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Thursday, December 10, 2009

Prince Charles recovering

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December 10, 1949 Prince Charles of Edinburgh, the year-old-son of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, has "acute tonsillitis...

Belgian's dowager queen ill

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December 10, 1939 The Associated Press is reporting that Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians has a cold, which she "contracted while visiti...

King Leopold returns home

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December 10, 1937 King Leopold III of the Belgians "entrained for home today," according to an AP dispatch. This was the king'...

Princess Theresia sues for home

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December 10, 1925 The New York Times reports that Princess Theresia of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha is "forced to live in a single attic"...
Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Prince Philipp Josias settles legacy dispute

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December 9, 1929 After a "long-drawn dispute" over the property of the late Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the cas...

King Boris plans trip abroad

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Embed from Getty Images    December 9, 1929 King Boris III of Bulgaria is said to be preparing for another "wife hunting expeditio...

no elopement says Ileana

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Embed from Getty Images    December 9, 1927 Princess Ileana of Roumania is "clad in black sealskin and dress, her happiness sobered b...

Lord Snowdon a grandfather again

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The Earl of Snowdon - the former Antony-Armstrong-Jones -- will have another stocking to fill on Christmas morning. The Earl's younger d...
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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Queen Elisabeth has the flu

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December 8, 1929 Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians "has been confined to her apartments for the last two weeks," as she recovers fro...

Leopold in critical condition

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December 8, 1909 The Chicago Daily Tribune reports today that King Leopold II of the Belgians is in "a grave critical condition." ...

Death of King Oscar II

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Embed from Getty Images December 8, 1907 "We declare upon oath that his Majesty King Oscar II expired peacefully at 9:10 o'c...
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Monday, December 7, 2009

Princess Luise of Prussia - family snaps

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I recently acquired these two photos of Princess Luise of Prussia, who died earlier this year, and her son, Manfred. The first phot...
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Death of Prince Dedo of Saxony

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Prince Dedo of Saxony died on Sunday morning, December 6 in a nursing home in Radebeul, Germany. He was 87 years old. The prince had su...
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Danes do not want royal garters cut

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December 7, 1907 German weddings, including royal weddings, include a rather "indelicate" tradition. It is customary for the bri...
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Queen Amelie hates Portugal

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December 7, 1907 Queen Amelie of Portugal loves France. This is not a surprise, as the Queen is a member of the House of Orléans. She has be...