tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post8290435474668107674..comments2024-03-28T08:30:57.453-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: Italian in Africa: Prince Luigi AmadeoOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-7456329875987865682023-03-05T19:57:58.449-05:002023-03-05T19:57:58.449-05:00All of my life, I grew up with a deep, family secr...All of my life, I grew up with a deep, family secret. It was really spoken about, but it was in bedded in my memory bank since childhood. I know the story is true. I am the great granddaughter of The Duke Of The Abruzzi.<br /> I know the story is true because when I was in Rome in the early 1970s, I was driven to a Palazzo in Rome. It was the home of Princess Orsini of the House of Savoy. I had dinner with the Princess and my cousins and I slipped and a huge very comfortable bed. <br />They begged me to stay. They wanted me to live with them. I fit in so naturally. If I knew then what I know now I would have stayed. I’ve always had that deep connection with the ancestral DNA. My mother always said to me I don’t know why you can’t stay in one place you have to move around all the time. I was very adventurous and curious and I climbed the mountains of my dreams. Now I know where it comes from. My great grandfather, The Duke Of The Abruzzi. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-77104652588570150242019-07-13T00:08:09.301-04:002019-07-13T00:08:09.301-04:00I don't think he married FadumaI don't think he married FadumaGordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704021800297891837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-33479207921549587002017-08-11T14:24:54.869-04:002017-08-11T14:24:54.869-04:00Ha ha!Ha ha!Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-56762409383425780872017-08-11T13:43:46.387-04:002017-08-11T13:43:46.387-04:00She already has, but I ruined if tor her by tellin...She already has, but I ruined if tor her by telling her how it ends. :)Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-64736011246949824152017-08-11T09:18:34.456-04:002017-08-11T09:18:34.456-04:00That delightful dinner companion will be informing...That delightful dinner companion will be informing you of the movie we are going to see. Etc. Etc. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-45212116433533658822017-08-11T08:25:46.688-04:002017-08-11T08:25:46.688-04:00I heard all the news from your dinner companion of...I heard all the news from your dinner companion of earlier in the week, so no need to blog currently for my sake, sis. Besides, I sort of like this guy. Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-24116269767470876022017-08-07T10:51:07.069-04:002017-08-07T10:51:07.069-04:00Me in a good mood? I'd say so! I even have my ...Me in a good mood? I'd say so! I even have my next blog written and scheduled for the 17th!Michael Sears (of Michael Stanley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886295534214542834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-38349292571632070502017-08-07T10:20:56.856-04:002017-08-07T10:20:56.856-04:00Thank you, Michael. What a lovely thing to say. ...Thank you, Michael. What a lovely thing to say. You must be in a good mood, considering your upcoming adventure. I expect to see MANY photos!!!!Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-25798080674033468412017-08-07T10:19:41.281-04:002017-08-07T10:19:41.281-04:00Susan, I am doing my best. Mountaineering books! ...Susan, I am doing my best. Mountaineering books! Really? You have to tell me more about that. Did that book tell you anything about my pal Luigi and his attempt. The guy fascinates me.Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-80853123613665228132017-08-07T06:49:54.200-04:002017-08-07T06:49:54.200-04:00No problem! Your posts are always worth reading tw...No problem! Your posts are always worth reading twice!Michael Sears (of Michael Stanley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886295534214542834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-66449818545069504722017-08-07T00:14:32.091-04:002017-08-07T00:14:32.091-04:00I have faith in you Annamaria! You'll get that...I have faith in you Annamaria! You'll get that book done!<br /><br />And I love your history of the Duke of Abruzzi. It's timely, too - I just finished (yet another) mountaineering book about an ascent of K2 along the Abruzzi Ridge.Susan Spannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770560542416086762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-73702009014130040742016-01-02T05:06:23.432-05:002016-01-02T05:06:23.432-05:00Anon, I have no more information to share about Fa...Anon, I have no more information to share about Faduma Ali, but I think it not unusual that women drew little attention in those hyper male-dominated times. And an African woman from an Islamic tradition all the more so. What we do know is that the prince married her. A gesture seldom made by any white European man, much less a prince, toward to an African woman. I too wish I knew the circumstances. And more about her. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-21233595676320071092016-01-01T19:03:46.183-05:002016-01-01T19:03:46.183-05:00im puzzled as to why there is no trace of faduma a...im puzzled as to why there is no trace of faduma ali anywhere , I'm so intrigued by his life story..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-20916898964920568192014-12-08T21:01:21.064-05:002014-12-08T21:01:21.064-05:00Dang auto correct. I was trying to type grandfathe...Dang auto correct. I was trying to type grandfather. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-26733132821175936302014-12-08T19:46:54.096-05:002014-12-08T19:46:54.096-05:00Me, too, Thelma. If he had fallen for me, the king...Me, too, Thelma. If he had fallen for me, the king might have rejected me because my father's father was a coal miner. Or he may have embraced me because my mother's grandmother was a baron. Qui Sa? Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-18359424815637469612014-12-08T17:45:47.806-05:002014-12-08T17:45:47.806-05:00I've just fallen in love with Prince Luigi... ...I've just fallen in love with Prince Luigi... but because of those gorgeous medals! Alas, the woman who falls in love with THIS guy!!! Thelma Straw in ManhattanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-70514029549469764272014-12-08T14:59:00.411-05:002014-12-08T14:59:00.411-05:00EvKa, I have heard said that people enjoy reading ...EvKa, I have heard said that people enjoy reading mysteries because they live in a world where justice is so rare and is often easier to find in mystery stories. I guess that goes double for a mystery writer. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-29603406921392149982014-12-08T14:57:04.472-05:002014-12-08T14:57:04.472-05:00I think you are right, Kate. Sounds like the pres...I think you are right, Kate. Sounds like the present-day life a writer. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-31011900179824837352014-12-08T12:08:12.937-05:002014-12-08T12:08:12.937-05:00The answer to your conundrum is two words: Kim Kar...The answer to your conundrum is two words: Kim Kardassian. Or try these two: Paris Hilton. Or... no, I think I'll stop there. I'm getting nauseous already. Fame has only a fleeting cause/effect relationship with achievement. Proof (as if it were needed) that there is no justice in this universe.<br />Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-36875286257404801152014-12-08T10:39:30.056-05:002014-12-08T10:39:30.056-05:00They promoted themselves, is my guess. Even in the...They promoted themselves, is my guess. Even in the old days that was a full-time occupation that could get in the way of what we normal people think of as a satisfying life.Kate Gallisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06107289413804236810noreply@blogger.com