Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee luncheon & Gala Dinner May 18, 2012

Attendees included:

ABU DHABI


Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al Nayan

BAHRAIN

King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa
Sheikha Sabika bint Ibrahim al-Khalifa

BELGIUM

King Albert II
Queen Paola

BRITISH


Queen Elizabeth II
Prince Phillip, Duke of Endinburgh
Prince Charles of Wales
The Duchess of Cornwall
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
The Duchess of Cambridge
Prince Harry
Prince Andrew, Duke of York
Princess Beatrice of York
Princess Eugenie of York
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
The Countess of Wessex
Prince Richard, The Duke of Gloucester
The Duchess of Glouchester
Prince Edward, The Duke of Kent
Princess Alexandra of Kent

BRUNEI


Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei
Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha

DENMARK 

Queen Margarethe II
Henrik, Prince Consort

GREECE


King Constantine II
Queen Anne-Marie

JAPAN


Emperor Akihito
Empress Michiko

JORDAN


King Abdullah
Queen Rania 

LESTHO

King Letsie III
Queen Mesenate Mohato Seeiso


LUXEMBOURG


Grand Duke Henri
Grand Duchess Maria Teresa

MAYLASIA


Yang di-Pertuan Agong XIV

MONACO

Prince Albert
Princess Charlene

MOROCCO


Princess Lalla Meryem

THE NETHERLANDS

Queen Beatrix
Crown Prince Willem-Alexander
Princess Maxima

NORWAY


King Harald
Queen Sojna

QATAR

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
Sheika Mozah bint Nasser Al-Missned

THAILAND


The Crown Prince
Princess Srirasm
TONGA

King Tupou VI
The Queen  of Tonga

ROMANIA


King Michael I
Crown Princess Margarita

SAUDI ARABIA

Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf bin Abdulaziz Al Saud


SWAZILAND


Inkhosikati LaMbikiza of Swaziland

SWEDEN

King Carl XVI Gustav
Queen Silvia

YUGOSLAVIA


Crown Prince Alexander II
Crown Princess Katherine

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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Baptism of Princess Estelle of Sweden

Parents:

Crown Princess Victoria Ingrid Alice Désirée of Sweden
Prince Daniel

Place in line: 2nd after her mother

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I predicted the following will be godparents:
  1. Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (“Mary” has to come from somewhere + CP V is also her son Christian’s godmother)
  2. Anna Westling
  3. Willem-Alexander, Prince of Oranje (his eldest is her godchild) It was CONFIRMED the night before!
  4. Crown Prince Haakon of Norway (his oldest is CP Victoria’s godchild…so why not?+ his father is CP Victoria’s godfather. He is the future king of Norway…so yeah)
  5. Crown Prince Philippe of Belgium (his youngest is CP Victoria’s godchild…so why not?)
  6. And either Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy or The Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg or one of Queen Silvia’s or Daniel’s family since a TON of them were invited
I ended up with 4/5 right on this one. See the indicated below.

Attendees


GOD PARENTS are indicated by a **


SWEDEN


King Carl XVI Gustaf
Queen Silvia
Crown Princess Victoria
Prince Daniel
Prince Carl Philip**
Princess Madeleine
Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler
 Princess Birgitta,
Princess Désirée of Hohenzollern
Sir Eckbert von Bohlen und Halbach
Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld
Baron Carl Silfverschiöld 
Baroness Maria Silfverschiöld
Baron Hans De Geer 
Baroness Christina Louise De Geer,
Baron Ian de Geer
Hélène Silfverschiöld 
Mr. Frederick Diterle
Princess Christina, Mrs Magnuson 
Generals Tord Magnuson
Gustaf Magnuson 
Ms. Vicky Andren
Oscar Magnuson 
Mrs. Emma Magnuson
Mr. Victor Magnuson 
Ms. Frida Bergström
Countess Marianne Bernadotte of Wisborg
Countess Gunnila Bernadotte af Wisborg
Count Bertil Bernadotte af Wisborg 
Countess Jill Bernadotte af Wisborg
Mrs. Dagmar von Arbin 
(and of course, Princess Estelle ;)) 

HM The Queen's family

Mr.. Ralf de Toledo Sommerlath
Mrs.. Charlotte de Toledo Sommerlath
Mr. Thomas de Toledo Sommerlath 
Ms.. Bettina Aussems
Mrs. Carmita Sommerlath Baudinet 
Monsieur Pierre Baudinet
Mr. Walther L. Sommerlath
Mr. Patrick Sommerlath 
Mrs. Maline Sommerlath
Mr. Leopold Lundén Sommerlath

Prince Daniel's family


Mr. Olle Westling
Mrs Ewa Westling
Mrs. Anna Westling Soderstrom**
 Michael Westling Soderstrom
Miss Hedvig Flowers
Miss Vera Floral
Mr. Casper Soderstrom
Miss Caisa Soderstrom
Mr. Olle Henriksson
Mrs. Anita Henriksson
Farmers Tommy Henriksson
Hans Henriksson 
Mrs. Marika Henriksson
Mr. Nils Westling 
Mrs. Ann-Catrin Westling
Miss Sara Westling
Mr. Benji Bessemer
Miss Frida Westling
Mr. Robert Tate
Mr. Andreas Westling
Mrs. Amanda Tegner
Mr. Hans Astrom
Mrs. Anna-Britta Åström
Hans Astrom
 Helena Olsson
Mr. Anders Åström\
Mrs. Kety Lund 
Ms. Anna -Karin Åström 
Wigren Christer
Mr. Eric Westling 
Mrs Birgitta Westling
Mr. Ove Westling 
Mrs Yvonne Westling
Mr. Bo Westling
Mrs Carina Westling

BELGIUM

Crown Prince Philippe
Crown Princess Mathilde

DENMARK


Queen Margarethe
Henrik, Prince Consort
Crown Prince Fredrik
Crown Princess Mary**

FINLAND

HE President Niinistö
Mrs. Haukio

ICELAND

Mrs. Dorrit Moussaieff

LUXEMBOURG

Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke
Comtess Stéphanie de Lannoy

NETHERLANDS

Willem-Alexander, Prince of Oranje**
Princess Máxima

NORWAY

Crown Prince Haakon**
Princess Martha Louise
Mr Ari Behn

PARLIAMENT

The Speaker Per Westerberg and Psychiatrists Ylwa Westerberg
Second Vice President Ulf Holm (mp)
Third Vice President Liselott Hagberg, (fp), and Police Inspector George Hagberg
Parliamentary Director Kathrin Flossing

Party Leader

Party Leader Stefan Löfven, (s), and the assistant Ulla Löfven
Gustav Fridolin Spokesman, (mp), and Mrs. Jennie Fridolin
Party Leader Åkesson, (sd), and Miss Louise Erixon

GOVERNMENT

Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, (m)
The Council of State Jan Björklund (Liberal) Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Education, and Communications Anette Brifalk Bjorklund
Government Beatrice Ask, (m) Justice
Government Maria Larsson (Christian Democrat) Children and the Elderly Minister, and Mr. Gunnar Larsson
Government Eskil Erlandsson, (c) Rural Affairs, and Attorney Susan Adlercreutz
Government Gunilla Carlsson, (m) Cooperation and Veterinarian David Weckner
Government Anders Borg, (m), Finance, and Teacher Susanna Borg
Government Ms Sabuni, (fp) Equality
Government Tobias Billström ( m), Migration, and Environmental consultant Sofia Billström
Government Lena Adelsohn Roth, (m), Culture, and Ex. Governor Ulf Adelsohn
Government Birgitta Ohlsson (Liberal Party), Minister for European Affairs
Government Stefan Attefall, (kd) Civil and Housing Minister, and Officer Cecilia Attefall
Government Ulf Kristersson, (m), Minister for Social Security, and PR consultant Bridget Ed Kristersson
Government Catharina Elmsäter-Sword , (m) Infrastructure Minister, and Mr. Vidar Sword
Government Erik Ullenhag, (Lib) Minister for Integration
Government Anna-Karin Hatt, (c) ICT and Energy
Government Ek, (C) Minister of the Environment
Government Annie Loof, (c) Economic Development and Regional Affairs
Government Karin Enström, (m) of Defence and Col. As Anders Enström

STATE SECRETARIES
State Secretary Gunnar Wieslander, Prime Minister and State Secretary Bettina Kashefi
Secretary Catherine Areskoug Mascarenhas, Prime Minister's Office, and Sales Manager Michael Mascarenhas
Secretary Minna Ljunggren, Department of Justice
State Secretary Susanne Ackum, Ministry of Finance, and Mr. Gunnar Wetterberg

FV. THE PRESIDENT
Fv. Speaker Thage G. Peterson and Librarian Marion Peterson
Fv. Madam Speaker Birgitta Dahl and Editor in Chief Enn Kokk
Fv. The Speaker Björn von Sydow (s), and Chief Madeleine von Sydow

FV. STATE MINISTERS
Fv. Prime Minister Ola Ullsten
Fv. Prime Minister Goran Persson and Director Anitra Steen

AUTHORITIES

Archbishop Anders Wejryd and Head of Training Kajsa Wejryd
Court of Appeal President Frederick Wersäll, Svea Court of Appeal, and Director Anna Wersäll
supreme commander General Sverker Goranson, and Leg. Midwife Ann Goranson
General Thomas Norell, National Property Board, and Mrs. Lena Forssén
Chairman Marianne Lundius, the Supreme Court, and lawyer Johan Gernandt
City Council President Margaret Birch, City of Stockholm, and the Scientific Council Hans Björk
Mayor Sten Nordin, Stockholm, and File. Laws. Hannah Hesser Nordin,
Mayor Irene Svenonius, City of Stockholm, and Procurement Manager Jan Svenonius
Bishop Eva Brunne, the Diocese of Stockholm, and Pastor Ms Lindén
court chaplain Dean, Åke Bonnier, Stockholm Domkyrkoförsamling., and social worker Kristina Gustafsson Bonnier
Rikspolischef Bengt Svenson, the National Police, and Mrs. Elisabeth Hallqvist
Over Commandant Lieutenant General in January Sale Strand, Central Office, and Lieutenant Commander Rose-Marie Jernbäcker
Protocol Chief Ambassador Caroline Vicini
Chair Mats Melin, the Supreme Administrative Court,
the National Prosecutor Anders Perklev, Prosecution, and Court of Appeals Council Ingela Perklev
Prime Herald Henry Klackenberg and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Cecilia Klackenberg

Governors

Governor Chris Heister, Stockholm County
Governor Peter Egardt, Uppsala County, and Teacher Lena Egardt
Governor Bo Konberg, Södermanland County, and Mrs. Anita Konberg
Governor Elisabeth Nilsson, Missouri, and Mr. Arne Andersson,
County Governor Minoo Akhtarzand, Jönköping County, and Master Khosro Mirnezami
Governor Kristina Alsér, Kronoberg and Engineering January Alsér
Governor Stefan Carlsson, Kalmar, and Skin Care Therapist Eva Carlsson
Governor Cecilia Schelin Seidegård, Gotland County
Governor Berit Andnor Bylund, Blekinge, and Fd. General Bo Bylund
Governor George Tunhammar, Skåne County, and Jur. Laws.Johanna Tunhammar
Governor Lars-Erik Lövdén, Halland, and Lecturer Christina Lövdén
Governor Lars Bäckström, Stockholm County, and Pre-school teacher Ann-Christin Bäckström
Governor Eva Eriksson, Värmland County, and Entrepreneurs Leif Tengroth
Governor Rose-Marie Frebran, Örebro County., and architect Hans Gunnar Frebran
Governor Ingemar Skogö, Västmanland, and File. Laws. Ingrid Forest
Governor Mary Norrfalk, Dalarna County.
County Governor Barbro Holmberg, the county
Governor Bo Källstrand, Västernorrland County, and District Nurse Eva Källstrand
Governor Britt Bohlin, Jämtland
County Governor Birgitta Heijer, Västerbotten
County Governor Per-Ola Eriksson, Norrbotten County, and Mrs. Lena Eriksson,

SWEDISH INDUSTRY
President Kenneth Bengtsson, Swedish Enterprise
Mrs. Ann-Kristin Bengtsson

ORGANIZATIONS

Chairman Göran Arrius, SACO, and Superintendent Magnus Hagberg
Chairman Eva Nordmark, TCO
Ph.D. hc Marcus Storch, Chairman of the Nobel Foundation, and Mrs. Gunilla Storch
Chairman Karin Mattsson Weijber, Riksidrottsförbundet

CULTURE, MEDIA

Opera Chief Bridget Svendén, Kungl. Opera, and Director Thomas Svendén
Museum Director Berndt Arell, National Museum
Cabinet Chamberlain Concert Stefan Forsberg and Mrs. Els-Marie Forsberg
Tf. Museum Director Ann Green Hammer, Armoury
Director Eva Hamilton, SVT, and Economics, Karl-Johan von Heland
Editor Jonas Eriksson, TT, and Mrs. Cecilia Eriksson
Press Ombudsman Ola Sigvardsson and Editor Kerstin Weyler
Journalist Goran Åhgren, SVT
Journalist Taneli Männikkö, Correspondent STT / FNB
Journalist Mette B. Estep, NTB
Journalist Henry Huldschiner, Dagens Industri
Journalist Snezana Bozinovska, Göteborgs-Posten
Journalist Ritva Rönnberg TV4 News
Journalist Kai-Ove Kessler, ARD German TV
journalist Bengt Hansell, Swedish Radio
Journalist Anna Lena Wallström, TT
Journalist Alistair Scrutton, Thomson Reuters
Journalist Ywonne Sahlberg, Norrköping Newspapers
Journalist Sofia Wike, Arbetarbladet
Journalist Ms Lindell, magazine S
Journalist Johanna Leo, Swedish Women's Weekly
Journalist Mattias Sandberg, Aftonbladet
journalist Daniel Ryden, Sydsvenskan
Journalist Mrs Sandberg, Metro
Journalist Johan T. Lindwall, Expressen
journalist Mats Hedstrom, Gefle Dagblad
Journalist Louise Nordstrom, Associated Press
Journalist Karin Thunberg, Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet
journalist Anna-Liina Kauhanen, Helsingin Sanomat
Journalist Evakarin Gyllenberg, Daily News

ROYAL. Academies, M.FL.

The Permanent Secretary Professor Staffan Normark and Professor Birgitta Henriques Normark Preses Kerstin Niblaeus, Kungl.Agriculture and Forestry Academy, and General Ulf Dahlsten
Preses Ulla Fries, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, and Dr.. Tor-Goran Henriksson
Ruler Vice Admiral Frank Rosenius, rulers, Kungl. War Sciences, and Mrs. Lisskulla Rosenius
Preses Leif Johansson, IVA, and Teacher Eva Johansson



OTHER

Associate Professor Lennart Nordström, Karolinska Hospital, and Mrs. Ruth Lothe-Nordstrom
Midwife Cecilia Lind, Karolinska Hospital
Nurse Marianne Hazel Almén, Karolinska Hospital
Hovorganisten Professor Gustaf Sjokvist and Mrs. Ulla-Britt Sjökvist
Court of Appeal President Carl Axel Petri and Over Dentist Brita Petri
Dr. Hans Blix, the Fv. Foreign, and Fd. Ambassador Eva Kettis
University Chancellor Carl-Gustaf Andren and Mrs. Karin Andrén
Echoes. dr. Peter Wallenberg
social worker Anna Örjebo
Kammarrättsassessor Margaret Palmstierna
Mrs. Siv Ekberg

RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY

Bishop Anders Arborelius, Catholic diocese in Sweden
Secretary Karin Wiborn, ODF. Christian Council of Sweden, and the Reverend Bengt Ekelund
Imam Abd al Haqq Kielan, the Islamic Society.
Over Rabbi Emeritus Morton H. Narrowe, Jewish Community, and Mrs. Judith Narrowe

CORPS Diplomatique

HE the Ambassador Martin Rivera Gómez, El Salvador
Mrs..Patricia Guirola de Rivera
H.E. the Ambassador Jan Edward Craanen, the Netherlands
Mrs. Electrical Annick Georg
H.E. Ambassador Anne K. Lund, Norway
Mr. Erling Magnusson
HE the Ambassador Kirsten Malling Biering, Denmark
Mr..Peter Hänschell Biering
H.E. the Ambassador Aliki Hadji, Greece
H.E. the Ambassador Harry Helenius, Finland
Mrs.. Helenius Barbara
H.E. the Ambassador Gunnar Gunnarsson, Iceland
H.E. the Ambassador Johan Feliciaan Joris Van Dessel, Belgium
Mrs.. Hendrina Petronella Van Deventer 
Ministers Miriam Alvarez de la Rosa, Charge d'Affaires, Spain

Monday, May 21, 2012

The Crown Princely Couple of Denmark on Official Visit to South Korea: May 10-16

Day 1 (May 10)


Crown Prince Fredrik & Crown Princess Mary visited the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul, Korea. During their visit, they  visited the War Memorial of Korea. During their visit, they burned incense and offered flowers as a sign of respect to South Korean soldiers killed in war {Photos}.

Crown Prince Fredrik met with South Korean Prime Minister at the government complex {Photos}.

Day 2 (May 11)


Crown Prince Fredrik and Crown Princess Mary visited the Finn Juhl Exhibition at Daelim Museum {Photos}. They also attended the opening ceremony of the 2012 Yeosu Expo {Photos}.

Day 3 (May 12)


The Crown Princely Couple of Denmark attended an opening ceremony of the pavilion of Denmark at the 2012 Yeosu Expo in Yeosu {Photos}.

Day 4 (May 13)


The Crown Princely Couple visited the border village of panmunjom between South and North Korea in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) {Photos}.

Day 5 (May 14)


They cooked a meal with Danish chef Ronni Mortensen during Denmark Food and Gastronomy seminar and visited a Danish Export Seminar {Photos}.

Day 6 (May 15)

 They toured a Danish Porcelain Factory, where Their Royal Highnesses made  plates {Photos}

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Princess Athena of Denmark's Baptism

Name revealed: Her Highness Princess Athena Marguerite Françoise Marie of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat

Athena: For the Greek God of Wisdom
Marguerite: French form of Margarethe, for her paternal grandmother
Françoise: For her maternal grandmother
Marie: For her mother

Parents:

Prince Joachim of Denmark
Princess Marie of Denmark

Place in line for the throne: 10th

Attendees:
Godparents are marked with a **


Queen Margarethe of Denmark
Henrik, Prince Consort
Crown Prince Fredrik  of Denmark
Crown Princess Mary  of Denmark
Prince Christian  of Denmark
Princess Isabella  of Denmark
Prince Gustav zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Carina Axelsson**
Prince Nikolai  of Denmark
Prince Felix  of Denmark
Prince Henrik  of Denmark
Count Ingolf of Rosenborg
Countess Sussie of Rosenborg
Alain Cavallier
Marielle Dubern
Christian Grassiot
Madame Christian Grassiot
Charles Cavallier
Edouard Cavallier**
Gregory Grandet**
Jerome Grassiot
Jerome Grassiot
Jennifer Shorto
Grandet Benjamin
Nina Arichi
Count Christian Ahlefeldt-Laurvig
Countess Ahlefeldt-Laurvig
Count Michael Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille
Countess Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille
Simon Stansfield Bast
Mary Bast
Le Comte Hadelin the Liedekerke Beaufort
La Comtesse Hadelin the Liedekerke Beaufort
Martin Berner
Conny Johannesen
Henning Boysen 
Malene Boysen
Deputy Chief Midwife Lotte Broberg
Christian Tellefsen
Peter A. Busck 
Inge Busck
Birgit Christiansen
Richard Christiansen
 Jørgen M. Clausen
Chamberlain Inside Clausen
Bitten Clausen
Alastair Bruce of Crionaich
Stephen Knott
Dr. Peter Damm
Lone Nørgaard
Michael Darsberg
Fr. Benedicte Darsberg
Veronique Demon
Wendy Emmersen 
Per rear
Søren Enemark
Fr. Louise Enemark
 Lars Engel
Brigitte Engel
Ditlev Engel
Marianne Engel
Marc Farah
Emma Farah
Francis Fenwick
Peter Flinth
Camilla Bredholt
CEO Philip Foss
Fr. Dida Foss
Iver Gram
Anne Mette Hanne Mose
Danny Gudnitz
Fr. Rikke Gudnitz
Madame Guilioli
Torsten Hansen
Birthe Hansen
Jesper V. Melchior Hansen
 Morten Hedegaard
Birgitte Hedegaard
William Helmbæk
Birgitte Hillerup
Nicolai Grut
Lone Hunderup
Poul Hunderup
Paul Hvelplund
Christine Hvelplund
Jacob Hyldebrandt
Camilla Hyldebrandt
Michael Juel
Désirée Iuel
Carol Jansen
 Hans Michael Jebsen
Hofjægermesterinde Jebsen
Donald Kirk Johansen
Anja Johansen
Dieter Kasprzak
Hanni Toosbuy Kasprzak
Mona Knudsen
Richard Knudsen
Dennis Knudsen
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen
Vicar Anne Krogh Nielsen
Eyvind Lender
Vivi Kronborg
Dan O. Kronborg
Soren Lassen
Hanne Lassen 
Diego de Lavandeyra**
Gisela Leonhardt
Christian Leonhardt 
Scrooge Lilholt
Ida Maria Davidsen Siesbye
Tina Lindholm
Jens Peter Lindholm
Magnus Lorentzen
Monsieur Nicolas Mirabaud
Madame Nicolas Mirabaud
Mayor Svend Erik Moller
Tove Rosberg
Alex Niemann
Helene Christiansen
Agnes Nørrelund-Madsen
Soren Nørrelund-Madsen
Margit Olesen
Christian Friis
Peter M. O'Neill
Gyrithe Nielsen-Man
Professor Bent Ottesen Smedegaard
Anne Marie Ottesen
Pastor Peter Parkov
Mark Patterson
Mie Egmont-Petersen
Birgit Poulsen
Egon Poulsen
Troels Holch Povlsen
Michael Pram Rasmussen
Anne Kjølbye
Countess Marina of Rosenborg
Portus Ekman
Count Valdemar of Rosenborg
Mayor Laurids Rudebeck
Lene Rudebeck
Christian Scherfig
Agnete Arnø Scherfig
Hans Schlaikier
Wendy Schlaikier
Jonna Schroeder
Mr. Ib Schroeder
 Fritz Schur
Amaury Silvestre de Sacy
Agathe Silvestre de Sacy
Mette Simonsen
Henrik Jacobsen
Charlotte Sparre
Jens Wittrup Willumsen
Peter Steenstrup
Henriette Steenstrup**
Bengt Sundstrøm
Mette Margrethe Rode
Bishop Erik Norman Svendsen
Margit Svendsen
Johanne Sølvhøj
Flemming Hansen
HH Prince Christian zu Schaumburg-Lippe
HH Princess Lena zu Schaumburg-Lippe
Per Sorensen
Susan Sorensen
Birte Elisabeth Toosbuy
Christophe Tschanz
Madame Tschanz
Lt. Col. Erik Wind
Inside Wind
Irene Warncke
Count Wedell
Countess Wedell
Nina Wedell-Wedellsborg
Peter Åndahl
Lone Westensee
Mr. Kim Westensee
Christine Wiberg-Heather
Erik Wiberg-Heather
Bent Richelsen
Mette Kristensen
Jacob Boyschau
Jane Jessen Andersen
Magnus Lorentzen
Peter Murray
Gitte Priest Linnet
Thorkild Jensen
Inge Johnsen
Mogens Mamsen
 Inga Jensen
Martin Petersen
Jan Jannsen
Christina Dyhre Nielsen
Hanne Marie Toft
Arne Buczek
Peter Fält-Hansen
Fylla Tjørnelund Jensen
Lord Chamberlain, Chamberlain, Ambassador Ove Ullerup
Chamberlain Inside Ullerup
Cabinet secretary, law secretary, Chamberlain, Henning Fode
Chamberlain Inside Fode
Countess Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs
Lieutenant Colonel Christian Eugen-Olsen
Chamberlain Inside Eugen-Olsen
Colonel Kurt Bache
Chamberlain Inside Bache
Britt Siesbye 
Oscar Davidsen Siesbye
Søren Weiskopf Kruse
Kruse Weiskopf
Lene Balleby
Erik Brink Andersen
Olivier Lesénécal
 HB Ole Jensen
Kirsten Baltzer Kahr
David Kahr
Niels Skovgaard
Doctor Per Høeg
Sara Wiemann
Julie Mirabaud **

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MAN...was I way off on this one! I predicted:
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Sophie, The Countess of Wessex, Princess Charlene of Monaco, Britt Davidsen Siesbye & Edouard Cavallier as godparents...I only got Edouard Cavallier right! And names, I predicted:
  1. Margarethe for her paternal grandmother (and in honor of her grandmother’s anniversary the year she was born)
  2. Françoise for her maternal grandmother
  3. Ingrid for her paternal great-grandmother
  4. Victoria for her godmother/ greatx4 Grandmother (paternal)
Technically, I got two of the four right...Marguerite is French for Margarethe...

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Royal Profile: HRH Princess Máxima of the Netherlands

HRH Princess Máxima of the Netherlands was born 17 May 1971, in Buenos Aires, Argentinathe daughter of Jorge Horacio Zorreguieta Stefanini (b. 1928) and his second wife María del Carmen Cerruti Carricart (b. 1944). She has two brothers, a sister and three half-sisters by her father's first wife Marta López Gil.

She attended Northlands School and Universidad Católica Argentina, where she graduated with a degree in Eonomics in 1995. She worked as an investment banker after graduating, she worked for large international Finance companies in Argentina, New York and Europe.

She met the heir to the Dutch throne when they were both attending the Seville Spring Fair: "Feria de abril de Sevilla" in 1999. At the time, she was unaware that he was a prince, as he had introduced himself as simply, Alexander. Apparently, when Alexander confessed that he was a prince, she thought he was joking! After their initial meeting, they agreed to meet again in New York City, where she was working at the time. Their relationship and eventual marriage plans were not met without controversy due to her father's involvement with the Argentine government. Thus, when she and her prince married in Amsterdam on 2 February 2002, her parents were not among the guests. On her 30th birthday, she was granted dual Argentine and Dutch Citizenship by royal decree. By Royal Decree on 25 January 2002, upon the solemnization of marriage Máxima Zorreguieta was taken up into the Dutch nobility and the titlesPrincess of the Netherlands and Princess of Orange-Nassau, and the predicate Royal Highness, were formally granted to her. By Royal Decree nr. 42 of 25 January 2002, the Princess was granted her own personal coat of arms and a personal standard.On 13 May 2011 the Dutch parliament confirmed that when the Prince of Orange ascends the throne, Princess Máxima will take the style and title of Her Majesty The Queen of the Netherlands. Rather than converting to the Reformed Dutch Church upon marriage, she remained Roman Catholic, agreeing that any of their children would be raised within the religion of the Dutch Royal Family. Together, they have three daughters who are:
  1. HRH Princess Catharina-Amalia Beatrix Carmen Victoria (7 December 2003) 
  2. HRH Princess Alexia Juliana Marcela Laurentien (26 June 2005) 
  3. HRH Princess Ariane Wilhelmina Máxima Inés (10 April 2007) 

She is also godmother to her niece Countess Leonore of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg and Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway.

The Princess is active in rights for women and migrants to The Netherlands. She speaks fluent English, Dutch and Spanish. She is often acting as a representative of The Netherlands at conference around the world.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Royal Profile: HSH Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein

HSH Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein was born 16 May 1968, the second son of Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein and Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein. He has one older brother and a younger brother and sister. Alois II, Constantin and Tatjana

He attended Gymnasium Grammar School, The European Business School and Harvard Business School. He graduated from The European Business School in 1993, and completed an MBA degree in 1998.

He married Angela Brown in a civil ceremony in Germany on 21 January 2000. They married religiously in New York City on 29 January 2000. Together they have one son, HSH Prince Alfons Constantin Maria of Liechtenstein, who was born in London on the 18th of May 2001.

After his graduation, he worked with several economic, business and management companies in New York City and Germany. Presently, he is the Chief Executive Officer of the Liechtenstein Global Trust.

Presently, he is fifth in line for the throne of Liechtenstein.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Royal Profile: Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips-Tindall

 Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips-Tindall was born 15 May 1981, the daughter of Princess Anne, The Princess Royal and Capt. Mark Phillips. She has an older brother, Peter Phillips (1977), and two half-sisters, Felicity Tonkin (1985, to her father by his brief affair with Heather Tonkin), and Stephanie Phillips(1997 from her father's second marriage to Sandy Pflueger.) Among her godparents were:
  • Colonel Andrew Parker-Bowles
  • Mrs Jackie Stewart, wife of the racing driver
During her schooldays, latterly at Gordonstoun, she excelled at many sporting activities. She represented her schools in hockey, athletics and gymnastics. She later qualified as a physiotherapist specialising in Equine Physiotherapy, from the University of Exeter.

Like both her parents, she is an accomplished equestrian. She collected individual and team gold medals at the 2005 European Eventing Championship in Blenheim and individual gold and team silver medals at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany, making her the reigning Eventing World Champion until 2010. She was set to participate in the 2004 Athens Olympics and 2008 Beijing Olympics, but had to pull out at the last minute due to injury of her horse during training both times.

As a non-titled member of the British Royal Family, she supports many causes, many of which are related to children, spinal injuries or equestrianism. In 2003, she and her mother took part in the first UK double ship-naming ceremony in Southampton. Princess Anne named the P&O Cruises liner Oceana, and Phillips named its sister ship Adonia. In 2005, she auctioned one of her evening gowns (worn at the London premiere of the film Seabiscuit) to raise money for tsunami relief. She also undertook a visit to New Zealand in her role as patron of The Catwalk Trust. From 1998 to 2005 she served as the president of Club 16-24, a group which encourages young people to take an interest in racing. She is linked to INSPIRE, the Salisbury based medical research charity which helps to improve the quality of life of people with spinal cord injuries, and Sargent Cancer Care for Children, the UK's leading children's cancer charity.

She appears at events for The Caudwell Charitable Trust, which is targeted at children with special needs, disabilities and serious illnesses. She has continued her family's long patronage of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and has visited on many occasions. In 2006, she took part in a special charity day for Cantor Index, whose staff were killed in the 11 September 2001 attacks. In 2007, she became patron of the Mark Davies Injured Riders Fund. To help with Sport Relief 2008, she posed for her first official royal portrait by artist Jack Vettriano. In 2009, she attended a celebrity poker tournament in Monaco in aid of Darfur, Sudan. In September 2010, she attended the 2012 London Olympic Ball alongside cousin Prince Harry of Wales. In October of the same year she attended another celebrity poker tournament, this time in London, in aid of Cancer Research UK, of which she is Royal Patron. Zara was appointed as a Member of Order of the British Empire by her grandmother in the annual New Year's Honours list in 2007 for her role in equestiansim.

In 2009, she became a business woman and fashion designer when she began to design her own range of equestrian clothing for Musto Outdoor Clothing. The range is named ZP176 after the team number Zara was given when she first represented her country. The range was officially launched in July 2010.

She is named Zara at the suggestion of her uncle, Prince Charles-it's Greek meaning "radiance", her second and middle names come from her mother and grandmother. At her birth, she was 6th in line for the throne, but after the births of her cousins Prince William, Prince Harry, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, James Viscount Severn, and her nieces Savanah and Isla, she is presently 14th in line of Succession.

She met her now husband, Mike Tindall, through her cousin, Prince Harry at England's Rugby World Cup-winning campaign in Australia in 2003. They lived together near Princess Anne's Scotland estate for several years. Buckingham Palace announced their engagement on 21 December 2010. They were married on 30 July 2011.