Embed from Getty Images   It's not easy to be a widow.  This is something Lady Gabriella Windsor, who celebrated her 43rd birthday on April 23, is learning.  On February 25, Lady Gabriella's husband, Thomas Kingston was found dead in a building on his parents' property in Kemble, Gloucestershire.  According to the senior coroner for Gloucestershire, Kington's father "forced entry into a locked outbuilding.  Mr. Kingston was found inside with a catastrophic head injury.  A gun was present at the scene.  Police are satisfied the death is not suspicious." The ..read more

  When Buckingham Palace published the announcement of new appointments to several Orders including the Most Noble Order of the Garter and the Order of the British Empire,  the writer of the release made a huge gaffe.   Queen Camilla is the new Grand Master of the Order of the British Empire, following HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Mary, and King George VI (Prince of Wales 1917-1936).    There are two errors in this announcement.  George VI was never Prince of Wales or Grand Master of the Order of the British Empire. Fast forward to t ..read more

  Order of the Garter June 2022 all 4 photos @Marlene A. Eilers Koenig  HRH The Duchess of Gloucester set a new precedent for royal wives as she was appointed Royal Lady Companion to the Order of Garter.  She is the first royal wife appointed to the Order since 1488 who is not the Consort, wife of the heir to the throne, or a princess of the Blood Royal.     In 1488, Henry VII appointed his mother Margaret Beaufort as a Lady of Garter.  She was the last woman to receive the Garter until 1901 when King Edward VII named his wife, Queen A ..read more

@Maison du Grand Duc/Sophie Margue Prince Corbinian of Bavaria and Magdalena von Kessel married on August 12, 2023 @Helmut Fricke   @Maison du Grand Duc/Sophie Margue @Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg private collection/ Emanuele Scorcelletti The most recent thank you cards ..read more

Embed from Getty Images King Harald V of Norway is back at work.  Due to his health, his engagements will be permanently reduced, according to the following press release. "His Majesty the King is back at work today, Monday 22 April. In connection with the King resuming his work, some changes will be made to his program going forward. From when the King is back at work today, he will resume his constitutional duties as head of state, conduct meetings and audiences at the Palace, as well as official visits around Norway. However, the king will make adjustments to his program in the future ..read more

     Hereditary Prince Philip, Crown  Prince Alexander and Prince Alexander   Belgrade, 18 April –2024 " On the meeting of the Advisory Bodies of the Crown, which was held today at the Royal Palace, members of the Privy Council and the Crown Council, acknowledged and warmly welcomed the decision made by the Head of the Royal Family of Serbia, HRH Crown Prince Alexander, which is unanimously recognized as very good, of great importance, and crucial for the future of the Karadjordjevic dynasty. All present were rejoiced to hear that HRH Crown Prince Alex ..read more

Courtesy of HRH Crown Prince Alexander "I express great gratitude to my father for the love and attention he showed to me, my family, and my brothers Peter and Alexander as the Head of the Royal Household, but also for the historical responsibility he demonstrated towards the dynasty and the crown as the Head of the Royal Household. As the heir to the Serbian Crown, who was born in exile and declared an enemy of the state of Yugoslavia as a baby, my father, Crown Prince Alexander, achieved historically important things both for the royal house of Serbia and for our homeland. Thank ..read more

HRH Hereditary Prince Philip, HRH Crown Prince Alexander and HRH Prince Alexander Belgrade, 18 April 2024 – On the meeting of the Advisory Bodies of the Crown, which was held today at the Royal Palace, members of the Privy Council and the Crown Council, acknowledged and warmly welcomed the decision made by the Head of the Royal Family of Serbia, HRH Crown Prince Alexander, which is unanimously recognized as very good, of great importance, and crucial for the future of the Karadjordjevic dynasty. All present were rejoiced to hear that HRH Crown Prince Alexander, based on the provisio ..read more

  courtesy of Lady Pamela Hicks A happy birthday to Lady Pamela Hicks!  She turns 95 years old today and is the oldest living descendant of Queen Victoria. She is the younger daughter of Louis, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (ne HSH Prince Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas of Battenberg) and the Hon. Edwina Ashley.  Lady Pamela's older sister, Patricia (1924-2017), succeeded their father as the 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma following his assassination in 1979. Marlene A Eilers Koenig collection Lady Pamela's parents, then styled as Lord and Lad ..read more

Embed from Getty Images In mid-January, Irene Urdangarin y Borbon, the only daughter of Infanta Doña Cristina of Spain and her former husband Iñaki Urdangarin y Liebart, said goodbye to her family at the Zarzuela Palace as she was leaving for Cambodia to work with vulnerable and physically disabled children.  Cambodia has among the highest number of people with disabilities caused by polio and landmines. Irene is staying at the Arrupe Center in Battambang, Cambodia, where, according to Hola, she is "completely dedicated to helping the most vulnerable people" and considering her own fut ..read more