In dit eerste kwartaalnummer van 2009 worden de volgende onderwerpen behandeld: Hesse-Darmstadt, a family album door Charlotte Zeepvat / Queen Olga's album door Prince Michael of Greece / Four Royal Weddings in Berlin door Marion Wynn / Queen Maud of Norway door Randi Buchwaldt / Where an Empress used to lodge; imperial residences of Empress Elisabeth of Austria door Stephan Haderer / The courting of Fat Mary door Tori V. Martinez / Tombs, graves and monuments; The Albert memorial chapel, January 1892 / Royal photographers Elliott&Fry / Book reviews / The World Wide Web