.. we’ve two more key fashion figures in the 1740 to 1914 time period we cover. We’ll review the ones we know this week, but first – let’s review what the fashion eras are. It’s important to note there is no EXACT line between eras. Women were wearing their old …
The life of a princess was rather lonely. Victoria’s best friend was her cocker spaniel, Dash, shown in this portrait of her in the 1830’s.
Before we discuss Queen Victoria, we found this photo of Beatriz and her sister late in their lives (about the 1960’s); proving that age cannot diminish fashion.
.. continued to like Spain and supported claims of her brother Don Juan to the Spanish throne. The family reunited in 1963 in Athens at the wedding of her nephew and King Don Juan Carlos with Princess Sophie of Greece – combining yet more royals from different countries. Her parents …
.. back through royal lines of Spain, England, France, Italy, Luxembourg, and other countries. (Photo: Don Marco Alfonso Torlonia 6th Prince Civitella son of Beatriz and Alessandro; cousin of King Juan Carlos, and Uncle of the Princess of Luxembourg)
… 11 grandchildren, and 19 great grandchildren, many who are alive today: (photo: the 1935 train of Beatriz) Princess Doña Sandra Torlonia of Civitella-Cesi (14 February 1936-31 December 2014), she married Conte Clemente Lequito di Assab on 20 June 1958. They have two children: Count Alessandro Lequito di Assab (17 …
.. and therefore back through Ena, Beatrice, Victoria, and on back to Henry V of royal English blood. Her connection is a cousin, Sibilla Weiller of Luxembourg. (Photo: Brooke Shields)
… in the winter of 1935. She had a coronet of orange blossoms, long considered a symbol of virtue and fertility, which held her veil in place. Her father Alfonso came together for the occasion, and the King and Queen of Italy with 52 princes of blood royal in attendance. …
… in 1934 when Beatriz was driving a car in Austria on vacation with her brother Gonzalo as a passenger. She swerved to avoid a bicyclist, and everything seemed fine, except the next day, her brother died. He had the genetic hemophilia disease and was bleeding internally. (Photos: featured: the …
