Last modified: 13 March 2022 1 February On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Oranje Fonds the patrons of the charity, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima gave an interview. The Foundation was a present of the Dutch people for the couple when they got married on 2 February 2002. A man has been […]
New royal and noble books – March 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 GERMANY (Bavaria/Württemberg) Author: Ulrich Scheinhammer-Schmid. Title: Prinzessin Wiltrud von Bayern, Herzogin von Urach. Der Briefwechsel mit Karl und Klara May (Princess Wiltrud of Bavaria, Duchess of Urach. The correspondence with Karl […]
Holyrood Week or Royal Week?
Surely I can’t have been the only person, that frowned my eyebrows when reading on the official social media and in press announcements that Buckingham Palace decided to call the few days that the Queen spends in Scotland each year late June-early July Royal Week this time. It is according to the royal website how […]
Royal Calendars 2021
The wall next to my computer this year is decorated with a royal calendar. When you’re looking for it, there are several ones available, although it might vary per year. I bought mine from photographer Albert Nieboer from Royal Press Europe, who has done a great job, and created a calendar with lovely photos. There […]
New royal and noble books – May 2020
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: Martyn Rady Title: The Habsburgs. The rise and fall of a world power Publication: 12 May 2020 by Allen Lane. Language: English. A Dutch version is to appear in […]
New royal and noble books – February 2020
For more new books about royalty see: History of Royal Women Rosvall Royal Books Royal Book News The World of Royalty Van Hoogstraten Online FRANCE Author: Sophie Brouquet. Title: Capétiennes – Les reines de France au Moyen Âge (Xe-XIVe siècles) (Capétiennes – The queens of France in the Middle Ages (10th-14th centuries)) Publication: 18 February […]
New royal and noble books – December 2019
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: John Van der Kiste. Title: The end of the Habsburg monarchy. Publication: 5 December 2019 by Fonthill Media. Language: English. GERMANY Author: Stefan Gerber, Maren Goltz (ed.). Title: Herzog […]
A royal connection – Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh
You expect that a royal wedding, especially in a reigning royal family, takes place in a big church. However Zara Phillips in 2011 choose a rather modest sized and simple church: Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh. Situated at the Royal Mile, not far from the Holyroodhouse Palace, it is the official place of worship for the […]