Princess Stephanie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and her husband, Jan Stahl have canceled their plans for a church wedding.
The couple were married in July 2018 at Schloss Friedenstein in Gotha. It was announced at that time that the couple's religious wedding would take place in July 2019 at the Moritzkirche in Coburg, which a reception to follow at Schloss Ehrenburg.
The Polterabend, a pre-wedding dinner and torch dance, was scheduled to take place at Coburg's Güterbahnhof, the former freight yard now facility for wedding and other events.
A carriage ride through Coburg was also on the agenda. The Neue Press, Coburg's local newspaper, was unable to read the princess and her husband for comment.
https://www.insuedthueringen.de/region/Geplatzt-Coburgs-Traumhochzeit-ist-abgesagt;art662625,6727837
http://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/search?q=princess+stephanie
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
King Albert will do a DNA test
"His Majesty the King will accept the blood test, now that he is compelled to do so, stated Guy Hiernaux, who is King Albert II's lawyer." He added that the king will comply with the order "on the condition that the results are kept secret until Belgium's highest court rules on the appeal against the order."
Miss Boel was born in 1968. According to her lawyers, Albert "privately recognized her as his daughter" and provided financial support. But after he succeeded his brother, King Baudouin, in 1993, he allegedly telephone Delphine and told her "now we cut ties."
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/21/world/europe/belgium-king-albert-dna-test.html
Princess Margaretha of Sweden marries Prince Axel of Denmark
Princess Margaretha of Sweden and Prince Axel of Denmark were married today at the Storkyrkan in Stockholm.
The princess, who is the eldest daughter of Prince Carl of Sweden and Princess Ingeborg of Denmark, was born on June 25, 1899. She was named Margaretha Sofia Lovisa Ingeborg.
Prince Axel Christian Georg of Denmark is the second son of Prince Valdemar of Denmark and Princess Marie of Orléans. He was born on August 12, 1888.
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| Both images: Marlene A. Eilers Koenig collectiom |
He and his new mother-in-law are first cousins. Prince Axel is also a first cousin of King Christian X of Denmark, King Haakon VII and Queen Maud of Norway, Prince Ernst August of Hannover (the former Duke of Cumberland), King Constantine I of the Hellenes and the late Emperor Nicholas II of Russia. Queen Alexandra and the Dowager Empress of Russia are his aunt.
After the Lutheran wedding, which was officiated by the Swedish Archbishop, a reception was held at the royal palace following the wedding. King Gustav V gave a speech.
The couple will live at Bernstorffshøj, a villa located near Bernstorff Palace in Gentofte, which they received as a wedding president. Prince Valdemar lives at Bernstoff. Princess Marie died in 1909.
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Grand Duke Jean's funeral
Arjan Brouwer drove several hours from his home in the Netherlands to Luxembourg to witness the arrivals and departures of guests and members of the Grand Ducal Royal family on May 4 at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Luxembourg-ville.
Arjan is the copyright holder of the photos. He gave me permission to crop the photos.
My thanks to Arjan for allowing me to use the photos. You can follow him on Twitter. @RoyalArjan
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Arjan is the copyright holder of the photos. He gave me permission to crop the photos.
My thanks to Arjan for allowing me to use the photos. You can follow him on Twitter. @RoyalArjan
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| Helene Vestsur, the first wife of Prince Jean of Luxembourg |
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| Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoleon, and Countess Olympia Arco |
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| Archduchess Anne Gabriele, widow of Archduke Rudolf, and Archduke Istvan, son of the late Archduke Felix. Felix and Rudolf were first cousins of the late Grand Duke Jean. |
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| Prince Georg Fredrich of Prussia |
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| Crown Prince Leka of Albania |
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| Archduke Karl of Austria, head of the former ruling house. His father, Archduke Otto, was a first cousin of Grand Duke Jean. |
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| The Duke and Duchess of Parma. His father Carlos Hugo was a first cousin of Grand Duke Jean |
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| The Duke and Duchess of Braganza |
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| Infante Dinis, Duke of Porto, younger son of the Duke and Duchess of Braganza |
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| Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania and Prince Radu |
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| Former French president, Nicolas Sarkozy and Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco. |
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| Prince Hassan of Jordan |
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| The Princess Royal |
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| Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands |
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| Queen Sofia of Spain |
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| Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein |
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| Princess Elisabeth of the Belgians with her parents, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde |
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| Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz of Belgium with King Albert II and Queen Paola |
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| Princess Lea, widow of Prince Alexandre, younger half-brother of King Albert, and Prince Laurent |
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| King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway and the King's sister, Princess Astrid |
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| Members of the Grand Ducal family |
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| Princess Claire and Prince Felix and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie and Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume |
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| Archduchess Kathleen, Archduke Imre, Archduchess Marie Christine and her husband Count Rodolphe of Limburg-Stirum |
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| Archduke Christoph and his wife Archduchess Adelaide and Archduke Imre and his wife Archduchess Kathleen |
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| Antonius Wilms (the husband of Princess Marie-Gabrielle of Nassau), Princess Marie Astrid, Prince Josef-Emanuel, Princess Maria-Annunciata of Liechtenstein, Archduke Alexander, Archduke Christoph, Archduchess Gabriella |
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| Princess Marie Gabrielle of Nassau and her husband, Antonius Wilms |
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| Prince jean, Prince Leopold, Prince Constantin, Prince Carl-Johan and Prince Wenceslas of Nassau |
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| Grand Ducal Palace |
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| After the service the Grand Ducal family |
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| Archduchess Marie Christine with her son, Count Leopold of Limburg-Stirum and her cousin, Prince Sebastien |
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| Prince Leopold and Princess Charlotte of Nassau |
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| Queen Margrethe II |
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| King Carl XVI of Sweden |
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| King and Queen of Norway with his sister Princess Astrid |
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| King Philippe and Queen Mathilde and Princess Elisabeth and Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz |
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| Albert II, Prince of Monaco |
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| Hereditary Prince and Princess of Liechtenstein |
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| Queen Sofia and King Juan Carlos |
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| Princess Beatrix |
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| the Princess Royal |
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| the duke and duchess of Gloucester |
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| Countess Mountbatten of Burma |
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| Prince Hassan and Princess Sarvath. He is the younger brother of the late King Hussein |
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| Queen Anne Marie and Crown Prince Pavlos of the Hellenes |
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| Margareta and Radu of Romania, followed by Crown Princess Miriam of Bulgaria, widow of Crown Prince Kardam, and Archduke Karl of Austria |
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| Princess Sophie de Ligne and Prince Robert of Luxembourg, first cousins. Sophie is the daughter of the late Princess de Ligne (nee Princess Alix of Luxembourg, younger sister of Grand Duke Jean) |
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| Duke and Duchess of Parma |
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| Crown Prince of Leka |
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| Crown Prince Leka of Albania and Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia |
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| in the midde of the Princess of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg |
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| Prince Robert and the Duke and Duchess of Parma |
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| the Count of Paris |
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| Duke Franz of Bavaria on the left |
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| Prince Georg Friedrich talks with Princess Anastasia and Prince Aloys-Konstantin. Georg Friedrich's father and Anastasia were first cousins |
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| the Prince and Princess of Ligne, Princess Gloria of Thurn und Taxis, the Count and Countess of Waldburg-Zeil (Countess has white hair) |
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| Duchess of Castro on the right, two rows behind her Prince Jean Christphe Napoleon and Countess Olympia Arco-Zinneberg. |
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| Hereditary Prince and Princess of Baden |
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| Archduchess Anna Gabriele and Archduchess Catharina |
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| Don de Borbón y Martínez-Bordiú and Prince Charles-Louis Lobkowicz |
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| Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria with her son-in-law Duke Philipp and his wife, Duchess Marie-Caroline |
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| Princess Anne de Ligne and her husband Charles de Fabribeckers |
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| Prince Serge of Yugoslavia |
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| Ivana Jarmin, Helene Vestsur and Kathyrn Mechie. The two women are the girlfriends of Prince Carl-Johann and Prince Constantin) |
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| Hereditary Prince Carl-Philipp of Croy, whose grandmother, Gabrielle, died a few days before Grand Duke Jean and the Prince of Beira and Duke of Porto, sons of the Duke of Braganza |
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| Maria Teresa, Grand Duke Henri, Archduchess Marie Astrid and Archduke Christian, Princess Margaretha and Prince Nikolaus |
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| Prince Jean and his wife, Diane. |
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