Tuesday, March 12, 2024

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HSH The Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein  - the death of his brother, Prince Constantin


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A QVD due in August.

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Maddison May Brudenell, a granddaughter of Lady Pamela Hicks, is expecting a baby in August, reports the Daily Mail.  She is the daughter of Edwina Hicks and her former husband, actor Jeremy Brudenell.  

 The-mom-to be, who has three children from her first marriage to Nigerian-born musician Olao Modupe-Ojo, who goes by the name Jazz Purple.  Their marriage ended in divorce in late 2022.

When she was in the "throes of her divorce, Maddison and her three young children, Daphne, Phebe and Moses, traveled to Canada to visit friends.  It was at a lunch in Toronto when she was introduced to a Canadian welder, Bret Kapetanov.   They were "instantly smitten." When her flight home was delayed she called Bret.  "He said the would come and show me and the kids around. I was a hot mess with all this luggage, three kids.  I had one in the pram, one on my chest, and Daphne holding my hand; but he was totally unfazed." 

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Lady Pamela, who will celebrate her 95th birthday in April, "loves Bret," according to her granddaughter.  Brett added:  "I've met her quite a few times, and we get along very well."  

The couple plan to marry at St. Mary the Virgin Church in the Chiltern Hills after the birth of their child.  

The reception will be held at The Grove, Lady Pamela's Oxfordshire home.

Maddison and Bret were recently interview by the Daily Mail

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13184571/Mountbatten-beauty-Maddison-Brudenell-wedding.html


Victoria - Alice - Victoria - Louis - Pamela - Edwina - Maddison

Tom Kingston's funeral

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 The Prince of Wales was among the guests at the private funeral of Thomas Kingston, husband of Lady Gabriella Windsor, today in the Royal Chapel at St. James's Palace at 11:30 a.m.    William joined 140 other family members and friends who attended the service led by the Sub-Dean of the Chapels Royal, Rev. Canon Paul Wright.   Former Bishop of London Richard Chartres gave the homily.

Other members of the Royal Family who attended the service included Lady Gabriella and her parents, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent,  Lord and Lady Frederick Windsor, the Duke of Kent, Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy as members of Mr. Kingston's family.  

The funeral procession began at Kensington Palace and ended at Ambassador's Court at the Palace.

The funeral procession included cars and a mini-bus.  My source recognized Prince and Princess Michael's car as he happened to see the procession.  The coffin "was of light coloured wood with a brightly coloured floral arrangement."

 They entered St James’s by the Clarence House gate, and the hearse left by Cleveland Row and went up St James’s St, according to my source.   A reception was held in St. James's Palace after the funeral.  

A memorial service for Mr. Kingston is expected to take place later this year.

 Following the service, Mr. Kingston was cremated. Thomas Kingston and Lady Gabriella Windsor were first photographed together at the Cheltenham Festival of Horse Racing on March 12, 2015. 

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Thomas Kingston died on February 25, 2024 from a "traumatic head wound."  He was 45 years old.  

https://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2024/02/thomas-kingston-husband-of-lady-ella.html

https://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2024/03/tom-kingston-inquest.html

Update on King Harald

 



Jørgen Gomnæs / The Royal Court.

His Majesty The King received this morning a permanent pacemaker. The procedure was successful, and His Majesty is doing well. His Majesty will remain in hospital for a few more days.

Sunday, March 10, 2024

Waiting for future development

 Update:  The Princess of Wales has issued a statement.





Earlier today, Kensington Palace released a new photo of the Princess of Wales and her three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.  Today is Mothering Sunday in the United Kingdom.

@HRH The Prince of Wales

About ten hours after Kensington Palace released the photo, three news agencies and one photo agency, the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France Press, and Getty Photos issued a Kill Notice informing clients to remove the photo from all their platforms including social media.  Other news

This is not an uncommon action within the media, but this particular notice got attention because it is about the photo released by Kensington Palace.   The first non-pap photo of the Princess of Wales since Christmas Day and the announcement she would undergo abdominal surgery.

This photo was taken by the Prince of Wales, not noted for his photography skills.

The AP said it removed the photo "because it appeared to be manipulated, fueling more conjecture."

The Associated Press is the world's largest news-gathering organization, a not-for-profit news cooperative owned by its member newspapers.

The AP and the other organizations "initially published the photo," but later "retracted the image because at closer inspection," it appeared the "source had manipulated the image in a way that did not meet AP photo standards."

According to the AP, the photo "shows an inconsistency in the alignment of Princess Charlotte's left hand."

Kensington Palace has refused to comment ... for now.  William could have taken more than one image and used Photoshop to make the photo look better, at least in his eyes, and, perhaps, KP's Communication staff.



Kill notices for photos and stories are more common than you think.  The notices are sent to the clients and not released to the general public.  One can understand the whys for sharing the Kill notice with their readers -- and the general public.

William or the staff may have tried too hard to make a perfect picture.  Photoshop can turn a good photo into a stunning photograph.  I love taking photos and recently upgraded from a Canon DSLR to the Canon R7 mirrorless camera.  I wish I had Photoshop, but it is too expensive.  I shoot wildlife, the Washington Nationals, the Royals (not the baseball team), and my vacations.  I recently took this photo of a duck couple, a male mallard, and his Hybrid wife.  This is the fourth year the couple has spent their spring and summer, nesting and raising ducklings before heading south for the winter.  

I took this photo - it would be better if I could get the rushes out of the mallard's eye.  This is a couple in love.  

@Marlene Eilers Koenig

With Photoshop or another editing program,  the flaws would be removed.  

I am sure William and Catherine did not realize the photo was not well edited.  It is a lovely photograph.  William's intention was good, but, next time, do not use a cell phone. This was a major Photoshop fail. 

This is not the first time a royal photographer has caused controversy.  In 1971, Patrick Lichfield (5th Earl of Lichfield) took the official photograph of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh's 25th wedding anniversary photo.  This was a group photo that included most members of the Royal Family.

Years later, he acknowledged he used heads from different images from the shoot to make the final photo.

@Lichfield

Please do not turn this into another conspiracy theory!

A son for the Queen - Edward Celebrates his 60th birthday




The infant Prince is third in line to the throne, following his brothers, Charles, the Prince of Wales, and Prince Andrew.  Princess Anne moves behind her youngest brother.

Shortly after the Queen gave birth to her son,  her husband, Prince Philip, who had remained at the Palace the entire day, made phone calls to the Queen Mother at Clarence House, Princess Margaret, who is expecting her second child in several weeks, at Kensington Palace, the Prince of Wales at Gordonstoun and Princess Anne, who is a student at Beneden.

The Duke of Edinburgh was delighted by the birth of his fourth child.  He was congratulated by members of the Household who toasted the baby with champagne.


Tomorrow, there will be 41-gun salutes at Hyde Park and the Tower of London.  Naval ships will fire 21-gun salutes and "ships will be dressed with masthead flags," according to The Times.

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There will also be an RAF flyover tomorrow at 1pm.

The new prince was born in the Belgian suite in Buckingham Palace.  He is now sleeping in a cradle originally made for the Queen's birth in 1926 and has been used by all four of her children. The cradle is made of "iron, cream-painted and trimmed with peace satin under a cream spotted net."  The eiderdown is also made of peach satin.

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The baby's names were announced on April 20, 1964.  He was given the name Edward Antony Richard Louis.  The baptism would take place in the private chapel at Windsor Castle on May 2.



The Duchess of Kent did not attend the baptism of her godson as she had given birth to her second child, a daughter, Lady Helen Windsor on April 28.   Princess George of Hanover was Prince Philip's sister, Princess Sophie, who was married to Prince Georg Wilhelm of Hanover.   

The three middle names honored the three godfathers: the Earl of Snowdon (Antony), the Duke of Gloucester (at the time, Prince Richard of Gloucester), and Prince Ludwig of Hesse and By Rhine, a first cousin of Prince Philip's mother, Princess Alice.

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@Studio Lisa   Marlene A Eilers Koenig collection



Princess Margaret was also not at the baptismal ceremony.  The day before - May 1 - she had given birth to her second child, Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones, who was the fourth and last royal baby born in 1964.

The other three children were James Ogilvy (February 29), Prince Edward, and Lady Helen Windsor.

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with Teasel.  All four photos @Chris Jelf 


It was announced today - March 10, 2024 - that  Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, has been given the Order of the Thistle by his older brother, King Charles III.   Four new photos, taken on March 4 at Bagshot Park, were released to the press.


HRH The Duke of Edinburgh with his cocker spaniel, Mole, and labrador, Teal.  Teasel, the new puppy, is in the background

Lab puppy Teasel is in the background  The Duke is with Mole

with new puppy Teasel

https://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2014/03/a-third-son-for-elizabeth-ii.html

Saturday, March 9, 2024

Has Lord Snowdon found his new countess?

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For the past two years, the Earl of Snowdon has been snapped with Isabelle Chopin de la Bruyere.  The Daily Mail's gossip columnist, Richard Eden has written several articles about this romance.  The most recent article was published on March 8th.  This article featured photos of the couple exchanging kisses!

Kissing leads to marriage, right? 

Lord Snowdon's first marriage to Lady Serena Stanhope, daughter of the 12th Earl of Harrington ended when the couple separated in early 2020.  They have since divorced.   Lord Snowdon and Serena, Lady Snowdon have two children:  Charles, Viscount Linley, 24, and 21-year-old Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones.

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 Isabelle Anne Cecile Chopin de la Bruyere was born in France in September 1971.  She is the daughter of Jean Henri Brion Chopin de la Bruyere (1928-1990) and his second wife, Christine Soulie.  He has three children from his first marriage to Solange Batshell and no children from his third marriage to Ana Maria Nasi, an Argentine national.

Jean de la Bruyere was born in Paris, France in 1928.  He emigrated to Alberta, Canada in 1952  Two years later with his friend Alastair  "Sandy" Auld Mactaggart, younger son of Sr John Mactaggart, 2nd Bt.. founded the Maclab Development Group (then known as Maclab Enterprises).  The two men met at Harvard University, where they were living in the same dorm.

Sandy and Jean "formed a friendship that would last a lifetime and produce a successful business partnership that would transform a city."   Isasbelle's older half-brother Marc, who is now one of the managers of the firm, told the Toronto Globe & Mail in 2017.  "They were complete opposites. Sandy was the brake, my father was the accelerator. Sandy was very conservative, my father was rock 'n' roll. Sandy was strategic, my father was a deal-maker. Sandy was a Scot, my father was a Frenchman."

Jean de la Bruyere, who was a naturalized Canadian citizen, and Mactaggart  "built the suburban dream in Edmonton, creating the sprawling subdivisions on the edge of the city so in demand at the time," according to the Globe & Mail.

Isabelle's father died on April 6, 1990, in Edmonton.  His family placed a death notice in the Los Angeles Times as Maclab Enterprises also developed properties in California.  The obituary noted his youngest daughter, Isabelle-Anne was then living in Los Angeles, where her late father owned property.  In December 1985,  Isabelle was the maid of honor at her older half-sister, Jacqueline's marriage to Herve Farman.

She is a great-granddaughter of French aviation pioneer, Louis Charles Breuget.

https://www.centennialofflight.net/essay/Dictionary/Breguet/DI12.htm


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 Isabelle attended Northwood School in Lake Placid, New York, where she graduated in 1989.  She headed back to Paris and the American University of Paris.  In 1994, she received a BA in Art History.

It was back to the United States and the Christies' Education Program, where Isabelle earned a Master's degree in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Art in 1996.

She spent more than 20 years working for Christie's, first as a Specialist in Impressionist and Modern Art and head of Orientalist Art Sales.  This would be followed by positions in Europe and in the Middle East.   Isabelle was the Head of Client Advisory and Senior Director, Chairman's Office, Europe, Middle East, Russia & India, a position she held for nearly 11 years before she left Christie's in September 2023.

Isabelle de la Bruyere is now the first CEO of the Opera Gallery Group.   The founder of the Opera Gallery Group said after announcing Isabelle as the company's first CEO “We are thrilled to bring Isabelle de La Bruyère on board as the first CEO of Opera Gallery Group. As a globally recognized art expert, Isabelle is poised to guide our trajectory toward greater accomplishments in the years to come. We are indeed fortunate to have her expertise and invaluable insights into the nuances of the art market. With Isabelle’s vision and expertise, we are confident that Opera Gallery will play an even more significant role in the global art arena. We are excited to begin our collaborative journey with Isabelle."

Isabelle's job will be to oversee the "group's global operations and strengthen the Group's markets and influence."

https://www.operagallery.com/

In early 2024, Artnet sat down with de la Bruyere to "find out how she fell in love with art and the little life moments she treasures most."  Isabelle said her greatest asset is "determination."   She told Artnet she was "blown away" by Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergére at the Courtauld Institute.  Isabelle said she was "blown away by the anguish and emotion that I felt from the central figure. This particular piece was so poignant to me that I even wrote my thesis on it in college."

She said the most "overrated thing in the world world" is "buying with your ears, rather than your eyes.  I think it's important to trust your instincts and pay attention to how a piece makes you feel."

She was also asked about her "most treasured possession."  Isabelle responded with: "A priceless and intangible possession is time spent with my son."   She said her best investment is "My friendships."

Isabelle de la Bruyere's first marriage to Saudi filmmaker, Hani M S Farsi ended in divorce before 2004.  It was a brief marriage, which took place in London on October 27, 2000.  The marriage is listed in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005.  The middle initial for the bride is Isabelle A. 

In April 2004, Hani married Rebecca Lobdell. 

None of the interviews with Isabelle de la Bruyere provide information about her son, apart from the fact she has a son. The All England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007 does not include registration for a birth of a male child with the mother's maiden name as de la Bruyere.  It is possible that the child was born before or after her marriage or in another country, perhaps France, as Isabelle is a French national.

https://www.enigma-mag.com/hani-farsi/


Thanks to a genealogist, we have learned Lord Snowdon and Isabelle de la Bruyere are 11th cousins. Their common ancestor is Guilheim Ramon, Baron de Cauna (1443-1502), and his wife Jeanne de Bazillac (c1453-1490).  Isabelle is a descendant of the eldest son,  Baron Etienne de Cauna (1480-1544).  Lord Snowdon's lines of descent are from Patris de Cauna, seigneur de Fousseries (d 1528) and Helene du Boutet (d 1528).    Yes, lines of descent.  David has numerous lines of descent from Patris, whose great-great-great-great-granddaughter, Eléonore Desmier d'Olbreuse (1639-1722). 


Eléonore, Duchess of Brunswick (Royal Collection)


In 1676, she married Georg Wilhelm, Duke of Brunswick-Celle (1624-1705).  She had been his mistress for at least a decade. In 1666, she gave birth to a daughter, Sophia Dorothea.  It was not until 1680 that Eléonore's position as Duchess of Brunswick was recognized.  Her daughter's new title was Princess Sophia of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle.  Georg Wilhelm's younger brother, Ernst August, Elector of Hanover (1629-1698) whose wife, Sophia, was the heiress presumptive to the British throne.  

 Sophia Dorothea's legitimation made it possible for Ernst August's eldest son, Georg Ludwig, to marry his first cousin.

The marriage took place in 1682.  A year later, Sophia Dorothea gave birth to a son, Georg.  A daughter, Sophia Dorothea was born in 1687.   The marriage between the future George I (who succeeded Queen Anne in 1714) stands as one of the most miserable and cruel marriages among members of the British Royal Family. 

Lord Snowdon has several lines of descent from Eléonore and the Duke of Brunswick.


The King is Your Co-pilot


 

This is your King, I mean, your Captain speaking.

Two KLM pilots heading to their flight.  If one of the pilots looks familiar ..... no need for that double take.

Yes, the pilot on the right is First Officer HM King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands.  The photo was taken recently in Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport.  


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Willem-Alexander received his private pilot's license in 1985. Two years later, he earned his commercial pilot's license.  The king also has a military license and an Airport Transport pilot license. 

To keep his license active, the King flies several times a year, usually for KLM's City Hopper service.

https://www.royal-house.nl/members-royal-house/king-willem-alexander/flying

https://thepointsguy.com/news/netherlands-king-klm-pilot/

Dutch aviation journalist Menno Swart shared the image on his Twitter account.  The photographer has chosen to remain anonymous.

Thank you to the photographer and Mr. Swart for allowing me to use the photo. The photographer is the copyright holder.



Thursday, March 7, 2024

Protection orders for Prince Leka and his estranged wife.

@Berta Celibashi



Prince Leka of Albania and his estranged wife Elia Zaharia must keep a distance of five meters (16 feet) from other each, according to a court ruling in Tirana earlier today.  Leka will be able to see his daughter, Princess Geraldine, in the presence of her nanny.

The protection orders were issued after a video was released to the media that allegedly showed Prince Leka being attacked by his father-in-law, Gjerji Zaharia.  Prince Leka filmed the attack as evidence, which he shared with the Tirana police.  The Prince, who is head of the Albanian royal house,  stated emphatically that he did not release the video to the media.

The alleged attack took place on March 5.   According to several Albanian news sources, Prince Leka, 41, went to see his daughter.  Elia's father was babysitting as she was not home.   Both the prince and Mr. Zahara acknowledge the meeting quickly became violent.  The prince claimed he was attacked by his father-in-law, who stated he was too old to attack anyone.  Prince Leka said  Zaharia "started with insulting and threatening words in my direction, telling me that you should change the way when you look at me."

According to Prince Leka's statement to the police, Gjergi Zaharia also ripped Leka's sweatshirt in front of Princess Geraldine,  Leka's three-year-old daughter.

A protection order was not approved for Elia's father. 

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The Prosecutor's Office in Tirana has begun two investigations, domestic violence and who released Prince Leka's video, which is considered "material evidence," to the press.

Here is the text of Prince Leka's testimony:

It was at 15:20 (3:30 p.m.)  in my apartment on "Murat Toptani" street, the residence of the royal family No. 6, Tirana to meet my 3-year-old daughter, as my wife, Elia Zogu, and I are in the process of divorcing... I first met with the Head of the Yard's administration, citizen Syl Mulosmanaj, whom I asked about a closet that was emptied in violation of the agreement.

Then I asked Syla to accompany me to my daughter to meet her. My estranged wife and are working toward a divorce settlement agreement.

I arrived with Syla and found my little daughter Geraldina Zogu, aged 3, who was in the company of her grandfather, Gjergj Zaharia.

At this moment, I hugged my daughter and the Gjergj Zaharia started using insulting and threatening words in my direction, telling me that O should change the way when I  look at you.

My reaction in this situation was to tell Gjergji, not to insult and threaten me, especially in the presence of my daughter, and I asked him to leave the room where I was staying with my daughter

In the next few minutes, Gjergj Zaharia aggravated the situation. He approached me, pushing me and kicking my legs. My reaction was only defensive, but Gjergji continued to hit me and tore my sweatshirt and also took a hard object (wooden statue) with which he hit me."

Leka's father-in-law, Gjergi Zaharia also testified: "The prince was violent towards me and spoke to me in a harsh language. I did not violate him, I only defended myself. I'm 70 or so years old and I can't stand on my feet, I can't kick the prince who is 2 meters tall  (6.6 feet) anymore".

In January, the couple announced they were separating.  They married in Tirana on October 8, 2016.

https://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-divorce-for-crown-prince-leka-and.html

https://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2024/01/crown-prince-leka-confirms-divorce.html


Elia, 41, and her 73-year-old father attended the court proceedings.  Prince Leka was represented by his lawyer.

According to Elia, an Albanian actress, she came home to find her father and her estranged husband in an altercation.  "It is a difficult situation for me and my family as it is not easy to return home and find Leka trying to attack my 73-year-old father.  The conflict has nothing to do with me, except that I tried to stop it."  

The video shows her father allegedly attacking Prince Leka.

Both parties signed the agreement,  According to a statement released by the prince, there have been no problems with finalizing the divorce.  The prince's lawyer states Leka has given Elia assets to "provide her with a dignified life."

Elia and Geraldine have remained in the marital home, the royal palace, but she has no rights to this residence.  They will have to leave the palace and move into an apartment with the rent paid by Leka.

Leka's office issued a statement yesterday: 

 "The Royal Court expresses its deep disappointment with the law enforcement institutions, which we suspect have violated the right to anonymity, by distributing the videos to third parties.

As you have been informed, on the afternoon of March 5, Prince Leka was physically attacked with hard objects by his ex-wife and ex-father-in-law, and the videos of this moment were made public on social networks.

The videos were submitted only to the police station by Prince Leka ll Zogu, as material evidence of the violence against him, but despite being considered a secret, these materials, together with the statement, circulated widely on social networks and in the media. conveys unpleasant and violent images.

The Royal Court expresses its deep disappointment with the law enforcement institutions which we suspect have violated the right to anonymity by distributing the videos to third parties.

The Royal Court also requests the intervention of the police and relevant institutions to delete these images from social networks and the media."

[Royal Musings will not provide links that include the video.]

Infanta Margarita celebrates her 85th birthday

 

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HRH Infanta Doña Margarita María de la Victoria Esperanza Jacoba Felicidad Perpetua de Todos los Santos of Spain was born on March 6, 1939, at the Anglo-American Hotel in Rome, where her parents were living in exile.  She is the youngest child of the late HRH Infante Don Juan Carlos Teresa Silverio Alfonso of Spain and HRH Princess María de las Mercedes Cristina Genara Isabel Luisa Carolina Victoria y Todos los Santos de Borbón y Orléans.

She is the only surviving sibling of King Juan Carlos II of Spain. 

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The Infanta has two ducal titles.  She is the 2nd Duchess of Hernani, which she received in an inheritance following the death of a distant cousin,  Manfredo de Borbón, who died on January 6, 1979.  He was unmarried and had no children.  He left the title in his will to Margarita.  King Juan Carlos confirmed the inheritance on May 27, 1981.  This title included the dignity of Grandee of Spain.

One month later, King Juan Carlos I created Margarita as Duchess of Soria.  This is a life ducal title that will revert to the Spanish crown when Margarita dies.

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Margarita married Don Carlos Zurita y Delgado on October 12, 1972, at the Church of San Antonio, in Estoril, Portugal.  He is a retired medical doctor who specialized in circulatory and respiratory issues. They spent their honeymoon in Houston, Texas, where Dr. Zurita took part in a heart study program at Texas Medical Center, and in several South American countries. 

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The couple have two children, Don Alfonso Juan Carlos Zurita y de Borbón (1973) and Doña María Sofía Emilia Carmen Zurita y de Borbón (1975).  Neither child has married but Maria Zurita is the mother of a son, Carlos Alfonso Juan Zurita y de Borbón born in 2018.

Margarita, who has been blind since birth, and Don Carlos live with their two children and grandson in the Salamanca neighborhood in Madrid.  She has never allowed her disability to hamper her life.  She learned to play the piano and enjoys different styles of music - from classical to rock.   She is also a linguist and speaks nine languages.  Before her marriage, she took a nursing course in Madrid.

Don Alfonso studied Political Science at the University of Sussex and then moved to Baltimore, Maryland, where he completed a master's degree in International Relations at Johns Hopkins University.  He has worked in finance and has written several books on economics and finance.

He will succeed his mother as 3rd Duke of Hernani.


Doña Maria has a degree in  Translation and Interpreting from Madrid European University,  She speaks, English, Portuguese, French, Italian, and German.  Spanish is her native language. After working for a translation firm for several years, Maria decided to start her own firm.  She launched  Zesauro Traducciones, a translation company in 2002.

https://zesauro.com/en/


A nice note to me from Infanta Margarita and Don Carlos


Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Duke Georg von Oldenburg to marry Baroness Camilla von Meerheimb

 

Camilla von Meerheimb @LinkedIn

HH Duke Georg Friedrich August Karl Constantin Hubertus Claus of Oldenburg is engaged to marry Baroness Camilla von Meerheimb, the daughter of Baron Hans Thomas Cay von Meerheimb, managing director of Gutshof-Ei, a poultry farm in Schackendorf, and his wife, Yvonne von Schwerdtner.  She is one of four children, one older brother, Hans Jasper, and a younger brother and sister, Felix and Cosima.

Georg, second of three sons of HH Duke Nikolaus Anton-Günther Max Johann Alfred Ernst of Oldenburg, and his wife, Anna Klara Maria Dyckerhoff, was born on January 29, 1990, in Hamburg.  He is the grandson of Duke Peter Friedrich August Max of Oldenburg and Princess Gertrude of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Oldenburg.

The bride-to-be attended the private Louisenlund School in Güby, Schleswig-Holstein, graduating in 2010.  In 2014, she earned a BA in Media and Communication Management from the University of Applied Sciences Fresenius.  Two years later, Camilla received a Master of Science in International Marketing Communications from London Metropolitan University.

Camilla works in marketing and communications in Berlin.  Several weeks ago, she was certified as a Scrum Master, a "professional who leads a team using Agile project management through the course of a project."

Duke Georg studied law at the Universities of Göttingen, Lausanne, and Münster.  He is a principal with Dacapo2, an investment firm based in Berlin.

Princess Sophie Alexandra of Bavaria is pregnant

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HRH Princess Sophie Alexandra of Bavaria is expecting a baby in the late summer.    This will be the first child for the Princess and her husband, Prince Ludwig, who is the future head of the house.   She alluded to the pregnancy during a lecture on the United Nations sustainability goals last Thursday. 

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 Princess Sophie said she would not be able to attend the annual Löwenmarsh, a fundraising run organized by her husband, as it is too close to her due date.  

The  Bavarian Royal House's office has confirmed the pregnancy.  Speaking for the Duke of Bavaria's office, Carmen Schramka told the Augsburger Allegmeine, a local newspaper, that further information will be provided after the baby is born.  "After all, pregnancy is a long press," she said.

If the baby is a boy, he will be in the line of succession after his father.

Prince Ludwig and the former Sophie Alexandra Evekink were married in Munich on May 21, 2023.

https://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2023/03/prince-ludwig-of-bavaria-to-marry.html

https://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2023/05/a-bavarian-royal-wedding-tomorrow.html

https://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2023/05/prince-ludwig-and-sophie-are-married.html

https://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2023/11/prince-ludwig-and-princess-sophie.html





 



Monday, March 4, 2024

King Harald to get a permanent pacemaker

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"His Majesty The King, as informed in recent days, has been suffering from an infection and low heart rate, requiring hospitalization and medical transportation home.

The infection has recently become more under control. His Majesty has a low heart rate and will require a permanent pacemaker.

The timing of the pacemaker implantation will be determined by when His Majesty is completely free from infection. This could take several days, so The King is likely to remain at Rikshospitalet until after the weekend."

Sunday, March 3, 2024

New to my collection

 



A very dear friend sent me these postcards.  I think there may be a The Passions of the Kings of Romania (I).  Thank year, Mark for your kindness.







@Alex Lubomirski

@Camera Press

Carl XVI Gustaf's 50th-anniversary formal portrait  @Thron Ullberg/Kungl.Hovstaterina




Saturday, March 2, 2024

King Harald returning to Norway


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Update:  

"His Majesty The King arrived in Norway this evening. The transportation went well, and His Majesty’s health is improving.

His Majesty The King will be admitted to the hospital Rikshospitalet for medical examinations. He will stay in hospital for a few days for treatment and rest."



From the Norwegian Palace Press office


"His Majesty the King will shortly be on his way to Langkawi airport for medical repatriation. Her Majesty the Queen will travel with the King. 

 When the King arrives in Norway, he will be admitted to the National Hospital. The king will be on sick leave for two weeks. 

During this period, the Crown Prince will be regent and take over the King's constitutional duties."