Sweden: Christening of Prince Julian, Duke of Halland
The christening of Prince Julian of Sweden, Duke of Halland, who was born on 26 March 2021 as the third son of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden, took place at Drottningholm Palace Church...
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Death of Princess Marie of Liechtenstein (1940–2021)
The Office of the Prince of Liechtenstein announced yesterday the death of Princess Marie of Liechtenstein, wife of Prince Hans-Adam II. The princess died at Grabs Hospital (Spital Grabs) in...
View ArticleNorway: Princess Ingrid Alexandra has tested positive for corona
The Norwegian Royal Court announced today that Princess Ingrid Alexandra, daughter of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has tested positive for corona and is isolated at home at the...
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Funeral service for Princess Marie of Liechtenstein to take place on 28...
The Office of Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein has announced that the funeral service for Princess Marie of Liechtenstein, who died last Saturday, 21 August 2021, 81 years old, will take place in...
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Royalty Digest Quarterly no. 2, 2021
I received my copy of Royalty Digest Quarterly no. 2, 2021 back in July, but I left on vacation just after and then I was occupied with work and therefore have not had the time to write a few lines...
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Genealogen nr. 1, 2021
Årets første utgave av Genealogen, medlemsbladet til Norsk Slektshistorisk Forening, kom ut mens jeg var på sommerferie. Nå er det på tide å gi en kort presentasjon av innholdet. Utgaven har en god...
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UK: Princess Beatrice of York has given birth to a girl
Buckingham Palace as well as Princess Beatrice herself announced today the birth of a girl, born at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London on Saturday 18 September 2021 at 23.42:Announcement of...
View ArticleUK: Sienna Elizabeth Mapelli Mozzi
Princess Beatrice of York announced on her Twitter account on Friday 1 October 2021 that her daughter, who was born in London on 18 September 2021, has been named Sienna Elizabeth Mapelli Mozzi.While...
View ArticleHeir to the Imperial throne of Russia marries
The religious wedding of the Tsesarevich of Russia, Grand Duke George, and the former Rebecca Virginia Bettarini, who took the name Victoria Romanovna following her conversion to the Orthodox faith in...
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The shipping family Lorentzen of Drammen, Norway
Last week I published an article about the shipping family Lorentzen of Drammen, Norway at Slektshistoriewiki, the Norwegian genealogy wiki. I started on the project in June this year after I had...
View ArticlePublished articles and Slektshistoriewiki contributions, 2021
I open my blog account of 2022 with a short survey of my «accomplishments» as an historian and genealogist in the previous year. Published articles in 2021«Praktverk om Heftye-slekten», review of...
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Royalty Digest Quarterly no. 3, 2021
I received the third issue of Royalty Digest Quarterly ages ago, and as the fourth issue is just around the corner, I thought it was on time to write a few words. I have several periodicals in line to...
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Genealogen nr. 2, 2021
Den andre utgaven av Genealogen for 2021 kom i samsending med siste utgave av Norsk Slektshistorisk Tidsskrift (bind 46, hefte 4) like før jul, men for ordens skyld kommenterer jeg utgavene i hver sin...
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Norsk Slektshistorisk Tidsskrift, bind XLVI, hefte 4
Norsk Slektshistorisk Tidsskrift, bind XLVI (46), hefte 4, kom i samsending med Genealogen nr. 2 for 2021 like før jul. Forrige gang jeg skrev om NST var for omtrent 1 år siden, etter at hefte 3 hadde...
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Gjallarhorn nr. 69, desember 2021
Medlemsbladet til Vestfold Slektshistorielag og Buskerud Slektshistorielag – Gjallarhorn nr. 69, desember 2021 – kom i posten like før jull og var et av tidsskriftene jeg tok med meg til julefeiringen...
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Norsk Slektshistorisk Tidsskrift, bind XLVII, hefte 1
Norsk Slektshistorisk Tidsskrift, bind XLVII (47), hefte 1, kom i posten forrige uke, og dermed kan Norsk Slektshistorisk Tidsskrift skilte med to utgaver av tidsskriftet i 2021. Herværende utgave...
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UK: Queen Elizabeth II's platinum jubilee
King George VI (1895-1952). Photo: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, LC-DIG-matpc-14736/Wikimedia Commons.Queen Elizabeth II. Photo: 2015 Joel Rouse (Ministry of Defence), and...
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Norway: Princess Astrid Mrs. Ferner's 90th birthday
Photo: © 2022 Sven Gj. Gjeruldsen/The Royal Court.Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner, elder sister of King Harald V of Norway, celebrates her 90th birthday today, 12 February 2022. The big day will according...
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Royalty Digest Quarterly no. 4, 2021
I received the latest issue of Royalty Digest Quarterly – no. 4, 2021 – about a month ago, so obviously it is on time to write a few words. The red color of the front cover seems darker in print than...
View ArticleLuxembourg: Prince Louis and Scarlett-Lauren Sirgue go separate ways
The Grand-Ducal Court of Lusxembourg announced today that the engagement between Prince Louis, the third son of Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, has been broken:Communiqué: Séparation...
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