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A woman in a nun's habit among personages in crowns and diamonds: Alice of Battenberg, mother of Prince Philip and founder of the sisterhood of Greek Orthodox nuns, the Order of Martha and Mary, at the coronation of her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth II

Aristocracy · Faith · London · Monarchies · People

A woman in a nun's habit among personages in crowns and diamonds: Alice of Battenberg, mother of Prince Philip and founder of the sisterhood of Greek Orthodox nuns, the Order of Martha and Mary, at the coronation of her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth II

A woman in a nun's habit among personages in crowns and diamonds: the founder of the sisterhood of Greek Orthodox nuns, the Order of Martha and Mary, Prince Philip's mother, Alice of Battenberg, at the coronation of her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth II. At birth Alice

By Alexandr Radayev
Diana's brother Charles Spencer shares a photograph from the family archive showing Queen Mary of Teck surrounded by the Spencers during her visit to their ancestral seat, Althorp House

Aristocracy · Archive · Monarchies · Observations

Diana's brother Charles Spencer shares a photograph from the family archive showing Queen Mary of Teck surrounded by the Spencers during her visit to their ancestral seat, Althorp House

Diana's brother Charles Spencer has shared a photograph from the family archive showing Queen Mary of Teck surrounded by the Spencers during her visit to their ancestral seat, Althorp House. The picture shows the grandfather and grandmother of Charles and Diana, their aunt, and their father with a

By Alexandr Radayev
Countess Virginia Oldoini di Castiglione (1837-1899) fell in love with being photographed before it became mainstream

Aristocracy · Archive · Mores · Paris · People

Countess Virginia Oldoini di Castiglione (1837-1899) fell in love with being photographed before it became mainstream

Countess Virginia Oldoini di Castiglione (1837-1899) fell in love with being photographed before it became mainstream. Thanks to the fact that her archive of photographs found its way into the Metropolitan Museum as early as the nineteenth century, dozens of portraits of this society intriguer, courtesan and Parisian fashionista

By Alexandr Radayev
The 12-metre ceramic pavilion "Wedding Cake" by the Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos

Aristocracy · Architecture · Art · Observations · Humour

The 12-metre ceramic pavilion "Wedding Cake" by the Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos

The 12-metre ceramic pavilion "Wedding Cake" by the Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos. The present day. Waddesdon Manor in the English county of Buckinghamshire, property of the Rothschild Foundation. The author calls her work a building, an immersive sculpture. At first glance it appears a rather striking structure,

By Alexandr Radayev