On March 12, 2012, the Wall Street Journal published an interesting article about Her Royal Highness Princess Abigail Kawananakoa entitled, “Lunching with one of Hawaii’s Real ‘Descendants’”, by Julia Flynn Siler. Ms. Siler recently published the book, “Lost Kingdom: Hawaii’s Last Queen, the Sugar Kings, and America’s First Imperial Adventure”. Click here to read the article … Continue reading
Daily Archives: March 18, 2012
‘A Brief History of the Tongan Monarchy’ (VIDEO)
With the recent death of His Majesty King Siaosi Tāufaʻāhau Manumataongo Tukuʻaho (George) Tupou V of Tonga I thought I would post a video about the history of the Tongan monarchy. The above video is a good introduction… so enjoy. 🙂 Continue reading
Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands Attends the Premiere of ‘Ongezien’. Plus, News Regarding Their Royal Highnesses Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands.
On March 17, 2012, Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands attended the première of the play, Ongezien, in Wolfheze, on the “… occasion of the 100th anniversary of Het Schild, a center for the blind and visually impaired elderly.” Click here to view photos. Meanwhile, it was recently announced that Their Royal Highnesses Prince Willem-Alexander … Continue reading
His Majesty King Siaosi Tāufaʻāhau Manumataongo Tukuʻaho (George) Tupou V of Tonga Has Died (VIDEOS) UPDATE!
His Majesty King Siaosi Tāufaʻāhau Manumataongo Tukuʻaho (George) Tupou V of Tonga has died in Hong Kong on Sunday. The newspaper, Matangi Tonga Online who broke the story, claims His Majesty “… was rushed to hospital early this afternoon but it is understood that he had passed away a few hours later.” According to AFP News there has been … Continue reading
‘The Aristocracy’
Finally! Here is the 1997 documentary entitled, The Aristocracy. This program is fantastic, and in my opinion, better than Secrets of the Manor House (if you missed the link to the program click here for more information). Any way… click the links below and enjoy! 🙂 Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Part Five Part Six … Continue reading
