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The Royal Recap of the Royals You Love: March 23-29, 2020

Austria -Archduchess Gabriella  celebrated her 26th birthday on Thursday. Belgium -King Philippe  held a skype meeting with Prof. Marc Van Ranst and the team of the Rega Institute for Medical Research on Tuesday { Photos } France -Princess Diane d'Orléans, The Duchess of Württemberg celebrated her 80th birthday on Tuesday. Germany -Princess Elisabeth Margarethe Maria Anna Beatriz von Thurn und Taxis  celebrated her 38th birthday on Tuesday. -Hereditary Prince Moritz of Hesse  celebrated his 13th birthday on Thursday. -Princess Paulina of Hesse  celebrated her 13th birthday on Thursday Japan -Princess Aiko, The Princess Toshi  recieved her high school diploma on Monday { Source } Jordan -King Abdullah II & Crown Prince Hussein   participated in a virtual G20 Leaders' Summit on the COVID-19 crisis on Wednesday { Photos } -Prince Hamzah bin Al-Hussein  celebrated his 40th birthday on Sunday. ...

Royal Profile: Isla Philips

Isla Elizabeth Philips was born 29 March 2012 as the younger of two daughters of Peter and Autumn Philips { Source }. At the time of her birth, because her father holds no royal title and they are only distantly in line for the British throne, only an announcement was released by Buckingham Palace, without photos of the newborn { Source }. At birth, she weighed 7lbs and 4oz { Source }. She has one older sister{ Source }: Savannah Anne Kathleen Philips (2010) She is currently 17th in line for the British Throne after her father, elder sister, her grandmother, and her father's three uncles, six of her father's cousins and four second cousins { Source }. In April or May 2019, she will move down a place to 17th after her father, elder sister, grandmother, three of her father's uncles, six of her father's cousins and four second cousins, with the birth of the first child of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Due to her age and distance for the British throne, it's almos...

Royal Profile: Prince Hamzah al-hussein of Jordan

Prince Hamzah bin Al-Hussein of Jordan was born 29 March 1980 as the son of King Hussein and Queen Noor { Source }. He has several half siblings, siblings, half-siblings-in-law, siblings-in-law, and nieces and nephews: Princess Alia bint Al Hussein (1956) Lieutenant-Colonel Nasser Wasfi Mirza (m. 1977-1988, div) Prince Hussein Mirza al Hussein (1981) Sayyid Mohammed Al-Saleh (m.1988) Talal Al-Saleh (1989) Abdul Hamid Al-Saleh (1992) King Abdullah II (1962, half brother) Queen Rania Crown Prince Hussein (1994) Princess Iman (1996) Princess Salma ( 2000) Prince Hashem (2005) Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein of Jordan (1963) Princess Alia Tabbaa (1987-2008, div) Princess Ayah bint Al Faisal of Jordan (1990) Mohammad Talal Halawani (m. 2014) Raiyah Halawani (2016) Nesma Halawani (2019) Prince Omar bin Al Faisal of Jordan (1993) Princess Sara bint Al-Faisal of Jordan (1997) Princess Aisha bint Al-Faisal of Jordan (1997) Sara Bassam Qabbani (m. 2010-...

Royal Profile: Princess Badiya bint El Hassan

Princess Badiya bint El Hassan of Jordan was born 28 March 1974 as the daughter of Prince El-Hassan bin Talaal and his wife, Princess Sarvath El Hassan. She is a first cousin of Jordan's present King . She began her education at Amman Baccalaureate School, before moving to England to continue her education at Sherborne School for Girls, Oxford University (where she earned a BA in History) and London School of Economics (earning a LL.M in International Law). The Princess is a member of and has collaborated with various international organizations. Her work focuses on promoting interfaith and cross-cultural understanding, human rights and the rights of asylum seekers and refugees. She is presently the Chairman of Mosaic, a mentoring program founded by Prince Charles. She married Khaled Edward Blair in 2008.

Royal Profile: Princess Marie-Thérèse of Bourbon-Parma

Princess Marie-Thérèse Cécile Zita Charlotte of Bourbon-Parma  was born 28 July 1933 as the third child, and second daughter of Prince Xavier of Bourbon-Parma and Madeleine de Bourbon-Busset { Source }. She had an older sister, an older brother,  two younger sisters and a younger brother and their families{ Source }: Princess Marie Françoise of Borbon-Parma, Princess von Lobkowicz (1928) Prince Eduard August   von   Lobkowicz (m. 1959) Prince Marie Edouard -Xavier  von Lobkowicz (1960-1984, murdered) Prince Marie Robert Emanuel  von Lobkowicz  (1961-1988, brain tumor) Prince Marie Charles-Henri  von Lobkowicz (1964) Princess Marie Gabrielle   von Lobkowicz (1967) Carlos Hugo, Prince of Bourbon-Parm (1930-2010) Princess Irene of The Netherlands (1939, m. 1964, div 1981) Prince Carlos of Bourbon Parma, The Duke of Parma  (1970) Brigitte Klynstra (never married) Carlos Hugo Roderik Sybren ...

Royal Profile: Princess Sara bint Al Faisal of Jordan

Princess Sara bint Al Faisal of Jordan was born 27 March 1997 as the daughter of Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein of Jordan and Princess Alia Tabba{ Source }. She has a twin sister, and two older siblings, as well as a brother-in-law, niece and two younger half brothers{ Source }: Princess Ayah bint Al Faisal of Jordan (1990) Mohammad Talal Halawani (m. 2014) Raiyah Halawani (2016) Nesma Halawani (2019) Prince Omar bin Al Faisal of Jordan (1993) Princess Aisha bint Al Faisal of Jordan (twin, 1997) Prince Abdullah bin Al-Faisal (2016) Prince Muhammad bin Al-Faisal (2017) She attended Amman Baccalaureate School. Her uncle is the current King of Jordan .

Royal Profile: Princess Aisha bint Al Faisal of Jordan

Princess Aisha bint Al Faisal of Jordan was born 27 March 1997 as the daughter of Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein of Jordan and Princess Alia Tabba{ Source }. She has a twin sister, and two older siblings and two younger half-brothers, a brother-in-law and niece { Source }: Princess Ayah bint Al Faisal of Jordan (1990) Mohammad Talal Halawani (m. 2014) Raiyah Halawani (2016) Nesma Halawani (2019) Prince Omar bin Al Faisal of Jordan (1993) Princess Sara bint Al Faisal of Jordan (twin, 1997) Prince Abdullah bin Al-Faisal (2016) Prince Muhammad bin Al-Faisal (2017) She attended Amman Baccalaureate School. Her uncle is the current King of Jordan .

Royal Profile: Hereditary Prince Moritz of Hesse

Hereditary Prince Moritz Ludwig Georg Wolf of Hesse was born 26 March 2007 as the elder son of Donatus, Prince and Landgrave of Hesse & Countess Floria Franziska Marie-Luisa Erika von Faber-Castell { Source }. The Hereditary Prince of Hesse has two siblings{ Source }: Princess Paulina of Hessse (2007, twin) Prince August of Hesse (2012) He is likely named: Moritz: paternal grandfather Ludwig: possibly for Ludvig Douglas, 12th Count af Skenninge-Stjernorp Georg: for his ancestor Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse Wolf: It's likely that Moritz and his siblings live normal lives. Through his grandmother, Princess Tatiana, he is a great nephew of the late Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg . Through his mother, he is the grandson of Hubertus Graf von Faber-Castell and Adelheid Baronin von der Leyen zu Bloemersheim. He is the paternal grandson of Princess Tatiana of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse. The young prince is...

Royal Profile: Princess Paulina of Hesse

Princess Paulina Elisabeth Adelheid Tatiana Suzanne of Hesse was born 26 March 2007 as the daughter of Donatus, Prince and Landgrave of Hesse & Countess Floria Franziska Marie-Luisa Erika von Faber-Castell { Source }. She has two brothers { Source }: Hereditary Prince Moritz of Hessse (2007, twin) Prince August of Hesse (2012) She is likely named: Paulina: her paternal greatx2 grandmother, Pauline n von Reichenbach-Lessonitz (Princess Tatiana of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg's maternal grandmother) Elisabeth: perhaps for her father's cousin, Elisabeth  zu Solms-Laubach (1968) Adelheid: her maternal grandmother Tatiana: her paternal grandmother, Princess Tatiana of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Suzanne: unsure It's likely that Paulina and her brothers live normal lives. Through her grandmother, Princess Tatiana, she is a great niece of the late Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg . She is the maternal granddaughter of Hubertus Graf von Faber-Castell and A...

Royal Profile: Countess Luana van Oranje-Nassau, Jonkvrouw van Amsberg

Countess Emma Luana Ninette Sophie van Oranje-Nassau, Jonkvrouw van Amsberg was born 26 March 2006 as the elder of two daughters of Prince Friso van Oranje-Nassau and Princess Mabel van Oranje-Nassau { Source }. She has one older sister: Countess Joanna Zaria Nicoline Milou van Oranje-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (2005) When she was 8 months old, she was christened with the following godparents : Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (her paternal uncle) Eveline Wisse Smit (a former Dutch hockey player and half sister to her mother) Baroness Sophie von der Recke (her father's cousin) Emma Bonino (presumably a friend of her parents-Emma was also a bridesmaid at her parent's wedding) Because her father did not seek parliamentary approval before marrying her mother, she is not in line for the throne of The Netherlands. By Royal Decree of 19 March 2004, nr. 126 is determined that all children of the couple will bear the title of Count (Countess) of Orange-Nassau and the...

Royal Profile: Archduchess Gabriella of Austria

Archduchess Gabriella Maria Pilar Yolande Charlotte of Austria was born 26 March 1994 as the youngest child of Archduchess Marie-Astrid, Princess of Luxembourg and Archduke Carl Christian of Austria { Source }. She has an older sister, two older sister-in-laws, three older brothers, three nephews and three nieces { Source }: Archduchess Marie Christine of Austria, Countess de Limburg-Stirum (1983) Count Rodolphe de Limburg-Stirum (1979) Count Léopold de Limburg-Stirum (2011) Count Constantin de Limburg-Stirum (2013) Count Gabriel de Limurg-Stirum (2016) Archduke Imre of Austria (1985) Archduchess Kathleen of Austria (1986) Archduchess Maria-Stella of Austria (2013) Archduchess Magdalena of Austria (2016) Archduchess Juliana of Austria (2018) Archduke Christoph of Austria (1988) Archduchess Adélaïde of Austria (1989) Archduchess Katarina of Austria (2014) Archduchess Sophia of Austria (2017) Archduke Alexander of Austria (1990) She has made several appea...

Royal Profile: Princess Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania

Princess Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania was born on 26 March 1949 as the first child of King Mihai and Queen Anne of Romania, born in exile, after King Michael was forced to abdicate in 1947{ Source }. She is the eldest of four daughters, and has several current, and former brothers-in-law, as well as several nieces, nephews, and their families { Source }{ Source }: Princess Elena (1950) Dr. L. Robin Medforth-Mills (m. 1983-1991, div, 1942-2002) Mr. Nicholas Metford-Mills de Roumaine (1985) Nicoleta Cîrjan (one night stand) Miss Iris Anna Cîrjan (2016, illegitimate, aknowledged in May 2019 via DNA results) Mrs. Alina-Maria Binder-Metford-Mills de Roumanie (1986,m. 2017) Miss  Elisabeta-Karina Metford-Mills  (1989) His Excellency Domnul Alexander McAteer Nixon (1964, m. 1998) Mrs. Irinia Walker (1953) John Kreuger (m. 1983-2003, div) Mr.  Michael Torsten Kreuger de Roumaine  (1984) Mrs. Tara Littlfield Kreuger de Roumaine (m 201...

Royal Profile: Dom Afonso, The Prince of Beira, The Duke of Barcelos

Dom Afonso de Santa Maria Miguel Gabriel Raphael, The Prince of Beira, The Duke of Barcelos was born 25 March 1996 as the first child of The Duke and Duchess of Braganza. At barely three months old, on 1 June 1996, he was baptized with the following as his godparents: Princess Helene of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Afonso Miguel de Herédia (his maternal uncle) He has two younger siblings: Infanta Maria Francisca, The Duchess of Coimbra (1997) The Duke of Porto (1999) He is presently is heir-apparent to the Portuguese throne, that is presently defunct. He was educated in England and Portugal. He attended St. Julian's School in Portugal before being sent to England. In England, he attended The Oratory School. Upon graduation from The Oratory School, he began attending Universidade Católica Portuguesa at the Institute for Political Studies, where he currently attends. In August 2018, he began an internship at the Social and Pre-Hospitalar Emergency Department of the Voluntary Fire B...

Royal Profile: Baron Philipp von Lattorff

Baron Philipp von Lattorff was born 25 March 1968 as the son of Baron Claus-Jürgen von Lattorff & Countess Julia Batthyány de Német-Újvár{ Source }. He married Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein on 5 June 1999{ Source }. Together, they have seven children{ Source }: Lukas von Lattorff (2000) Elisabeth Maria Angela Tatjana von Lattorff (2002) Marie Theresa von Lattorff (2004) Camilla Maria Katharina von Lattorff (2005) Anna Pia Theresia Maria von Lattorff (2007) Sophie Katharina Maria von Lattorff (2009) Maximilian Maria von Lattorff (2011) Other than that, very little is known about the Princely Family of Liechtenstein. They tend to keep out of the limelight.

Royal Profile: Princess Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis

Princess Elisabeth Margarethe Maria Anna Beatriz von Thurn und Taxis legally known as Elisabeth Margarethe Maria Anna Beatriz Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis was born 24 March 1982 is the middle child and second daughter of Countess Gloria of Schonborn-Glauchau and Johannes, 11th Prince of Thurn and Taxis. She has one older sister, a brother-in-law, two nieces, and a brother: Princess Maria Theresia von Thurn und Taxis(1980) Hugo Wilson (1982, m. 2014) Mafalda Beatrix Maria Wilson (2015) Maya Romy Alexandra Wilson (2018) Prince Albert von Thurn und Taxis (1983) When she was only 8 years old, her father died after two failed heart surgeries { Source }. She was educated at the Sevenoaks School in Kent, England in the 1990s. She also attended the American University of Paris . Because of her mother's jet-set lifestyle, she and her siblings were frequent guests of Michael Jackson. After the music superstar's 2009 death, she defended his not-so stellar reputation sayin...

Royal Profile: Princess Diane d'Orléans, The Duchess of Württemberg

Princess Diane  Françoise Maria da Gloria d'Orléans, The Du chess of Württemberg was born 24 March 1940 as the fourth daughter and sixth child of Prince Henri, The Count of Paris and Princess Isabelle d'Orléans-Braganza{ Source }. She has five older siblings, and five younger siblings and their families: Princess Isabelle Marie Laure Victoire d'Orléans (1932) Friedrich Karl, Count of Schönborn-Buchheim (m. 1964) Count Damien  von   Schönborn-Buchheim ( 1965) Deirdre Mary Ascough (m. 2002) Count  Vincenz    von   Schönborn-Buchheim ( 1966) Countess  Lorraine   von   Schönborn-Buchheim, Countess von Spee  (1968) Count   Wilhelm-Wilderich    von   Spee (1963, m. 1997) Countess August Maria Rafael von Spee (1998) Count Paul Maria Gabriel von Spee (1999) Countess Eloise Marie Friederike von Spee(2001) Countess Ludmilla Maria Theresa von Spee (2002) Count Kosmas Maria Wilhelm Serafin von Sp...

Royal Profile: Lord George Carnegie

Lord George William Carnegie was born 23 March 1992 as the second son of David Carnegie, 4th Duke of Fife and Caroline Carnegie, The Duchess of Fife { Source }. He has two brothers and a future sister-in-law { Source }: Charles Duff Carnegie, Earl of Southesk (1989) Camille Ascoli (1990, engaged 2019) Lord Hugh Alexander Carnegie (1993) He shares a birthday with his distantly related cousin, Princess Eugenie, Mrs. Jack Brooksbank. He is currently 77th in succession for the British throne as a greatx4 grandson of Queen Victoria through King Edward VII{ Source }.

Royal Profile: 30 Facts About Princess Eugenie, Mrs. Jack Brooksbank

Princess Eugenie Helena Victoria, Mrs. Jack Brooksbank was born 23 March 1990 as the second daughter of The Prince Andrew, The Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York { Source }.  She has one older sister { Source }: Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary of York (1988) In addition to her sister, she has a soon-to-be brother-in-law: Count Edoardo Alessandro Mapelli Mozzi (1983) Upon her big sister's marriage, she will also become a step aunt to: Master Christopher "Wolfie" Mapelli Mozzi (2016) As of March 2020, she is presently 10th in line for the British Throne after her uncle (The Prince of Wales), two cousins (The Duke of Cambridge, The Duke of Sussex), four first cousins 1x removed (Prince George of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, Prince Louis of Cambridge, Master Archie Mountbatten-Windsor), father (The Duke of York) and sister  (Princess Beatrice){ Source }. She was educated in the United Kingdom { Source }.  She attended the Upton Hous...