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The Royal Recap of the Royals You Love: June 24-30, 2019

Belgium -Queen Mathilde & Princess Elisabeth, The Duchess of Brabant  made a three day visit to Kenya on behalf of UNICEF Belgium and UNICEF Kenya from Monday to Wednesday { Photos }{ Photos }{ Photos }{ Photos } { Photos }{ Photos } Brazil -Prince Antônio of Orléans-Braganza celebrated his 69th birthday on Monday. Denmark -Queen Margrethe II & Crown Prince Frederik  held an audience with Denmark's newest government officials on Thursday { Photos } -Queen Margrethe II  made the retreat to her summer residence in Denmark on Tuesday { Photos }. On Saturday, she paid a visit to the Danish city of Hvidsten { Photos } - Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg  celebrated her 45th birthday on Sunday. France -Prince Jacques d'Orléans, duc d'Orléans  celebrated his 78th birthday on Tuesday. -Prince Michel d'Orléans, Comte d'Evreux  celebrated his 78th birthday on Tuesday.  -Princess Diane Marie d'Orleans  celebrated her 49th birth

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 Joachiam proposed, which was made official in

Royal Profile: Prince Aristide 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 thhough his great-aunt is the current Queen of Denmark.

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 Calabria & Sofia Landaluce y Melgarejo { Source }. He has the following siblings{ Source }: Prince Jamie of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, The Duke of Noto (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  (2011) Princess Maria 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 appearances on his fathe

Royal Profile: Princess Léopoldine of Liechtenstein

Princess Léopoldine Eléonore Thérèse Marie of Liechtenstein was born 27 June 1990 as the daughter of Princess Marie Isabelle d'Orléans, Princess of Liechtenstein and Prince Gundakar of Liechtenstein { Source }. Princess Léopoldine has three younger siblings { Source }: Princess Marie Immaculata Elisabeth Rose Aldegunde of Liechtenstein (1991) Prince Johann Wenzel Karl Emmeran Bonifatius Maria of Liechtenste in (1993) Princess Margarete Franciska Daria Wilhelmine Marie of Liechtenstein ( 1995) Prince Gabriel Karl Bonaventura Alfred Valerian Maria of Liechtenstein (1998) The 28 year old also has the following godparents: Prince Eudes, Duke of Angoulême (maternal uncle) Princess Eléonore of Liechtenstein (paternal aunt) She is godmother to her first cousin Princess Antoinette d'Orléans , elder daughter of The Count and Countess of Paris.

Royal Profile: Herr Christopher O'Neill

Herr  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 received a BA in International Relations from Boston University, and a MBA from Columbia Business School.

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 van 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 her paternal aunt Princess Laurentien She began scho

Royal Profile: Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, 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

Royal Profile: Amy Lascelles

Amy Rose Lascelles was born 26 June 1986 as the youngest daughter of The Hon. R Jeremy Hugh Lascelles and Julie Bayliss { Source }. She has two older siblings and a younger half-sister, a sister-in-law, two nieces and a nephew { Source }: Thomas Robert Lascelles (1982) Laura Bailey (m. 2015) Cleo Lascelles (2017) Ellen Mary Lascelles (1984) Michael G Hermans (not married) Marley Hermans (2016) Penny Moon Hermans (2018) Tallulah Grace Lascelles (2005) Miss Lascelles is a granddaughter of George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood, thus a niece of the current Earl of Harewood. During the Royal wedding of her distant cousin, The Duke of Cambridge, she and her sister offered a "royal workout" at a gym they were working at in London { Source }. The currently 65th in succession for the British throne resides in Austrialia and works as a jewelry designer { Source } { Source }. From the sounds of it, it's likely she leads a fairly normal lifestyle.

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 Internationa

Royal Profile: Amory Flint Wood

Amory John Flint Wood  was born 25 June 1999 as the eldest son of  David Flint Wood and India Amanda Caroline Hicks { Source }. He has two younger brothers and a younger sister, as well as a foster brother: 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 Austin Flint Wood  (1997) Conrad Lorenzo Flint Wood (2003) Domino Carmen Flint Wood (2007) He grew up in the Bahamas, and spent some vacations at the family home "America Farm" near Ewelme in Oxfordshire, England, not too far from his mother's childhood home { Source }. As his parents aren't married, he is not in succession for the British throne, however, his mother is 650+ for the British throne . His maternal grandmother is Lady Pamela Hicks , who is a first cousin of The Duke of Edinburgh. It's likely because of his mother's distance to the throne and his living mostly abroad, that he will lead a fairl

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

Prince Michel Joseph Benoît Marie 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) Prince Henri Philippe Pierre Mar

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 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) Prince Henri Philippe Pierre Marie d'Orléans, Duke d'Orléans(1933-2019)

Royal Profile: Prince Albert II, 12th Prince von Thurn und Taxis

Prince Albert II, Maria Lamoral Miguel Johannes Gabriel, 12th Prince von Thurn und 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 two nieces: Princess Maria Theresia von Thurn und Taxis, Mrs. Hugo Wilson (1980) Mr. Hugo Wilson (m. 2015) Miss Mafalda Beatrix Maria Wilson (2015) Miss Maya Wilson (2017) 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 Rom

Royal Profile: Princess Diane d'Orleans

Princess Diane Marie Thérèse Agathe Hélène Isabelle Laure Rosalyne d' Orlean s was born 24 June 1970 as the first child and only daughter of Prince Jacques Jean Yaroslaw Marie d'Orléans, Duc d'Orléans and Gersende Thérèse Françoise de Sabran-Pontevès{ Source }. She has two younger brothers, a sister-in-law, three nieces, and two nephews { Source }: Prince Charles-Louis d'Orleans, Duke of Chartres (1972) Ileana Manos (1971, m. 1997) Prince Philippe Jacques Nicolas d'Orléans (1998) Princess Louise Marie Isabelle d'Orléans (1999) Princess Hélène d'Orléans (2001) Prince Constantin d'Orléans (2003) Princess Isabelle d'Orléans (2005) Prince Foulques d'Orleans, Duke of Aumale, Count of Eu (1974) Princess Diane married Alexis de Noailles (1952-2014) in 2004, and they have three children: Celine de Noailles (2005) Léontine de Noailles (2006) Victoire de Noailles (2008) She was a niece of  Prince Henri Philippe Pierre Marie d'

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 Manoela of Orléans-Braganza (1989) Dom Beltrao of Orléans-Braganza(1941) Dona Isabela of