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 […]
Photo & Copyright: private collection of the Grand Duke and the Grand Duchess / Emanuele Scorcelletti
Royal News April 2021
Last modified: 8 May 2021 1 April The life and legacy of the late Diana, Princess of Wales is to be commemorated with a blue plaque of English Heritage marking her home at 60 Coleherne Court, Earl’s Court, London, where she lived before marrying in 1981. The Sultan of Brunei Darussalam received the first Covid-19 […]
Royal Twins
Sometimes I wonder what’s the thing with (royal) twins nowadays. So many celebrities become the parents of twins, and there are more royal twins than ever before. Almost every time a royal is pregnant, there are rumours it will be twins. Most of the time that is of course rubbish, but once in a while […]
The royal ancestry of Boris Johnson, the Queen’s 14th Prime Minister
Queen Elizabeth II today receives her new (14th) Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. Yesterday, Tuesday 23 July, he was elected the new Conservative leader. The Queen invites him to form a government today, by saying yes he is officially the new British Prime Minister. While his surname is a rather boring one, his background is quite […]