Royal Recap:Year in Review and 2020 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
10th:
February
1st:
Major Royal Birthdays & Anniversaries
Royal Babies
Unknown
- Laura von Croÿ& Christian Sommer welcomed their first child
10th:
- Prince Edouard de Ligne-La Trémoïlle & Isabella Orsini welcomed their third child, Prince Antoine Tau Edouard Adrien de Ligne-La Trémoïlle {Source}. He joins big sisters 8 year old Princess Althena de Ligne-La Trémoïlle and 4 year old Princess Athénaïs de Ligne-La Trémoïlle .
- Michael Troughton & Jessica Carnevale welcomed their third child, Conrad Michael Carnevale. Conrad joins elder brothers 4 year old Peter and two year old Hugo{Source}.
Michael Troughton is the great grandson of Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, thus is a maternal 1st cousin 1x removed from QEII.
February
1st:
- Prince Louis Alphonse de Bourbon, Duke of Anjou & Princess Maria Margarita de Bourbon, Duchess of Anjou welcomed baby #4, Prince Henri de Jesus de Bourbon, Duke of Touraine. Prince Enrique joins older siblings Princess Eugénie, Prince Louis & Prince Alphonse{Source}
8th:
- Prince François d'Orléans, The Count of Dreux & Princess Amelie von Urach, Countess of Württemberg, Princess d'Orléans, The Countess of Dreux welcomed their second child, a girl, Princess Marie Amélie Beatrice Felicitas d'Orléans {Source} Princess Marie Amélie Beatrice Felicitas d'Orléans joins older brother Prince Philippe d'Orléans
12th:
- Ashley Louis David Hicks & his estranged wife Kathryn "Kata" Anne, nee Sharkey de Solis welcomed their second child together (his fourth), another boy, named Horatio Valentine Christopher Alessandro Hicks{Source} He is a younger half-brother to Angelica and Ambrosia Hicks and full younger brother to Caspian, who is exactly 13 months older {Source}
March
Unknown:
6th
- Princess Noor bint Assem & Amr bin Farid bin Zidan welcomed their first child together (her second), Talal. Talal is a younger half sibling of Princess Haya bint Hamzah.
6th
- Alexia Katherine Brandram-Hicks and William Hicks welcomed their first child, Theodora Katherine Anne Hicks. Theodora is 600+ in succession for the British throne behind her mother. She was closely followed by her first cousin Alexander, nine weeks after her own birth.
- Prince Guy d'Orleans e Braganza & Amanda, Princess d'Orleans e Braganza welcomed their first child, a son, named Francesco {Source}
14th
- Prince Ernst August & Princess Ekaterina of Hanover welcomed their second child, a son {Source} The little prince was named Welf August and joins big sister Princess Elisabeth of Hanover. He will likely succeed his father as the titular Prince of Hanover, but does not overtake his sister in line for the British succession.
May
6th
- Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex and Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex welcomed their first son {Source}. His name was later revealed as Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor{Source}. He is currently 7th in succession for the British throne after his grandfather, uncle, three cousins and father.
13th
- Sophie Eila Brandram-Volecker and Humphrey Volecker welcomed their second child, Alexander Paul Voelcker. Alexander is a younger brother of Maximillian. The boys are at least 600+ in succession for the British throne as greatx4 grandchildren of Queen Victoria
August
10th:
- Hereditary Prince Franz-Albrecht of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg & Cleopatra, Baroness Adelsheim von Ernest will welcomed baby #2, Prince Louis Albrecht. Baby Louis joins big sister Matilda Galilea.
September
6th:
- Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este & Archduchess Elisabetta "Lili" of Austria-Este welcomed their second child, and first son, Archduke Maximilian of Austria-Este{Source}. The little guy is a younger brother for Archduchess Anna Astrid of Austria-Este, and due to succession laws in Belgium, he is 7th in succession after her BUT is in second place after his father for the succession rights to the defunct Austria-Este throne. On 12 September, his name was announced: Maximilian {Source}
November
Unknown date
- Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Bin Talal Al Saud & Princess Wadha Bint Badr bin Abdul Muhsin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud welcomed their first child, Prince Abdullah {Source}
8th
- Prince Hamzah Bin Al Hussein &Princess Basma Hamzah have welcomed their fifth child, and first son, Prince Hussein bin Hamzah. He joins four big sisters, and an older half-sister: Princess Zein bint Hamzah, Princess Noor bint Hamzah, Princess Badiya bint Hamzah,Princess Nafisa bint Hamzah and half-sister Princess Haya bint Hamzah
16th
- Ayako Moriya and Kei Moriya welcomed their first child, a son{Source}. The little boy is the first grandson of Norihito, Prince Takamado and Hisako, Princess Takamado.
December
10th
- Princess Nejla bint Assem and Nasser Talhouni welcomed a second daughter Shayma Shayma is a younger sister of Kareemah.
Major Royal Birthdays & Anniversaries
January
3rd:
- Princess Marie Isabelle d'Orléans, Princess of Liechtenstein celebrated her 60th birthday.
- Princess Carla of Bulgaria celebrated her 50th birthday.
4th:
- Elisabeta Karina de Roumanie Medforth-Mills celebrated her 30th birthday.
7th:
- Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark celebrated his 80th birthday.
12th:
- Gustav Frederik Philip Richard, 7th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg celebrated his 50th birthday.
17th:
- Christian Louis de Massy celebrated his 70th birthday.
February
5th:
- Mr. Arthur Robert Nathaniel Chatto celebrated his 20th birthday.
- Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma celebrated his 30th birthday.
18th:
- Princess Alexandra Irene of Hanover, Princess of Leiningen celebrated her 60th birthday.
March:
2nd:
- Mr. Gaspard Marie Leon Canio Corneille Crépy celebrated his 20th birthday.
3rd:
- Prince Henri de Ligne celebrated his 30th birthday.
6th:
- Infanta Margarita of Spain, Duchess of Soria, 2nd Duchess of Hernani celebrated her 80th birthday.
15th:
- Freiin Madeleine Charlotte Margaretha von Dincklage celebrated her 20th birthday.
- Crown Princess Margareta of Romania, Custodian of the Crown celebrated her 70th birthday.
April:
1st:
- Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parme celebrated her 20th birthday.
3rd:
- Clotilde, Princess of Venice and Piedmont celebrated her 50th birthday.
6th:
- Lord Fredrick Windsor celebrated his 40th birthday.
18th:
- Princess Sayako Kuroda of Japan celebrated her 50th birthday.
19th:
Predictions for 2019, and how it turned out:
- The Lady Pamela Carmen Louise Hicks celebrated her 90th birthday.
- Prince Georg of Liechtenstein celebrated his 20th birthday.
May:
7th:
- Prince Josef-Emanuel of Liechtenstein celebrated his 30th birthday.
13th:
- Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, The Duke of Värmland celebrated his 40th birthday.
16th:
- Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein celebrated his 50th birthday.
20th:
- Prince Rashid bin El Hassan celebrated his 40th birthday.
June:
7th:
- Prince Joachim of Denmark celebrated his 50th birthday.
8th:
- Princess Maria Gabriela of Orléans-Bragança celebrated her 30th birthday.
10th:
20th:
- Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh celebrated his 98th birthday,
20th:
- The Lady Alexandra Etherington celebrated her 60th birthday.
July:
1st:
- Charles Duff Carnegie, Earl of Southesk celebrated his 30th birthday.
- Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linely celebrated his 20th birthday.
6th:
- Nicolás Daniel Mauricio Guillermo celebrated his 40th birthday.
20th
- Princess Alexandra Charlotte of Hanover celebrated her 20th birthday.
August
5th:
4th:
Unknown
1st:
18th:
- Princess Irene of The Netherlands celebrated her 80th birthday.
- Lady Nicholas Windsor celebrated her 50th birthday.
13th:
- Princess Rahma bint El Hassan celebrated her 50th birthday.
28th:
- Prince Nikolai of Denmark celebrated his 20th birthday.
4th:
- Archduchess Adélaïde of Austria celebrated her 30th birthday.
12th:
- Talal Al-Saleh celebrated his 30th birthday.
October:
1st:
- Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark celebrated his 50th birthday.
11th:
- Prince Constantijn of The Netherlands celebrated his 50th birthday.
17th:
27th:
- Ayako Moriya and Kei Moriya welcomed their first child
27th:
- Princess Anita van Oranje-Nassau, van Vollenhoven celebrated her 50th birthday.
December
6th:
- Don Juan Filiberto Nicolás Gómez-Acebo y de Borbón celebrated his 50th birthday.
21st:
- Archduke Martin of Austria-Este celebrated his 60th birthday.
25th:
- Prince Bernhard Lucas Emmanuel van Oranje-Nassau, van Vollenhoven celebrated his 50th birthday.
Unknown
- Princess Maria de Fátima Isabel d'Orleans and Braganza married João Fontes Soares
- Countess Philippa von Meran married Benedikt Wolloner
- Desideria Marenzi, Countess von Tagliuno und Talgate married Baron Otto Stipsicz de Ternova
1st:
- King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun married wife #4, Suthida Tidjai {Source}
18th:
- Lady Gabriella Windsor married Thomas Kingston{Source}
19th:
- Prince Philip von Thurn und Taxis married a woman named Alessandra {Source}
June
1st
- Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi wed Dimitri Rassam in a civil ceremony {Source} Casiraghi-Rassam & Rassam have three children between them-he has an 8 year old daughter, she a 5.5 year old son, and together a eight month old son.
- Prince Casimir Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn wed Alana Camille Bunte {Source}
22nd
- Princess Noor bint Asem wed Amr Zedan. This marks Princess Noor's second marriage. Together they have a son, and she has a daughter from her first marriage to Prince Hamzah bin Hussein
- Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi-Rassam & Dimitri Rassam wed in an intimate religious ceremony in St. Remy de Provence, France
- Prince Joachim of Prussia married Angelina Gräfin zu Solms-Laubac wed in a religious ceremony {Photos}
July
26th-27th
- Louis Robert Paul Ducruet married Marie Hoa Chevallier in two separate ceremonies-civil on the 26th at Monaco's Town Hall, followed the next day by a religious ceremony at Monaco's cathedral {Source}.
Royal Engagements
Date unknown:
Date unknown:
6th:
September
26th
Royal Deaths
January
2nd:
Date unknown:
- Isabelle Mortgat became engaged to Gautier Walckiers. Isabelle is the granddaughter of Princess Alix de Ligne
- Elvire de Nicolaÿ became engaged to Jonkheer Thomas Lancksweer
- Countess Constance de Lannoy became engaged to Adrien Horgnies Constance is a distant cousin of The Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
- Peter Richard Liddell-Grainger became engaged to Elizabeth Anne Wilks
- Princess Theresa of Liechtenstein became engaged to Count Cajetan von Toerring-Jettenbach
- Countess Blanche de Lannoy became engaged to Count John-Henri von Merveldt
- India Oxenberg became engaged to Patrick d'Ignazio
Date unknown:
- Jean Christophe, Prince Napoléon & Countess Olympia von und zu Arco-Zinneberg announced their engagement {Source}
Countess Olympia is the niece of The Archduke and Archduchess of Austria-Este. She will be the second of the five daughters of Archduchess Maria Beatrice of Austria-Este and Count Riprand von und zu Arco-Zinneberg to marry, her sister Countess Anna Therese von und zu Arco-Zinneberg married Colin McKenzie in September 2018. Upon her marriage she will be known as Olympia, Princess Napoléon, Countess von und zu Arco-Zinneberg.
6th:
- Archduchess Elenore announced her engagement to Jérôme d'Ambrosio {Source}
September
26th
- The Duke and Duchess of York announced the engagement of their elder daughter, Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary of York to Mr. Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi {Source}
November
8th:
- Charles Carnegie, The Earl of Southesk announced his engagement to Camille Ascoli{Source}
Royal Deaths
January
2nd:
- Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria, Princess of Tuscany died at the age of 76, two weeks shy of her 77th birthday.
6th:
- Paula, Dowager Princess of Fürstenberg died at the age of 92.
10th:
- Count Philippe de Lannoy died at the age of 96.
19th:
- Prince Henri d'Orléans, The Count of Paris, The Duke of France died at the age of 85.
27th:
- Countess Maya von Schönburg-Glauchau died at the age of 60.
February
11th:
- Princess Alix of Luxembourg. Dowager Princess de Ligne died at the age of 89.
24th:
- Princess Marella Carcciolo di Castagneto died at the age of 91.
25th:
- Countess Andre of Oultremont died at the age of 95
April
- Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg died at the age of 96.
May
18th
- Prince Hermann Ernst Ludwig Joachim Hans George Hugo Alexander Wilhelm of Hesse died at the age of 83.
June
3rd
- Princess Woizlawa Feodora Reuß, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin died at the age of 100.
July
15th
23rd
- Sister Isabelle, Countess de Lannoy died at the age of 88. Isabelle was the paternal aunt of The Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Isabelle's brother passed away in January.
23rd
- Prince Ferdinand of Bismarck died at the age of 88{Source}
August
16th
- Princess M. Christina of The Netherlands died at the age of 72.
21st
- Princess Dina of Jordan died at the age of 89.
December
25th
- Ari Mikael Behn died at the age of 47 on Wednesday {Source}
Predictions for 2019, and how it turned out:
In 2018, I predicted the following:
- Finally the "divorce" of Andrea Casiraghi with Tatiana SD (5 years too long! Not that they were married anyway *taps foot* waiting for this announcement....this will forever be a prediction until it actually happens...)
- Baby fever for the Sussexes and Yorks-I think both will bring new babies to the Mountbatten-Windsor fold quickly, likely sometime in late 2019 or early 2020. The Sussexes announced that expecting their first child in the spring of 2019, but I think Eugenie and Jack will wait until after this child is born to start their own family. (Baby Sussex was born in April , but not any announcement from Eugenie and Jack todate)
- Charlotte Casiraghi will wed Dimitri Rassam....eventually....possibly around the same time as Andrea and Tatiana "divorce", possibly a double wedding with Louis? (kidding...unlikely). (Called it! Her wedding took place in June {Source} Louis married a month later!)
- Princess Theodora of Greece & Denmark will marry Matthew Kumar at some point, possibly.
- Finally a baby for the Hereditary Grand Ducal Couple of Luxembourg, possibly due late summer or early fall, and announced in March, after her birthday.(Wrong on my timing, but called it! Baby due in May 2020)
- A really public and messy divorce for Ashley Louis David Hicks & Katalina Sharkey de Solis Hicks, along with a lengthy custody battle for at least one of their kids (half wrong here...messy, yet Ashley doesn't seem to care about Katalina's sons)
2020 Predictions:
- Babies for Princess Eugenie and Lady Gabriella Kingston
- Possibly for Charlotte and Dimitri Rassam and Louis and Marie Ducruet as well....likely more towards 2021, especially with Louis and Marie.
- Engagement for Jazmin Grace Grimaldi and Ian Mellencamp.
- Finally the "divorce" of Andrea Casiraghi with Tatiana SD (6 years too long! Not that they were married anyway *taps foot* waiting for this announcement....this will forever be a prediction until it actually happens...)
Things to look forward to in 2020:
Weddings
Weddings
- The Wedding of Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary of York to Count Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi {Source}
- The Wedding of Princess Theodora of Greece & Denmark and Matthew Kumar
- The Wedding of Charles Carnegie, The Earl of Southesk to Camille Ascoli{Source}
- The Wedding of Princess Flaminia of Hohenzollern and Baron Károly von Stipsicz de Ternova in July 2020 {Source}
- The Wedding of Princess Raiyah bint al-Hussien of Jordan to Faris Ned Donavan {Source}
Births of the following babies:
- Hereditary Prince Alexander von Isenburg & Hereditary Princess Sara von Isenburg will welcome baby #3
- Prince Manuel of Bavaria & Princess Anna of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg will welcome baby #4
- Hereditary Prince Franz-Albrecht of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg & Hereditary Princess Cleopatra of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg will welcome baby #2
- King Jigme Khesar Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema will welcome baby #2 in 2020
- Hereditary Princess Viktoria Luise of Leiningen, Prinzessin von Preussen and Hereditary Prince Ferdinand of Leiningen will welcome their first child in February 2020 {Source}.
- Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie of Luxembourg will welcome their first child in May 2020 {Source}
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