The Norwegian Royal Court has announced the death of Princess Astrid of Norway, who passed away in her sleep on September 11th, at the age of 94, two days after the funeral of her brother, King Harald V! The First Lady of Norway for her grandfather and father from 1954 to 1968, the late Princess Astrid had been a working member of the Norwegian Royal Family for over 75 years!
The Norwegian Royal Court has announced the death of King Harald V of Norway, who has passed away at the Rikshospitalet in Oslo at the age of 89, after being treated at the blood disease hemolytic anemia in recent weeks. The popular Norwegian King for thirty-five years grew up in the United States during the Second World War and was the first Norwegian-born Monarch to inherit the Throne in over 600 years.
Sad news this week! Princess Bajrakitiyabha of Thailand has passed away at the age of 47 after more than three years in a coma following a severe heart condition and related infections in 2022. The highly accomplished daughter of the Thai King served as a trained diplomat and worked to relieve the conditions of female inmates.
Sad news today; The fascinating Lady Pamela Hicks has passed away at the age of 97! The younger daughter of Lord Mountbatten was the first cousin of the Duke of Edinburgh and served as the late Queen’s bridesmaid and lady-in-waiting before marrying an influential interior designer!
The Swedish Royal Court has announced the death of Princess Désirée of Sweden, Baroness Silfverschiöld, who has passed away at Koberg Castle in Västergötland at the age of 87! The elder sister of the Swedish King was married to a Swedish Baron.
Sad news today! Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark has passed away at the age of 83 at the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid. The younger sister of King Constantine II of Greece and Queen Sofia of Spain, Princess Irene became an accomplished pianist and founded a humanitarian organization in exile.
Sad news today! Princess Tatiana Radziwiłł, Mrs Fruchaud has passed away at the age of 86. The nurse and bacteriologist was the daughter of a Polish Prince and a Greek Princess, and the granddaughter of the legendary Princess Marie Bonaparte, as well as being the lifelong friend of Queen Sofia of Spain.
Sad news from the British Royal Family today! The Duchess of Kent has passed away last night at the age of 92. The Yorkshire Baronet’s daughter married the late Queen’s cousin in 1961 and served as a working Royal for 40 years, becoming the first Royal to covert to Catholicism in centuries before retiring to became a music teacher.
Sad news today! Countess Marianne Bernadotte of Wisborg, Princess Bernadotte has passed away at the age of 100. The Actress who married a former Swedish Prince and was the last surviving aunt of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, Countess Marianne had been a beloved member of the Swedish Royal Family for over six decades.
Andreas, the Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duke of Saxony has passed away at the age of 82 yesterday! The Head of the illustrious House of Saxe-Coburg und Gotha grew up in the United States, reacquired lost family estates and was a close friend and cousin of the Swedish, Belgian and Bulgarian Royal Families.
Sad news today! Prince Karim al-Husayni, the Aga Khan IV has passed away at the age of 88 in Lisbon. The billionaire 49th Hereditary Imam of Nizari Ismailism, who was one of the world’s leading philanthropists as the founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network.
Sad news today! Princess Birgitta of Sweden and Hohenzollern has passed away at the age of 87 in Mallorca! The elder sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Princess Birgitta married a Hohenzollern Prince and lived in Mallorca.
Sad news today! The Japanese Imperial Household Agency has announced the Death of Yuriko, Princess Mikasa, who has passed away at the age of 101. The illustrious Aristocrat married Emperor Hirohito’s brother during the Second World War and became the oldest member of the Imperial Family.
Sad news from Scotland: Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun passed away yesterday at the age of 93, at her home, Inverey House in Ballater in Aberdeenshire. The Chief of Clan Fraser who married Queen Victoria’s great-grandson was the only holder of a Scottish Lordship in the House of Lords for decades.
Sad news today! Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, the last surviving grandson of the first Greek King, related to all the Royal Families of Europe, who gave up his succession rights to marry a famous artist and become a fascinating Author, has passed away at the age of 85 in Athens. Continue reading
Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, Prince of Naples has passed away at the age of 86! The last Crown Prince of Italy was the Head of the House of Savoy and a disputed Pretender to the former Italian Throne.
