Today is Queen Victoria's 203rd birthday, so let's check in on one of her granddaughters. This is a long one, but I just couldn't find a way to shorten such an eventful life. Get your coffee ; ). If you don't like shortened forms of names, you might want to avert your eyes from this… Continue reading Pocket Profiles – Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha
Category: Russia
Hofdame Bits and Bobs
Last week was glittery around here, and boy did we all need it. The good news this week is that the royals are back on full working calendars, so lots to talk about. The bad news is that there are no movie premieres or weddings scheduled (although we do have a Greek marriage ceremony to… Continue reading Hofdame Bits and Bobs
Random Royaling – Religious Wedding of Grand Duke George and Victoria Romanovna Bettarini
I made a quick editorial decision to give this event its own post because the photos coming out of it demanded it. I don't know that we have seen a wedding like this, or if we will again. This is the first royal wedding in Russia since the 1917 revolution, and from what I have… Continue reading Random Royaling – Religious Wedding of Grand Duke George and Victoria Romanovna Bettarini
Open Post – September and October Royal Weddings
We've opened a post for all of them so if you are looking for wedding related bits you don't have to scroll through all the comments on the actual Bits post. We'll sticky this one, too. 9/25/2021 - Religious wedding of Princess Marie-Astrid & Rafe Worthington (Marie-Astrid is the niece of Grand Duke Henri).9/24/2021 -… Continue reading Open Post – September and October Royal Weddings
Random Royaling – Wedding Roll Call
I am slapping my forehead for not starting a wedding blog prior to this month because boy oh boy have we had an embarrassment of nuptial riches recently. Plenty enough to satisfy pent-up royal wedding demand. Just last week, the royals we discuss were scattered all over Europe attending weddings. Love was all around. We… Continue reading Random Royaling – Wedding Roll Call