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Royal Profile: Maximilian von Lattorff

Maximilian von Lattorff was born 17 December 2011 as the youngest child of Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein & Baron Matthias Claus-Just Carl Philipp von Lattorff { Source }. He has six older siblings, one brother and five sisters { Source }: Lukas Maria von Lattorff (2000) Elisabeth Marie von Lattorff (2002) Marie Theresa von Lattorff (2004) Camilla von Lattorff (2005) Anna Pia Theresia Maria von Lattorff (2007) Sophia Katharina Maria von Lattorff (2009) It is likely given that he is not in line for the Liechtenstein throne due to Male-preference cognatic primogeniture, he lives a fairly normal life. It is likely that he is learning to speak German, the official language of Liechtenstein. He shares a birthday with: Miss Ellen Mary Lascelles (1984) James, Viscount Severn (2007) Master Domino Carmen Flint Wood (2007) Master Raphaël Casiraghi Elmaleh (2013) (illegitimate son of Charlotte Casiraghi, Monaco)

Royal Profile: Domino Flint Wood

Domino Carmen Flint Wood was born 17 December 2008 as the youngest biological child of India Amanda Caroline Hicks and her partner David Flint Wood{ Source }{ Source }. Domino has three older biological brothers and a foster brother{ Source }{ Source }: 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 Austen Flint Wood (1997) Amory John Flint Wood (1999) Conrad Lorenzo Flint Wood (2003) She is growing up in the Bahamas, and has spent some vacations at the family home "America Farm" near Ewelme in Oxfordshire, England, not too far from her mother's childhood home { Source }. As her parents aren't married, he is not in succession for the British throne, however, her mother is 650+ for the British throne . Her maternal grandmother is Lady Pamela Hicks , who is a first cousin of The Duke of Edinburgh. It's likely because of her mother's distance to the throne an...

Royal Profile: Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este

Prince Lorenz of Belgium, The Archduke of Austria-Este was born 16 December 1955, the second child of Archduke Robert of Austria-Este and of Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta { Source }. He has the following siblings, siblings-in-law, nieces and nephews{ Source }: Archduchess Maria Beatrice of Austria-Este, Countess von zu Arco-Zunneberg (1954) Count Riprand of Arco-Zinneberg (m. 1980) Countess Anna Theresa von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (1981) Colin McKenzie (m. 2018) Baby Girl McKenzie (2019) Countess Margherita von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (1983) Olympia, The Princess Napoléon, Princess of Montfort, of Lucca and Piombino, and of Canino and Musignano, titular Princess of Elba, titular Princess Royal of Holland and of Westphalia, titular Grand Duchess of Berg and Cleves, titular Grand Duchess of Tuscany, and Duchess of Reichstadt Countess von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (1988) Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoleon,Prince of Montfort, of Lucca and Piombino, and of Canino and Musignano, titular Prin...

Royal Profile: Princess Léa of Belgium

Princess Léa of Belgium was born as Léa Wolman was born 2 December 1951 as the daughter of Sigismund Wolman and Lisa Bornstein { Source }. Prior to her marriage to Prince Alexandre of Belgium, she was married twice and had two children. She was married to Serge Spetschinsky from 1975-1980, they had a daughter together, named Laetitia, and now have two grandsons { Source }. In 1982, she married Robert Bichara, and had a son, Renaud Bichara in 1983 { Source }. She met Prince Alexandre of Belgium through Belgium's former defense minister Léon Mundeleer in 1986{ Source }. After dating for several years, they were married on 14 March 1991, however their marriage was kept secret due to his mother's disapproval until 1998{ Source }. Although the royal title of "Princess" is prefixed to her name occasionally, as for other females who have married into the royal family, this style is not used at the Belgian court nor by the government, and she is otherwise referred to as ...

Royal Profile: Princess Aiko of Japan, The Princess Toshi

Princess Aiko of Japan, The Princess Toshi was born 1 December 2001, the only child to the Japanese Emperor and his wife{ Source }. In a break of tradition, rather than her name being chosen by the emperor, her name was chosen by her parents which was Aiko and is written with kanji character for "love (愛)" and "child (子)". her name means "a person who loves others." She also has an imperial title, Princess Toshi (敬宮 toshi-no-miya) which means "a person who respects others." This formal title will be dropped if she marries a commoner. The Imperial Household Law of 1947 abolished the Japanese nobility; and under provisions of this law, the imperial family was streamlined to the descendants of Emperor Taishō. The laws of succession in Japan exclude females or males through a female line; if the laws were changed, Aiko would be second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne.When she was born, it was debated whether or not the laws should change, however...

Royal Profile: Princess Yōko of Mikasa

Princess Yōko of Mikasa  was born 25 October 1983 as  the second daughter of  Prince Tomohito of Mikasa  and Nobuko,  Princess Tomohito of Mikasa{Source}. She has an older sister{Source}: Princess Akiko of Mikasa (1981) Like many of the Japanese Imperial Household, she attended  Gakushūin School for her primary, junior high, and high school education. She studied at  Gakushūin Women's College, earning a bachelor's degree in Japanese Studies.  She reached Japanese Age of Majority in October 2003, and began attending official ceremonies. Upon completing her education, she began active volunteer efforts. From December 2006-November 2012, she was an active member of the Japanese Red Cross Society{ Source }. She was named patron of the International Association for Universal Design (IAUD) in August 2013, a postition which was formerally held by her father{ Source }.  In November 2013, she attended the 10th anniversary of IAUD's Foundation in...

The Royal Recap of the Royals You Love: September 21-27, 2020

Austria -Archduke Alexander  celebrated his 30th birthday on Saturday. Belgium -King Philippe & Queen Mathilde  attended Concert 'Für Jan van Eyck' on Tuesday { Photos }. On Thursday, the Belgian monarch and his consort hosted a luncheon with a virologist and director at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine { Photos }. On Friday, the royal pair attended the basic training graduation ceremony of the Belgian Military Academy { Photos } -Princess Astrid, The Archduchess of Austria-Este & Prince Lorenz, The Archduke of Austria-Este celebrated their 36th wedding anniversary on Tuesday. -King Philippe  visited March-en-Famenne Military Camp on Tuesday { Photos }. On Wednesday, the Belgian monarch attended the inauguration of the “Walloon Innovative Systems in Agriculture and Urban Biodiversity” (WASABI) platform { Source } -Queen Mathilde  met with volunteers participating in the Covid-19 vaccine study in the vaccine trial unit of the Centre fo...

The Royal Recap of the Royals You Love: September 7-13, 2020

Austria -Archduke Imre & Archduchess Kathleen  celebrated their 8th wedding anniversary on Tuesday. -Archduchess Michaela,  Countess of Kageneck    celebrated her 66th birthday on Sunday. -Archduchess Monika, The Duchess of Santangelo celebrated her 66th birthday on Sunday. -Princess Amedeo (aka Elisabetta aka Lili) of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este, Princess of Hungary  celebrated her 33rd birthday on Wednesday. Belgium -King Philippe  held audiences with newly  appointed ambassadors from Argentina, Iceland , India and Angola on Thursday { Photos } -Queen Mathilde  visited t he The Wikifinlab on Tuesday { Photos } -Queen Paola  celebrated her 83rd birthday on Friday. -Delphine Boël  released a statement in another legal battle-this time for the privilege of a title, state funded housing,etc that her half-siblings received as legitimate offspring of the king on Thursday { Source } Royal Editors opinion here: She won't win. E...

Royal Profile: Archduchess Michaela von Habsburg, Countess of Kageneck

Archduchess Michaela Maria Madeleine Kiliana von Habsburg, Countess of Kageneck was born 13 September 1954 as the daughter of Otto von Habsburg & Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen{ Source }. She had the following siblings, siblings in law and nieces and nephews, and great nieces and nephews{ Source }: Archduchess Andrea, Hereditary Countess of Neipperg (1953) Karl Eugen, Hereditary Count of Neipperg Count Maria Philipp Karl Friedrich Hubert Magnus of Neipperg (1978) Paula Wolff (1981, m. 2008) Countess Johanna of Neipperg (2009) Count Stephan of Neipperg (2010) Count Emanuel of Neipperg (2014) Countess Alexandra of Neipperg (2015) Count Dominik of Neipperg (1981) Princess Marie-Anna of Salm-Salm (1986, m. 2012) Countess Florentina of Neipperg (2015) Countess Maria Hemma of Neipperg (1983) Roman Keno Specht (b. 1981, m. 2012) Annunziata Specht (2013) Olympia Specht(2016) Countess Katharina of Neipperg (1986) Prince Wenzel of Lobkowicz (1986, m. 2012) Prince Valerian of Lobkowicz (20...

Royal Profile: Talal Al-Saleh

Talal Al-Saleh was born 12 September 1989 as the son of Princess Alia bint Hussein of Jordan & Sayyid Mohammed Al-Saleh { Source }. He has one older half-brother and a younger brother: Prince Hussein Mirza (1981) Abdul Hamid Al-Saleh (1992) Not much is known about him. Due to his royal lineage coming from the maternal line, he is not in succession for the Jordanian Throne, but his is a nephew of the current king .

Royal Profile: Queen Paola of Belgium

Queen Paola of Belgium was born 11 September 1937 as Paola, Princess Ruffo di Calabria , the youngest of seven children of Prince Fulco Ruffo di Calabria and Countess Luisa Gazelli { Source }. She grew up in Rome, Italy, and completed her secondary education in Latin and Greek{ Source }. On 2 July 1959, she wed Prince Albert de Liège { Source }. Together, they have two sons and a daughter, as well as 6 granddaughters, and five grandsons, and now a granddaughter-in-law and two great-grandchildren{ Source }: King Philippe of the Belgians (1960) Queen Mathilde of Belgium (1973, m. 1999) Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, The Duchess of Brabant (2001) Prince Gabriel of Belgium (2003) Prince Emmanuel of Belgium (2005) Princess Eléonore of Belgium (2008) Princess Astrid of Belgium, The Archduchess of Austria-Este (1962) Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (m. 1984) Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (1986) Archduchess Elisabetta 'Lili' Maria of Austr...

Royal Profile: Archduchess Elisabetta "Lili" of Austria-Este, Princess of Hungary, Princess Amedeo of Belgium

Archduchess Elisabetta "Lili" of Austria-Este, Princess of Hungary, Princess Amedeo of Belgium was born Noblie Elisabetta 'Lili' Maria Rosboch von Wolkenstein on 9 September 1987 as the only child of Nobile Ettore Rosboch von Wolkenstein and his wife, Countess Lilia Smecchia { Source }. She spent her childhood in Rome, and eventually earned a French baccalauréat E Series from Lycée Chateaubriand in 2005 { Source }. Upon graduation, she moved to London to study literature and film at Queen Mary University { Source }. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in 2009 { Source }. During her studies, she completed several internships. In 2007, she interned at the Dickinson Roundell art gallery in London's contemporary art department { Source }.Shortly after graduation, in September 2009, she began an internship at Bloomberg News in the cultural department in New York, NY { Source }. She has a keen interest in writing, arts and cultures { Source }. She speak...