The English royals arrived from Portugal where they spent some day. During that visit they met the Duke and Duchess of Bragança.
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Thursday, March 31, 2011
The Prince of Wales visits Spain
Today the Prince of Wales began his official visit to Spain. The Prince ad Princess of Asturias welcomed the English heir and his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall.
The English royals arrived from Portugal where they spent some day. During that visit they met the Duke and Duchess of Bragança.
The English royals arrived from Portugal where they spent some day. During that visit they met the Duke and Duchess of Bragança.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
The Prince of Wales Visits Iberia
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall arrive in Portugal
28th March 2011
Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva gave a warm welcome to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall as they arrived today.Their Royal Highnesses arrived in Lisbon at the start of a 10-day tour promoting UK trade.
The Prince arrived at the presidential palace in pouring rain with The Duchess, who, sheltering under an umbrella, joked to First Lady Dr Maria Cavaco Silva that they had "brought the British weather with them".
The two national anthems were played before The Prince took a salute from the presidential guard.
Part of the trip to Portugal will include a visit to the Duchess of Cadaval and her husband, Prince Charles Philippe d'Orléans.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
DVD of The Queen and Prince Philip's Wedding
For the first time ever Demand DVD in association with Celtic Arrow Media releases unseen footage of the Royal Wedding of the then Princess Elizabeth & Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten. Filmed by pioneering Cinematographer Jack Cardiff OBE, BSC (Cinematographer Black Narcissus, Red Shoes and latterly The African Queen and Death on the Nile (and many others) this amazing film was one of the first to be shot in the then new Technicolor process in the 1940s. It contains never seen before footage in full colour of the processions at Westminster Abbey and afterwards at Buckingham Palace in the summer of 1947.
The film has not been digitally enhanced; the footage and soundtrack are as on the original and coming in at just under 30 minutes it is a far cry from today s detailed Media coverage. It is however a piece of History and provides a wonderful reminder of the times and people involved in this momentous event.
Synopsis
This delightful programme brings together never-before-seen footage of the Royal Wedding between HRH Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten and the processions at Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Royal-Wedding-Colour-Lieutenant-Mountbatten/dp/B004S9KXWY/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I1SR3U8YCKDNF3&colid=3U14FZ5X0LZZS
The film has not been digitally enhanced; the footage and soundtrack are as on the original and coming in at just under 30 minutes it is a far cry from today s detailed Media coverage. It is however a piece of History and provides a wonderful reminder of the times and people involved in this momentous event.
Synopsis
This delightful programme brings together never-before-seen footage of the Royal Wedding between HRH Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten and the processions at Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Royal-Wedding-Colour-Lieutenant-Mountbatten/dp/B004S9KXWY/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I1SR3U8YCKDNF3&colid=3U14FZ5X0LZZS
Sotheby's to Sell Henckel von Donnersmarck Tiara
GENEVA.- David Bennett, Sotheby’s Chairman of Jewellery for Europe and the Middle East, today announced that Sotheby’s will sell the most valuable emerald and diamond Tiara to have appeared at auction in over 30 years in its sale of Magnificent and Noble Jewels in Geneva on the 17th May 2011. Estimated to sell for £3.1-6.2 million (CHF 4.5- 9 million / $5-10 million), the Highly Important and Extremely Rare Emerald and Diamond Tiara is composed of 11 exceptionally rare Colombian emerald pear-shaped drops which weigh over 500 carats in total, which may well have originally adorned the neck of a Maharajah. These emeralds are also believed to have been in the personal collection of Empress Eugénie.
This superb tiara was commissioned, possibly from the renowned jewelers Chaumet, by Guido Count von Henckel, First Prince von Donnersmarck for his second wife Princess Katharina (1862-1929). The jewellery collection of the Donnersmarcks was known to be on a par with, or even to have exceeded, those of many of the crowned heads of Europe.
http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=45978
This superb tiara was commissioned, possibly from the renowned jewelers Chaumet, by Guido Count von Henckel, First Prince von Donnersmarck for his second wife Princess Katharina (1862-1929). The jewellery collection of the Donnersmarcks was known to be on a par with, or even to have exceeded, those of many of the crowned heads of Europe.
http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=45978
Death of the father-in-law of the Marquess of Milford Haven
Former boxer George Walker has died of a heart attack aged 82 in the South of France
From East-End gangster to millionaire wheeler-dealer who married his daughter to a Marquess, his was a classic rags-to-riches story.
Former boxer George Walker, who has died of a heart attack aged 82 in the South of France, certainly left his mark on the British scene.
He will be forever remembered as the man who invented the shopping centre — he gave birth to the pioneering but brutally ugly Brent Cross in North London, the first of the great shopping complexes which have defined life since the Eighties.
He masterminded his talented boxing brother, Billy Walker, who challenged Henry Cooper unsuccessfully for the British heavyweight title.
He also kick-started Joan Collins's once-ailing career when he helped finance The Stud, the film in which a near-naked, 40-something Joan caused a sensation by besporting herself on a garlanded swing in close proximity to the manly Oliver Tobias.
Such entrepreneurial success was a far cry from George's humble beginnings. Born in Stepney, the son of a £2-a-week drayman, Walker left school at 14 to work as a porter at Billingsgate fish market.
Then, while doing National Service in the RAF, he became interested in boxing: he got out of square-bashing in full kit and heavy rifle by volunteering for the boxing squad.
George took up the noble art as a light heavyweight, becoming known as the Stepney Steamroller and winning the British Amateur Boxing Championship. At one point, he was ranked No7 in the world, but an injury in the mid-Fifties put an end to his fighting days.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1369741/George-Walker-From-gangland-high-society-champion-boxer-East-End-gangster--married-daughter-Prince-Philips-cousin.html#ixzz1HhP4q823
From East-End gangster to millionaire wheeler-dealer who married his daughter to a Marquess, his was a classic rags-to-riches story.
Former boxer George Walker, who has died of a heart attack aged 82 in the South of France, certainly left his mark on the British scene.
He will be forever remembered as the man who invented the shopping centre — he gave birth to the pioneering but brutally ugly Brent Cross in North London, the first of the great shopping complexes which have defined life since the Eighties.
He masterminded his talented boxing brother, Billy Walker, who challenged Henry Cooper unsuccessfully for the British heavyweight title.
He also kick-started Joan Collins's once-ailing career when he helped finance The Stud, the film in which a near-naked, 40-something Joan caused a sensation by besporting herself on a garlanded swing in close proximity to the manly Oliver Tobias.
Such entrepreneurial success was a far cry from George's humble beginnings. Born in Stepney, the son of a £2-a-week drayman, Walker left school at 14 to work as a porter at Billingsgate fish market.
Then, while doing National Service in the RAF, he became interested in boxing: he got out of square-bashing in full kit and heavy rifle by volunteering for the boxing squad.
George took up the noble art as a light heavyweight, becoming known as the Stepney Steamroller and winning the British Amateur Boxing Championship. At one point, he was ranked No7 in the world, but an injury in the mid-Fifties put an end to his fighting days.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1369741/George-Walker-From-gangland-high-society-champion-boxer-East-End-gangster--married-daughter-Prince-Philips-cousin.html#ixzz1HhP4q823
Friday, March 25, 2011
Prince Harry to join Walking with the Wounded Expedition to the North Pole, 29th March - 5th April
Prince Harry will join a team of wounded military servicemen at the start of their expedition to trek unaided to the Geographic North Pole. The Prince - Patron of the charity Walking with the Wounded - will join the group at their base camp in Longyearbyen, north Norway on 29th March, where he will undertake three days of training with the team. The Prince will then trek with the team for five days as they commence their expedition high above the Arctic Circle. Prince Harry will depart the ice on 5th April, to return to the United Kingdom for continued military training.
The Walking with the Wounded team includes four wounded soldiers, who have suffered life-changing injuries during active service, including two amputees. They will be accompanied by two expedition leaders and a Norwegian polar guide. Their four week expedition will see the team covering up to 200 miles of the frozen Arctic Ocean by foot, pulling their own equipment in sleds weighing in excess of 100kg and in temperatures that can drop to minus 60.
The Walking with the Wounded Expedition supports other charities that help injured soldiers rebuild their lives. The money raised from this expedition will be used for educational courses and training programmes to aid rehabilitation back into ordinary life.
Notes to editors
Prince Harry is currently training to be an Apache Helicopter pilot with the Army Air Corps.
The Walking with the Wounded Expedition Team includes Afghanistan veterans Captain Martin Hewitt (30), Captain Guy Disney (28), Sergeant Steve Young (28) and Private Jaco Van Gass (24). The team will be accompanied by Inge Solheim (Expedition Leader), Henry Cookson (Polar Guide), Edward Parker (Expedition Founder) and Simon Dalglish (Expedition Founder).
http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/prince_harry_to_join_walking_with_the_wounded_expedition_to__1096132518.html
The Walking with the Wounded team includes four wounded soldiers, who have suffered life-changing injuries during active service, including two amputees. They will be accompanied by two expedition leaders and a Norwegian polar guide. Their four week expedition will see the team covering up to 200 miles of the frozen Arctic Ocean by foot, pulling their own equipment in sleds weighing in excess of 100kg and in temperatures that can drop to minus 60.
The Walking with the Wounded Expedition supports other charities that help injured soldiers rebuild their lives. The money raised from this expedition will be used for educational courses and training programmes to aid rehabilitation back into ordinary life.
Notes to editors
Prince Harry is currently training to be an Apache Helicopter pilot with the Army Air Corps.
The Walking with the Wounded Expedition Team includes Afghanistan veterans Captain Martin Hewitt (30), Captain Guy Disney (28), Sergeant Steve Young (28) and Private Jaco Van Gass (24). The team will be accompanied by Inge Solheim (Expedition Leader), Henry Cookson (Polar Guide), Edward Parker (Expedition Founder) and Simon Dalglish (Expedition Founder).
Thursday, March 24, 2011
An Exhibition of Photos by King Carlos of Portugal
An exhibition of photographs by King Carlos of Portugal is open to the public at Torre do Pombo, Lisbon. It will remain open to visitors through June.
Here is a report in Portuguese.
Lisbon, by the way, is a wonderful city and I personally recommend a visit, or two!
http://hardmusica.pt/noticia_detalhe.php?cd_noticia=8056
Here is a report in Portuguese.
Lisbon, by the way, is a wonderful city and I personally recommend a visit, or two!
http://hardmusica.pt/noticia_detalhe.php?cd_noticia=8056
Funeral of Princess Antoinette of Monaco
Here is a link to a video of the funeral of Princess Antoinette of Monaco.
May She Rest in Peace!
http://www.gouv.mc/304/wwwnew.nsf/1909!/x3Fr?OpenDocument&3Fr
May She Rest in Peace!
http://www.gouv.mc/304/wwwnew.nsf/1909!/x3Fr?OpenDocument&3Fr
My Fifty Years: The Memoirs of Prince Nicholas of Greece
Our friend Régine at Noblesse et Royautés has given a write-up to my version of MY FIFTY YEARS, the memoirs of Prince Nicholas of Greece.
The book was first published in the late 1920s. In 2006, with the consent of his grandchildren, Eurohistory republished the book with four new chapters. These additions followed Prince Nicholas from the time of his book's publication to his death, as well as the remaining years of his wife's life. It also included three new chapters following the lives of the three daughters of Prince Nicholas and his wife, Grand Duchess Helen of Russia: Olga (Princess Paul of Yugoslavia), Elisabeth (Countess zu Toerring-Jettenbach) and Marina (Duchess of Kent).
The book is available at eurohistory.com, amazon.com and at Van Hoogstraten English Bookstore and Librairie Galignani (Paris).
Thanks Régine!
http://www.noblesseetroyautes.com/nr01/2011/03/livre-les-memoires-du-prince-nicolas-de-grece-1872-1938/
The book was first published in the late 1920s. In 2006, with the consent of his grandchildren, Eurohistory republished the book with four new chapters. These additions followed Prince Nicholas from the time of his book's publication to his death, as well as the remaining years of his wife's life. It also included three new chapters following the lives of the three daughters of Prince Nicholas and his wife, Grand Duchess Helen of Russia: Olga (Princess Paul of Yugoslavia), Elisabeth (Countess zu Toerring-Jettenbach) and Marina (Duchess of Kent).
The book is available at eurohistory.com, amazon.com and at Van Hoogstraten English Bookstore and Librairie Galignani (Paris).
Thanks Régine!
http://www.noblesseetroyautes.com/nr01/2011/03/livre-les-memoires-du-prince-nicolas-de-grece-1872-1938/
BBC Interview with Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia
If you think of royalty in Europe - Sweden, Spain or the Netherlands might come to mind, but how about Serbia?
The country, now a republic, still has a crown prince and princess from its days as a kingdom many decades ago.
The BBC's Mark Lowen went to meet Crown Prince Alexander II, and Princess Katherine of Serbia.
The country, now a republic, still has a crown prince and princess from its days as a kingdom many decades ago.
The BBC's Mark Lowen went to meet Crown Prince Alexander II, and Princess Katherine of Serbia.
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