Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Hereditary Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Gives an Exclusive Interview. (VIDEOS)

scgLast month His Highness Hereditary Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha sat down for an hour-long interview with German journalist, Ms. Katja Herrmann.

In the televised interview Hereditary Prince Hubertus discusses his life, business, his father His Highness Prince Andreas of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, his lovely American-born wife Her Highness Hereditary Princess Kelly of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (née Rondestvedt) and much more.

Click here to watch the interview (in German).

The hereditary prince also participated in the 2013 Neue ArtFilm documentary entitled, The Queen’s Ancestors: Saxe-Coburg’s Way to the European Crowns.  Please click here to watch the trailer.

Imperial Family of Japan

News Regarding Their Imperial Majesties Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan. (VIDEOS)

Well, this is a depressing subject…

Yesterday, the newspaper, Japan News, via Imperial Household Agency announced the “…revised funeral plans [for] the bodies of the Emperor and Empress [which] will be cremated once they die, a historic change from the Imperial tradition of underground burial that has lasted for about 350 years since the early Edo period…” 

Please click here to read the Japan News article in its entirety.  Or, you can read another article here from the Japan Times.

Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

Miss Carina Axelsson Unveils Her New Book Cover.

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CarinaMarySRWOn Monday, November 11, 2013, Miss Carina Axelsson, longtime partner of His Serene Highness Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, unveiled the cover for her highly anticipated new novel, Model Undercover: A Crime of Fashion.  

Miss Axelsson also reveals that her publisher, Usborne Books, has released the first chapter of the upcoming novel, and quite frankly it wasn’t bad.

Please click here to view the cover as well as to get the direct link to the first chapter of Model Undercover: A Crime of Fashion.

British Royals

TRHs The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall Visit India and Sri Lanka. (VIDEOS)

On Thursday, November 14, 2013, Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall continued their nine-day official visit to India.

This morning the royal couple were in Kochi, India “…where they visited the Mattancherry Palace Museum and a Jewish Synagogue…” according to Clarence House.

Later in the afternoon the royal couple arrived in Sri Lanka where The Prince of Wales will attend the 2013 Commonwealth Heads of State Government Meeting on November 15, 2013. 

After touching down at the airport the royal couple were warmly welcomed by various government officials.  Soon, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall “…attended a reception at the British High Commissioner’s Residence, Westminster House in Colombo…”

Thereafter, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall visited an organic farmers market and attended a garden party at the British High Commission where the prince celebrated his 65th birthday.

Click here, here, and here to view photos.

British Royals

HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Visit Manchester. (VIDEOS)

On the morning of November 14, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh arrived at the Manchester Piccadilly Station in Manchester for a day visit.

Today, Her Majesty and the duke toured the Factory Youth Zone in Harpurhey and officially opened the new headquarters of the Co-operative Group.

For further information about today’s activities as well as to view photos please click the links below.

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