According to the French royal news blog, Noblesse & Royautés, the Duchess of Vendôme is pregnant with her second child. It has been reported that she is due to give birth sometime in January 2012.
To read more please visit Noblesse & Royautés.
Monthly Archives: August 2011
H.R.H. Princess Maxima of the Netherlands Attends a Festival
This afternoon in Bussloo, Netherlands H.R.H. Princess Maxima attended the 34th Annual Xnoizz Flevo Festival. According to the Dutch newspaper, de Stentor, the princess met with various youth to talk to them about money management as well as to listen to the music and so forth.
To view photos please click the links below:
Source: de Stentor Newspaper
T.S.H.s Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco Attend the 62nd Annual Festival de Musique de Menton. Plus, Other News
On August 16, 2011, T.S.H.s Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco attended the final evening of the famous 62nd Annual Festival de Musique de Menton.
According to the French newspaper, Nice-Matin, the princely couple were warmly greeted with a round of applause when they arrived to the concert. During the night they, along with thousands of attendees, listened to classical pieces by Mozart, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Ravel, and Mendelssohn.
To view photos from the 62nd Annual Festival de Musique de Menton please click here and here. To learn more about the festival please visit their official website here.
Meanwhile, it is being reported by various news agencies that a certain cranky old blogger dude from California has been found guilty by the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris (a court in Paris, France) for “…publishing false information…” and that his personal blog contains “…libelous and defamatory work…” regarding H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco.
In June 2011, the cranky old man was:
…ordered to pay 20,000 Euros in damages plus 7,000 Euros in legal fees to Prince Albert for the publication of false and libelous materials. An additional 5,000 Euros per day are applied for each week in which the offending material remains on the blog.
In another case, the old man was ordered to pay 10,000 Euros in damages per infraction, of which there were 6, to Claude Palmero plus 3,000 Euros in legal fees.
He was also ordered to pay 15,000 Euros in damages plus interests to lawyer Thierry Lacoste. He has been ordered to remove the offending materials from his blog or face penalties of 5,000 Euros per week. He was ordered to pay 7,000 Euros in legal fees to Thierry Lacoste.
The old man was ordered to pay 10,000 Euros in damages per infraction, of which there were 2, to Andre Muhlberger plus 3,000 Euros in legal fees.
In 3 additional judgments, the cranky old man was ordered to further pay similar damages for additional infractions to Claudio Marzocco, Thierry Lacoste and Prince Albert, totaling an additional 30,000 Euros in damages plus 9,000 Euros in legal fees. Further judgments for criminal infractions will be rendered in September, October and December 2011.
To read the entire article, which is a good read, please click here.
By the way, this isn’t the first time the cranky old man has been in a legal battle with H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco and it most likely won’t be the last. The cranky old man likes the attention. To be blunt: He’s an attention whore (which is truly unfortunate because he should be spending his golden years golfing with his friends as well as eating dinner at 3 o’clock in the afternoon not obsessing over some random prince.) There. I said it. I said what everyone on planet Earth has been thinking for years about him. 🙂
Sources: Nice-Matin and Al Bawaba News Agency
Photo courtesy of: Nice-Matin by E.Dulière
Frederic Prinz von Anhalt Speaks to ABC7 About His 25 Year Marriage to Zsa Zsa Gabor
And the party never stops with Frederic Prinz von Anhalt. On August 14, 2011, the not so dashing and incredibly weird faux prince threw a mega-party to celebrate his 25 year marriage to actress, Zsa Zsa Gabor. There were lots of guests at the couple’s Bel Air mansion including Robert Blake (yeah, that guy), Elaine Dupont, Quincy Jones, Phyllis Diller, and a drunken Frank Stallone (I have no idea who he is). So while everyone was singing, laughing, and dancing poor Zsa Zsa was wheeled into the living room, in her mobile bed, then propped up whilst wearing a tiara looking seriously confused. When speaking to ABC7‘s entertainment reporter, George Pennacchio, about the festivities the faux prince proclaimed:
Look, my wife is 94-year-old. She should have everything she wants and she should have everything large. This big party is not for the guests, not for the media, not for me. This big party is for Zsa Zsa!
Yeah. Okay.
To view photos as well as to watch a video please click the links below:
- Video
- Video via Bild
- Photos
- Article via the Hollywood Reporter
- Article via Bunte Magazine
- Fred\’s Fan Page on FB
Source: ABC7
Liechtenstein Celebrates National Day 2011
On August 15, 2011, the tiny country of Liechtenstein celebrated its National Day. In attendance were Prince Hans-Adam II and his wife Princess Marie along with Prince Alois, Princess Sophie, Prince Constantin, Princess Marie and other members of the princely family. Unfortunately, this year Princess Angela and Prince Maximilian were not in attendance (at least I haven’t seen them).
To watch several videos from today please click the links below:
Source: Volksblatt
The Dutch Royal Family: Documentaries About State Visits and One Fantastic Royal Wedding
Here are several documentaries about the Dutch royal family. The first batch of documentaries focuses on several state visits throughout the years. Then there is a semi-complete documentary about the February 2, 2002, fantastic royal wedding between H.R.H. Prince Willem-Alexander of Orange and a then Maxima Zorreguieta. Finally, the documentary about H.R.H. Princess Catharina-Amalia’s baptism.
Click the links below and enjoy! 🙂
- State Visit to Thailand, 2004
- State Visit to Argentina, 2006
- State Visit to Spain, 1985
- State Visit to China, 1999
- State Visit to Estonia, 2008
- State Visit to Turkey, 2007
- Royal Wedding (Engagement Press Conference)
- Royal Wedding (Engagement Walk About and Meeting with the Dutch People)
- Royal Wedding (Guests Arriving)
- Royal Wedding (Civil Ceremony: Part 1)
- Royal Wedding (Civil Ceremony Part 2)
- Royal Wedding (Arriving at the Church)
- Royal Wedding (Religious Wedding Part 1)
- Royal Wedding (Leaving the Church)
- Royal Wedding (Riding in the Gold Carriage through Amsterdam)
- Royal Wedding (Balcony Wave-A-Thon)
- Royal Baptism of H.R.H. Princess Catharina-Amalia
If you would like to view more documentaries as well as video news reports about the Dutch royal family please visit their official You Tube channel here.
T.S.H.s Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco Attend the Van Cleef & Arpels Re-Opening in Monaco
This is old news, but that’s okay. 🙂
On August 4, 2011, Their Serene Highnesses Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco attended the inauguration of the newly renovated Van Cleef & Arpels boutique in Monaco. The princess unveiled the now famous “Princess Charlene Magic Alhambra” set inside an ultra exclusive section of the boutique known as the Charlène Salon.
Fantastique.
Per the Van Cleef & Arpels press release about the jewels on Facebook:
The long necklace consists of White gold, turquoises, approximately 9.1 carats of diamonds. The earrings consists of White gold, turquoises, approximately 3.4 carats of diamonds.
Alhambra, Van Cleef & Arpels’ iconic motif was born in 1968.
Van Cleef & Arpels’ Mains d’Or have created a setting technique of the utmost refinement, minimising the amount of metal and emphasising the diamonds. The stones are selected in different sizes so as to enhance their sparkle. The jewel is as exquisite on the front as it is elegant when turned over: the exclusive honeycomb open-work setting has been perfected to let even more light refract into the diamonds.This collection is a reinterpretation of the iconic Alhambra motif adorned with pavé diamonds and turquoises, evokes the shores of the Principality. A portion of the benefits from the sales will go to the associations and Foundations that have the endorsement of H.S.H. Princess Charlene of Monaco. The set is sold exclusively at the Van Cleef & Arpels Boutique in Monaco. (source)
Portrait of H.S.H. Princess Charlene of Monaco by Karl Lagerfeld? Could be.
To view photos please click here. To learn more about Van Cleef & Arpels please visit their official website here.
Source and photos courtesy of: Van Cleef & Arpels Official Facebook Page and Nice-Matin
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