The Monaco line of succession
As one of the smallest countries in the world, Monaco is a principality with a constitutional monarchy, and we are taking a look at the…
Features
Taking a look at Hanako, Princess Hitachi as she celebrates her 85th birthday
The future Hanako, Princess Hitachi was born on 19 July 1940 as the fourth daughter of Count Yoshitaka Tsugaru and Hisako Mōri. Hanako was born…
Taking a look at the wedding of Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau & Annette Sekrève
On 8 July 2000, Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau married his college sweetheart, Annette Sekrève. Prince Bernhard is the second son of Princess Margriet of the…
Bond between Princess Sofia and Princess Estelle
The bond between Princess Sofia and Princess Estelle was cemented at the christening of Princess Ines last month. When Princess Estelle was named godmother to…
The Golden Poppies
The Golden Poppies is a very interesting and unusual tiara. It was commissioned by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark in 1976, and it was made…
V&A Museum to host exhibition on Marie Antoinette’s fashion
The V&A Museum will host the exhibition “Marie Antoinette Style.” The exhibition will feature 250 objects, including loans which have never been outside of Versailles…
Princess Shahnaz Pahlavi – The Daughter of the last Shah
Her Imperial Highness Princess Shahnaz Pahlavi of Iran had ties to both the Iranian and Egyptian monarchies through her parents: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (the last Shah of…
A look at the Shah and Empress Farah’s two daughters – Princesses Farahnaz and Leila
There is not a whole lot of information available on the Shah and Empress of Iran’s two daughters, Their Imperial Highnesses Princesses Farahnaz and Leila….
Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary – Life after being Queen of Iran
Born on 22 June 1932 in the English Missionary Hospital in Isfahan, Iran, Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary was the elder child and only daughter of Khalil Esfandiary-Bakhtiary…
Looking back at the wedding of Prince Fumihito of Japan and Kiko Kawashima
On 29 June 1990, Prince Fumihito of Japan, known as Prince Aya at the time, the younger brother of the current Emperor Naruhito, married commoner…