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Royal Recap:Year in Review and 2021 Predictions and Happenings

There is probably a bunch of stuff I missed, so if I missed something big or you can fill in an unknown, please let me know Royal Babies Unknown January 3rd: Hon. James Jacob Astor, son of 4th Viscount Astor and Victoria Hargreaves welcomed their third daughter Cosima Mary Astor, who joins big sisters  Sybil Nancy Astor and Atalanta Philippa Annabel Astor 6th: Count Gael Cornet d'Elzius du Chennoy & Ines Springuel welcomed their first child, Laszlo d'Elzius du Chennoy 12th: Prince Charles-Adrien de Merode and his wife, Guadalupe de Lascurain Corcuera welcomed their second son, Fernando de Merode.  He joins older brother Santiago. 29th: Honourable Elizabeth Laura "Liza" Waldegrave  &  Philip Hallinan welcomed baby #2, Jax Rex Hallinan, who joins big sister Isabel. February 3rd: Nadine Countess of Kerry & Simon Henry George Petty-Fitzmaurice, Earl of Kerry welcomed their first son: George Henry Charles, Viscount Cal...

Royal Profile: Prince Bernhard van Oranje-Nassau, van Vollenhoven

Prince Bernhard Lucas Emmanuel van Oranje-Nassau, van Vollenhoven was born 25 December 1969 as the son of Princess Margriet Francisca of The Netherlands and Prof. Pieter van Vollenhoven { Source }. He has one older brother, and two younger brothers, as well as three sisters-in-law and several nieces and nephews: Prince Maurits van Oranje-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (1968) Princess Marilène van Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (1970) Miss Anastasia (Anna) Margriet Joséphine van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven (2001) Master Lucas Maurits Pieter Henri van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven (2002) Miss Felicia Juliana Bénedicte Barbara van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven (2005) Prince Pieter-Christiaan van Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (1972) Princess Anita van Oranje-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (1969) Miss Emma Francisca Catharina van Vollenhoven (2006) Master Pieter Anton Maurits Erik van Vollenhoven (2008) Prince Floris van Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhove n (1975) Princess Aimée van Ora...

Royal Profile: Princess Alexandra of Kent, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy

Princess Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel of Kent, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy was born on 25 December 1936 as the only daughter of The Duke and Duchess of Kent { Source }. She has two brothers, two sisters-in-law, three nephews, two nieces, three nieces-in-law, a nephew-in-law, six great nephews, and five great-nieces { Source }: Prince Edward, The Duke of Kent (1935) Katharine, The Duchess of Kent (1933, m. 1961) George Philip Nicholas Windsor,The Earl of St. Andrews (1962) Sylvanna Windsor, The Countess of St. Andrews (1957) Edward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick (1988) The Lady Mariana-Charlotte Windsor (1992) The Lady Amelia Windsor (1995) The Lady Helen Marina Lucy Windsor (1964) Mr. Timothy Taylor (1963, m. 1992) Mr. Columbus George Donald Taylor (1994) Mr. Cassius Edward Taylor (1996) Miss Eloise Olivia Katherine Taylor (2003) Miss Estella Olga Elizabeth Taylor (2004) Lord Nicholas Windsor (1970) Paola Doimi de Lupis de Frankopan aka Lady Nicholas Windsor (1969) Master ...

Royal Profile: Amelia Carnegie Etherington

Amelia Mary Carnegie Etherington was born 24 December 2001 as the only child of The Lady Alexandra Carnegie Etherington and Mark Fleming Etherington { Source }. She is the only granddaughter of The 3rd Duke of Fife and his wife, Caroline, The Duchess of Fife { Source }. She has three cousins and cousin-in-law from her uncle David, The 4th Duke of Fife { Source }: Charles Duff Carnegie, The Earl of Southdesk (1989) Camille, The Countess of Southdesk (m. 2020, b. 1990, nee Ascoli) Lord George William Carnegie (1992) Lord Hugh Alexander Carnegie (1993) Currently, under British law, she is currently 78th in line for the British throne as a great-great-great-great granddaughter of Queen Victoria through her son, Edward VIII{ Source }. One of her godparents is The Countess of Wessex . She is often seen out and about with the Wessexes. In August 2015, she joined the Wessexes for the 2015 Unibet EuroHockey Championships{ Photos }. Because she is so far down the line, it is likely that s...

Royal Profile: Edwina Brudenell

Edwina Victoria Louise Brudenell was born 24 December 1961 as the first child and elder daughter of David Nightingale Hicks and Lady Pamela Carmen Louise Mountbatten { Source }. She has two younger siblings, their former and current partners/spouses, as well as several niece and nephews{ Source }: Ashley Louis David Hicks (1963) Allegra Marina Tondato (1960, m. 1983, div) Angelica Margherita Edwina Hicks (1992) Ambrosia Maria Elizabeth Hicks (1997) Katalina Sharkey de Solis (1981, m. 2015, divorce pending 2017) Caspian William Donald Sebastian Hicks  (2018) Horatio Valentine Hicks  (2019) India Amanda Caroline Hicks (1967) David Flint Wood (not married) Wesley Cleare (1997, foster son, his single mother died when he was only 15, India became his legal guardian upon his mother's death ) Felix Austen Flint Wood  (1997) Amory John Flint Wood  (1999) Conrad Lorenzo Flint Wood  (2003) On 24 March 1984, she married Jeremy Brudenell {Source}. Together, they have ...

Royal Profile: Princess Marie Gabrielle of Bourbon-Parma

Princess Marie Gabrielle Yolande Camilla Philippine of Bourbon-Parma was born 23 December 1982 as the second daughter of Countess Lydia Adelaide Maria Holstein til Ledreborg & Prince Eric of Bourbon-Parma { Source }. She has an older sister, a younger sister, two younger brothers, two brothers-in-law, a soon-to-be sister-in-law, five nieces, and a nephew{ Source }: Princess Antonia Monica Charlotte Marie of Bourbon-Parma (1981) Martin Krusbæk (m. 2010) Inès Philippine Alexia Krusbæk (2011) Maximilian Allan Michel Gabriel Krusbæk (2012) Alix Beatrice Lidia Eva Krusbæk (2016) Princess Alexia Thérèse Sybille Erica Marie of Bourbon-Parma (1985) Fabian Davis (m. 2007) Rebecca Davis (2004) Bianca Davis (2008) Prince Michel Knud John Joseph Marie of Bourbon-Parma (1989) Prince Henri Luitpold Antoine Victor Marie Joseph of Bourbon-Parm a (1991) Archduchess Gabriella Maria Pilar Yolande Joséphine Charlotte of Austria (1994, m. 2020) Victoria Antonia Marie-Astrid Lydia von Österreich-de...

Royal Profile: Queen Silvia of Sweden

Queen Silvia of Sweden was born Silvia Renate Sommerlath on 23 December 1943 in Germany as only the daughter of Walter & Alice Sommerlath { Source }. 'She has three brothers: Ralf Sommerlath Walther Sommerlath Jörg Sommerlath (died 2006) She spent her pre-teen and early teen years in Brazil where her father held various positions with Swedish companies that were based in Brazil{ Source }. When she was 14 years of age, the family returned to West Germany{ Source }. She attended high school in Düsseldorf, Germany, where she graduated in 1963{ Source }. From 1965-1969, she attended the Munich School of Interpreting, with a Spanish major{ Source }. Upon graduation, she began working as an interpreter at the Argentinean Consulate in Munich Germany{ Source }. In the early 1970s, she worked as a hostess trainer for the Organizing Committee for the Munich Olympic Games{ Source }. Then took a position as Deputy Head of Protocol of the Organizing Committee for the Winter Olympics i...