We expect the magazine to finish mailing to US, Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australasia to complete mailing by Tuesday.
All European issues have mailed already!
Saturday, July 20, 2013
EUROHISTORY: Issue XCIII Mailing!
Our latest journal, Issue XCIII began mailing this week. Even today we managed to get copies out!
We expect the magazine to finish mailing to US, Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australasia to complete mailing by Tuesday.
All European issues have mailed already!
We expect the magazine to finish mailing to US, Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australasia to complete mailing by Tuesday.
All European issues have mailed already!
Belgium: A New Reign About to Begin
BRUSSELS — As an exultant Britain awaits the birth of a royal baby, Belgium is preparing to install a new king this weekend and wondering what this means for its own less joyous bout of royal baby mania, over a birth that took place 45 years ago.
Played out in serious newspapers, gossip magazines and, for the past month, a Brussels courtroom, Belgium’s fixation with royal bloodlines revolves around Delphine Boël, a now middle-aged artist who insists she is the illegitimate daughter of Albert II, Belgium’s soon-to-be ex-king.
The palace has not denied this, but has not confirmed it, either, keeping behind a high wall of royal reserve. “This is a private affair, and we have no comment whatsoever,” said a palace spokesman, Bruno Neve.
One thing, though, is certain: Ms. Boël will not be on the guest list on Sunday when Belgium’s political and social elite gather to watch Albert II, 79, sign a declaration of abdication and then his son Prince Philippe, 53, be sworn in as this tiny nation’s new monarch, its seventh since Belgium became an independent state in 1830.
Unlike most European royalty, Belgium’s monarchy still has modest but, on occasion, critical political powers. In addition to his duties cutting ribbons and hosting banquets, Albert II played an important role in settling a political deadlock after inconclusive elections in 2010 that left Belgium without a government for more than 500 days.
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King Albert II and the Duke of Brabant.
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Eurohistory: New Book: The Coburgs of Europe!
As many of you know, I have been working on this book for more than two decades...today the cover of the book came alive thanks to the amazing talent to my husband, David Higdon.
The Coburgs of Europe will go to print in late August and be ready to launch at our yearly EUROHISTORY conference, on October 19-20, 2013.
I an sharing with you all the contents...
The Coburgs of Europe
“The Rise and Fall of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s European Relations”
Chapters
I. Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld – The Beginning
II. Enter Russia – A Fateful Journey
III. Franz Friedrich Anton – The Luckless Duke
IV. Enter Kohary – Untold Riches
V. Enter Great Britain – A Failed Attempt
VI. Enter Gotha – Power Expanded
VII. Enter Belgium – The Masterminding Success
VIII. Enter Portugal – The Unlucky Promising Brood
IX. Enter Great Britain – Prince Consort and Pater Familias
X. Return to Coburg & Gotha – Broken Lines & A Contested Succession
XI. The Kohary Line – Wealth and Position Without a Throne
XII. Enter Bulgaria – Alas a Crown at Last
XIII. The Mainline Coburgs – Political Suicide
XIV. The Coburgs of Windsor – A Dynasty’s Name Changed
XV. The Coburgs of Brussels – Beloved and Betrayed
XVI. The Coburgs of Lisbon – An Expected End
XVII. The Coburgs of Vienna – Debacle and Ruin
XVIII. The Coburgs of Sofia – Conundrum
XIX. The Women of Coburg – A Most Interesting Club
Epilogue – Apres-eux, le deluge…
UK: Where's the Royal Baby...Overdue?
LONDON (AP) — By the time you're reading this, the Duchess of Cambridge could be in labor. Or it could be a matter of hours. Or days. Or weeks.
As Britain's Prince William and his wife, Kate, await the birth of their first child — and the future heir to the English throne — some are convinced the royal due date has already passed, even though Buckingham Palace has not given an exact date. Many in the British media predicted the baby would be born last week and the prince himself is now on official leave.
Dozens of reporters have already staked out the central London hospital where Kate is expected to give birth. The palace has said only that the Duchess is due to deliver the baby in "mid-July."
But experts say there's no reason to think that the baby is actually overdue; due dates are at best an educated guess and come with a margin of error of two to three weeks.
"The baby will come when he or she is ready," said Janet Fyle, a midwife and professional policy adviser at Britain's Royal College of Midwives. She said the due date is calculated from the first day of the woman's last period. Then add seven days, plus nine months. "But nature is the primary determinant (of the due date) and we can't do anything to change that," Fyle said.
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UK: Queen's Cousin Asks Why All the Fuss?
The royal family seems to have more perspective on the royal baby than the world at large. As hordes of media, fans and royal-watchers huddle around the London hospital where Kate Middleton is expected to labor, it's business as usual for the family of the future monarch. Recently, the Queen’s cousin, 88-year-old Margaret Rhodes, told CNN she wasn’t “terribly excited” about the royal birth because “everybody has babies."
This "when it happens, it happens" attitude within the Royal Family’s inner circle could be a very good thing for the royal baby as it gets older, especially when contrasted to the overeager enthusiasm displayed by everyone else. Rhodes, who lived with Queen Elizabeth as a child during World War II, has seen what it's like to grow up under a microscope. Her wishes for the royal baby? "Just a jolly, happy, ordinary child’s life,” she said.
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Rhodes, who remains close with her cousin, has witnessed her share of royal births and weddings.
“Well, you know, everybody has babies,” she said during the interview with Christiane Amanpour. “And it's lovely, but I don't get wildly excited about it.”
And she’s not the only one showing restraint when it comes to the royal baby. Even great- grandmother-to-be, Queen Elizabeth, said in an appearance in Cumbria, UK, that she’s eager for the royal baby's arrival because she’s “going on holiday” next week. At least Prince William got to go to his polo match last weekend, amid speculation his wife would be in labor. This "when it happens, it happens" attitude within the Royal Family’s inner circle could be a very good thing for the royal baby as it gets older, especially when contrasted to the overeager enthusiasm displayed by everyone else. Rhodes, who lived with Queen Elizabeth as a child during World War II, has seen what it's like to grow up under a microscope. Her wishes for the royal baby? "Just a jolly, happy, ordinary child’s life,” she said.
http://shine.yahoo.com/royal-baby-july/royal-baby-craze--queen-elizabeth-s-cousin-is-not-impressed-202304884.html
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
UK: New Mothers Awaiting to Find Royal Baby's Name
There's a whole new generation of babies just hoping Kate Middleton delivers any minute now - and for good reason, too! According to Netvouchercodes.co.uk (a U.K. discounted shopping website), new U.K moms are actually willing to leave their newborns unnamed until Kate and Prince William deliver (and name) their own little he (or she).
While the world waits with bated breath, the U.K. company surveyed 400 new mothers and found that more than 10 percent have put off naming their children until Clarence House announces the much-anticipated name of the royal baby. Luckily, laws in the U.K allow mothers to leave their children nameless for up to six weeks postpartum - which is a hell of a long time to wait before donning your own royal kid with a moniker (isn't it?).
More from The Bump: 10 weird ways to pick a baby name
Here's why mums in England are willing to wait before deciding on a name:
"My husband and I have decided to wait to see what the royal baby is called before naming ours," one survey participant said. "We have thought of quite a few names but we both decided it would be lovely to see what Will and Kate choose first. I love the name Alexandra so if we have a girl then it may well be the most straight-forward decision we have to make."
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While the world waits with bated breath, the U.K. company surveyed 400 new mothers and found that more than 10 percent have put off naming their children until Clarence House announces the much-anticipated name of the royal baby. Luckily, laws in the U.K allow mothers to leave their children nameless for up to six weeks postpartum - which is a hell of a long time to wait before donning your own royal kid with a moniker (isn't it?).
More from The Bump: 10 weird ways to pick a baby name
Here's why mums in England are willing to wait before deciding on a name:
"My husband and I have decided to wait to see what the royal baby is called before naming ours," one survey participant said. "We have thought of quite a few names but we both decided it would be lovely to see what Will and Kate choose first. I love the name Alexandra so if we have a girl then it may well be the most straight-forward decision we have to make."
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http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/why-women-england-wont-name-newborns-until-kate-205500545.html
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UK: Royal Baby's Wealth!
Kate Middleton and Prince William 's soon-to-be baby is expected to boost the British economy tenfold.
According to the Centre for Retail Research, British retail sales will get a $376 million increase from the birthdate in July through August.
It appears that everyone wants to get in on the royal baby fun, as Brits have reportedly spent an extra $94 million on alcohol and $121 million on souvenirs from the monumental occasion.
It's also been reported that the unborn royal could stand to inherit astaggering $1 billion pounds, based on the wealth of his or her immediate family members.
Queen Elizabeth II has a net worth of approximately $660 billion, with Prince Charles and Prince William claiming $370 and $20 million respectively.
And the big day is drawing near, with Middleton expected to deliver her first child any day now.
When she encounters the first sign that she's in labor, the duchess will be rushed off to St. Mary's Hospital in London's Paddington district to await her child's arrival.
William is planning to take two weeks of paid paternity leave from his day job as Royal Air Force hero, but should his wife go into labor, he'll have a helicopter ready to whisk him away to London just in time.
Middleton is all set and ready to give birth at St. Mary's in the posh Lindo Wing, the same place where her husband was born 31 years ago and her brother-in-law two years after that.
The wing is quite literally fit for a queen. Each individual suite is decked out like a boutique hotel with a satellite TV, a radio, a safe, a bedside phone, Internet access and a refrigerator. Sure enough, a hotel services team will cater to Kate's dietary needs, and there's a wine list in case any of her visitors fancy a drink (or they need to quickly procure champagne for a post-birth toast).
A "normal" delivery package in the Lindo Wing requires a £5,500 ($8,600) deposit, and rates run £1,000 ($1560) per 24 hours stayed over any originally scheduled time.
Dr. Marcus Setchell, former OB/GYN to the queen, will lead the delivery, with an assist from the queen's current gynecologist, Dr. Alan Farthing.
Middleton's mum, Carole Middleton, and sister, Pippa, will be in the delivery room to welcome the newest royal to the world, along with Prince William.
The baby buzz is at an all-time high!
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