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Royal Profile: Princess Katharina of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Princess Katharina Victoria Elizabeth Cheryl of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha  was born on 30 April 2014 as the first child of Prince Hubertus & Princess Kelly. She was baptized on 14 September 2014 with the following as her godparents: Countess Katharina of Faber-Castell Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden Duchess Elisabeth in Bravia Prince Ernest August of Hanover (1984) Konstantin-Assen, Prince of Vidin She is named for: Katharina: for her godmother, Countess Katharina Victoria: For her godmother, Crown Princess Victoria Elisabeth: for her godmother, Ducesss Elisabeth in Bravia Cheryl: for her maternal grandmother She is not in succession for the defunct throne of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, but is distantly in succession for the British throne as a great x4 granddaughter of Queen Victoria via Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany.  In June 2015, she became a big sister to Prince Philipp Hubertus Andreas Christian of Saxe-Coburn and Gotha.

Royal Profile: Don Miguel Urdangarín y de Bórbon

Don Miguel de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Bórbon was born 30 April 2002 as the third son of Infanta Cristina of Spain and Iñaki Urdangarín { Source }. He has two older brothers and a younger sister { Source }: Don Juan (1999) Don Pablo (2000) Doña Irene (2005) In June 2002, he was baptized with the following as his godparents: King Felipe VI of Spain (maternal uncle) Lucía Urdangarín (paternal aunt) He has had a global life-residing mostly in Spain, but spending time in the US, before moving to Switzerland. He and his family resided in Washington, DC from 2009-2012, while his father worked for Telefónica. In August 2013 the family, without his father, moved to Geneva, Switzerland, where his mother had taken a job with the Caixa Foundation{ Source }. In early April 2013, his father was offered a new position in Qatar, it was unclear whether or not Infanta Christina and her children would join him there at the end of this school year, which in the end, they did not j

Royal Profile: 70 Facts about King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

Prince Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus of Sweden, The Duke of  Jämtland was born 30 April 1946 as the youngest child of then Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf &  Princess Sibylla of Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha { Source }. He has four older sisters: Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler(1934) Princess Brigitta of Sweden, Princess of Hohenzollern  (1937) Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (1938) Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson (1943) Thorough his sisters, he has four brothers-in-law: John Ambler (1924-2008, m. 1964, separated 1996) Baron Nils-August Otto Carl Niclas Silfverschiöld (m 1963) Prince Johann of Hohenzollern (m. 1961) Tord Gösta Magnuson (1941, m. 1974) Through his sisters, he has several nieces and nephews: Prince Carl Christian of Hohenzollern  (1962) Princess  Désirée of Hohenzollern (1963) Sybilla Louise Ambler, Baroness von Dincklage  (1965) Baron Carl Otto Edmund Silfverschiöld (1965) Charles Edward Ambler (1966) Prince Hubertus Gustaf of Hohenzollern (1966)

Royal Profile: Prince Heinrich Julius of Hanover

Prince Heinrich Julius Christian Otto Friedrich Franz Anton Günter of Hanover was born 29 April 1961 as the youngest child of Ernest Augustus, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick and his first wife, Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg { Source }. He has the following siblings, siblings in laws and nieces and nephews{ Source }{ Source }: Princess Marie of Hanover, Countess of Houchburg (1952) Count Michael of Houchburg Hereditary Count Conrad of Houchburg (1985) Count Georg of Houchburg (1987) Prince Ernst August V of Hanover (1954) Chantall Houlichi Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover (1983) Prince Christian of Hanover (1985) Princess Caroline of Monaco, Princess of Hanover Princess Alexandra of Hanover (1999) Prince Ludwig of Hanover (1955-1988) Princess Isabella Prince Otto (1988) Princess Olga of Hanover (1958) Princess Alexandra of Hanover, Princess of Leinein (1959) Andreas, Prince of Leinein Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of L

Royal Profile: Maud Angelica Behn

Maud Angelica Behn was born 29 April 2003 as the eldest of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and Mr. Ari Behn's three daughters { Source }.She eldest grandchild of King Harald V of Norway and Queen Sonja of Norway. She has two younger sisters{ Source }: Leah Isadora (2005) Emma Tallulah (2008) She was christened at Slottskapellet, The Royal Palace, Oslo, Norway, on 2 July 2003, the one-hundredth birthday of her great-grandfather, King Olav V of Norway. Her godparents consisted of { Source }: King Harald of Norway (maternal grandfather) Crown Prince Haakon of Norway (maternal uncle) Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg , Countess of Pfeil and Klein-Ellguth(her mother's 3rd cousin 1x removed) Marianne Ulrichsen (her mother's friend, was maid-of-honor at her wedding) Anja Sabrina Bjørshol (paternal aunt) Kåre Conradi (her father's friend and best man at his wedding) Trond Giske (friend of her father) At present, she is 5th in line for the throne o

Royal Profile: Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

Princess Benedikte Astid Ingeborg Ingrid of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg was born 29 April 1944 as the second of three daughters of King Federik XI & Queen Ingrid of Denmark { Source }. She has two sisters, two brothers in law, several nieces and nephews, an numerous great nieces and nephews { Source }: Queen Margarethe II of Demark Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark Crown Prince Fredrik of Denmark Crown Princess Mary Prince Christian (2005) Princess Isabella (2007) Prince Vincent (2011) Princess Josephine (2011) Prince Joachim of Denmark Alexandra, Countess of Fredriksburg (m. 1995-2005) Prince Nikolai (1999) Prince Felix (2002) Princess Marie (m. 2008) Prince Henrik (2009) Princess Athena (2012) Queen Anne-Marie of Greece King Constantine of Greece Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark (1965) Mr. Carlos Morales Quintana Miss Arrietta Morales y de Grecia (2002) Miss Ana María Morales y de Grecia (2003) Carlos Morale

Royal Profile: The Infanta Sofia of Spain

The Infanta Sofía de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Ortiz of Spain was born 29 April 2007, the younger of the two daughters of the King and Queen of Spain, and the youngest grandchild of Queen Sofia and King Juan Carlos { Source }. She is second in line for the Spanish throne after her elder sister. The Infanta was named after her paternal grandmother, Sofía of Greece and Denmark. Likewise, this grandmother, Queen Sofía of Spain, is named after her (Infanta Sofia's great-great grandmother)paternal grandmother, Sophie of Prussia. She was baptized in July 2007 { Source }, with the following as her godparents: Paloma Rocasolano (her maternal grandmother)  The Prince of Vidin (friend of her father's) She began her education among the children of the Royal Guards at the Palace of El Pardo, a zone in which is restricted by the royal guard in September 2009. In 2010, she joined her older sister at Santa Maria de los Rosales (a school previously attended by her father and

Royal Profile: The Lady Helen Marina Lucy Taylor

The Lady Helen Marina Lucy Taylor  was born 28 April 1964 as the middle child and only daughter of The Duke and Duchess of Kent{ Source }. She has two brothers, two sisters-in-law, 2 nieces, and four nephews { Source } : George Windsor, The Earl of St. Andrews (1962) Sylvanna, The Countess of St. Andrews Edward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick (1988) Lady Marina Charlotte Windsor (1992) Lady Amelia Windsor (1995) Lord Nicholas Windsor  Lady Nicholas Windsor (Paola) Master Albert Louis Philip Edward Windsor (2007) Master Leopold Ernest Augustus Guelph Windsor (2009) Master Louis Arthur Nicholas Felix Windsor (2014) She is also a first cousin 1x removed from Queen Elizabeth II { Source }, thus is distantly in line for the British Throne. She was baptized on 12 May 1964{ Source }. Her godparents were{ Source }: The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (her father's 1st cousin) Mrs. David Butler Sir Angus Ogilvy (her father's cousin's husband) Sir Phili

Royal Profile: King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands

Prince Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand of The Netherlands , now known as King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands was born on 27 April 1967, the first child of Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus of The Netherlands { Source }. He was baptized on 2 September 1967, with the following as his godparents { Source }: Prince Bernhard (maternal grandfather) Queen Margrethe II of Denmark Ferdinand von Bismarck Prime Minister Jelle Zijlstra  Ms Renée Smith-Roëll He has two brothers, two sisters-in-law, three nieces and a nephew: Prince Friso of Oranje-Nassau (1968-2013) Princess Mabel van Oranje-Nassau (1968) Countess Luana van Oranje-Nassau, Jonkvrouw van Amsberg (2005) Countess Zaria van Oranje-Nassau, Jonkvrouw van Amsberg (2006) Prince Constantijn of The Netherlands (1969) Princess Laurentien of The Netherlands (1966) Countess Eloise van Oranje-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (2002) Count Claus-Casimir van Oranje-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg (2004) Countess Leon

Royal Profile:30 Facts about Prince Philippos of Greece & Denmark

Prince Philippos of Greece & Denmark was born 26 April 1986 as the third son and youngest child of King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece { Source }.  He has two older brothers and two older sisters, a brother-in-law and two sisters-in-law, as well as many nieces and nephews{ Source }: Princess Alexia (1965) Crown Prince Pavlos (1967) Prince Nikolas (1969) Princess Theodora (1983) He has the following siblings-in-law: Crown Princess Marie-Chantal (1968) Mr. Carlos Morales Quintana(1970) Princess Tatiana He has the following nieces: Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark (1996) Miss Arrietta Morales y de Grecia (2002) Miss Ana María Morales y de Grecia (2003) Miss Amelia Morales y de Grecia (2007) He has the following nephews: Prince Constantine-Alexios of Greece and Denmark (1998) Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece and Denmark (2000) Prince Odysseus-Kimon of Greece and Denmark (2004) Master Carlos Morales y de Grecia (2005) Prince Aristid

Royal Profile: Louis Alphonse of Bourbon, Duke of Anjou

Louis Alphonse of Bourbon, Duke of Anjou  was born 25 April 1974 as the son of   the second son of  Alfonso de Borbón, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz and Doña María del Carmen Martínez-Bordiú y Franco{ Source }. He has one older brother { Source }: Don Francisco de Asís Alfonso Jaime Cristóbal Víctor José Gonzalo Cecilio de Borbón y Martínez-Bordiú, Duc de Bourbon (1972-1984, car accident) He also has several step siblings and a half sister from his mother's subsequent marriages: Mathilda  Rossi (1971-1984, boating accident, stepsister from his mother's marriage to Jean-Marie Rossi, twin of below)  Marella Rossi (1971, stepsister from his mother's marriage to Jean-Marie Rossi) Frederick Rossi (stepbrother from his mother's marriage to Jean-Marie, younger brother of Mathilda and Marella) María Cynthia Francisca Matilda Rossi (half sister, 1985, from his mother's marriage to Rossi) He attended the Lycėe Français de Madrid, obtaining his COU in June 1992 { Sourc

The Royal Recap of the Royals You Love: April 18-24, 2016

Austria -Count Léopold de Limburg-Stirum  celebrated his 4th birthday on Monday. Belgium -Princess Laetitia Maria, Archduchess of Austria-Este  celebrated her 13th birthday on Saturday. Denmark -Princess Isabella  celebrated her 9th birthday on Thursday. Germany -Prince Philipp von Thurn und Taxis  celebrated his 41st birthday on Monday. Great Britain -Queen Elizabeth II  visited the Royal Mail today to mark its 500th anniversary and viewed the newly released stamps to commemorate her 90th birthday, visited Alexandra Gardens,  and there were three new official portraits to mark #TheQueenat90 on Wednesday { Photos }{ Photos }. On Thursday, she celebrated her 90th birthday. -Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh  held a private luncheon with President Barack Obama & First Lady Michelle Obama on Friday{ Photos } -The Prince Charles of Wales & Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall  attended Shakespeare Live! from the RSC , a special event m

Royal Profile: Princess Iman of Jordan

Princess Iman bint al-Hussein of Jordan was born 24 April 1983 as the daughter of King Hussein & Queen Noor {Source}. She has several older half-siblings, two brothers, and a sister{Source}: Princess Alia bint Al Hussein of Jordan (1956, half sister) Nasser Wasfi Mirza (m. 1977-1988, div) Prince Hussein Mirza (1981) Sayyid Mohammed Al-Saleh (m. 1988) Talal Al-Saleh (1989) Abdul Hamid Al-Saleh (1992) King Abdullah II of Jordan (1962, half brother) Queen Rania of Jordan (m. 1993) Crown Prince Hussein (1994) Princess Iman (1996) Princess Salma (2000) Prince Hashem (2005) Prince Faisal bin Al-Hussein of Jordan (1963, half brother) Princess Alia Tabbaa of Jordan (m. 1989-2008) Princess Ayah bint al-Faisal of Jordan (1990) Prince Omar bint al-Faisal of Jordan (1993) Princess Sara bint al-Faisal of Jordan (1997)  Princess Aisha bint al-Faisal of Jordan (1997)  Princess Sara of Jordan (m 2010-2013) Princess Zeina of Jordan (m. 2015) Princess Aish

Royal Profile: The Lady Gabriella Windsor

The Lady Gabriella   Marina Alexandra Ophelia Windsor  was born 23 April 1981 as the second child and only daughter of Prince Michael of Kent & Princess Michael of Kent { Source }. She has a brother, sister-in-law and two nieces{ Source }: Lord Fredrick Windsor (1979) Lady Fredrick Windsor (m. 2009) Miss Maud Elizabeth Daphne Marina Windsor (2013) Miss Isabella Alexandra May Windsor (2016) Gabriella was educated in England and the United States { Source }. Her primary education was at Downe House School in England { Source }. She graduated from Brown University with a Bachelor's degree in Comparative Literature in 2004 { Source }. In 2012, she obtained a MPhil in Social Anthropology from the University of Oxford's Linacre College { Source }. She is currently a freelance journalist. She is related to both Queen Elizabeth II (through her paternal grandfather, they are 1st cousins 1x removed) and Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh (through her paternal g

Royal Profile: Princess Laetitia Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este

Princess Laetitia Maria Nora Anna Joachim Zita of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este was born 23 April 2003 as the the fifth child and third daughter of Princess Astrid & Prince Lorenz of Belgium { Source }. She has 4 siblings, including, two sisters and two brothers, as well as a sister-in-law: Prince Amedeo, Archduke of Austria-Este (1986) Archduchess Elisabetta "Lili" of Austria-Este (1987) Princess Maria Laura, Archduchess of Austria-Este (1988) Prince Joachim, Archduke of Austria-Este (1991) Princess Luisa Maria, Archduchess of Austria-Este (1995) Her godparents are her brother Prince Joachim and Princess Nora of Liechtenstein{ Source }. Like her elder siblings before her, she is attending Sint-Jan-Berchmans School in Brussels, where she is in the 7th grade of primary school (2014-2015) { Source }. As she is 10th and so distantly in line for the throne after her four cousins, mother, two brothers and two sisters, her mother tries to limit her exp

Royal Profile: Daniel Chatto

Daniel St. George Chatto was born 22 April 1957 as Daniel Chatto St. George Sproule{ Source }. He is the son of the late actor Thomas Chatto Sproule (stage name Thomas Chatto) and the theatrical agent Ros Chatto { Source }. He has one brother, James { Source } In 1987, using Deed poll, Chatto legally changed his name from Daniel Chatto St. George Sproule to Daniel St. George Chatto. At the same time, his mother, also using Deed Poll, abandoned her surname Sproule in favor of Chatto.{ Source }. He attended Bedales Boarding School { Source }. Before marrying into the royal family, he was an actor, like his father. He appeared in several films throughout the 1980s. His most notable role is probably Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story (1988, Prince Andrew){ Source }. He began a romance with Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones while working on Heat and Dust in India in 1983, in which he played a party guest and Lady Sarah was working in the wardrobe department { Source }. Fast forward

Royal Profile: Princess Isabella of Denmark

Princess Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat was born on 21 April 2007 as the eldest daughter and second child of Crown Prince Fredrik & Crown Princess Mary of Denmark { Source }. She was christened at Fredensborg Palace Chapel on 1 July 2007, with the following as her godparents{ Source }: Princess Mathilde, The Duchess of Brabant (now Queen Mathilde, a family friend) Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark (her father's 1st cousin, her 1st cousin 1x removed) Dr. Nadine Johnston (friend of her mother's) Mr. Christian Buchwald (friend of her father's) Mr. Peter Heering (friend of her father's) Mrs. Marie Louise Skeel (friend of her mother's) Her name was announced as: Isabella: for the Danish Queen-Consort, Isabella of Austria Henrietta: for her maternal grandmother (who died in 1997) Ingrid: for her paternal great-grandmother Margrethe: for her paternal grandmother As previously done with her brother, Denmark'