Princess Birgitta of Sweden was born on 19 January 1937 as the second child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Her elder sister is Princess Margaretha (born 1934), and her younger siblings are Princess Désirée (born 1938), Princess Christina (born 1943) and King Carl XVI Gustaf (born [read more]
The Swedish Royal House has announced that Princess Birgitta of Sweden has died at the age of 87. She was the elder sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. On the occasion of the death of Princess Birgitta, the King made the following statement: “With great sadness, today I received the news that my [read more]
On 10 September 1999, the Belgian royal court announced the engagement between Prince Philippe, the Duke of Brabant and Jonkvrouw Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz. Their wedding took place on 4 December 1999. Before the wedding, Mathilde was created Duchess of Brabant and Princess of Belgium. This was published on 13 November and was effective from 4 [read more]
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Here’s the deal: Meghan became royal by marriage when she married Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex. Her status is that of a Princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Because she was not born royal, she was not entitled to be “Princess Meghan”. The late Diana, Princess of Wales, was [read more]
The city of Leeuwarden in the north of the Netherlands is playing host to a unique new exhibition, “Wu Zetian: the Only Female Emperor of China,” in The Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics. Wu Zetian was born around 624 as the daughter of Wu Shihuo, Duke Ding of Ying and Lady Yang. She was born [read more]
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