On the 224th anniversary of the execution of King Louis XVI of France, French royalists gathered on the Place de la Révolution (now known as the Place de la Concorde) to commemorate his death. The Place de la Révolution was the site of the King’s execution, in addition to that of his wife, Marie Antoinette (born an Archduchess of Austria) later that same year. Other important…
The Luxembourg Grand Ducal Court has announced that Prince Louis and Princess Tessy of Luxembourg are to divorce.
Prince Louis is the third son of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg. He has four siblings, Guillaume, Hereditary…
The traditional “Waka” poems, penned by the Imperial Family, and ten selected works from the public, were recited at the annual New Year event in the Matsunoma main hall in the Imperial Palace. The theme of this year’s poems was “no”, which…
Following the death of Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, former husband of Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret, the new Earl of Snowdon is their son, David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones. Although he succeeded to his father’s peerage immediately upon his death, it is part of a well-established convention not to style him as Earl of Snowdon until after his father’s…
Church to announce results of the examinations of “Yekaterinburg remains” in second quarter of 2017
9th January 2017
The Russian Orthodox Church has announced that the results of the DNA-examinations of the “Yekaterinburg remains”, or better said the remains of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and their children, will be announced in the second quarter of…
Queen Elizabeth I’s long-lost skirt to go on display after being found in a Herefordshire church
8th January 2017
A piece of fabric that was used as an altar cloth will now become one of the star attractions of Hampton Court Palace after it was identified as the only surviving piece of clothing worn by Queen Elizabeth I. The pattern of the cloth is very similar to the bodice worn by…
The Imperial Household Agency released a video for New Year’s Day showing members of the Imperial Family together. The video does not have any sound but it shows Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko, their two sons, Crown Prince Naruhito and Fumihito, Prince Akishino and their families. In the video. they are examining candy bowls created to commemorate the Emperor’s marriage and…
Prince Dimitri Romanov, a claimant to the headship of the House of Romanov, died in Denmark yesterday evening. His wife, Princess Feodora (née Dorrit Revetlow) said he was taken to hospital last week due to a “dramatic decline in health.” She has confirmed he…
Previously unseen letters between Margaret Thatcher and Princess Margaret released
30th December 2016
Correspondence between Margaret Thatcher and Princess Margaret was released this Friday to the National Archives in Kew after more than 30 years. Among other things, it shows them commiserating over the Russian invasion of Afghanistan and the strikes in the steel…
The Belgian Royal Court has announced that Her Majesty Queen Paola of Belgium has been admitted to the Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc in Brussels after suffering a vertebral fracture from a fall. It added that the fracture did not cause any neurological complicates but that her recovery will take several months.
Queen Paola is the wife of the abdicated King Albert II of Belgium. She was…
