The last heir to the former Ottoman
Empire, Prince Bayezid Osman, has died at the age of 92. Osman
Bayezid Osmanoğlu was the 44th head of the Ottoman family. On
Friday he died at his home in New York, USA. If the Ottoman
monarchy were restored, he would be Grand Sultan Bayezid III. Ahmed
Tevfik Pasha, the last Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. Photo:
Bain News Service via Wikimedia Commons. He…
This new year marks the centennial of
the February Revolution and the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II
from the Russian throne during the darkest days of the First World
War. The Provisional Government that replaced him would, in turn,
be overthrown just eight months later…
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…
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 died on the evening of 31 December
2016. Prince Dmitri was born on 17 May 1926 in Cap d’Antibes in
France as the second son of…
Dozens of Saudi Princes and
Princesses are leaving Saudi Arabia in fear for their lives after
the empowerment of King Salman and his son Muhammad bin Salman
as deputy crown prince. A large number of the Saudi royal family
believe that their lives are in danger and fear…
The Emperor of Japan will not release the
traditional New Year message this year, which marks another step
towards reducing his royal duties. Vice Grand Steward Yasuhiko
Nishimura on Monday said Emperor Akihito, who recently turned 83,
has accepted a proposal made by the…
Earlier today the late King Bhumibol’s
dog was remembered in a Buddhist ceremony for the first anniversary
of her death. Tong Daeng was the favourite dog of King Bhumibol.
The ceremony took place near a statue of the dog in Hua Hin, where
the dog died in Klai Kangwon Palace. Tong Daeng was a stray dog,
which was picked up by the King himself from the streets in 1998.
She was named Tong Daeng…
A record number of 33,000 people came to
see Emperor Akihito’s birthday balcony greetings on Friday. It
might be one of the last times the Emperor will appear in public as
he has spoken of his wish to abdicate. The previous record stood at
30,560 when the Emperor…
The Golden Heart Awards, founded and run
by the Heart for Children in 1978, are a way in which people who
have been particularly active and effective in advocating for
homeless, dispossessed and disenfranchised children across the
globe can be suitably honoured for their…
The new King Rama X has had quite a
colourful past, and most of this will be hidden from the Thai
people due to their strict lese majeste laws. The then Crown
Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn has been married and divorced three
times and is reportedly due to be married for a fourth time to an
air stewardess. His first wife was Princess Soamsawali, whom he
married in 1988. She also happened to be his…
