The End of the Romonovs.

 

             

 

 

 

 

https://www.tvo.org/article/exile-in-ontario-how-the-russian-royal-family-came-to-an-end-in-toronto

 

I came across this paperback many years ago, the story of this branch of the Romonovs and it has stuck in my memory all these years, I just love the history of how people from many countries survived and spread their wings into other nations.

It has nothing whatsoever to do with worshiping, but to do with the history of many countries and how they developed.

 

 

Prince William in his Gap Year in South America.

 

 

 

Monaco

 

https://www.britannica.com/place/Monaco

 

 

 

 

 

 

The history of Luxembourg's royal family

Luxembourg is a constitutional monarchy in which the Grand Duke holds executive power and bills only become law with his signature.

Its monarchy is one of the youngest in Europe and began in 1815 following the Congress of Vienna at the end of the Napoleonic Wars.

Full independence under the Grand Dukes came just under 20 years later, when the Treaty of London enshrined Luxembourg's existence in international law and ended years of rule by the Burgundians, French, Prussians and the Dutch.

Although part of Luxembourg was later incorporated into what would, in 1839, become Belgium, the country remained intact through the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 and the First and Second World Wars. 

In 1890 the grand duchy passed to Adolf, Duke of Nassau who ruled until 1905 - he was famed for his efforts to strengthen the territory's autonomy.

But, during the war, Luxembourg was occupied by German troops. The royal family fled and a government-in-exile was established in London.

In 1964 Grand Duchess Charlotte abdicated in favour of her son, who becomes Grand Duke Jean.

In 2000, Crown Prince Henri became Grand Duke of Luxembourg on the abdication of his father, Jean. Crown Prince Henri remains in his position today.

Much of the executive power lies with the prime minister - a grand duke appointee - and his cabinet. The duchy's figurehead remains a powerful and influential figure.

    

Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa appeared delighted as they met their new grandson, and fifth grandchild, over video call

 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-8314917/First-official-portraits-Prince-Charles-Luxembourg.html?ito=email_share_article-image-share 

 

 

Grand Duke Guillaume, 38, and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie of Luxembourg (pictured together, speaking with staff), 35, were captured leaving the Grand Duchess Charlotte Maternity Hospital in Luxembourg, this afternoon

 

   

Four images were released to mark the birth of Charles Jean Philippe Joseph Marie Guillaume (pictured), who is second in line to the throne

 

 

 

 

 

Prince Charles and Prince Louis 

 

Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu - King of the Zulu nation

Sophie, Louise and Katherine.

 

Eugenie and Jack

 

Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank reveal their latest charitable endeavour during lockdownThe royal couple rolled up their sleeves for a good cause

King Philippe wore a face mask and gloves as he took a smiling Princess Eleonore, 12, to her school doors in Brussels, following months of closures due to the coronavirus pandemic

 

 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8323077/Belgiums-King-Philippe-takes-youngest-daughter-Princess-El-onore-school.html?ito=email_share_article-image-share

 

Descendant of Emperor Karl of Austria Princess Maria Galitzine has tragically died after suffering a sudden aneurysm, leaving behind her two-year-old son. 

The 31-year-old was living in Houston with her chef partner Rishi Singh when she suffered a fatal cardiac aneurysm on May 4, just six days shy of her 32nd birthday.   

The news was confirmed in an obituary in The Houston Chronicle published on Wednesday, in which her son Maxim was described as 'the apple of her eye'.

The mother-of-one was laid to rest last on Friday in Houston. 

    

Princess Maria moved to Houston where she met her husband Rishi Singh, with the couple marrying in a ceremony at her parents' house in 2018 

The obituary read: 'Our Maria passed away in the Houston morning of Monday, May 4th, 2020, from a sudden cardiac aneurysm.

 

'She was born in 1988 to Prince and Princess Piotr Galitzine in the city of Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.'

Celia, how come you have not put up anything about my Singapore/Malaccan ancestors? I can't do it myself, people might think I'm showing off. My grandmother is from very high standing and noble birth.

 

Pictured: Prince Andrew at 17-years-old on a royal state visit to Canada in July, 1977 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8324925/The-making-Prince-Andrew.html?ito=email_share_article-image-share

   [What a pain in the you know what!!]   I had to laugh at this part of the book! 

Andrew didn’t exactly excel at his official duties, either. On a visit to Lockerbie — where 11 people had died on the ground when

Pan Am Flight 103 crashed in December 1988 — he told the grieving locals that the disaster had been ‘much worse’ for the

Americans (there were 190 American casualties, compared with 43 British ones) and that it had ‘only been a matter of time’ before

A plane fell out of the sky.

All his mother said in private about the matter was: ‘I wish I had gone.’