No Royals in Vienna!
No Wedding Party in Vienna!
But let's not forget, we could have had the same hype it life had developed differently.
Karl of Hapsburg, grandson of the last Austrian Emperor, Charles I of Hapsburg, is of our age.
For long time he lived in Anif, a small village outside the city of Salzburg. His residence is called Villa Swoboda and was formerly used by crown prince Rudolf.
Yes, The Rudolf, not the reindeer. But the son of Sisi!
The son, who committed suicide .... all royal families have similar occurencies!
Ok, back to Karl.
He married Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon and has 3 children with her. Like many marriages in blue-blooded families not a happy relation.
Since then he has been living in Vienna, his children visit one of the three international schools of Vienna, they submerged in daily routine and live an (almost) normal life.
Their granddad Otto is exiled, their grand-grand-dad Charles I, the last Austrian emperor married exactly 100 years ago!
But we are no monarchy anymore and monarchists are not welcome.
Different to Britain, where monarchy is back to it's peak today!
Grace-Kelly-ish Catherine and Wills gave an excellent couple, parrot-coloured Queen did look impressivley young and the baby girls on the balcony couldn't stand the noise.
"'It's amazing" commented the Queen and indeed it was!
But how different it was 100 years ago!
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