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Is Prince William wearing a different uniform than that he got married in? Wasn’t he wearing a different one that day?

Not a fan of the dress. I’m not sure it will age well. The necklace is totally lost. I personally had much higher expectations for Mary’s first portrait as Queen, given the incredible portraits she has had for her birthdays and all. All in all it’s good, but not a wow thing. I’d had preferred...

Why do you think she won’t leave anything to Mathilde? Are they in bad terms?

Has Prince Vittorio Emanuele been buried in Superga in the end? I’ve seen no updates on this regard. Thanks

Oh dear such terrible news. He has always looked happy and smiley.

A huge gathering but I personally still don’t get it at all. I don’t see why so much attention is granted the late King Constantine that he needed several memorials and in different countries. The anniversary of HM Queen Elizabeth II was barely noticed and no huge gathering of royals was called...

Marina comes from a wealthy family while VE inherited from his parents and from his business. He studied Economics and after working in some Banks in Geneva, he worked with other entrepreneurs as an intermediary and a broker. He played the intermediary in the sale of helicopters to Iran being...

The villa in Vesenaz was sold in late 2023 for 13m Swiss francs. With it they also auctioned several pieces of furniture and objects. VE and Marina has moved years ago to their chalet in Gstaad and the villa had been empty for years so they decided to sell it. Most furniture was designed by...

No, it alternates between Prince of Naples and Prince of Piedmont.

I think Vittoria has become the new Princess of Naples, while Marina has become the Dowager Princess of Naples (I don’t think she’ll be known by that anyway). Clotilde has become the new Duchess of Savoy and remains princess of Venice (it’s a title not linked to the succession to the Headship...

The deceased Victor Emanuel went to the Funeral of Queen Fabiola and was seated behind the Belgian Royal Family. Also Emanuele Filiberto a couple years said in an interview that he was coming straight from a skiing weekend with the brother of the King of Belgium (I assume he meant Prince Laurent).

Yesterday night in Italy was the Finale of the Festival of Sanremo, that gathered 75% of Italians in front of the TV and all TV shows talk about it relentlessly. It was bad timing for the Funeral as little to no space has been devoted by the Media. They all focused on SanRemo. I’ve seen only a...

Agree. I kept looking at him, he was so similar. He has to be Thomas Jenssens, first son of Marie Elizabeth Zellinger de Balkany, daughter of Princess Maria Gabriella. He really looks like a mix of Ella and VE. Impressive...

I believe it’s a list made up by journalists, not approved by the House or released by it.

I was anyway surprised to see from Greece, Albania, Portugal, Bulgaria,… the Savoys didn’t show up at any of their weddings and not even the Funeral of the Late King Constantine, despite the great friendship. I’m also perplexed that Belgium was not represented at all, when VE attended all...

I assume that all reigning monarchies recognized until the end Victor Emmanuel as Head of the House of Savoy. The Vatican does so as well - see the Message sent by Pope Francis. It’s also worthy to notice that Prince Amedeo in 2021 has been buried and his grave in the Sanctuary of Superga says...

Is there a way to watch the funeral live? Like website or IG live or something Oh dear, where’s the real class? It must be such a high profile event for her, I assume.

I think the scandal at the Spanish Royal Wedding was much less in reality than what has been told by newspapers. Also Emanuele Filiberto was asked about it in an interview and he stated that newspapers made it much bigger than it actually was. At the funeral of Pope Benedict XVI Princess...

Weird not to see Tsar Simen II of Bulgaria. They were first cousins and close.

The two younger sisters won’t participate as they are stuck in their home countries (Switzerland and Mexico) for health reasons. Princess Maria Gabriella was hospitalized in Geneva in the same days as Prince Vittorio Emanuele.

Yes, I guess it has to do with Catholicism and the Crusades. My Priest says all Catholics should be laid on the floor.

In Italy, it is a sign of utmost respect to place the coffin on the floor. See for instance the funerals of the Pope, all priests, Italian noble families. In Italy it is common for aristocratic families to have “funerals more nobilium”, reserved to aristocratic families. A distinctive gesture is...

Princess Marina has arrived and looks extremely sad and tearful. The collar of the Order of the Most Holy Annunciation has been placed before the coffin. https://www.gettyimages.de/editorial-images/entertainment/event/vittorio-emanuele-of-savoy-mourning/776103956?editorialproducts=all

Princesses Clotilde, Vittoria and Luisa are paying their visit now. Princess Maria Pia is also there. Princess Marina will visit in the afternoon.

In the Kingdom of Italy the title of Crown Prince alternated between Prince of Piedmont and Prince of Naples, to stress the unity of the recently unified country. In a statement, it appears that now Emanuele Filiberto is referred to “Duke of Savoy and Prince of Venice”, meaning that the title...