March 10, 1903
Today is the 40th wedding anniversary of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. The anniversary was celebrated with "the customary firing of salutes and the ringing of bells." Their Majesties received "many telegrams of congratulations."
A family dinner was held at Buckingham Palace, and was attended by the Prince and Princess of Wales and other members of the royal family. Four hundred more guests were invited to a private dance this evening.
The palace's state rooms "were beautifully decorated with flowers from Frogmore, and presented a charming scene," according to the New York Times. Supper was served at "small tables instead of the customary long buffets." This was the first occasion "for many years" that the king and queen have celebrated their anniversary "by an entertainment." The king remarked that he "derived great pleasure from having so many children and grandchildren under his roof."
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
Letters back on Ebay
The six letters are back on Ebay! $30,000!
http://cgi.ebay.com/Prince-Charles-6-love-letters_W0QQitemZ320348344130QQihZ011QQcategoryZ39632QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
The postage is now $55.00. One would think that the postage and insurance would be free considering the starting bid!
http://cgi.ebay.com/Prince-Charles-6-love-letters_W0QQitemZ320348344130QQihZ011QQcategoryZ39632QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
The postage is now $55.00. One would think that the postage and insurance would be free considering the starting bid!
Did the Charles letters sell? or did Alicia Carroll pull the Ebay auction
I was watching the Ebay auction of six letters that the Prince of Wales wrote to a former girlfriend, Welsh-born Janet Jenkins. As of this morning, the auction had three days left to go, but the seller, Alicia Carroll of Everything Royal, has apparently removed the items from Ebay. The auction was still going this morning, but by noon, the listing was gone. Did someone make her an offer she could not refuse? Has Jenkins obtained a court order to prevent the sale of the letters? (She claims she did not sell the letters to Carroll, but gave the letters to her because Carroll said she was going to display them in a museum.) Or did Carroll realize that there is an economic crisis here in the USA, and far less people have $30,000 to spare for the Prince of Wales' correspondence.
It should be noted that although the letters were written to Jenkins, and are now in the possession of an American dealer, the copyright for the letters belongs to the Prince of Wales. As these letters were written after 1977, the copyright remains in effect for the Prince of Wales' lifetime, plus 70 years. No one can publish the text of the letters without the expressed permission of HRH The Prince of Wales.
Here is a link to a Globe and Mail article, which quotes Jenkins.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090307.LETTERS07/TPStory/National
Carroll's website has not been updated to show if the letters have been sold. She has them listed individually on her website, Everything Royal. http://everythingroyal.com/
She still has a myriad of items with Diana's signature as Sarah Jane Gaselee, one of Diana's bridesmaids, sold personal items that Diana had given to her or written to her to Carroll. Lord Linley also appears to have sold Christmas cards from his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, to Carroll. (The cards are still for sale.)
Even marked down, Carroll's prices are a bit too high, in my not-so-humble opinion.
It should be noted that although the letters were written to Jenkins, and are now in the possession of an American dealer, the copyright for the letters belongs to the Prince of Wales. As these letters were written after 1977, the copyright remains in effect for the Prince of Wales' lifetime, plus 70 years. No one can publish the text of the letters without the expressed permission of HRH The Prince of Wales.
Here is a link to a Globe and Mail article, which quotes Jenkins.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090307.LETTERS07/TPStory/National
Carroll's website has not been updated to show if the letters have been sold. She has them listed individually on her website, Everything Royal. http://everythingroyal.com/
She still has a myriad of items with Diana's signature as Sarah Jane Gaselee, one of Diana's bridesmaids, sold personal items that Diana had given to her or written to her to Carroll. Lord Linley also appears to have sold Christmas cards from his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, to Carroll. (The cards are still for sale.)
Even marked down, Carroll's prices are a bit too high, in my not-so-humble opinion.
Norway gets ready for royal wedding
March 9, 1929
Preparations are in full swing for the March 21 wedding of Crown Prince Olav and Princess Martha of Sweden. The main area of Oslo is to be framed with "rows of illuminated ice obelisks." The wedding will be broadcast on radio. One labor representative has had to decline his invitations "on orders of a higher authority." A watchmen, entering Oscar's Hall, which has been placed at the engaged couple's disposal, found a bottle that contained about a pound of dynamite. The fuse had not been lit.
Police believe that was placed in the castle by those who are opposed to Oscar's Hall being used as a royal residence.
Preparations are in full swing for the March 21 wedding of Crown Prince Olav and Princess Martha of Sweden. The main area of Oslo is to be framed with "rows of illuminated ice obelisks." The wedding will be broadcast on radio. One labor representative has had to decline his invitations "on orders of a higher authority." A watchmen, entering Oscar's Hall, which has been placed at the engaged couple's disposal, found a bottle that contained about a pound of dynamite. The fuse had not been lit.
Police believe that was placed in the castle by those who are opposed to Oscar's Hall being used as a royal residence.
Louis Ferdinand sails for the US to seek work
March 9, 1929
Prince Louis Ferdinand, who is the second son of the former German Crown Prince, is sailing alone to the US on the Bremen.
Although Germany is "frantically searching for a dictator, preferably one of princely origin," Prince Louis Ferdinand has other plans. He wants to work in the USA or as a banker in Argentina. He plans to visit Hollywood, Chile, and "points south to carve his own business career," according to Chicago Daily Tribune reporter Sigrid Schultz.
The prince is described as the favorite child of Crown Princess Cecilie. As he is the second son, he is expected to make his own fortune, as his older brother, Prince Wilhelm, will one day head the former ruling house.
It is not known what the "slim, artistic 23-year-old prince" will choose as a career, but banking is certainly at the top of the list.
Prince Louis Ferdinand also wants to see the world before settling down and marrying.
Prince Louis Ferdinand was asked about his own chances to become Germany's dictator. "I will be glad to be away if they really mean the dictatorship. Yes, it is true that I had the impression the dictatorship was doing pretty well in Spain when I visited Premier Prime de Rivera, but what is right for Spain is not necessarily right for Germany. For Germany, a dictatorship would never do."
The Prince's trip was with the full permission of his grandfather, the Kaiser, and his father, Crown Prince Wilhelm. He plans to work in Argentina, where he has already received offers for banking jobs. His interest in South America is not a surprise. He recently received his doctorate. His thesis: "Immigration to Argentina."
Prussian prince, a cousin of the Kaiser, is dead
March 9, 1925
Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia died today in a sanitarium at Weisserhirsch, near Dresden. The Prince, who was a second cousin of Kaiser Wilhelm II, was 45-years-old. In 1910, he married Princess Agatha of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, "one of the beauties of the Potsdam court." He is survived by his wife and four daughters, Princesses Marie Therese, Luise, Marianne and Elisabeth.
The late Prince was the son of Prince Albrecht of Prussia and his wife, Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg.
Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia died today in a sanitarium at Weisserhirsch, near Dresden. The Prince, who was a second cousin of Kaiser Wilhelm II, was 45-years-old. In 1910, he married Princess Agatha of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, "one of the beauties of the Potsdam court." He is survived by his wife and four daughters, Princesses Marie Therese, Luise, Marianne and Elisabeth.
The late Prince was the son of Prince Albrecht of Prussia and his wife, Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg.
Bertie not at home when Dowager Empress arrives
March 9, 1907
It was the Dowager Empress of Russia's first visit to England in forty-four years, and her brother-in-law, King Edward VII, was out-of-town. Some tongues are wagging, but it should be noted that the Empress, who was last in London to attend her sister, Alexandra's wedding to the future King Edward VII in 1863, is not on an official visit. She's in London to spend time with her sister, Alexandra. There will no "state functions or great festivities" in honor of Marie's visit, which is considered private.
King Edward's plans "were arranged long before it was known that the empress would come" to London.
The King is in Biarritz, and remains in telegraphic contact with officials in London.
It was the Dowager Empress of Russia's first visit to England in forty-four years, and her brother-in-law, King Edward VII, was out-of-town. Some tongues are wagging, but it should be noted that the Empress, who was last in London to attend her sister, Alexandra's wedding to the future King Edward VII in 1863, is not on an official visit. She's in London to spend time with her sister, Alexandra. There will no "state functions or great festivities" in honor of Marie's visit, which is considered private.
King Edward's plans "were arranged long before it was known that the empress would come" to London.
The King is in Biarritz, and remains in telegraphic contact with officials in London.
Princess Henry visits American sculptor
March 9,1903
Princess Henry of Prussia has visited the Berlin studio of Mrs. Cadwalder Guild, an American sculptor. She spent more than an hour "examining her work." The princess was most interested in a bust of the late President McKinley
Princess Henry of Prussia has visited the Berlin studio of Mrs. Cadwalder Guild, an American sculptor. She spent more than an hour "examining her work." The princess was most interested in a bust of the late President McKinley
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Zara Phillips receives £90,000 in sports sponsorship
from the Royal Bank of Scotland, which has received a bailout from the British taxpayer.
It should be noted that Zara is not a member of the Royal Family. She does not carry out official engagements, and must earn her own living.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/4957864/Zara-Phillips-in-90000-RBS-sports-sponsorship-deal.html
Also an interview with Zara from the Times http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/olympics/article5860786.ece
It should be noted that Zara is not a member of the Royal Family. She does not carry out official engagements, and must earn her own living.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/4957864/Zara-Phillips-in-90000-RBS-sports-sponsorship-deal.html
Also an interview with Zara from the Times http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/olympics/article5860786.ece
Saturday, March 7, 2009
It's a boy!
HRH Princess Olga of Savoy, Duchess of Apulia, has given birth to a son, Umberto. The birth took place in Paris. Princess Olga is the wife of Prince Aimone of Savoy, Duke of Apulia, only son of Prince Amedeo of Savoy, Duke of Savoia, and HRH Princess Claude of France.
Prince Aimone and Princess Olga were married on the Greek island, Patros, last September 27. The princess is the younger daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Greece and Denmark.
The pregnancy was announced a few weeks after the wedding.
This is the Duke of Savoia's ninth grandchild.
Prince Michael's marriage was not dynastic, and thus, his daughters, Alexandra and Olga, also do not have rights to the Greek throne. They are, however, princesses of Greece with the style of Royal Highness.
Prince Aimone and Princess Olga were married on the Greek island, Patros, last September 27. The princess is the younger daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Greece and Denmark.
The pregnancy was announced a few weeks after the wedding.
This is the Duke of Savoia's ninth grandchild.
Prince Michael's marriage was not dynastic, and thus, his daughters, Alexandra and Olga, also do not have rights to the Greek throne. They are, however, princesses of Greece with the style of Royal Highness.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Belgian queen weakens
March 7, 1899
The health of Queen Marie Henriette of Belgium, who is suffering from pneumonia, continues to deteriorate. It was announced today that a "fatal termination is feared." A doctor is in constant attendance on the queen, who is the consort of Leopold II. She slept a little last night, but today, "there has been a change for the worse."
The health of Queen Marie Henriette of Belgium, who is suffering from pneumonia, continues to deteriorate. It was announced today that a "fatal termination is feared." A doctor is in constant attendance on the queen, who is the consort of Leopold II. She slept a little last night, but today, "there has been a change for the worse."
New York reception for Princess
March 6, 1927
Mrs. Dunlop Hopkins, who lives at 160 Lexington Avenue, gave a reception with music at her home tonight for Princess Alexandra of Schleswig-Holstein and her husband, Captain Arnold Ruemann. The artists who performed were Hazel Jones (soprano), Eleanor Fiske (pianist) and Dorothy Chamberlain (soprano.) The guests included Mr. and Mrs. Poultney Bigelow. Mr. Bigelow is the noted journalist who is a close friend of Kaiser Wilhelm II, and often visits him at Doorn.
Mrs. Dunlop Hopkins, who lives at 160 Lexington Avenue, gave a reception with music at her home tonight for Princess Alexandra of Schleswig-Holstein and her husband, Captain Arnold Ruemann. The artists who performed were Hazel Jones (soprano), Eleanor Fiske (pianist) and Dorothy Chamberlain (soprano.) The guests included Mr. and Mrs. Poultney Bigelow. Mr. Bigelow is the noted journalist who is a close friend of Kaiser Wilhelm II, and often visits him at Doorn.
More threats for Grand Duke Wladimir
March 6, 1905
Security has been tightened at the palace of Grand Duke Wladimir, who is the uncle of Nicholas II. He is said to be at the top of a list for assassination by terrorists. Sentries outside the palace have been doubled and "have been ordered to exercise special watchfulness."
Recently, a terrorist donned the uniform of a General and tried to gain access to the Grand Duke. He was caught, and searched, and founded to be in possession of a loaded revolver.
Security has been tightened at the palace of Grand Duke Wladimir, who is the uncle of Nicholas II. He is said to be at the top of a list for assassination by terrorists. Sentries outside the palace have been doubled and "have been ordered to exercise special watchfulness."
Recently, a terrorist donned the uniform of a General and tried to gain access to the Grand Duke. He was caught, and searched, and founded to be in possession of a loaded revolver.
Obama to meet the Queen
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| Marlene A Eilers Koenig |
I love the Daily Telegraph. It's one of my favorite papers to read. Perhaps, I am biased, as I used to work for the paper as the researcher in their D.C. bureau.
Sadly, Andrew Porter didn't do his homework:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/4944627/Obama-to-meet-Queen-in-London.html
"It is unusual for a United States President to meet the Queen outside a state visit."
Utter nonsense. It should be noted that American presidents actually make very few state visits. The only state visit that former President Bush made was to the United Kingdom in 2003. Not all of the Queen's visits to the USA have been state visits, and even during the non-state visits, she has met with US presidents, here in the USA, and in the UK.
Queen Elizabeth II has met all of America's presidents since Harry Truman with one exception: Lyndon Baines Johnson. Elizabeth was still a princess when she met President Truman.
In June 1959, President Eisenhower joined Queen Elizabeth for the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in Canada. Two months later, President Eisenhower visited London, Balmoral and Chequers for an informal visit, and met with Prime Minister Macmillan and the Queen.
In June 1961, during a private visit to the UK, President Kennedy met with Queen Elizabeth.
In February 1969, Richard Nixon, during an informal visit to the UK, was "received" by the Queen.
In October 1970, President Nixon met informally with the Queen and also with Prime Minister Heath.
President Carter attended the economic summit in London in May 1977, and met with the Queen.
In June 1982, President Reagan met at the Queen at Windsor. He also addressed Parliament, but this was not deemed a state visit.
In June 1984, President Reagan was back in London - and met with the Prime Minister and with the Queen. Following the economic summit, President Reagan and others, including the Queen, went to Normandy for the 40th anniversary of D-Day.
In June 1988, President Reagan was in London and met with the Queen
In early June 1989, President Bush was in London and met with the Queen and the Prime Minister.
In June 1994, President Clinton was in London and met with the Queen. Both also took part in the 50th anniversary of D-Day.
In November 1995, President Clinton returned to London, met with the Queen and the Prime Minister and addressed Parliament. This was not a state visit.
In December 2000, President Clinton visited Belfast and London, where he met with Queen Elizabeth II.
In June 2001, President Bush was in London and met with the Queen and Prime Minister Blair.
In November 2003, President Bush became to the first US president to make a state visit to the United Kingdom .. and he met the Queen.
Queen Elizabeth had made four state visits to the US, as well as an official and several private visits to the US.
The first state visit was in 1957, during Dwight D. Eisenhower's first administration.. The second state visit was in July 1976 when Gerald Ford was president. In 1991, the queen made her third state visit to the USA, and this was during President George H.W. Bush's administration. The fourth state visit was in 2007, during the second administration of George W. Bush.
In March 1983, the Queen visited the Pacific coasts, and met with President Reagan. This was not, however, a state visit. The Queen did not come to Washington, D.C. It was an official visit because duties were carried out. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh hosted a dinner for the Reagans, which was reciprocated by a dinner at the Reagan's California home.
The Queen has also made several private visits to Versailles, Kentucky, and one private visit to Wyoming.
I would describe President Obama's forthcoming visit to London, and meeting the queen, as usual and normal for an American president who goes to London.
As I said above, U.S. Presidents make very few state visits to other nations.
In June 2008, President Bush was back in London and met with the Queen, as well as Prime Minister Blair.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Did Princess Maud write an opera?
March 5, 1897
Special correspondent to the Chicago Daily Tribune, Julian Ralph writes: "I have received this interesting letter in response to an inquiry where I could obtain the libretto of Princess Maud's new opera, much heralded in the society columns of the English press."
Mr. Ralph received the following response:
"Marlborough House, Pall Mall, S.W. - In reply to your enquiry dated March 3, I beg to give you the most full and unreserved assurance that Princess Charles of Denmark has never at any time written a play or composed a musical drama. Yours faithfully, Henry Knollys, Colonel Controller to H.R.H. Princess Charles of Denmark."
Special correspondent to the Chicago Daily Tribune, Julian Ralph writes: "I have received this interesting letter in response to an inquiry where I could obtain the libretto of Princess Maud's new opera, much heralded in the society columns of the English press."
Mr. Ralph received the following response:
"Marlborough House, Pall Mall, S.W. - In reply to your enquiry dated March 3, I beg to give you the most full and unreserved assurance that Princess Charles of Denmark has never at any time written a play or composed a musical drama. Yours faithfully, Henry Knollys, Colonel Controller to H.R.H. Princess Charles of Denmark."
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