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Royal Profile: Princess Gabriella of Monaco, The Countess of Carladès

Princess Gabriella Thérèse Marie of Monaco, The Countess of Carladès was born 10 December 2014 as the first legitimate child of Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco { Source }. She has two older paternal half siblings and a younger twin brother Jazmin Grace Grimaldi (1992) Alexandre Eric Stephane Coste-Grimaldi (2003) Prince Jacques, Hereditary Prince of Monaco (2014) For approximately two minutes of her life, she was her father's heir, had her brother been another daughter, she would be his heir{ Source }. Her younger brother Jacques displaced her upon his birth two minutes after her birth{ Source }. She was baptized on 10 May 2015{ Photos }. Her godparents were chosen by her mother, and were { Source }: Garreth Wittstock (maternal uncle) Nerine Pienaar (mother's friend) Even though she is only five years old, she has had her share of royal appearances. In January 2015, her parents debuted her and her brother on the palace balcony{ Photos }. In July 2015, they a...

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

Denmark -Anastasia Caroline Amalie Rosanes af Rosenborg celebrated her 23rd birthday on Tuesday. -Clara Dorthe Elisabeth Schmidt af Rosenborg  celebrated her 16th birthday on Saturday. Germany -Princess Marie of Hanover, Countess von Houchberg  celebrated her 68th birthday on Thursday. -Princess Alix von F urstenburg  celebrated her 5th birthday on Tuesday. -Princess  Désirée  von Hohenzollern  celebrated her 57th birthday on Friday. -Princess Maria Theresia von Thurn und Taxis  celebrated her 40th birthday on Saturday. Japan -Masahito, Prince Hitachi  celebrated his 85th birthday on Saturday. Luxembourg -Prince Liam Henri Hartmut de Nassau celebrated his 4th birthday on Saturday.  Monaco -Louis Robert Paul Ducruet  celebrated his 28th birthday on Thursday. The Netherlands -King Willem-Alexander  visited Diergaarde Blijdorp on Monday { Photos }. On Wednesday, the Dutch monarch visited a nursing department for corona patients...

Royal Profile: Louis Ducruet

Louis Robert Paul Ducruet was born on 26 November 2013 in Monaco as the elder of two children of Princess Stephanie of Monaco and Daniel Ducruet{ Source }. He has a sister, an older half brother, a younger maternal half sister and a younger paternal half sister{ Source }: Michael Ducruet (1992, paternal half brother, about 10 months older) Pauline Grace Maguy Ducruet (full sister, 1994) Camille Marie Kelly Gottlieb (maternal half sister, 1998) Linoué Ducruet (guessing here, 2011?) His maternal aunt and uncle, Princess Caroline of Hanover and Prince Albert II of Monaco (maternal uncle) are his godparents (Source:The Royal House of Monaco: Dynasty of Glamour, Tragedy & Scandal, p 254). He attended local Monaco public schools, until he was uprooted when he, his mother and sisters joined the circus. He has also studied in Switzerland (briefly), France and the USA. He is fluent in several languages, including French, lang Monégasque and Italian. During the early 2000s, along with h...

Royal Profile: Dimitri Rassam

Dimitri Rassam was born 16 November 1981 as the only son of Carole Bouquet and film producer Jean-Pierre Rassam { Source }. His father died when he was four years old, through his mother he has a younger half-brother, and sister-in-law { Source }: Louis Giacobetti (1987) Charlotte Tarbouriech-Giacobetti (1986, m. 2018) Rassam finished secondary school at École Active Bilingue with a Bac scientifique, then prepped at Sciences Po { Source }. He began work on a business degree at HEC Paris, but changed course to earn a degree in history (from the Sorbonne) instead { Source }. Dimitri founded his production company Chapter 2 at the age of 23 in 2006{ Source }. His first film was directed by Nicolas Bury and Jérôme Fansten, Judas { Source }. In 2014, his company merged with Alexis Vonarb's Onyx Films and Aton Soumache's Method Animation to form ON Entertainment { Source }. Some other film credits include Kung Fu Panda , and The Little Prince . He has been married twice. His first...

The Royal Recap of the Royals You Love: November 2-8, 2020

Belgium -King Philippe & Queen Mathilde  visited hospital staff and staff of the various services of Our Lady Hospital and the General Urban Hospital on Wednesday { Photos } -King Philippe  visited the Le Foyer Sainte-Anne Care Home on Friday { Photos } Denmark -Crown Prince Fredrik  attended the opening of the first-ever Danish digital business promotion in The Netherlands on Monday { Source }{ Video }. On Thursday, the elder of the two sons of Queen Margrethe II visited the Crown Prince' information centre at Kastellet { Photos }. On Friday, the future Danish monarch attended the digital annual meeting of the Danish Red Cross and attended the semi-annual Copenhagen Boy's Choir Concert { Video } { Photos } -Crown Princess Mary  attended the presentation of Magasin du Nord Fashion Prize 2020 on Thursday { Photos } France -Louis Alphonse, The Duke of Anjou & Marie-Marguerite, The Duchess of Anjou  celebrated their 16th wedding anniversary on Thursda...

Royal Profile: Brice Souleyman Gelabale-de Massy

Brice Souleyman Gelable-de Massy was born 2 November 1987 as the son of Cécile Gelabale and an unknown biological father { Source ( ed note: Christian de Massy was married to Anne Michelle Lütken at the time of his birth, Lütken & de Massy divorced that year so it is POSSIBLE Christian is his biological father, but unlikely as he married someone else shortly after his divorce that wasn't Gelabale )}. His mother later married Christian Louis de Massy in the mid-1990s { Source }. It was through this marriage he would gain a stepsister, stepbrother-in-law, step-nieces and a half brother: Jonkvrouw Leticia de Massy de Brouwer (1971) Jonkheer Thomas de Brouwer (1973) Jonkvrouw Hermine de Brouwer (2001, stepdaughter) Jonkvrouw Lillah de Brouwer (2003, stepdaughter) Jonkvrouw Rose de Brouwer (2008, daughter) Jonkheer Sylvestre de Brouwer (2008, son) Antoine de Massy (1997) Not very much is known about him. He is an inspiring rap artist. He attended Lyçée Technique de Monte-Carlo ...

The Royal Recap of the Royals You Love: October 19-25, 2020

Austria -Archduchess Katharina, Princess von Isenborg  celebrated her 49th birthday on Wednesday. -Count  Constantin de Limburg-Stirum  celebrated his 7th birthday on Sunday. Belgium -King Albert II, Queen Paola & Princess Delphine  held an informal meeting on Sunday { Photo } -King Philippe  held a digital audience with  the Executive Director of Toulouse School of Economics on Thursday { Photos } -Queen Mathilde  visited the charit y Accueil et Partage on Thursday { Photos }. On Friday, the Belgian born Queen consort visited the exhibition Memling Now: Hans Memling in Contemporary Art   at the Sint-Janshospitaal { Source }{ Photos } -Princess  Élisabeth , The Duchess of Brabant  celebrated her 19th birthday on Sunday. -Prince Laurent  celebrated his 57th birthday on Monday. Bhutan -Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck undertook an official visit to Kuwait on Monday and Tuesday { Photos } Denmark -Queen Margrethe II   atten...

Royal Profile: Balthazar Casiraghi-Rassam

Balthazar Casiraghi-Rassam was born 23 October 2018 as the first child of Charlotte Casiraghi-Rassam and Dimitri Rassam { Source }{ Source }. From his parents previous relationships, he has two older half-siblings, a paternal half-sister and a maternal half-brother{ Source }: Darya Rassam (2011) Raphaël Elmaleh (2013) He was considered illegitimate at birth, due to the fact his parents were not married. By most succession laws, Casiraghi-Rassam would not be considered for the throne even after his parents married, however, under Monégasque law, he is. When his parents married in June 2019, he was immediately legitimatized, and placed 9th in succession after two first cousins 1x removed (Jacques & Gabriella), his grandmother ( Caroline ), two uncles ( Andrea & Pierre ), two cousins (yes two-Tatiana's children are not his cousins nor in succession. Francesco & Stefano ) and his mother . His parents reside between Paris, Monaco and the United States. He was likely baptiz...

The Royal Recap of the Royals You Love: October 12-18, 2020

Austria -Archduchess Gloria von Habsburg  celebrated her 21st birthday on Thursday. Belgium -King Philippe & Princess Delphine  released a joint statement regarding their first meeting last week on Monday { Photos } -King Philippe  held a virtual meeting with representatives from Belgian's COVID19 Task Force on Tuesday { Photos } -Queen Mathilde   took part in Video Conversations with UNICEF representatives in India and Brazil as part of their COVID19 relief efforts on Friday { Photos } -Prince Laurent  relased a brief statement regarding his newly aknowledged younger sister, Princess Delphine, stating, simply: "Princess Delphine can count on me." on Thursday { Source } Denmark -Queen Margrethe II  held an audience with Sweden's Foreign Minister on Friday { Photos }. -Crown Princess Mary  participated in the  2020 in CFS on Monday { Source } -Prince Christian  celebrated his 15th birthday on Thursday{ Photos }. France -Prince Henri of Bou...