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The Royal Recap of the Royals You Love: August 21-27, 2017

Austria -Archduchess Eilika  celebrated her 45th birthday on Tuesday. -Count Alessandro Czarnocki-Lucheschi  celebrated his 13th birthday on Thursday. Belgium -Princess Maria Laura  celebrated 29th birthday on Saturday. Brazil -Prince Rafael  of Orléans-Braganza  celebrated his 31st birthday on Thursday. Germany -Mafalda Beatrix Maria Wilson  celebrated her 2nd birthday on Monday. Great Britain -Prince Richard, The Duke of Gloucester  celebrated his 73rd birthday on Saturday. -The Lady Amelia Windsor  celebrated her 22nd birthday on Thursday. France - Gaetano Dailly  celebrated his 8th birthday on Friday. Jordan -Queen Noor al-Hussein  celebrated her 66th birthday on Wednesday. Monaco -K.  Sébastien Knecht de Massy  celebrated his 45th birthday on Thursday. -Alexandre Eric Stephane Coste-Grimaldi  celebrated his 14th birthday on Thursday. Moro...

Royal Profile: King Mohammed VI of Morocco

King Mohammed VI of Morocco was born 21 August 1963 the son of King Hassan II and Lalla Latifa Hammou. He has one older sister, two younger sisters and a younger brother: Princess Lalla Meryem (1962) Fuad Filali (1957, m.1984-1999) Sharifa Lalla Soukaïna Filali (1986) Mohammed El Mehdi Regragui (m. 2013) Twin (2015) Twin (2015) Moulay Idris Filali (1988) Princess Lalla Asma (1965) Khalid Bouchentouf (m. 1986) Moulay Yazid Bouchentouf (1988) Lalla Nuhaila Bouchentouf (1992) Princess Lalla Hasna (1967) Dr. Khalil Benharbit (1959, m. 1991) Lalla Oumaima Benharbit (1995) Lalla Oulaya Benharbit (1997) Prince Moulay Rachid (1970) Oum Kalthum Boufarès (1987, m. 2014) Moulay Ahmed (2016) He completed his primary and secondary studies at Royal College and attained his Baccalaureate in 1981, before gaining a bachelor's degree in law at the Mohammed V University at Agdal in 1985. His research paper dealt with "the Arab-African Union and the Strate...

Royal Profile: Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco

Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco was born 10 May 1978, the daughter of al-Haj Abdel Hamid Bennan Naima Bennan{ Source }. She is the princess consort of Mohammed VI { Source }. She is the mother of: Crown Prince Moulay Hassan (2003) Princess Lalla Khadija (2007) Her mother died when she was just three years old { Source }. She and her sister were raised by her maternal grandmother{ Source }. She was educated in private schools in Rabat, Morocco{ Source }. After completing her engineering studies, she worked for a few years between 1999 and 2002 as an information services engineer at ONA Group, the country's largest private holding company (which is also controlled by the Moroccan Royal Family){ Source }. She met her husband during a private party in 1999. They began a courtship shortly after, and were married in 2002{ Source }. Since becoming Morocco's first lady, she has kept a low-profile. However, unlike her predecessors for the position, she has kept a more well known ...

Royal Profile: Crown Prince Moulay Al-Hassan of Morrocco

Crown Prince Moulay Al-Hassan of Morocco is the oldest child of King Mohammed VI of Morocco and his wife Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco on 8 May 2003. He has one younger sister, Princess Lalla Khadija. His father named him after his grandfather, King Hassan II (therefore, when and if Hassan succeeds to the throne, he will be Hassan III). The young prince attends the same school his father did, Quranic School of Palace. There, he is recieving the "same basis his father had" { Source }.

The Recap of The Royals You Love: May 4-10, 2015

Belgium -King Philippe & Queen Mathilde  attended the baptism of the P902 Pollux ship at the Zeebrugge Naval Base on Wednesday { Photos } -Princess Elisabeth, The Duchess of Brabant  officially baptized the P902 Pollux ship at the Zeebrugge Naval Baseon Wednesday { Photos }. Denmark -Queen Margarethe II  attended a ceremony of the 70th anniversary of Denmark's loberation from Nazi German occupation on Tuesday { Photos } -Crown Prince Fredrik & Crown Princess Mary  attended the memorial service of connection with 70th anniversary of the Denmark’s liberation from Nazi German occupation and a wreath laying ceremony  of connection with 70th anniversary of the Denmark’s liberation from Nazi German occupation on Tuesday { Video }{ Source }{ Source }. -Crown Prince Fredrik  presided over the presentation of the The Brain Prize 2015 on Thursday { Source }. On Friday, the future Danish monarch attended the School Olympics event { Photo...

Royal Profile: Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco

Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco was born 10 May 1978, the daughter of al-Haj Abdel Hamid Bennan Naima Bennan{ Source }. She is the princess consort of Mohammed VI { Source }. She is the mother of: Crown Prince Moulay Hassan (born 8 May 2003)  Princess Lalla Khadija (born 28 February 2007). Her mother died when she was just three years old { Source }. She and her sister were raised by her maternal grandmother{ Source }. She was educated in private schools in Rabat, Morocco{ Source }. After completing her engineering studies, she worked for a few years between 1999 and 2002 as an information services engineer at ONA Group, the country's largest private holding company (which is also controlled by the Moroccan Royal Family){ Source }. She met her husband during a private party in 1999. They began a courtship shortly after, and were married in 2002{ Source }. Since becoming Morocco's first lady, she has kept a low-profile. However, unlike her predecessors for the position, she...

Royal Profile: Crown Prince Moulay Al-Hassan of Morocco

Crown Prince Moulay Al-Hassan of Morocco is the oldest child of King Mohammed VI of Morocco and his wife Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco. He has one younger sister, Princess Lalla Khadija. He was born on 8 May 2003 at 6:40am at the Royal Palace in Rabat, Morocco . His father named him after his grandfather, King Hassan II (therefore, when and if Hassan succeeds to the throne, he will be Hassan III). The young prince attends the same school his father did, Quranic School of Palace. There, he is recieving the "same basis his father had" { Source }.

Royal Profile: King Mohammed VI of Morocco

King Mohammed VI of Morocco was born 21 August 1963 the son of King Hassan II and Lalla Latifa Hammou. He has one older sister, two younger sisters and a younger brother: HRH Princess Lalla Meryem (b.1962) HRH Princess Lalla Asma (b.1965) HRH Princess Lalla Hasna (b.1967) HRH Prince Moulay Rachid (b.1970) He completed his primary and secondary studies at Royal College and attained his Baccalaureate in 1981, before gaining a bachelor's degree in law at the Mohammed V University at Agdal in 1985. His research paper dealt with "the Arab-African Union and the Strategy of the Kingdom of Morocco in matters of International Relations". He has also frequented the Imperial College and University of Rabat. Also in 1985, he was appointed President of the Pan Arab Games, and was commissioned a Colonel Major of the Royal Moroccan Army on 26 November. He served as the Coordinator of the Offices and Services of the Royal Armed Forces until 1994. In 1987, Mohammed obtained his fir...

Royal Profile:Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco

Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco was born 10 May 1978, the daughter of al-Haj Abdel Hamid Bennan Naima Bennan{ Source }. She is the princess consort of Mohammed VI { Source }. She is the mother of: Crown Prince Moulay Hassan (born 8 May 2003)  Princess Lalla Khadija (born 28 February 2007). Her mother died when she was just three years old { Source }. She and her sister were raised by her maternal grandmother{ Source }. She was educated in private schools in Rabat, Morocco{ Source }. After completing her engineering studies, she worked for a few years between 1999 and 2002 as an information services engineer at ONA Group, the country's largest private holding company (which is also controlled by the Moroccan Royal Family){ Source }. She met her husband during a private party in 1999. They began a courtship shortly after, and were married in 2002{ Source }. Since becoming Morocco's first lady, she has kept a low-profile. However, unlike her predecessors for the positio...

Royal Profile: Crown Prince Moulay Al-Hassan of Morocco

Crown Prince Moulay Al-Hassan of Morocco is the oldest child of King Mohammed VI of Morocco and his wife Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco. He has one younger sister, Princess Lalla Khadija. He was born on 8 May 2003 at 6:40am at the Royal Palace in Rabat, Morocco . His father named him after his grandfather, King Hassan II (therefore, when and if Hassan succeeds to the throne, he will be Hassan III). The young prince attends the same school his father did, Quranic School of Palace. There, he is recieving the "same basis his father had" { Source }.

Royal Profile:50 Facts about King Mohammed VI

King Mohammed VI  was born 21 August 1963 { Source } He is the eldest son of King Hassan II and his wife Lalla Latifa Hammou{ Source } He has three sisters and a brother{ Source } He was educated primarily in Morocco { Source } When he was 4 years old, he began attending the Koranic School at the Royal Palace { Source } He attended to the rest of his primary education at Royal College  { Source } He earned the bacclaurate in 1981 { Source } He obtained a Bachelor's degree in law at the Mohammed V University at Agdal in 1985{ Source } His B.A. Thesis was entitled  The Arabo-African Union and the Kingdom’s strategy in the international relations  { Source }. He earned a First Certificate of High Studies in Political Sciences and a Second Certificate in Public Law in July 1988  { Source } He interned at the  Commission of the European Economic Communities  { Source }. In 1993, he received a doctor in law with distincti...

The Royals You Love: July 8-14

Belgium -King Albert II, Queen Paola, Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant & Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant  hosted a luncheon for "...Minister-Presidents of the Regions and Communities...” on Friday { Photos }{ Photos } Great  Britain -Queen Elizabeth II  held audience with The King & Queen of The Netherlands on Wednesday { Photos }. -Queen Elizabeth II, The Prince Andrew, The Duke of York, The Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex & Sophie, The Countess of Wessex  spent a leisurely afternoon together aboard the Royal Barge, Gloriana, cruising the Thames River on Tuesday { Photos } -Queen Elizabeth II, The Prince Charles of Wales, Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall,  Princess Anne, The Princess Royal, Sophie, The Countess of Wessex, Princess Beatrice of York, Princess Eugenie of York, James, Viscount Severn, The Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, Peter Mark Andrew Philips,  Zara Anne Elizabeth Philips-Tindall, The Hon. Charles Armstro...

Royal Profile:Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco

Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco was born 10 May 1978, the daughter of al-Haj Abdel Hamid Bennan Naima Bennan{ Source }. She is the princess consort of Mohammed VI { Source }. She is the mother of:  HRH Crown Prince Moulay Hassan (born 8 May 2003)   HRH Princess Lalla Khadija (born 28 February 2007). Her mother died when she was just three years old { Source }. She and her sister were raised by her maternal grandmother{ Source }. She was educated in private schools in Rabat, Morocco{ Source }. After completing her engineering studies, she worked for a few years between 1999 and 2002 as an information services engineer at ONA Group, the country's largest private holding company (which is also controlled by the Moroccan Royal Family){ Source }. She met her husband during a private party in 1999. They began a courtship shortly after, and were married in 2002{ Source }. Since becoming Morocco's first lady, she has kept a low-profile. However, unlike her predecess...

Royal Profile: Crown Prince Moulay Al-Hassan of Morocco

Crown Prince Moulay Al-Hassan of Morocco is the oldest child of King Mohammed VI of Morocco and his wife Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco. He has one younger sister, Princess Lalla Khadija. He was born on 8 May 2003 at 6:40am at the Royal Palace in Rabat, Morocco . His father named him after his grandfather, King Hassan II (therefore, when and if Hassan succeeds to the throne, he will be Hassan III). The young prince attends the same school his father did, Quranic School of Palace. There, he is recieving the "same basis his father had" { Source }.

The Recap of the Royals You Love: Feb 25-March 3

Belgium -Queen Paola  visited a retrospective of works by Jan Fabre years 1975-1979 as part of the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the " Museum für Kunst-Zeitgenössische ikob " (Museum of Contemporary Art) on Thursday { Photos } -Prince Philippe, The Duke of Brabant  attended a meeting to "...install the new Conseil Fédéral pour le Développement and the Prix Développement Durable pour la Presse 2012." on Monday { Photos } On Tuesday, he met with members of the Fédération Belge des Brasseurs and participated in a meeting { Photos } On Thursday, the future Monarch met with representatives from the Centre de Référence Professionnelle Bruxellois pour le Secteur de la Construction (Reference Centre for Professional Brussels Area Construction) { Video }. -Prince Philippe, The Duke of Brabant & Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant went on a private visit to The Netherlands on an invitation of Prince Williem-Alexander and Princess Maxima on...

Royal Profile: Princess Lalla Khadija of Morocco

Princess Lalla Khadija of Morocco was born 28 February 2007 and is the second child of Mohammed VI of Morocco and his wife, Princess Lalla Salma. She had one elder brother, Crown Prince Moulay Hassan.{ Source } In honor of her birth, the king granted a royal pardon to thousands of prison inmates { Source }. In her short six years of life, she has accompanied her parents on numerous royal duties. At the age of 2 in June 2009, she accompanied her mother on a visit to Tunisia.

Royal Profile: HM King Mohammed VI of Morrocco

King Mohammed VI of Morocco  was born 21 August 1963 the son of King Hassan II and Lalla Latifa Hammou. He has one older sister, two younger sisters and a younger brother: HRH Princess Lalla Meryem (b.1962) HRH Princess Lalla Asma (b.1965) HRH Princess Lalla Hasna (b.1967) HRH Prince Moulay Rachid (b.1970) He completed his primary and secondary studies at Royal College and attained his Baccalaureate in 1981, before gaining a bachelor's degree in law at the Mohammed V University at Agdal in 1985. His research paper dealt with "the Arab-African Union and the Strategy of the Kingdom of Morocco in matters of International Relations". He has also frequented the Imperial College and University of Rabat. Also in 1985, he was appointed President of the Pan Arab Games, and was commissioned a Colonel Major of the Royal Moroccan Army on 26 November. He served as the Coordinator of the Offices and Services of the Royal Armed Forces until 1994. In 1987, Mohammed obtained his fi...

Royal Profile: HRH Princess Lalla Amina of Morocco

Princess Lalla Amina of Morocco  was born 8 April 1954   in Madagascar, the daughter of Mohammed V from his third wife Lalla Bahia. She was the present King of Morocco's aunt and was the only Princess who was born during the family's exile.    She has two children that survive her: Lalla Soumaya and Moulay Idriss. She apparently died after suffering a long illness the last several months on Thursday. Per tradition, her funeral took place on Friday. She was very active in nuerous activities in her lifetime. She was President of the Fédération Royale Marocaine des Sports Equestres since 1999.  HRH Princess Lalla Amina was a devoted and accomplished equestrian. She was also an adovcate for children's rights as part of her role as President of the Moroccan league for Child Protection. She was a member of the honorary committee of the global movement of mothers, Honorary President of the Hadaf Association for the protection of disabled persons and also c...

Royal Profile: HRH Crown Prince Moulay Al-Hassan of Morocco

Crown Prince Moulay Al-Hassan of Morocco is the oldest child of King Mohammed VI of Morocco and his wife Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco. He has one younger sister, Princess Lalla Khadija. He was born on 8 May 2003 at 6:40am at the Royal Palace in Rabat, Morocco . His father named him after his grandfather, King Hassan II (therefore, when and if Hassan succeeds to the throne, he will be Hassan III). The young prince attends the same school his father did,    Quranic School of Palace. There, he is recieving the "same basis his father had" { Source }.