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Old 08-05-2008, 03:21 PM
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I just pulled off the shelf the autobiography of Prince Nicholas of Greece (Brother of King Constantine and father of Marina) He married Grand Duchess Helen daughter of GD Vladimir of Russia. Marina was a pure royal and married a blue blooded royal so she was pertrubed when her brothers in law married commoners.....
Odette you have just made me want to see "The Age of Innocence" again.
I wonder if I have it on DVD somewhere..... I must search immediately, when the urge comes on.......
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Old 08-05-2008, 03:22 PM
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A Countess Szapary lived in one of the mansions in Newport RI.
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Gladys Vanderbilt married Hungarian Count László Széchenyi on 27 January 1908 in New York.
Countess Széchenyi died in 1965. Her daughter, Countess Sylvia Szapáry maintained a residence at her grandparents' summer cottage, The Breakers until her death on March 1, 1998. Her first cousin was Consuelo Vanderbilt, Duchess of Marlborough.
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Old 08-05-2008, 04:17 PM
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Gladys Vanderbilt married Hungarian Count László Széchenyi on 27 January 1908 in New York.
Countess Széchenyi died in 1965. Her daughter, Countess Sylvia Szapáry maintained a residence at her grandparents' summer cottage, The Breakers until her death on March 1, 1998. Her first cousin was Consuelo Vanderbilt, Duchess of Marlborough.
Thanks Warren.
When they refer to the Breakers as a "cottage" it cracks me up. It is a marble edifice built at the turn of the century and cost back then a couple of million dollars..........
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Odette you have just made me want to see "The Age of Innocence" again.
I wonder if I have it on DVD somewhere..... I must search immediately, when the urge comes on.......
Enjoy yourself!!
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Old 08-05-2008, 08:31 PM
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Okay, shameless plug for Greg King's new book "A Season of Splendor: the Court of Mrs. Astor in Gilded Age New York."
Amazon.com: A Season of Splendor: The Court of Mrs. Astor in Gilded Age New York: Greg King: Books
Menarue, that might satisfy your craving if you can't find the movie. . . .

Now, back to our regularly scheduled program. . . .
I know MC wrote one book, but did she write another? It seems that authoring things is a real popular way for the "Royal Wives" to get some income. . . .
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So far Princess Michael wrote three books: , "Cupid and the King", and "Serpent and the Moon". She seems to be working on "Summer Princess: Winter Queen".
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Given the fact that Princess Michael tends to generate negative publicity, I am not sure whether she can count on proceeds from writing. Moreover, "Crowned in a Far Country" was said to be plagiarized. This might diminish price of her work as well.
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I heard about that.
How else does she get her money?
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Old 08-05-2008, 08:56 PM
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I have heard about lectures. Well... again ... it is hard to tell how much she can earn delivering a lecture. I am sure the sums are not large.
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I have heard about lectures. Well... again ... it is hard to tell how much she can earn delivering a lecture. I am sure the sums are not large.
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Oooh yeah. . .they're a bit dry subjects for the average lay person. . . .
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Old 08-11-2008, 09:13 PM
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Now was this an "official" engagement or did he just go?
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Old 08-11-2008, 11:18 PM
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She's a fascinating topic however I didn't think she WAS a princess but became one when they married. AND I've heard or read that they always have financial troubles even though she has supported their household through her very rewarding relationships with other men since the beginning. Of course she's beautiful and I'm encouraged to discover that I'm 3 years YOUNGER than she is and I'm just pea green with envy at her wealthy lifestyle and beauty. Bummer.
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Old 08-11-2008, 11:25 PM
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She's a fascinating topic however I didn't think she WAS a princess but became one when they married.
Absolutely right -- she was born a Baroness, and only acquired the title of Princess when she married Prince Michael. Her father was a baron, and her mother was a countess. She's never been a princess in her own right the way Princess Anne or Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie are.
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...and I'm just pea green with envy at her wealthy lifestyle and beauty. Bummer.
I admire a woman who's willing to admit it! ...and ditto!
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The Bosnia engagement seems to be "official" as one can see from the picture that she is being escorted by the Lord Lieutenant of that area and he only greets Royals on "official" business. Also it seems unlikley that the Royals wouldn't have a formal representative at such an event. I have noticed for some time that although it's always said that the Prince and Princess don't do official work they do sometimes.The State banquets they attend at Guildhall being another example.
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Palma, Mallorca, Spain. 13-08-2008. Kent's Prince and Princess,
Michael of Kent and Marie Christine, visit the Pelaires Gallery
with Cristina Macaya.

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Old 08-14-2008, 11:36 PM
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Prince Michael of Kent very much resembles his grandfather, King George V
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Old 08-15-2008, 02:06 AM
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And he seems to have quite a suntan!

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Old 08-18-2008, 12:09 PM
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Princess Michael Of Kent
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