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8 nov

The bag expert archduchess

Exclusive interview with Her Imperial and Royal Highness, Sophie Habsburg, Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Hungary First of all, tell us a little bit about your childhood. You descend from the Imperial and Royal family of the former Austria-Hungary. Your grandfather was the only brother of the last sovereign. Did your parents support you to become an artist? We know that you studied interior design in Paris where you were born and raised in exile. Although we had titles we were brought up in a very normal way, we attended local schools in Paris. It might sounds strange but for a long time I didn't know anything about my background. I remember my sister was coming home from school and said to...

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20 febr

“Don’t limit yourself, you can achieve anything.”

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Exclusive interview with Her Royal Highness Margarita, Princess of Bourbon-Parma and the Countess of Colorno Your father, the late Duke of Parma gave you the title the Countess of Colorno. Have you ever visited this area located in the province of Emilia-Romagna? I have been visiting Parma regularly since my young age because this is one of the things my father decided it was important to us to learn about our heritage. And I speak Italian fluently of course. The former Duchy of Parma is part of our family former homeland. However, our family has several branches in Europe, we have Spanish, Dutch, French, Italian and Austrian lineages. So actually, we can say we are Europeans. Our family has a lot...

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18 szept

‘My main aim is to promote the Bourbonnais region.’

Exclusive interview with His Seréne Highness Prince Charles-Henri de Lobkowicz You were born and raised in Paris even though your mother, Her Royal Highness Princess Francoise of Bourbon-Parma’s family reigned in the Italian peninsula and your father's side is the most well-known Czech aristocratic family from the former Habsburg Empire. Actually, the sister of your maternal grandfather was no other than Her Majesty the Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, Zita of Bourbon-Parma. I know you have been to Budapest multiple times. What about the other territories you have family ties with? Even though my mother’s family ruled over the Duchy of Parma they are French so she never lived in Italy. She grew up in France lived in various castles...

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5 szept

‘I was raised how to serve my country.’

Exclusive interview with His Imperial Highness Grand Duke George of Russia Despite the fact that you are a Prince of Prussia by birth, you bear your mother's surname – Romanov. Now there are a large number of films and TV series, including documentaries about the Romanov family. People are very interested in their luxurious lifestyle and outstanding personalities. Of particular interest is the family of the last czar and their tragic death. How do you feel about this? I am glad that you ask this question because there is a lot of incorrect and misleading information online about this subject, and you give me the opportunity to clarify. I am first of all Grand Duke of Russia and my surname in...

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2 febr

‘The family legacy builds the national legacy.’

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Exclusive interview with His Seréne Highness Prince Jan Lubomirski-Lanckoroński You studied law in your homeland, as well as abroad. Later, you worked in the City of London for various firms. Besides Polish, you’re fluent in German, English, Italian, French and Russian. These are all ingredients for a superb international career as a top manager. However, you decided to go back to Poland where you were born. Why? Looking at the history of my ancestors, I am not an exception regarding international education. By the time of Sebastian Lubomirski, the family had already attached great importance to education. It wasn’t unusual for successive members of the Lubomirski family to send their offspring on journeys across Europe so that they could acquire knowledge, experience and...

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19 szept

A tale about a prince with passion for gems

Exclusive interview with His Royal Highness Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia Your last name is Karageorgevich, but you don't speak Serbo-Croatian because your father thought this language would be totally useless. My family was exiled in 1941 and yes, my father and my mother thought it would be more useful to learn French first and also Italian and English since by law we were not allowed back and had been declared enemies of the people. You were raised in Versailles next to the royal palace and you are related to the Belgian and the Greek royal houses and the Russian imperial family as well. You studied in Paris and now live in Manhattan for decades. Interesting combination. How did this shape you of who...

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6 szept

“Royalty is about serving.”

Exclusive interview with His Royal Highness Prince Gharios El Chemor Al-Nu'man VIII, Head of the Sovereign Imperial and Royal House of Ghassan The Ghassanids ruled over the largest territory for the longest period in the Middle East, more than any other Arab dynasties could. Nonetheless you were born in Brazil in a different era and far from your family's former homeland. How do you describe your feelings and relationship about the current Lebanon and it's people? It's a very interesting situation. Many people confuse me as "prince of Lebanon" which is not accurate. The closest to "princes of Lebanon" would be my cousins from the Chehab family who ruled Mount Lebanon on behalf of the Ottoman Empire. The first Ghassanid State was in...

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