BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS OF KING CARL GUSTAV OF SWEDEN
Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden, Her Royal Highness Victoria The Crown Princess, HRH Princess Estelle, HRH Princess Sofia
HER MAJESTY QUEEN LETIZIA OF SPAIN
MRS ZARA PHILLIPS TINDALL
30 April 2017
29 April 2017
Royal Lady Flashback: Dorothea von Salviati
Countess Dorothea von Salviati (1907-1972)
Wife of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, eldest grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II. The prince gave up his dynastic rights to make an "unequal marriage." The wedding was boycotted by all of his family except for one brother. The couple had two daughters, Felicitas and Christa, who were later recognized as princesses of the German imperial family. Dorothea was widowed in 1940 when Wilhelm died of injuries received in France while fighting for the Nazi German forces.
Wife of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, eldest grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II. The prince gave up his dynastic rights to make an "unequal marriage." The wedding was boycotted by all of his family except for one brother. The couple had two daughters, Felicitas and Christa, who were later recognized as princesses of the German imperial family. Dorothea was widowed in 1940 when Wilhelm died of injuries received in France while fighting for the Nazi German forces.
Previously at the Palace: Cambridges and Second Babies
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2016: Five Years with the Cambridges
"It is hard to believe that five years have already passed since the marriage of Prince William to his long-time live-in love Catherine (Kate) Middleton. It has been an eventful half decade for their family. Let's take a look back at the key moments:
2015: Second Born Royals
"Today, as we very eagerly await the second-born child of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, we are also celebrating the eighth birthday of Infanta Sofia, the second-born child of The King and Queen of Spain. In honor of these two second-borns, I thought we should take a look at the second-born children of this royal generation."
2011: Meet the Duchess of Cambridge
"This morning, it was announced that Catherine "Kate" Middleton will become Duchess of Cambridge, Countess of Strathearn and Baroness Carrickfergus upon her marriage to HRH Prince William of Wales today. While there have been many Dukes of Cambridge, there have only been two Duchesses of Cambridge."
2016: Five Years with the Cambridges"It is hard to believe that five years have already passed since the marriage of Prince William to his long-time live-in love Catherine (Kate) Middleton. It has been an eventful half decade for their family. Let's take a look back at the key moments:
2015: Second Born Royals
"Today, as we very eagerly await the second-born child of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, we are also celebrating the eighth birthday of Infanta Sofia, the second-born child of The King and Queen of Spain. In honor of these two second-borns, I thought we should take a look at the second-born children of this royal generation."
"This morning, it was announced that Catherine "Kate" Middleton will become Duchess of Cambridge, Countess of Strathearn and Baroness Carrickfergus upon her marriage to HRH Prince William of Wales today. While there have been many Dukes of Cambridge, there have only been two Duchesses of Cambridge."
28 April 2017
Royal Ladies of April 28, 2017
HER MAJESTY QUEEN MATHILDE OF THE BELGIANS
HER MAJESTY QUEEN MAXIMA OF THE NETHERLANDS
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS BEATRICE OF YORK
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS LAURENTIEN OF THE NETHERLANDS, HER HIGHNESS PRINCESS MARILENE OF ORANGE-NASSAU, HH PRINCESS ANNETTE OF ORANGE-NASSAU, HH PRINCESS ANITA OF ORANGE-NASSAU, HH PRINCESS AIMEE OF ORANGE-NASSAU
HER MAJESTY QUEEN MAXIMA OF THE NETHERLANDS
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS BEATRICE OF YORK
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS LAURENTIEN OF THE NETHERLANDS, HER HIGHNESS PRINCESS MARILENE OF ORANGE-NASSAU, HH PRINCESS ANNETTE OF ORANGE-NASSAU, HH PRINCESS ANITA OF ORANGE-NASSAU, HH PRINCESS AIMEE OF ORANGE-NASSAU
Previously at the Palace: End of the Queen Streak
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2013: End of the Queen Streak
"The world's longest period of female leadership will come to an end on April 30, 2013 when Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands voluntarily hands over her throne to her eldest son, Willem Alexander. She and her two immediate predecessors--her mother and grandmother--have kept the throne in female hands for nearly 123 years. In fact, before Willem Alexander's birth in 1964, no princes had been born in the Dutch royal house for more than a century. In other countries, this would have been a catastrophe that could have ended the monarchy. Not so in the more liberal Dutch nation."
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| Queen Wilhelmina By UN Information Office via Wikimedia Commons |
2013: End of the Queen Streak
"The world's longest period of female leadership will come to an end on April 30, 2013 when Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands voluntarily hands over her throne to her eldest son, Willem Alexander. She and her two immediate predecessors--her mother and grandmother--have kept the throne in female hands for nearly 123 years. In fact, before Willem Alexander's birth in 1964, no princes had been born in the Dutch royal house for more than a century. In other countries, this would have been a catastrophe that could have ended the monarchy. Not so in the more liberal Dutch nation."
27 April 2017
Royal Ladies of April 27, 2017
KING'S DAY IN THE NETHERLANDS
Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, Her Royal Highness Catharina-Amalia The Princess of Orange, HRH Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, HRH Princess Ariane of the Netherlands, HRH Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, Her Highness Princess Marilene of Orange-Nassau
HER MAJESTY QUEEN LETIZIA OF SPAIN
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS BEATRICE OF YORK, HRH PRINCESS EUGENIE OF YORK, SARAH DUCHESS OF YORK
MLLE JAZMIN GRACE GRIMALDI
Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, Her Royal Highness Catharina-Amalia The Princess of Orange, HRH Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, HRH Princess Ariane of the Netherlands, HRH Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, Her Highness Princess Marilene of Orange-Nassau
HER MAJESTY QUEEN LETIZIA OF SPAIN
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS BEATRICE OF YORK, HRH PRINCESS EUGENIE OF YORK, SARAH DUCHESS OF YORK
MLLE JAZMIN GRACE GRIMALDI
26 April 2017
Royal Ladies of April 26, 2017
HER MAJESTY ELIZABETH II THE QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
HER MAJESTY QUEEN LETIZIA OF SPAIN
HER MAJESTY QUEEN MATHILDE OF THE BELGIANS
HER MAJESTY QUEEN NOOR OF JORDAN
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS VICTORIA THE CROWN PRINCESS OF SWEDEN
HER IMPERIAL HIGHNESS HISAKO THE PRINCESS TAKAMODO OF JAPAN
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS BEATRICE OF YORK
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS MABEL OF ORANGE-NASSAU
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS CLOTILDE PRINCESS OF VENICE & MLLE CHARLOTTE CASIRAGHI
HER MAJESTY QUEEN LETIZIA OF SPAIN
HER MAJESTY QUEEN MATHILDE OF THE BELGIANS
HER MAJESTY QUEEN NOOR OF JORDAN
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS VICTORIA THE CROWN PRINCESS OF SWEDEN
HER IMPERIAL HIGHNESS HISAKO THE PRINCESS TAKAMODO OF JAPAN
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS BEATRICE OF YORK
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS MABEL OF ORANGE-NASSAU
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS CLOTILDE PRINCESS OF VENICE & MLLE CHARLOTTE CASIRAGHI
25 April 2017
Royal Ladies of April 25, 2016
HER MAJESTY ELIZABETH II THE QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
HER MAJESTY QUEEN LETIZIA OF SPAIN
HER MAJESTY QUEEN MATHILDE OF THE BELGIANS
HER MAJESTY QUEEN MAXIMA OF THE NETHERLANDS
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS ANNE THE PRINCESS ROYAL
HER MAJESTY QUEEN LETIZIA OF SPAIN
HER MAJESTY QUEEN MATHILDE OF THE BELGIANS
HER MAJESTY QUEEN MAXIMA OF THE NETHERLANDS
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS ANNE THE PRINCESS ROYAL
24 April 2017
Previously at the Palace: Wallis Simpson
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“Today as we observe the 30th anniversary of the death of the
woman who was born Bessie Wallis Warfield in Baltimore, Maryland, I am stunned
to realize that I have never profiled her here on Princess Palace. Better known
to history as Mrs. Simpson, she flew too close to the fire and earned a life of
luxurious but perpetual exile.”
23 April 2017
Royal Ladies of April 23, 2017
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS CATHERINE THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS LAURENTIEN OF THE NETHERLANDS
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS LAURENTIEN OF THE NETHERLANDS
22 April 2017
Royal Ladies of April 22, 2017
HER MAJESTY ELIZABETH II THE QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
HER SERENE HIGHNESS MARIE-AGLAE THE PRINCESS OF LIECHTENSTEIN & HSH HEREDITARY PRINCESS SOPHIE OF LIECHTENSTEIN
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS BEATRICE OF YORK
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS BIRGITTE THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER
HER SERENE HIGHNESS MARIE-AGLAE THE PRINCESS OF LIECHTENSTEIN & HSH HEREDITARY PRINCESS SOPHIE OF LIECHTENSTEIN
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS BEATRICE OF YORK
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS BIRGITTE THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER
Previously at the Palace: Marie Louise of Hohenzollern
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“Although strongly connected by family ties across most of
the royal houses of Europe, Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1845-1912)
likely never imagined how close she would come to a throne. Born into a
non-reigning branch of the Hohenzollern dynasty that ruled Germany, Marie
married the youngest brother of the Belgian King, while her sister married the
King of Portugal and one brother was selected as the King of Romania. No such
crowned fate seemed likely for Marie when Britain's Queen Victoria matched her
with her own cousin Philippe Count of Flanders.”
21 April 2017
Royal Ladies of April 21, 2017
HER MAJESTY ELIZABETH II THE QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
who is celebrating her 91st birthday today
HER MAJESTY ELIZABETH II THE QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND HER ROYAL HIGHNESS ANNE THE PRINCESS ROYAL
HER MAJESTY QUEEN MATHILDE OF THE BELGIANS
HER MAJESTY QUEEN MAXIMA OF THE NETHERLANDS
HER MAJESTY QUEEN SILVIA OF SWEDEN
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS VICTORIA THE CROWN PRINCESS OF SWEDEN
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS CATHERINE THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE
MLLE JAZMIN GRACE GRIMALDI
who is celebrating her 91st birthday today
HER MAJESTY ELIZABETH II THE QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND HER ROYAL HIGHNESS ANNE THE PRINCESS ROYAL
HER MAJESTY QUEEN MATHILDE OF THE BELGIANS
HER MAJESTY QUEEN MAXIMA OF THE NETHERLANDS
HER MAJESTY QUEEN SILVIA OF SWEDEN
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS VICTORIA THE CROWN PRINCESS OF SWEDEN
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS CATHERINE THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE
MLLE JAZMIN GRACE GRIMALDI
Previously at the Palace: Queen Elizabeth's Birth
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2016: HER MAJESTY AT 90, DECADE BY DECADE
"Queen Elizabeth II reached her 90th birthday today, with her 94-year-old husband at her side. If her mother is any indication, Her Majesty still has more than a decade here with us... Now, I offer you a look into her life for each decade..."
2011: A NEW PRINCESS IS BORN
"Spring had not yet arrived on that drizzly, gray April morning in London. In a five-story Mayfair townhouse, the King’s only daughter-in-law was nestled in the familiar surroundings of her parents’ home. For the last three years, she and her husband had been living a nomadic existence migrating from one relative’s house to another waiting for the royal family to find them a comfortable, modern home with simple amenities like sufficient plumbing..."
"Queen Elizabeth II reached her 90th birthday today, with her 94-year-old husband at her side. If her mother is any indication, Her Majesty still has more than a decade here with us... Now, I offer you a look into her life for each decade..."
2011: A NEW PRINCESS IS BORN
"Spring had not yet arrived on that drizzly, gray April morning in London. In a five-story Mayfair townhouse, the King’s only daughter-in-law was nestled in the familiar surroundings of her parents’ home. For the last three years, she and her husband had been living a nomadic existence migrating from one relative’s house to another waiting for the royal family to find them a comfortable, modern home with simple amenities like sufficient plumbing..."
20 April 2017
Royal Ladies of April 20, 2017
HER IMPERIAL MAJESTY EMPRESS MICHIKO OF JAPAN, HER IMPERIAL HIGHNESS CROWN PRINCESS MASAKO, HIH KIKO THE PRINCESS AKISHINO & HIH PRINCESS MAKO OF AKISHINO
HER MAJESTY QUEEN LETIZIA OF SPAIN
HER MAJESTY QUEEN MAXIMA OF THE NETHERLANDS
HER MAJESTY QUEEN SILVIA OF SWEDEN
HER MAJESTY QUEEN EMERITA SOFIA OF SPAIN
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS CATHERINE THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE
HER IMPERIAL HIGHNESS HISAKO THE PRINCESS TAKAMADO
MME AMELIE DE BOURBON-PARME
HER MAJESTY QUEEN LETIZIA OF SPAIN
HER MAJESTY QUEEN MAXIMA OF THE NETHERLANDS
HER MAJESTY QUEEN SILVIA OF SWEDEN
HER MAJESTY QUEEN EMERITA SOFIA OF SPAIN
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS CATHERINE THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE
HER IMPERIAL HIGHNESS HISAKO THE PRINCESS TAKAMADO
MME AMELIE DE BOURBON-PARME
19 April 2017
Royal Ladies of April 19, 2017
HER IMPERIAL MAJESTY EMPRESS MICHIKO OF JAPAN
HER MAJESTY QUEEN LETIZIA OF SPAIN
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS CATHERINE THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE
HER MAJESTY QUEEN LETIZIA OF SPAIN
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS CATHERINE THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE
18 April 2017
Royal Lady of Flashback: Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
CECILIE AUGUSTE MARIE
Her Highness Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1886-1905)
Her Imperial & Royal Highness The German Crown Princess, The Crown Princess of Prussia (1905-1918)
Her Imperial & Royal Highness German Crown Princess Cecilie, Crown Princess of Prussia (1918-1954)
[In pretence] Her Imperial & Royal Majesty The German Empress, Queen of Prussia (1941-1951)
Her Highness Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1886-1905)
Her Imperial & Royal Highness The German Crown Princess, The Crown Princess of Prussia (1905-1918)
Her Imperial & Royal Highness German Crown Princess Cecilie, Crown Princess of Prussia (1918-1954)
[In pretence] Her Imperial & Royal Majesty The German Empress, Queen of Prussia (1941-1951)
17 April 2017
Royal Lady Flashback: Augusta Victoria of Schleswig Holstein
AUGUSTE VIKTORIA FRIEDERIKE LUISE FEODORA JENNY
Her Serene Highness Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg (1858-1881)
Her Royal Highness Princess Augusta Victoria, Princess Wilhelm of Prussia (1881-1888)
Her Imperial and Royal Highness The Crown Princess of Germany (1888)
Her Imperial and Royal Majesty The German Empress, The Queen of Prussia (1888-1921)
Her Serene Highness Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg (1858-1881)
Her Royal Highness Princess Augusta Victoria, Princess Wilhelm of Prussia (1881-1888)
Her Imperial and Royal Highness The Crown Princess of Germany (1888)
Her Imperial and Royal Majesty The German Empress, The Queen of Prussia (1888-1921)
16 April 2017
Royal Ladies of April 16, 2017
EASTER SERVICES AT WINDSOR
Her Majesty Elizabeth II The Queen of the United Kingdom, Her Royal Highness Catherine The Duchess of Cambridge, HRH Princess Beatrice of York, HRH Princess Eugenie of York, Mrs. Autumn Phillips
QUEEN MARGRETHE'S BIRTHDAY
Her Majesty Margrethe II The Queen of Denmark, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, HRH Princess Marie, HRH Princess Isabella, HRH Princess Josephine, HRH Princess Athena
EASTER SERVICES IN PALMA DE MALLORCA
Her Majesty Queen Letizia of Spain, HM Queen Emerita Sofia of Spain, Her Royal Highness Leonor The Princess of Asturia, HRH Infanta Sofia of Spain
Her Majesty Elizabeth II The Queen of the United Kingdom, Her Royal Highness Catherine The Duchess of Cambridge, HRH Princess Beatrice of York, HRH Princess Eugenie of York, Mrs. Autumn Phillips
QUEEN MARGRETHE'S BIRTHDAY
Her Majesty Margrethe II The Queen of Denmark, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, HRH Princess Marie, HRH Princess Isabella, HRH Princess Josephine, HRH Princess Athena
EASTER SERVICES IN PALMA DE MALLORCA
Her Majesty Queen Letizia of Spain, HM Queen Emerita Sofia of Spain, Her Royal Highness Leonor The Princess of Asturia, HRH Infanta Sofia of Spain
15 April 2017
Royal Ladies of April 15, 2017
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS ELISABETH THE DUCHESS OF BRABANT AND HRH PRINCESS ELEONORE OF BELGIUM
14 April 2017
Royal Lady Flashback: Charlotte of Prussia
VICTORIA ELISABETH AUGUSTE CHARLOTTE
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS CHARLOTTE OF PRUSSIA (1860-1878)
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE HEREDITARY PRINCESS OF SAXE-MEINENGEN (1878-1914)
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF SAXE-MEINENGEN (1914-1919)
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS CHARLOTTE OF PRUSSIA (1860-1878)
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE HEREDITARY PRINCESS OF SAXE-MEINENGEN (1878-1914)
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF SAXE-MEINENGEN (1914-1919)
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| Prince and Princess Frederick of Prussia with their two eldest children, Wilhelm and Charlotte by Franz Xaver Winterhalter |
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| Charlotte of Prussia |
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| Charlotte with her fiance Hereditary Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Meinengen |
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| Four generations: Queen Victoria of The United Kingdom, Crown Princess Victoria of Germany, Hereditary Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Meinengen and Princess Feodore of Saxe-Meinengen |
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| By Philip de Laszlo |
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| by Emerich Munich All images via Wikimedia Commons |