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For more new books about royalty see: History of Royal Women Rosvall Royal Books Royal Book News The World of Royalty Van Hoogstraten Online CASTLES Authors: Anders Johansson and Jim Rudolfsson. Title: Borgholm Castle. Publication: 31 January 2020 by Solvändan Förlag. Language: Swedish. CASTLES Author: Igor Wladimiroff. Title: Hollandse datsja’s. Hollandse en Utrechts buitenplaatsen van […]
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Nothing more beautiful than some royal sparkling jewelry. But not often one hears the royals themselves speak about the sparklers that they wear. The Swedish TV-channel SVT since 2 April 2020 broadcasts the documentary “Kungliga smycken” (Royal Jewelry) in which Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria and Princess Christina tell in person about the history of […]
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For more new books about royalty see: History of Royal Women Rosvall Royal Books Royal Book News The World of Royalty Van Hoogstraten Online ANTIQUITY Author: David Grant. Title: Unearthing the family of Alexander the Great. The remarkable discovery of the royal tombs of Macedon. Publication: 30 October 2019 by Pen & Sword HIstory. Language: […]
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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: Stanis Perez. Title: Le corps de la Reine. Engendrer le Prince, d’Isabelle de Hainaut à Marie-Amélie de Bourbon-Sicile. Publication: 22 August 2019 by Perrin. Language: French. FRANCE / UNITED […]
I can’t say I always like the post, especially not in recent weeks. Today my TV-guide (a paper version) arrived far too late and already three out of seven days I had to figure out elsewhere what was on TV. I of course missed one of my favourite programs on Sunday evening. I had to […]
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What is even more wonderful than a Christmas market … exactly, a Christmas market in or around a castle. Sometimes they’re huge, sometimes they’re rather small. If you’re planning to visit one of the markets, here are the dates for 2019. Some have already taken place, so I didn’t list them, others are still to […]
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden on 7 October announced some changes within the Royal House. These changes should establish more clearly which members of his family in the future will perform official duties in name of the monarch. While Prince Carl Philip and his wife Princess Sofia, and Princess Madeleine keep their styles and […]
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For more new books about royalty see: History of Royal Women Rosvall Royal Books Royal Book News The World of Royalty Van Hoogstraten Online DENMARK Author: Henriette Linnemann. Title: Fredensborg slot – Kongelige rammer (Fredensborg Slot – Royal Rooms) Publication: 28 June 2019 by Lindhardt og Ringhof. Language: Danish. FRANCE Author: Janet L. Nelson. […]
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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: Leopold Altenburg. Title: Der Kaiser und sein Sonnenschein. Geschichten meines Großvaters Erzherzog Clemens und meines Vaters Prinz Peter (The Emperor and his sunshine. Stories of my grandfather Archduke […]
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On Tuesday 18 February 1947 at 2.24am a little princess was born at the Soestdijk Palace in Baarn, The Netherlands. Later that day her father Prince Bernhard told in a radio progarmme that Princess Juliana was doing fine. Apparently both grandmothers – Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and Princess Armgard zur Lippe-Biesterfeld – were present. […]
