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Princess Victoria Melita married her first cousin Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia. Did they marry outside of the church because they were first cousins?

Catholics and Orthodox Christians do not worship saints! And Aarhus is still dedicated to St. Clement.

The current church(an earlier one had been destroyed) was finished in 1500 as a Catholic cathedral not a Lutheran church.

Canon law says otherwise and I know people who had grandparents as their sponsors. Also, the decision of a sponsor should be made by the confirmand, not their parents.

Title wise the bride is formerly Yang Mulia Dayang Anisha Rosnah binti Adam. She is now Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Anak Isteri Anisha Rosnah binti Adam.

I read your first sentence as saying that the King is alone the supreme head of the church while the government runs things. I was saying that the Folketing and the King are equally supreme heads of the church. There is also a primate but as congregations are independent I don't really...

The King AND the Folketing are the supreme authority of the church. The king alone is not the formal head of the state church.

The youngest European monarch is one of the Co-Princes of Andorra, Emmanuel Macron(born 1977).

Grandparents can be confirmation sponsors. It is common. Cannon law only says that parents cannot be sponsors (Canon Law 874: 5). However, I have seen parents as sponsors but assume they were standing in for the actual sponsors per Cannon law.

It's by William and Son. It has been discussed on this forum in the past. https://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/f20/marie-chantal-crown-princess-pavlos-jewellery-1-ending-2023-a-1001-3.html#post793948

According to everything I have read it is thought to have been borrowed.

The difference is not just in the size of the countries. Unlike many monarchs who are simply figureheads Albert actually runs the country. There is a National Council but he can veto any of their decisions and dissolve them. He is also head of the courts. He and the prince of Liechtenstein...

Technically American Citizens and residents have to file no matter where they live and earn their income. Even if they pay income taxes to another country. The only way to get out of doing this is to renounce American citizenship or resident status. People actually do renounce their...

The other requirement is that she will have to file US federal imcome taxes every year. Some US citizens living outside the country renounce their citizenship so that they do not have to pay US income taxes.

I think she was compared to her brother in law's more glamorous mistresses but not in the press. She disliked them and I don't think it was simply because they were carrying on with the future Edward VIII. Even as a young woman she was dowdy in comparison to those ladies, IMHO.

I have a question regarding the rules about who can use the surname Grimaldi. Upthread someone said that Albert controls who can use it in Monaco. How does that work with peope who travel there and happen to carry the surname Grimaldi? In many countries people can change their surnames to...

The 1911 law making Charlotte a dynast was found to be invalid under an 1882 statute so the princely decree went out the window with that. She was subsequently adopted by her father in 1918(I realize the validity of this is shaky because the law stated that the adopting party had to be at least...

Often when royal women christen ships they receive a gift from the company that owns the ship. In the past some have even received tiaras. I wonder if Alexia will receive something of substance.

That's surprising since the ruler of Monaco, although no longer an absolute ruler, has the power to dissolve the government anytime he or she wants. Rainier and Albert are no mere figureheads.

I have never heard that Onasis was in any way involved. Rainier demanded a dowry of 2 million(20 million in today's money). Grace's father was not happy with the demand. Grace paid either half or all of it herself. If someone has better info please post. Edited to add: The last princess...

The patches used by dentists contain lidocaine. What she is wearing is not the same medical device.

Louis cannot inherit the Cambridge title. It will merge with the crown when William becomes king. If William dies before becoming king then George will inherit the Cambridge title.

The baby is called Tengku Muhammad Johan Petra Bin Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra

Was she really? Claire and Felix married only in a Catholic ceremony for their religious wedding and I never heard of her converting.

The color and buttons remind me of this Catherine Walker dress worn by Diana. https://www.gettyimages.ca/photos/premiere-of-accidental-hero