Among the strings of anecdotes which are running through the Continental press apropos of the childhood of the young Queen of Holland, the following is worth…
Diana, Princess of Wales and Mother Teresa. Image from Reuters Diana, Princess of Wales and Mother Teresa died a few days apart. The former passing away in a f…
Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia. Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark shared a love match made in heaven with Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovitch o…
Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, Duchess of Teck , was a larger-than-life figure during her lifetime. The younger of the two daughters (and third child) …
Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent , was a popular member of the British Royal Family. From the 1930s until her death in 1968, she has enamoured the British pres…
Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein, died on August 21, 2021, at the age of 81. Her death came just a few days after she suffered a stroke and was rushed to Grabs…
From a drawing in The County Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland , Francis Morris, 1866. Old newspapers and magazines are…
At the turn of the 20th century, Alice Charlotte von Rothschild was one of the wealthiest heiresses in Europe. Despite her pedigree and wealth, Alice cho…
"Family of Queen Victoria" by Franz Xaver Winterhalter Some time in 1852, Queen Victoria came across a substantial fortune which she inherite…
Princess Mary of Cambridge, in a crinoline wedding dress, and Prince Francis of Teck. Behind them are Queen Victoria and the Duke of Cambridge. Print from The…
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll. Image from Wikimedia Commons Bermuda was a quiet, bucolic backwater in the late 19th century, but it proved to be a …
One of the most haunted castles in the United Kingdom, Windsor Castle is also the most famous. Built by William the Conqueror in 1070, it is the oldest …