Civil Wedding of Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia and Princess Sophie of Isenburg

The Civil Wedding of Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia and Princess Sophie of Isenburg took place on 25 August 2011.

Now married - civilly! Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia and Princess Sophie von Isenburg got married on Thursday afternoon. It was done quietly in Potsdam. The 35-year-old and his bride two years younger, gave their YES at the Potsdam City Hall of the Brandenburg state capital. Thus the bride has now actually become HIRH Princess Sophie of Prussia. Their religious wedding will take place on 27 August at Potsdam!

RBB, the Berlin Brandenburg TV station, will have live coverage starting at 200am PACIFIC time.

To watch the event, access this website:

http://www.rbb-online.de/

RBB has also opened a website exclusively dedicated to the wedding festivities and all related events:

http://www.rbb-online.de/fernsehen/projekte/hochzeit/startseite/index.html

The Wedding of Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia

POTSDAM, Germany—On Saturday, Georg Friedrich Ferdinand Prince of Prussia and Sophie Johanna Maria Princess of Isenburg will step out of a church on the grounds of a former royal palace here and ride in a carriage drawn by six horses through the city streets as heirs to a 1,000-year history of German emperors and empresses.

A few weeks later, they will go back to their office jobs. Both studied business. Mr. Prince of Prussia, 35, works as a consultant to academics seeking to market their discoveries. Ms. Princess of Isenburg, 33, is a consultant to nonprofits. Their spokeswoman said they weren't available for interviews.

"I think there's a certain part of both of them that is getting involved in this—the dramatic aspects of it—reluctantly," said a friend of the couple, Todd Fletcher, an American composer living in Berlin.

Continue reading:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904787404576530392758604496.html?mod=WSJ_LifeStyle_Lifestyle_5

ERHJ Issue LXXX Off to the Printers!

Dear Readers,

It is with much relief that I can share with you the news of ERHJ Issue LXXX (April 2011) being sent to print.

In This Issue:

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    3.    The Cambridge Title in History, by Charlotte Zeepvat.

    8.    What’s In a Photo: A Royal Gathering in Denmark, by Coryne Hall.

    15.    Book Reviews, by Coryne Hall.

    19.    An Elegant Affair in London: The Wedding of HRH Prince William of Wales & Ms. Catherine
             Middleton, by Arturo E. Beéche & Katie Tice.

    23.    St Petersburg – The Latest Palace Restorations, by Katrina Warne.

    31.    Grace Kelly and Rainier III –  A Fairytale Wedding?,  by Lucas Szkopinski.

    36.    Dear Ellen – A Photographic Journey Through the Courts of Europe, by Arturo E. Beéche.

    39.    Royal News


As many of you know, I have had a tough year, healthwise. However, there is much light at the end of my long tunnel and the latest scare was resolved with exercise, improved diet and medicine. Beware of high cholesterol, it can be deadly!

I also began putting ERHJ LXXXI together this afternoon!

Enjoy and as always, deeply thankful for your patience and concern...truly humbled!

Arturo Beéche

Prince Joachim of Denmark's wife expecting

The Danish Royal Court announced that Princess Marie of Denmark, second wife of Prince Joachim, himself the second son of Queen Margrethe II and of her husband Prince Henrik, is expecting the couple's second child.

Prince Joachim has two other sons from his first marriage to the former Alexandra Manley.

This will be the eighth grandchild of the Danish Queen.

Crown Princess Victoria Expecting!

Crown Princess Victoria and her husband, Prince Daniel, are expecting their first child in March 2012.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14560987

DVD: Archduke Otto of Austria

Austrian television has produced a DVD about the life and funeral of the late Archduke Otoo of Austria.

I have yet to receive the copy I ordered...but it seems to be a rather nice production!

http://shop.orf.at/1/index.tmpl?shop=home&seite=home

A Royal Fabergé Exhibition

A Special Exhibition at the Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace
23 July - 3 October 2011

Over 100 masterpieces by Peter Carl Fabergé, the greatest Russian jeweller and goldsmith of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, will go on display in a special exhibition at the Summer
Opening of Buckingham Palace. Royal Fabergé explores how six successive generations of the British Royal Family, from Queen Victoria to Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal
Highness The Prince of Wales, have shaped the finest collection of  Fabergé in the world – unparalleled in size, range and quality.

http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/microsites/royalfaberge/

A Little Danish Prince Goes to School

If you've never seen a picture of Denmark's royal family, just picture an L.L. Bean catalogue and you'll get the gist. Today, little Prince Christian, the six-year-old son of Princess Mary and Prince Frederik, donned his preppy best for his first day of school.

Accompanied by his equally chic parents, Christian started kindergarten at the Tranegard School in Copenhagen, making him the first in the family to attend a state school. His father, uncle and two cousins all attended private school.

Because Christian is not only adorable but also second in line for the Danish throne, there was bound to be some media attention on the youngster's big day. But the little prince was unfazed by the scrutiny, posing for pictures and proudly telling reporters how he packed his own school bag all by himself.

Check out pics of the adorable tyke and his beaming parents below.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/12/prince-christian-denmark_n_925924.html#s328839

A Report: Queen Sylvia's Father – A Nazi Past

A report on The Queen's father, Walter Sommerlath, has been released today.
In order to clarify Sommerlath family circumstances that had previously been uncertain, The Queen has studied letters, notes and other documents in the Sommerlath family's private possession. The Queen has also searched for information in German and Brazilian archives, in order to obtain a complete picture of her family's history.  
Former military archivist and Director General of the Swedish National Archives Erik Norberg has evaluated and supplemented The Queen's information through his own research.

Norberg's research confirms The Queen's documentation, which shows that the Jewish factory owner Efim Wechsler was able to leave Germany immediately before the Second World War with the help of The Queen's father, Walter Sommerlath. Wechsler received a coffee plantation and three plots of land in Brazil as payment for his factory in Berlin. The plantation and the plots had previously been owned by The Queen's mother.

http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalfamily/latestnews/news/reportonthequeensfatherwaltersommerlathispublished.5.70e7de59130bc8da54e80002131.html 

First Photo of the Newest Prince of Savoy

On July 21 The Italian Royal House released the first photo of baby Prince Amedeo of Aosta, born earlier this year.

The young Savoyard prince is the second son of Prince Aimone of Savoy-Aosta, Duke of Puglie, and his wife Princess Olga of Greece.