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Monday, January 16, 2012
Interview With Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
Much liked this interview with HM Queen Margrethe II. May she continue enjoying good health and many more years doing such a wonderful job as Denmark's longest ruling Queen!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttsOOKu5sSo
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Queen Margerethe II and her sisters remember their parents – Video
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, supported by her husband, was joined by her sisters Benedikte and Anne Marie (with their husbands Fürst Richard zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and King Constantine II of the Hellenes) in a tribute to her parents.
The royals visited King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid's grave at Roskilde Cathedral, mausoleum of the Danish royal family.
Enjoy:
http://nyhederne.tv2.dk/article.php/id-47436016:lagde-tre-kranse-ved-gravmonument.html?rss
The royals visited King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid's grave at Roskilde Cathedral, mausoleum of the Danish royal family.
Enjoy:
http://nyhederne.tv2.dk/article.php/id-47436016:lagde-tre-kranse-ved-gravmonument.html?rss
Saturday, January 14, 2012
HM Queen Margethe II's Ruby Anniversary on the Throne
Here is part of the agenda for Queen Margrethe II's celebration of forty years as Denmark's monarch:
SATURDAY, 14 JANUARY 2012
WREATH LAYING CEREMONY
9:50 a.m.
Special train with the Royal Carrriage carrying the royal family arrives at Roskilde Station
10 a.m.
Wreath laying ceremony at King Frederik IX’s and Queen Ingrid’s graves, Roskilde Cathedral
COACH RIDE
12:40 p.m.
Coach ride from Amalienborg through the pedestrian street with escort by the the Royal Danish Hussar Guard Regiment to Copenhagen’s City Hall. The route
RECEPTION AT COPENHAGEN’S CITY HALL
1 p.m.
Official reception at Copenhagen’s City Hall
Entertainment in the ceremonial hall, HM The Queen and HRH The Prince Consort enter the balcony
GALA PERFORMANCE IN DANMARKS RADIO’S CONCERT HALL
8 p.m.
Gala performance
During the intermission, HM The Queen and HRH The Prince Consort will greet guests
Friday, January 13, 2012
Norwegian Royal Christmas
The King and Queen and the Crown Prince and Crown Princess and their family gathered at the Palace for Christmas photos (Photo: Lise Åserud, Scanpix)
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
ERHJ Issue LXXXI!
Dear Readers,
As I complete the first week of full work at Eurohistory (so much to get caught up with...Lord Have Mercy!), I just finished piecing together the ERHJ's Issue LXXXI. It will go to print this weekend.
In this issue readers will find the following articles:
1. Aunt Sanny – Grand Duchess Alexandra Iosifovna of Russia, by Coryne Hall.
2. A Princess in Africa, by HRH Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia.
3. Obituary: Princess Maria of Brazil (1914-2011), by David McIntosh.
4. Book Reviews.
5. Obituary: Princess Teresa d'Orléans-Bragança (1919-2011).
6. Reminiscing About Victoria, Marchioness of Milford Haven, by Ilana D. Miller.
7. "So Happy. Woolly – Toto" Princess Elisabeth of Greece and Count Carl Theodor zu Toerring-Jettenbach, by Arturo Beéche.
8. Royal News.
US subscribers should expect this issue in about two weeks. European and Rest of the World subscribers should be receiving it in about 3 weeks.
Enjoy and wish me luck as I start piecing together Issue LXXXII!
PS: Much appreciate all the emails, calls and notes wishing me continued good health...I am humbled by your kindness!
As I complete the first week of full work at Eurohistory (so much to get caught up with...Lord Have Mercy!), I just finished piecing together the ERHJ's Issue LXXXI. It will go to print this weekend.
In this issue readers will find the following articles:
1. Aunt Sanny – Grand Duchess Alexandra Iosifovna of Russia, by Coryne Hall.
2. A Princess in Africa, by HRH Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia.
3. Obituary: Princess Maria of Brazil (1914-2011), by David McIntosh.
4. Book Reviews.
5. Obituary: Princess Teresa d'Orléans-Bragança (1919-2011).
6. Reminiscing About Victoria, Marchioness of Milford Haven, by Ilana D. Miller.
7. "So Happy. Woolly – Toto" Princess Elisabeth of Greece and Count Carl Theodor zu Toerring-Jettenbach, by Arturo Beéche.
8. Royal News.
US subscribers should expect this issue in about two weeks. European and Rest of the World subscribers should be receiving it in about 3 weeks.
Enjoy and wish me luck as I start piecing together Issue LXXXII!
PS: Much appreciate all the emails, calls and notes wishing me continued good health...I am humbled by your kindness!
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attend the UK premiere of War Horse
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended the UK premiere of War Horse this evening in aid of The Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry.
Her Royal Highness is Patron of The Foundation, which was set up by The Duke and Prince Harry in 2009 and supports the Armed Forces as one of its key areas of focus.
The premiere was attended by 600 serving and ex-serving military personnel and their families as well as beneficiaries of military charities.
The Duke and Duchess met servicemen and women as well as the cast and crew and chatted animatedly with director Steven Spielberg, Sherlock actor Benedict Cumberbatch, Emily Watson and Tom Hiddleston, who plays Captain Nicholls and went to school with The Duke.
Source:
http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/newsandgallery/news/the_duke_and_duchess_of_cambridge_attend_the_uk_premiere_of__1477092457.html
Her Royal Highness is Patron of The Foundation, which was set up by The Duke and Prince Harry in 2009 and supports the Armed Forces as one of its key areas of focus.
The premiere was attended by 600 serving and ex-serving military personnel and their families as well as beneficiaries of military charities.
The Duke and Duchess met servicemen and women as well as the cast and crew and chatted animatedly with director Steven Spielberg, Sherlock actor Benedict Cumberbatch, Emily Watson and Tom Hiddleston, who plays Captain Nicholls and went to school with The Duke.
Source:
http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/newsandgallery/news/the_duke_and_duchess_of_cambridge_attend_the_uk_premiere_of__1477092457.html
Blic Magazine's interview with Serbian Princes
Blic
Princes Alexander and Philip, twins, talk with “Blic”
By Milka Radovic
Crown Prince Alexander II, Crown Princess Katherine, Princes Peter, Philip and Alexander together celebrated the Christmas holidays in Serbia. Last time the Princes were here was in August, and now they came to take a break, spend time with their family and to see friends. The twins Alexander and Philip, who live on their own for the last 12 years, revealed in their interview for “Blic” how much they like coming to Serbia, did they have any privileges in life for being princes… Prince Philip, who came to Belgrade this time without his longtime girlfriend Lucy Attwood claims there will be no wedding soon, before he realizes himself professionally.
Philip: I love this city, and my family is here. I come here pretty often, as often as I could. The atmosphere here is great.
Alexander: I love to come to Belgrade because people here are very interesting, and Serbs are very warm people, I would have loved to come more often if I only could.
Did the title of Prince help you in your career, and did you have any benefits in life because of that?
Philip: There are great expectations when someone is born with the title, and people usually believe that such persons are born with a “silver spoon”. It is much better not to show off the title, which is what I usually do in my professional and private circles, because I want to be just a regular person, which I really am.
Alexander: I agree with my brother, I like to show my professional and private talents, and
that is something I can do without a title.
Prince Philip.
Prince Alexander.
Continue reading...
http://www.royalfamily.org/press/press-det/intevju_blic_10012012_eng.html
Monday, January 9, 2012
Engagement in House Parma
Princess Irene of the Netherlands announced today the engagement of her youngest daughter Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Parma (b. 1974) to Albert Brenninkmeijer (b. 1974).
The groom studied at the University of Edinburgh and obtained an MBA from Oxford University. He was born in Paris. Albert works for the department store chain C&A, which is owned by his family.
Princess Maria Carolina was born in Nijmegen. she studied political science at Amsterdam University. Later on, Maria Carolina attended Harvard University, where her father taught for many years. She also attended Oxford University and studied Forced Migration. She now works for the UN in Geneva.
No date for the wedding was given yet.
The groom studied at the University of Edinburgh and obtained an MBA from Oxford University. He was born in Paris. Albert works for the department store chain C&A, which is owned by his family.
Princess Maria Carolina was born in Nijmegen. she studied political science at Amsterdam University. Later on, Maria Carolina attended Harvard University, where her father taught for many years. She also attended Oxford University and studied Forced Migration. She now works for the UN in Geneva.
No date for the wedding was given yet.
Princess Irene of the Netherlands and Princess Maria Carolina
of Bourbon-Parma
of Bourbon-Parma
Sunday, January 8, 2012
+ Cobina Wright (1921-2011) – Royal Girlfriend
In 1938 Prince Philip of Greece visited his Aunt Aspasia and Cousin Alexandra at their home in Venice. While there he had a fleeting love-affair with an American youngster by the name of Cobina Wright.
She later on went to become a Hollywood actress, as was her mother.
She later on went to become a Hollywood actress, as was her mother.
She was born on August 14 1921 in New York City, where her father, William May Wright, was a successful stockbroker. Her mother, also Cobina Wright, was an opera singer and actress notorious for her social ambition: Hardy Amies quipped that she took her alpenstock with her to parties.
By the mid-1930s Cobina Snr’s hopes were firmly pinned on her beautiful young daughter, whom she frantically set about grooming for a film career capped by a spectacular marriage. When Mr Wright complained about what he saw as the “prostitution” of their daughter, his wife promptly divorced him.
By 1938 Cobina Jnr, pushed along by her mother, was already under contract with 20th Century Fox, while also modelling and singing in nightclubs. That summer her mother took her to Venice, and at Harry’s Bar she met Prince Philip of Greece. She later recalled that, on seeing the handsome young prince, her mother had “shoved” her into his arms.
The period before their meeting had been a particularly traumatic one for Prince Philip, who was still mourning his 26-year-old sister Cecile and her family, who had died in a plane crash the previous November, and also his much-loved uncle and guardian George Milford Haven (Louis Mountbatten’s less flashy elder brother), who had died that spring aged 44.
Continue reading...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/royalty-obituaries/8861002/Cobina-Wright.html
By the mid-1930s Cobina Snr’s hopes were firmly pinned on her beautiful young daughter, whom she frantically set about grooming for a film career capped by a spectacular marriage. When Mr Wright complained about what he saw as the “prostitution” of their daughter, his wife promptly divorced him.
By 1938 Cobina Jnr, pushed along by her mother, was already under contract with 20th Century Fox, while also modelling and singing in nightclubs. That summer her mother took her to Venice, and at Harry’s Bar she met Prince Philip of Greece. She later recalled that, on seeing the handsome young prince, her mother had “shoved” her into his arms.
The period before their meeting had been a particularly traumatic one for Prince Philip, who was still mourning his 26-year-old sister Cecile and her family, who had died in a plane crash the previous November, and also his much-loved uncle and guardian George Milford Haven (Louis Mountbatten’s less flashy elder brother), who had died that spring aged 44.
From left: Gloria Vanderbilt, George Montgomery and Cobina Wright.
Continue reading...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/royalty-obituaries/8861002/Cobina-Wright.html
+ King Leka of the Albanians (1939-2011)
Although his death was last November, since I was ill then, I would like to remind you all and have this obituary be part of our archive...
Zogu's father, King Zog, had been Albania's first and (as it turned out) last royal ruler having, in 1924, as plain Ahmet Muhtar Zogolli, a wealthy Muslim landowner, led a coup d'etat that toppled the government. Four years later, in 1928, Zogolli crowned himself King Zog of the Albanians.
Although his court was compared with the camper flights of fancy seen in Ruritanian operettas, Zog is now considered something of a moderniser who introduced education and language reforms and freedom of worship. But his reign was cut short in April 1939 when Mussolini's troops marched in and the royal family – recently enlarged by the arrival of baby Leka – fled to London, where they occupied most of the third floor of the Ritz Hotel.
The family remained in exile after the war and throughout the 1950s. Following Zog's death in 1961, Albanian monarchists and some sections of the media routinely referred to the defunct king's son as King Leka I, even though Albania's post-war communist rulers had abolished the monarchy in 1946.
Leka I Zogu was born on April 5 1939, the only son of King Zog of Albania and his half-American queen, Géraldine Apponyi de Nagyappony. He was named Crown Prince Skander and his birth was celebrated with a 101-gun salute, but within 48 hours Mussolini's men had invaded.
Although his court was compared with the camper flights of fancy seen in Ruritanian operettas, Zog is now considered something of a moderniser who introduced education and language reforms and freedom of worship. But his reign was cut short in April 1939 when Mussolini's troops marched in and the royal family – recently enlarged by the arrival of baby Leka – fled to London, where they occupied most of the third floor of the Ritz Hotel.
The family remained in exile after the war and throughout the 1950s. Following Zog's death in 1961, Albanian monarchists and some sections of the media routinely referred to the defunct king's son as King Leka I, even though Albania's post-war communist rulers had abolished the monarchy in 1946.
Leka I Zogu was born on April 5 1939, the only son of King Zog of Albania and his half-American queen, Géraldine Apponyi de Nagyappony. He was named Crown Prince Skander and his birth was celebrated with a 101-gun salute, but within 48 hours Mussolini's men had invaded.
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