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Royal Wedding Recollections – King Vajiralongkorn of Thailand and Suthida Tidjai

Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

On 1 May 2019, there was a surprise announcement from the Thai royal court – Suthida Tidjai was officially announced as King Vajiralongkorn’s wife. King Vajiralongkorn of Thailand had been married and divorced three times before. In 1977, when he was still the Crown Prince, he married his first cousin, Princess Soamsawali Kitiyakara, and they [read more]

Royal Wedding Recollections – Princess Irene of the Netherlands & Prince Carlos Hugo of Bourbon-Parma

Monday, 29 April 2024, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

On 29 April 1964, Princess Irene of the Netherlands married Prince Carlos Hugo of Bourbon-Parma, future titular Duke of Parma, without her family by her side. Princess Irene, the second daughter of the then Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, had met Prince Carlos Hugo during her studies in Madrid. He was the eldest son of [read more]

Royal Wedding Recollections – Prince Friso of the Netherlands & Mabel Wisse Smit

Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

On 30 June 2003, the engagement between Prince Friso, the second son of the then-reigning Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, and Mabel Wisse Smit was announced. While the intention had been to ask for official permission for the marriage, which was needed for Prince Friso to remain in the line of succession, stories about Mabel’s [read more]

Royal Wedding Recollections – Crown Prince Akihito & Michiko Shōda

Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

On 10 April 1959, Michiko Shōda married the future Emperor Akihito of Japan. They had met on a tennis court in 1957, and the engagement ceremony took place on 14 January 1959. Embed from Getty Images Michiko was a commoner, and it was widely rumoured that her future mother-in-law opposed the engagement. However, the couple [read more]

Royal Wedding Recollections – Anne, Prince Royal & William IV, Prince of Orange

Monday, 25 March 2024, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

On 25 March 1734 (New Style), Anne, Princess Royal, married William IV, Prince of Orange, at St James’s Chapel. Anne was the daughter of George II, King of Great Britain and Caroline of Ansbach. The marriage was meant to improve the relationship between the Dutch Republic and England, which had been bad since the War [read more]

Royal Wedding Recollections – Princess Anne & Mark Phillips

Tuesday, 14 November 2023, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

On 29 May 1973, the engagement of Princess Anne and Mark Phillips was announced. She was not created Princess Royal until 1987, and as a child of the monarch, she was known as “The Princess Anne.” The New York Times reported, “They met at the horse events at the Olympics in Mexico. They competed in [read more]