British RoyalsPalaces & Buildings

Squatters Pose Risk to Buckingham Palace Security

Across the street from Buckingham Palace, a rather unusual embassy has been established through less than official and legal means. Dubbed by its occupants as ‘the Rogue Embassy’, the seven-storey property on the very fashionable Grosvenor Gardens. has been taken over by a band of squatters as an act of political activism. Hanging numerous banners from the windows of their new…
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Luxembourg

Tessy of Luxembourg loses title

The question of whether or not Princess Tessy of Luxembourg would lose her title upon her divorce from His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Luxembourg, the third child of the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, has been a topic of discussion since the announcement of the couple’s impending divorce last month. Tessy Antony, who was born on 18 October 1985, first met Prince Louis of…
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Ahead of Ascot, Her Majesty’s Love of Horses

Racing returns to Ascot on Saturday, February the 18th when thousands will flock to the Berkshire track for Ascot Chase Raceday. It is a well-attended fixture including the Grade One Betfair Ascot Chase, but it is the prestigious Royal Ascot meeting in the summer that will draw the biggest crowds, including none other than Her Majesty the Queen and several other members of the Royal Family. The…
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FeaturesLuxembourg

Who is Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg?

Marie-Astrid Liliane Charlotte Léopoldine Wilhelmine Ingeborg Antoinette Élisabeth Anne Alberte was born on 17 February 1954, the eldest daughter of the (then) Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Prince Jean and his wife Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium. The Princess was born at Betzdorf Castle in Luxembourg, as were all of her siblings: Prince Henri, the current Grand Duke of…
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