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The Year of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Auguste von Harrach – A “beautiful, modest and gentle girl” (Part one)

Sunday, 30 August 2026, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Fourteen years after the death of his first wife, Queen Louise, King Frederick William III of Prussia entered into a morganatic marriage with Countess Auguste von Harrach. Auguste was born on 30 August 1800 in Dresden, the daughter of Count Ferdinand Joseph von Harrach zu Rohrau and Christiane, Baroness von Rayski. Her father did not [read more]

Book News Week 36

Sunday, 30 August 2026, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* Book News Week 36 – 31 August – 6 September 2026 Exile: The Captive Years of Mary, Queen of Scots Paperback – 2 September 2026 (US) Queens and Kings: An Unusually Personal History Hardcover – 1 September 2026 (US) & 3 September 2026 (UK) The Queenship of Mathilda of Flanders, c. 1031-1083: [read more]

Princess Yohko of Mikasa – The underdog of the Japanese Imperial Family

Saturday, 29 August 2026, 5:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Princess Yohko of Mikasa was born on 25 October 1983 as the younger daughter of Prince Tomohito of Mikasa and Princess Tomohito of Mikasa (Nobuko Asō). She has an elder sister, Princess Akiko of Mikasa. The Princess is a second cousin of Emperor Naruhito and a great-granddaughter of Emperor Yoshihito. She is not in the [read more]

Queen Nazli’s diamond necklace stolen from museum

Friday, 28 August 2026, 8:14 Moniek Bloks 0

Queen Nazli of Egypt’s diamond necklace has been stolen from a museum in Vienna. The necklace was on display in a jewellery exhibition at the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK). It was made by Van Cleef & Arpels and contains 673 diamonds weighing more than 200 carats. Around 300 pieces of Van Cleef & Arpels [read more]

Queen Mary’s Swedish Diamond Bracelet Tiara

Friday, 28 August 2026, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Queen Mary of Denmark appeared at the celebrations for King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden’s 80th birthday in a new tiara. The tiara was originally a bracelet called the Queen Louise’s Diamond Floral Bracelet, which belongs to the Danish Royal Property Trust. The official website described it as follows: “The bracelet is segmented with a rosette-shaped [read more]

Imperial Consort Cui's as portrayed by Tang Jingmei in the 2017 Chinese television series, The Glory of Tang Dynasty.

Imperial Consort Cui – Emperor Daizong of the Tang Dynasty’s first wife whom he neglected

Wednesday, 26 August 2026, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0

Imperial Consort Cui was Emperor Daizong of the Tang Dynasty’s imperial consort. She was the niece of the famous Yang Guifei.[1] She was also Emperor Daizong’s primary wife.[2] When Yang Guifei was forced to commit suicide, Emperor Daizong neglected her.[3] She died abandoned and alone.[4] The birthdate of Imperial Consort Cui is unknown.[5] Her personal name is unknown. [read more]