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Royal Profile: Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksburg

Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksburg was born 30 June 1964 as the first daughter of Richard Manley and Christa Manley { Source }. She grew up in Hong Kong, and attended to her early education there. She was educated at the following institutions: Quarry Bay Junior School (1969-1971) Glenealy Junior School (1971-1974)  Island School (1974-1982) Upon graduating the Island School in 1982, she began studying international business at several different universities, including institutions in Austria, Japan, and England. It is unknown whether or not she actually ever obtained a degree. In the early to mid-1990s, she was employed by GT Management Asia, where she worked in Sales and Marketing and as a deputy chief executive of the Sales and Marketing Department. She met her future first husband, Prince Joachim of Denmark during a party in Hong Kong, when he was working for a Danish shipping company. While holidaying in the Philippines, Prince Jochiam proposed, which was made officia...

Royal Profile: Prince Aristodes-Stavros of Greece & Denmark

Prince Aristides Stavros of Greece & Denmark was born 29 June 2008 as the youngest child of Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece & Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece{ Source }. He has four older siblings{ Source }: Princess Maria-Olympia (1996) Prince Constantine Alexios (1998) Prince Achileas-Andreas(2000) Prince Odysseus-Kimon (2004) His baptism was delayed until he was over a year old due to his grandfather being ill. One of his godparents were{ Source } { Source }: Stavros Niarchos Infanta Cristina of Spain Prince Kiril of Bulgaria When he was 2 years old, he attended the wedding of his uncle Nikolas to Tatiana { Photos }. He is currently 5th in succession for the defunct Greek throne and distantly in succession for the British throne. However, he is not in succession to the Danish throne, even though his great-aunt is the current Queen of Denmark. He attends Wetherby School in England { Photo }

Royal Profile: Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma

Patricia Edwina Victoria Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma  was born 14 Feburary 1924 as the elder of two daughters of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma & The Hon. Edwina Cynthia Annette Ashley{ Source }. She has one younger sister, was predeceased by a brother-in-law, and has two nieces, a nephew, five great nieces, and four great nephews{ Source }: The Lady Pamela Hicks (1929) David Nightingale Hicks (1929-1998, m. 1960) Edwina Victoria Louise Brudenell (1961) Jeremy Alexander Rothwell Brudenell (1960, m. 1984, later div) Maddison May Brudenell (1994) Jordan Anne Brudenell (1995) Rowan Michael David Brudenell (2001) Ashley Louis David Hicks (1963) Marina Allegra Federica Silvia Tondato (1960, m. 1990-2009, div) Angelica Hicks (1992) Ambrosia Hicks(1997) India Amanda Caroline Hicks (1967) David Flint Wood (partner since at least 1996) Felix Austen Flint Wood (1997) Amory John Flint Wood (1999) Conrad Lorenzo Flint Wo...

Royal Profile: Prince Pablo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Prince Pablo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was born 28 June 1993 as the third child of Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Noto & Sofia Landaluce y Melgarejo { Source }. He has the following siblings{ Source }: Prince Jamie of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1992) Prince Juan of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (2003) Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (2007) Princess Sofia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (2008) Princess Blanca of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (2015) As his royal line is defunct, we don't know much about him. One can likely assume he leads a fairly normal lifestyle.

Royal Profile: Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah of Jordan

Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah of Jordan   was born 28 June 1994 as the eldest son of King Abdullah II of Jordan and  Queen Rania. He has two younger sisters and a younger brother { Source }: Princess Iman (1996) Princess Salma (2000) Prince Hashem (2005) In 2007, he was enrolled at the King's Academy, completing his secondary studies in 2012. He is presently studying political science at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service{ Source }. In 2016, he graduated from Georgetown University with a bachelor's degree in International History{ Source }. After graduation, he began attending The Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst { Source } The young Crown Prince also holds the rank of first lieutenant in the Jordanian Armed Forces{ Source }. Over the last few years, he has accompanied his father on several military missions. During his childhood years, he spent most of his time doing just that-being a kid. As he grew older, he began to make app...

Royal Profile: Christopher O'Neill

Christopher Paul O'Neill was born 27 June 1974, as the son of Paul C. O'Neill and Eva Maria O'Neill { Source }. Between his parents, he has five sisters, a couple of brother-in-laws and several nieces and nephews{ Source }{ Source }: Annalisa O'Neill (1959) Stefanie O'Neill (1961)\ Master Oliver MacNeely (guessing?) Karen O'Neill (1961) Tatiana d'Abo Henry d'Abo (1953) Anouschka d'Abo (1991) Celina d'Abo (1996) Jasper d'Abo (2001) Countess Natascha von Abensperg und Traun (1968) Count Ernst Graf von Abensperg und Traun Countess Milana Maria Tatjana von Abensperg und Traun (1996) Count Moritz von Abensperg und Traun Countess Chiara von Abensperg Count Louis von Abensperg und Trau He was born in London, but was educated in Switzerland and the United States. He was educated at Institut auf dem Rosenberg, and recieved a BA in International Relations from Boston University, and a MBA from Columbia Business School. He ...

Royal Profile: Princess Alexia of the Netherlands

Princess Alexia Juliana Marcela Laurentien of The Netherlands was born on 26 June 2005 as the middle child of King Williem-Alexander of The Netherlands and Queen Maxima of The Netherlands { Source }.. She has two sisters, one older and one younger{ Source }.: Princess Catharina-Amalia Beatrix Carmen Victoria of Oranje (2003)  Princess Ariane Wilhelmina Máxima Inés of The Netherlands (2007)  Her baptism took place on 19 November 2005 in Wassenaar. Her godparents were{ Source }.: Queen Mathilde of Belgium (family friend)  Jonkvrouwe Alexandra Jankovich de Jeszenice (family friend)  Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau (paternal uncle)  Juan Zorreguieta (maternal uncle)  Jonkheer Frans Ferdinand de Beaufort (family friend)  She was named for various relatives: Alexia: comes from her father, Alexander  Julianna: for her paternal great-grandmother, Queen Juliana  Marcela: for her great aunt Marcela Cerruti  Laurentien: for he...

Royal Profile: Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, The Duke of Noto

Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Noto  was born 26 June 1993 as the first child of Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria & Sofia Landaluce y Melgarejo { Source }. He has the following siblings{ Source }: Prince Pablo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (2004) Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (2007) Princess Sofía of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (2008) Princess Blanca of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (2011) Princess María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (2015) As his royal line is defunct, we don't know much about him. One can likely assume he leads a fairly normal lifestyle.

Royal Profile: Princess Marie-Astrid of Liechtenstein

Princess Marie-Astrid Nora Margarita Veronica of Liechtenstein was born 26 June 1987 as the third child and second daughter of Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein, Princess of Luxembourg and Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein { Source }. She has the following siblings{ Source }: Prince Leopold Emmanuel Jean Marie of Liechtenstein (1984-1984, only lived a few hours) Princess Maria-Anunciata Astrid Joséphine Veronica of Liechtenstein (1985) Prince Josef-Emanuel Leopold Marie of Liechtenstein (1989) Until 2010, her father served as an Ambassador from Liechtenstein for Belgium. This worked out well for her mother's sake-her uncle is the present King of Belgium. Therefore, it's almost safe to say that she grew up around the children of her mother's cousin Princess Astrid, Prince Amedeo, Princess Maria Laura, Prince Joachim & Princess Maria Luisa. She likely speaks German, French, Dutch and English. She shares a birthday with: George Windsor, The Earl of St. Andrews (1...

Royal Profile: George Windsor, The Earl of St. Andrews

George Philip Nicolas Windsor, The Earl of St. Andrews was born 26 June 1962 as the eldest son of Prince Edward, The Duke of Kent & Katharine, The Duchess of Kent { Source }. He has a younger brother and sister, two siblings-in-law, and five nephews and two nieces{ Source }: The Lady Helen Taylor (1964) Timothy Taylor (m. 1992) Columbus George Donald Taylor (1994) Cassius Edward Taylor (1996) Eloise Olivia Katherine Taylor (2003) Estella Olga Elizabeth Taylor (2004) Lord Nicholas Windsor (1970) Lady Nicolas Windsor (Paola) (1969, m. 2006) Master Albert Louis Philip Edward Windsor (2007) Master Leopold Ernest Augustus Guelph Windsor (2008) Master Louis Arthur Nicholas Felix Windsor (2014) He was educated in England. He attended Eton College and The University of Cambridge's Downing College. He, like much of his family, participates in charity work. He is a trustee of the SOS Children's Villages UK. He is a patron of the Association for the Interna...

The Royal Recap of the Royals You Love: June 19-25, 2017

Brazil -Prince Antônio of Orléans-Braganza  celebrated his 67th birthday on Saturday. Belgium -King Philippe & Queen Mathilde   attended a dinner hosted by the former Secretary of State of the United States Henry Kissinger as part of a session of the Brussels-Asia Society Dialogue on Forging a Shared Future: Strategic Cooperation between Asia, Europe and the United States on Wednesday { Source } Henry was US Secretary of State during the Nixon and Ford Administrations from 1973-1977. -King Philippe  attended a meeting with the American Chamber of Commerce to the EU and the Belgian Chamber of Commerce to the EU on Monday { Photos }. On Thursday, he began an official visit to Switzerland { Photos } -Queen Mathilde  attended a study day organized by Child Focuson the theme Fuguer: breaking the links to find others  on Wednesday { Photos }{ Source } -King Albert II   inaugurated the new Clubhouse of the Royal Yacht Club of Belgium ...

Royal Profile: Prince Michael d'Orléans, Comte d'Evreux

Prince Michael d'Orléans, Comte d'Evreux was born on 25 June 1941 as the son of Henri Robert Ferdinand Marie Louis Philippe d'Orléans & Isabelle Marie de Orléans Bragança { Source }. He has the following siblings, siblings-in-law, nieces and nephews, and great nieces and nephews { Source }: Princess Isabelle Marie Laure Victorie d'Orleans (1932) Friedrich Karl Graf von Schönborn-Buchheim (1938) Damien Graf von Schönborn-Buchheim(1965) Vincenz Graf von Schönborn-Buchheim (1966) Lorraine Gräfin von Schönborn-Buchheim (1968) Wilhelm-Wilderich Clemens Hubertus Maria Graf von Spee (1963) August Maria Rafael Gräfin von Spee(1998) Paul Maria Gabriel Graf von Spee (1999) Eloise Marie Friederike Gräfin von Spee(2001) Ludmilla Maria Theresa Gräfin von Spee(2002) Kosmas Maria Wilhelm Serafin Graf von Spee(2007) Claire Marie Gräfin von Schönborn-Buchheim(1969) Melchor Graf von Schönborn-Buchheim (1977) Henri Philippe Pierre Marie d'Orléans, Prince d...

Royal Profile: Prince Jacques d'Orléans, duc d'Orléans

Prince Jacques d'Orléans, duc d'Orléans was born on 25 June 1941 as the son of Prince Henri Robert Ferdinand Marie Louis Philippe d'Orléans & Isabelle Marie de Orléans Bragança { Source }. He has the following siblings, siblings-in-law, nieces and nephews, and great nieces and nephews { Source }: Princess Isabelle Marie Laure Victorie d'Orleans (1932) Friedrich Karl Graf von Schönborn-Buchheim (1938) Damien Graf von Schönborn-Buchheim(1965) Vincenz Graf von Schönborn-Buchheim (1966) Lorraine Gräfin von Schönborn-Buchheim (1968) Wilhelm-Wilderich Clemens Hubertus Maria Graf von Spee (1963) August Maria Rafael Gräfin von Spee(1998) Paul Maria Gabriel Graf von Spee (1999) Eloise Marie Friederike Gräfin von Spee(2001) Ludmilla Maria Theresa Gräfin von Spee(2002) Kosmas Maria Wilhelm Serafin Graf von Spee(2007) Claire Marie Gräfin von Schönborn-Buchheim(1969) Melchor Graf von Schönborn-Buchheim (1977) Henri Philippe Pierre Marie d'Orléans, Princ...

Royal Profile: Prince Antônio of Orléans-Braganza

Prince Antônio João Maria José Jorge Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga of Orléans-Braganza  was born 24 June 1950 as the sixth son of Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza & Princess Maria of Bavaria{ Source }. He has the following older brothers, and younger siblings and their families{ Source }: Dom Luíz Gastão of Orléans-Braganza (1938) Dom Eudes of Orléans-Braganza (1939) Ana Maria de Moraes e Carmo (1945, m. 1967-1976, div) Prince Luíz Felipe of Orléans-Braganza (1969) Princess Anna Luízaof Orléans-Braganza (1971)   Paulo Ibrahim Mansour (1996)  Mercedes Nneves da Rocha (m .1976) Prince Eudes of Orléans-Braganza (1977) Princess Maria Antonia of Orléans-Braganza (1979, twin) Princess Maria Francisca of Orléans-Braganza (1979, twin) Bernado Almeida Braga Ratto (m. 2005) Lucas Orleans e Bragança Braga Ratto (2007) Prince Guy of Orléans-Braganza (1984) Princess Maria ...

Royal Profile: Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, The Duchess of Calabria, The Duchess of Palermo

Princess Maria Carolina Chantal Edoarda Beatrice Januaria, The Hereditary Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, The Duchess of Calabria, The Duchess of Palermo was born 23 June 2003 as the eldest daughter of The Duke and Duchess  of Castro { Source }. The little Princess is the 1st member of the Royal Family to be born in Italy since her great-great-great grandfather, King Francis II. She has one younger sister{ Source }: Princess Maria Chiara Amalia Carola Louise Carmen of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Capri  (2005) She was baptized in Italy, and her godparents were: Prince Laurent of Belgium (family friend) Prince Pierre d'Arenberg (family friend) Anna Maria Pisanu (wife of the Italian Home Secretary Giuseppe Pisanu) Ines Sastre (friend of her parents) She was named for: Maria Carolina: for Queen Maria Carolina of Naples & Sicily (her great x4 grandmother) Chantal: for her paternal grandmother, Chantal, The Duchess of Castro, who died when she was two Edorda...

Royal Profile: Prince Albert II von Thurn und Taxis

Prince Albert Maria Lamoral Miguel Johannes Gabriel, 12th Prince of Thurn and Taxis was born 24 June 1983 in Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany the only son of Johannes, Prince of Thurn and Taxis and Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis{ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Hauser Band XIX. C.A. Starke Verlag, Limburg an der Lahn. 2011. pp.369, 385-386. German. ISBN 978-3-7980-0849-6 .}. He has two sisters { Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Hauser Band XIX. C.A. Starke Verlag, Limburg an der Lahn.  2011. pp.369, 385-386. German.  ISBN 978-3-7980-0849-6 .}, as well as a brother-in-law and niece: Princess Maria Theresia von Thurn und Taxis, Mrs. Hugo Wilson (1980) Mr. Hugo Wilson (m. 2015) Miss Mafalda Beatrix Maria Wilson (2015) Princess Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis (1982) His father died when he was 7 years old, after he had had two heart transplants in as many days { Source }. He completed his high school education in Rome, went into the milita...

Royal Profile: Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Parma, Marchioness of Sala

Princess Maria Carolina Christina of Bourbon-Parma, Marchioness of Sala  was born 23 June 1974 as the youngest child of Prince Carlos Hugo of Bourbon-Parma & Princess Irene of The Netherlands { Source }. She has two older brothers and an older sister, as well as a former brother-in-law, two sisters-in-law, and a current brother-in-law, as well as several nieces and nephews { Source }: Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Parma, The Duke of Parma (1970) Brigitte Klynstra (never married) Carlos Hugo Roderik Sybren Klynstra de Bourbon-de Parme (1997) Princess Annemarie of Bourbon-Parma (m. 2010) Princess Luisa Irene Constance Anna Maria of Bourbon-Parma (2012) Princess Cecilia Maria Johanna Beatrix of Bourbon-Parma (2013) Prince Carlos Enrique, Hereditary Prince of Bourbon-Parma (2016) Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Parma, The Count of Bardi (1972, twin) Princess Viktória of Bourbon-Parma, The Countess of Bardi (1982) Princess Zita Clara of Bourbon-Parma (2014) ...

Royal Profile: Senna Kowhai Lewis

Senna Kowhai Lewis was born 22 June 2010, the elder of the two children of Lady Davina Lewis and Gary Lewis, and is the first granddaughter for The Duke & The Duchess of Gloucester { Source }. She has one younger brother and an older half-brother: Ari Lewis (1992) Tāne Mahuta Lewis (2012) Senna is presently 29th in line for the British throne. Since the new succession laws went into place in spring 2015, she swapped places with her younger brother{ Source }. At her birth, she was 24th. She resides with her family in New Zealand, but occasionally makes appearances at events with her family in England. In 2012, she attended the Gatcombe Horse Trials with her then-pregnant mother and father, along with the Philips family { Photos }. As she is so far down the line for the British throne, she is primarily kept from the limelight, so little is known about the young Gloucester.

Royal Profile: Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice and Piedmont

Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice and Piedmont was born 22 June 1972 in Geneva, Switzerland the only child of Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples & his wife Marina Doria. He grew up mostly in Switzerland, dreaming about one day returning to Italy as its King. He was set to attend the Gamma Institute in Lausanne to study architecture, but his knack for finance led him to a career in International banking. During his international banking career, he was led to the US and Switzerland. He established the Altin Fund , and in 2001, he established the Prince of Venice Foundation. He left banking in 2002, and shortly thereafter left Switzerland.He also established the Emanuele Filiberto Charity Fund Foundation. He began his television career in 1994 in Switzerland, working as a commentor on foreign soccer matches. He took a 15 year hiatus from television to work in banking. In 2009, he embarked on a new career: television personality. He appeared on the Italian version of Dancing with ...

Royal Profile: Prince Hubertus von Thurn und Taxis

Prince Hubertus Raphael Franz Josef Ulrich Maria Lamoral von Thurn und Taxis was born 22 June 1973 as the elder of the two sons of Prince Max Emanuel von Thurn und Taxis and Princess Christa von Thurn and Taxis { Source }. He has one younger brother{ Source }: Philipp Gabriel Franz Josef Magnus Maria Lamoral Prinz von Thurn und Taxis  He is a 2nd cousin of the current reigning prince. As his parents' marriage was not an equal union, he and his brother do not have succession rights. Not much is known about him. He shares a birthday with a distant relative,Prince Friedrich Leonhard Ignatius Josef Maria Lamoral Balthasar Thurn and Taxis.

Royal Profile: Prince Friedrich von Thurn und Taxis

Prince Friedrich Leonhard Ignatius Josef Maria Lamoral Balthasar von Thurn und Taxis was born 22 June 1950 as the son of Johann Prinz von Thurn und Taxis and Maria Julia Prinzessin von Lobkowicz { Source }. He is known as Prince Fritz. He was their third child, and he has the following siblings  { Source }: Maria Alexandra Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis (1939) Rudolf Graf von Colloredo-Mannsfeld Antony Graf von Colloredo-Mannsfeld (1964) Claudia Dorothea Pless Theresita Gräfin von Colloredo-Mannsfeld (1965) Nikodemus Graf von Colloredo-Mannsfeld (1969) Mabel Graf von Colloredo-Mannsfeld (Oct 1978) Leopold Prinz von Thurn und Taxis (1943-1957) Karl Ferdinand Prinz von Thurn und Taxis (1952) Viola Christine Pauen Alice Maria Stephanie Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis (1985) Stanislaus Johann Franz Prinz von Thurn und Taxis (1987) Raphael Prinz von Thurn und Taxis (1992) Maximilian Anselm Prinz von Thurn und Taxis (1955) On 4 June 1977, he marred Beata Bery ...

Royal Profile: 35 Facts about Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge

Prince William Arthur Philip Louis, The Duke of Cambridge was born 21 June 1982 at St Mary's Hospital, London, the eldest son of Prince Charles of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales { Source }.  At barely two months old on his paternal great-grandmother's 82nd birthday, he was baptized in the Music Room at Buckingham Palace, with the following Godparents{ Source }: King Constantine II of Greece (his paternal cousin) Princess Alexandra, The Hon Mrs Angus Ogilvy (his paternal cousin) The Duchess of Westminster The Lady Susan Hussey Lord Romsey (his paternal cousin) Sir Laurens van der Post Today, he himself is godfather to{ Source }: Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark (1998) (Grandson of his godfather) Tom Pettifer (2002) (son of his childhood nanny) Grace Emilie Claire van Cutsem (2007) In 1984, he became a big brother, to Prince Henry Charles Albert David of Wales{ Source }.  When his father remarried in 2005, he gained a stepbrother and steps...