Royal Guests and Relatives from around Europe joined the Italian and Yugoslav Royal Families to celebrate the Wedding of Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia and Princess Maria Pia of Savoy in Cascais on this day in 1954, following a Ball at the Palace Hotel in Estoril and a Gala at the Castro Guimarães Museum in Cascais!
Royalty from around Europe gathered in Portugal for the magnificent Wedding celebrations of Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia, son of Prince Paul of Yugoslavia and Princess Olga of Greece, and Princess Maria Pia of Savoy, daughter of King Umberto II of Italy and Princess Marie Jose of Belgium, in 1955. Continue reading
It’s that time of year again! For the next few days leading up to the New Year, we will have a series of ‘Year in Review’ articles, compiling and featuring the Royal highlights of 2017. Today, we are taking a look at the Royal Weddings of 2017- Continue reading
Members of the Romanian Royal Family, Foreign Royalty and Heads of State attended the State Funeral of King Michael of Romania on December 16th. King Michael died in Switzerland on December 5th, at the age of 96. He first became King in 1927, and though he hasn’t been the reigning Head of State since 1947, the Government is giving the late King a State Funeral, in line with the plans to give the Royal Family Official Status in Romania. Continue reading
Two Kings and Three Queens as well as the future King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were among the Royal Guests and Relatives from around Europe at the Wedding of Prince Paul of Yugoslavia and Princess Olga of Greece in Belgrade on this day in 1923, 100 years ago.
Prince Philip of Serbia, son of Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia and Princess Maria da Glória of Orléans-Braganza, Duchess of Segorbe, married Danica Marinkovic, daughter of renowned Serbian artist Cile Marinkovic, at the Cathedral Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Belgrade on October 7th. This was the first royal wedding in Belgrade since that of the groom’s great-grandparents in 1922. The wedding festivities started the previous evening with a dinner for 400, hosted by Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine at the Royal Palace in Belgrade. Continue reading
Prince Philip Karađorđević, son of Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia, is getting married to Danica Marinkovic this weekend. In honour of the upcoming wedding, we are featuring the Tiara worn by the groom’s stepmother, Crown Princess Katherine, and may be worn by the bride at the wedding. Continue reading
Today’s striking Emerald Kokoshnik Tiara was made for a beautiful Russian Grand Duchess. It was given to her adopted daughter, who sold it after the Russian Revolution to the King of Yugoslavia, and in the 1950s, the Tiara was sold by their son, King Peter, to Van Cleef & Arpels and has been loaned out and displayed around the world. Continue reading
Today’s glittering Fringe Tiara was a Romanov Wedding Gift that went from Russia to the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Romania, and Yugoslavia, before being eventually was sold in exile. Continue reading
Today’s stunning diamond tiara was worn for official portraits, controversial state visits, and events by three illustrious princesses from Russia, Greece, Yugoslavia, and Liechtenstein, who wore this piece throughout the 20th century, but it was eventually sold.
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Greek socialites Filippos Lemos and Marianna Goulandris got married at the Orthodox Cathedral of St. Sophia in London on February 4th. Two Kings, four Queens, six Crown Princes and Princesses, and twelve Princes and Princesses from British, Dutch, Spanish, Iranian, Greek , Luxembourgish, and Yugoslavian royals families were in attendance. Several Royal children served as members of the bridal party. Continue reading
The religious wedding of Prince Mihailo of Yugoslavia to Ljubica Ljubisavljevic took place on October 23rd at St George’s Church in Oplenac, central Serbia. The couple were married in a civil ceremony in London. Prince Mihailo is a cousin of Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia, the current pretender to the former Yugoslavian throne. The reception was held at the White Palace, residence of Crown Prince Alexander, in Belgrade. Continue reading
Crown Prince Leka of the Albanians married Ms Elia Zaharia on October 8th at the Royal Palace of Tirana. After the wedding ceremony, a reception was held at the Royal Residence. A number of representatives of foreign royal families were present, including Queen Sofia of Spain and Empress Farah of Iran. A banquet was held at the Royal palace in the evening. Continue reading
This glittering Diamond Kokoshnik Tiara was worn by a series of women that spent their lives in exile. Princess Nicholas of Greece spent parts of her life exiled from Russia and Greece due to politics. Her daughter, Princess Paul of Yugoslavia, was exiled with her husband after the Allies took-over Yugoslavia during WWII. Her daughter-in-law, Princess Maria-Pia, was exiled from her native Italy at an early age. Continue reading
