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Old crowns found in Vilnius
© Vilniaus arkivyskupija / Aistė Karpytė During a press conference on Monday, 6 January 2025, the Archbishop of Vilnius, Metropolitan Gintaras Grušas told the media that on 16 December 2024 a secret place in the dungeons of the Cathedral of Vilnius was opened, that revealed the insignia of the rulers of Lithuania. At the start of the Second World War in 1939 the Treasury of the Cathedral had been walled up, containing the relics that had…
Queens by Andy Warhol in Apeldoorn
In 1985 the American visual artist Andy Warhol (1928-1987) - a leading figure in the pop art movement - published the serie "Reigning Queens", saying: "Everybody knows that I'm a queen, but the prints are of royal ones and stuff." Palace Het Loo in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands, purchased a limited "Royal Edition" of the series, with diamond dust. Only 30 series were made, only a few complete series have survived in the world.
Bruton Street – Where the late Queen was born
In April 2014 I spent some days in and around London. One evening, a friend and I were walking through the city, when I suddenly saw a street called Bruton Street. The name sounded familiar to me, so I said, wasn't the Queen born there? I didn't remember the number, but wondered if there was any plaque to commemorate the event.
https://onroyaltour.nl/bruton-street-where-the-late-queen-was-born/
Royal and noble exhibitions 2025
Updated: 17 December 2024 Country Place & Country Exhibition Dates Austria Kunstkammer (until 13 October 2024) & Münzkabinett, Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Vienna Prunk & Prägung -Die Kaiser und ihre Hofkünstler 13 February 2024 - 26 October 2025 Belgium MOU Museum Oudenaarde Margaretha. Keizersdochter tussen macht en imago 21 September 2024 - 5 January 2025 Sint-Pietersabdij
The Wildpferdebahn in Dülmen
Late September 2024 friends and I were in Dülmen, Germany, to see a wedding in the ducal family von Croÿ. The reception took place at the Wildpferdebahn, a private possession of the Duke von Croÿ, and we were pleasantly surprised seeing so many Wildpferde (wild horses) from nearby. And then we didn't even pay a full visit. Dülmen is known as the "Stadt der Wildpferde", or city of the wild horses and houses the last wild horse herd in Europe.
Hungarian Bride
From 14 December 2023 to 25 August 2024 the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest had an exhibition called Magyar Menyasszony or in English: Hungarian Bride. The exhibition even has its own website, in Hungarian only. There also is a catalogue, in Hungarian only also I guess. According to the media on display was the tableware of grand duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia, which she took as a dowry for her marriage to the Palatine archduke Joseph, and…
King Frederik X at Amalienborg
On 14 January 2024 Queen Margrethe II of Denmark handed over the throne to her eldest son, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark. Since Denmark has a king again, for the first time since 1972. To mark this historical succession, the Amalienborg Museum at the Christian VIII's Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark, showed a special exhibition from 22 March 2024 to 8 September 2024.
Balmoral Castle opens its doors
© Netty Leistra © Netty Leistra You might already have heard it. On Tuesday, 2 April 2024, Balmoral Castle in Scotland, United Kingdom, announced that the grounds, gardens and exhibitions will be open on a daily basis from 4 May to 22 August 2024. But there was a special announcement this year. For the first time since the castle was completed in 1855, the British King, Charles III, has given permission for private tours with guides…
The Queen Sonja Art Stable: Royal Photographers
A new exhibition opened at the Queen Sonja Art Stable in the former Royal Stables of the Royal Palace in Oslo, Norway, in presence of Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner. From 16 February 2024 to 19 January 2025 visitors can enjoy the exhibition "Royal Photographers - snapshots between 1890 and 1990". Curated by Sandra Lorentzen, Øivind Möller Bakken and Ingeborg…
https://onroyaltour.nl/the-queen-sonja-art-stable-royal-photographers/
The Palace of Aigai has reopened
After a more than € 20,3 million renovation, that took 16 years, the Palace of Aigai, near the city of Vergina, in the north of Greece, has reopened on 7 January 2024. The palace is the largest surviving building from the classical Greek era. The palace in Aigai was built more than 2,300 years ago by King Philip II, in what at the time was the capital of the Kingdom of Macedonia.
