A fool as a king? Are you kidding me? Are you serious when you say that! To prevent Henry XIII's putsch. and a somewhat bumpy German evening. source site
For more than 100 years, the privileges of the German aristocracy have been history. Despite this, the families still appear in lists of the rich. How can that be? source site
He is probably the only motorsport driver in the world who did his first laps on the lap of a chauffeur: Prince Leopold of Bavaria decided on an unusual career - at least for a royal highness born in 1943. The great-great-great-grandson of King Ludwig I. was a racing driver.How did this happen? How did he get his first racing car? What role did Munich play in his life? How he passes on his fascination for technology to his children...
Noble Spanish royal couple on a state visit to Germany Queen Letizia of Spain and Felipe VI. in Las Hurdes, Spain. photo © Emilio Fraile/EUROPA PRESS/dpa The Spanish king and his wife bring royal splendor to the German capital. You have a lot of appointments before you continue to Frankfurt. Your trip is considered very special. The Spanish royal couple Felipe and Letizia are expected to pay a state visit to Berlin on Monday. The royal guests have a packed...
Noble Prince Charles accepts millions in donation from bin Laden family The heir to the British throne, Prince Charles, has accepted a donation of millions from the half-brothers of the terrorist Osama bin Laden for his charity. photo © Matthew Horwood/PA Wire/dpa The British heir to the throne, Prince Charles, has often drawn criticism for donations that he has accepted without hesitation. Now the million dollar donation from a terrorist's family is causing a stir. Britain's heir to the throne,...
“You are all going to break your face”, thundered the elders when Cédric Ketani and the thirty or so other shellfish farmers from Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône (Bouches-du-Rhône), in the Camargue, embarked on oysters . It was in 2015, and it is clear that the elders are not always right. Since then Cédric Ketani has been piling up the distinctions at the Salon de l'agriculture. His oysters, "the queens of the Camargue" won bronze in 2017, gold in 2018 and silver this year....
Noble Dispute over the Marienburg: court announces decision Marienburg Castle south of Hanover. In the dispute over the Marienburg, the Hanover Regional Court wants to announce its decision today. Photo: Moritz Frankenberg/dpa © dpa-infocom GmbH Ernst August Prince of Hanover had been fighting with his son over Marienburg for years. Then sold his receivables to a company. Will the Guelph soap come to an end with the verdict? Clarity is in sight in the dispute over the Marienburg Castle near...
The name can make you smile: "The FFF is a film festival: we repeat it, because people remember the word buttocks a lot and not the word film very much" laughs Anastasia Rachman, who takes care of the Saint cinema -André-des-Arts in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. The Fesses Film Festival, or FFF for short, is a voluntary project, "born from a desire to meet up with friends around a project, and to take on a subject that inspires us...
nobility Queen names terminally ill BBC presenter dame BBC presenter Deborah James (l), who is terminally ill with colon cancer, has been knighted by the Queen for her multi-million dollar fundraising campaign. Photo: Ian West/PA Wire/dpa © dpa-infocom GmbH Deborah James knows she's going to die soon. She is terminally ill. However, she uses her last days to call for donations. This has not escaped the attention of the royal family. BBC presenter Deborah James, who is terminally ill with...
There is no answer to the question of who was there first, hen or egg, and the same applies to another existential question that is moving the world again: Was the Champions League there first or were Modric, Kroos, Benzema & Co. already on the spot? Did clever business people in Switzerland create the Champions League to turn the good old European Cup into a modern, global success model? Or did Modric & Co. invent the Champions League to experience...
