Journeys in Late Medieval and Early Modern EuropeAuthor: Patrik PastrnakPublication date: 28 July 2023Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: English Buy at Amazon: UK, US GERMANY Title: Der Kronprinz und das Dritte Reich. Wilhelm von Preussen und der Aufstieg des NationalsozialismusAuthor: Jürgen LuhPublication […]

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New royal and noble books – March 2023

For more new books about royalty see: *contains affiliate links* ALBANIA Title: La rosa bianca. Storia di una regina raccontata da una vera principessaAuthor: Eliza ZahariaPublication date: 31 March 2023Publisher: GribaudoLanguage: Italian Buy at Amazon: US (Kindle), IT DENMARK Title: Dronning Margrethe og Kongeslægten – Mine oplevelser med kongehusetAuthor: Svend Aage NielsenPublication date: 20 March […]

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New royal and noble books – December 2022

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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New royal and noble books – June 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 GENERAL Author: Jean des Cars. Title: Au Coeur des Royautés (At the heart of royalty). Publication: 10 June 2021 by Perrin. Language: French. GERMANY Author: Ronald Kousbroek. Title: Majesteiten zijn nu […]

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Royal News January 2021

Last modified: 7 February 2021 1 January In his New Year’s speech, recorded on video because of Covid-19, Emperor Naruhito of Japan thanked medical staff involved in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. He also sent his condolences to people who have lost family and friends to the virus in Japan and across the world. […]

History, Miscellaneous

83 Years Ago – The Tragic Death of the Hessen Family

In November 1937 a terrible tragedy shocked the royal families throughout Europe. On 9 October 1937 Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig von Hessen und bei Rhein (of Hesse and by Rhine), who had reigned until 1918, had died at the age of 68. Despite of that the family was to gather in London for the wedding […]

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New royal and noble books – January 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 (NOBILITY) Author: Maria Theodora Freifrau von dem Bottlenberg-Landsberg. Title: Im Wirbel der Zeiten. Das Leben der Anna Prinzessin Schwarzenberg (In the vortex of times. The life of Anna Princess Schwarzenberg). […]

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Book Review: Lives and Loves of the Mountbattens

At the end of the summer of 2019 “The Mountbattens: Their Lives & Loves” by Andrew Lownie was a Sunday Times Bestseller. The hardcover version (496 pages) was published in August 2019 by Blink Publishing. The paperback (496 pages) followed in June 2020 and I recently was finally able to read the (e-)book. It took […]

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Royal Twins

Sometimes I wonder what’s the thing with (royal) twins nowadays. So many celebrities become the parents of twins, and there are more royal twins than ever before. Almost every time a royal is pregnant, there are rumours it will be twins. Most of the time that is of course rubbish, but once in a while […]