For the Dutch magazine Royalty, issue 4/2024, published late May 2024, I wrote an article about the royal family of Württemberg. The month of June was the month in which Queen Sophie of the Netherlands, born a Princess of Württemberg, was born, married and died and married. I would have loved another interview, but unfortunately […]
A royal guestlist for Amélie and Franz-Ferdinand
The Ducal family of Württemberg has great connections to noble and royal houses. One therefore shouldn’t be surprised to see a lot of interesting guests at the wedding of Duchess Amélie von Württemberg with Franz-Ferdinand Freiherr von Feilitzsch on 2 September 2023 at Altshausen, Germany. Below is a selection of pictures, from the parents of […]
A noble wedding in the Bavarian sun
It’s a while since this wedding took place, but as there were no photos published anywhere until now (the new Frau im Spiegel Royal), I only post them now. Thanks to a friend, I can show you this wonderful selection. In the impressive parish church St. Quirinus in Tegernsee, in the south of Germany, on […]
Eberhard & Gaby – Their guests
The guestlist for the wedding of Duke Eberhard von Württemberg and Gaby Maier on 15 July 2023 at Altshausen, Germany, wasn’t huge. But the guestlist was rather nice and the guests dressed for the occasion.
Eberhard & Gaby – Twice is a charm
Copyright pictures by G. and Stefan S. Altshausen Castle in Altshausen, Germany, on Saturday 15 July 2023 once again was the stage for a wedding in the royal family of Württemberg. Duke Eberhard von Württemberg married Gaby Maier, to whom he got engaged late 2022 after a relationship of several years. A small group of […]
Royal News September 2022
Last modified: 2 October 2022 1 September King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands had to cancel a visit to California and Texas, USA, from 6 to 9 September because he is still recovering of pneumonia. His wife Queen Máxima is now travelling alone. The Dutch Royal House has informed that Amalia, The Princess of Orange, is […]
The funeral of Duke Carl von Württemberg
Pictures by two friends of mine, including Royal Travel & Events In the early hours of Tuesday 7 June 2022 Duke Carl von Württemberg died aged 85 in a hospital in Ravensburg, Germany. He had already health problems for a few years, that slowly got worse. But his death after a hospital stay of a […]
Royal News June 2022
Last modified: 3 July 2022 1 June A guide to the Platinum Jubilee. The Queen is the first British monarch to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee. A new portrait by Ranald Mackechnie was released to mark the beginning of the celebrations. In her Jubilee message the Queen said: “I continue to be inspired by the goodwill […]
New royal and noble books – April 2022
For more new books about royalty see: History of Royal Women Rosvall Royal Books Royal Book News The World of Royalty Van Hoogstraten Online AUSTRIA Author: Katrin Unterreiner. Title: “Oh, wie schön Sie ist!” Sisi, Kleider einer Kaiserin (“Oh, how beautiful she is!” – Sisi, Dresses of an Empress). Publication: 20 April 2022 by Ueberreuter. […]
New royal and noble books – March 2022
For more new books about royalty see: History of Royal Women Rosvall Royal Books Royal Book News The World of Royalty Van Hoogstraten Online GERMANY (Bavaria/Württemberg) Author: Ulrich Scheinhammer-Schmid. Title: Prinzessin Wiltrud von Bayern, Herzogin von Urach. Der Briefwechsel mit Karl und Klara May (Princess Wiltrud of Bavaria, Duchess of Urach. The correspondence with Karl […]