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Royal Profile: HSH Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein

Princess Tatjana Nora Maria of Liechtenstein was born 10 April 1973, the daughter of Prince Hans-Adam II and Princess Marie.  She married Baron Matthias Claus-Just Carl Philipp von Lattorff on 5 June 1999. Together, they have seven children: Lukas Maria von Lattorff (2000) Elisabeth Marie Angela Tatiana von Lattorff (2002) Marie Theresa von Lattorff ( 2004) Camilla Katharina Maria von Lattorff ( 2005) Anna Pia Theresia Maria von Lattorff (2007) Sophia Katharina Maria von Lattorff (2009) Maximilian von Lattorf (2011) Due to agnatic primogeniture, she and her children are not in line for the throne of Liechtenstein.

Royal Profile: HRH Princess Ariane of the Netherlands

Princess Ariane of the Netherlands was born 10 April 2007, the second daughter of Williem-Alexander, Prince of Oranje and Princess Maxima of The Netherlands. She is presently fourth in line for the Dutch throne after her father and two older sisters. She was named Ariane because her parents liked the named and it continued the pattern of the names starting with A of the Prince of Oranje's children (In her father's words: "To compelete the triple A rating" { Source }). Her middle names were Wilhelmina after her paternal great-grandmother, Maxima for her maternal great-grandmother, and Inés for her aunt and godmother. When she was barley a year old, and again when she was 2 1/2 years old, she suffered several respiratory infections and was briefly hospitalized each time. The first time was on 2 May 2007, where she was hospitalized, to be released three days later after being treated for a lung infection. She was hospitalized a second time overnight in October 2009...

Royal Profile: Leah Isadora Behn

Leah Isadora Behn  is the middle daughter of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and husband Ari Behn. She was born 8 April 2005, at Princess Märtha Louise's  summer residence Bloksbjerg at Hankø island, in the municipality of Fredrikstad, Norway. As a granddaughter of King Harald and Queen Sojna, she is 6th in line for the throne of Norway, after her uncle, two cousins, mother and older sister. At her baptism, her parents confessed that she was named after the Star Wars character, Princess Leia, of which her mother is a big fan of, and after American dancer Isadora Duncan. Her godparents are Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, Gry Brusletto,   Katharina Salbu, Espen Bjørshol, Jon Andreas Håtun,  Didrik Vigsnæs and  Marianne Ulrichsen. Leah is presently a student at  Bærum Waldorf School in Bærum, Norway where she is in her first year, along with older sister Maud. Unlike her cousins, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sevrre Magunus, ...

The Recap of The Royals You Love: April 2-8

Denmark -Henrik, Prince Consort  opened  t he Seier Fitness Club in Aarhus, Denmark on Thursday { Video }{ Source } Great Britian -Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Phillip, The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Andrew, The Duke of York, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, Anne, The Princess Royal, Sir Tim Laurence, Princess Eugenie of York  attended the Easter Mass on Sunday at St. George's Chapel { Photos }{ Photos }. -Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Phillip, The Duke of Endinburgh & Princess Beatrice of York  attended the attended the Maundy Thursday Service in York, England on Thursday as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations { Photos }{ Video } -Charles,The Prince of Wales   visited "... Staveley, Grasmere, Wigton and Stainton..." Cumbria, England on Tuesday { Photos }{ Photos }. -Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall visited Wiltshire, England where she visited Jamie's Farm  o...

Royal Profile: The Princess Fatma Neslişah, Imperial Princess of the Ottoman Empire and Princess of Egypt, (or Nazlishah in Arabic) Osmanoğlu Sultan

The Princess Fatma Neslişah, Imperial Princess of the Ottoman Empire and Princess of Egypt, (or Nazlishah in Arabic) Osmanoğlu Sultan was born 4 February 1921 the daughter of  HIH Prince Şehzade Omer Faruk Efendi  and his first wife and cousin  HIH Princess Rukiye Sabiha Sultan. The Ottoman family left Istanbul, Turkey in 1924, and she grew up in Nice, France. She became an Egyptian Princess in 1940, upon her marriage to Prince Muhammad Abdel Moneim Beyefend. She served as the de facto First Lady for the Prince Regent.  The Egyptian Revolutionary Command Council formally abolished the monarchy on 18 June 1953. In 1957, Prince Abdel Moneim and Princess Neslişah were arrested and accused of taking part in a plot against President Gamal Abdel Nasser. Again forced into exile, Princess Neslişah lived for a short while in Europe before returning to her native Turkey. Prince Abdel Moneim died in 1979 in Istanbul, where Princess Neslişah conti...

The Recap of The Royals You Love: March 26-April 1

Belgium -King Albert II held an audience with the Minister of Public Enterprises, Science Policy and Development Cooperation, Mr. Paul Magnette, at Château de Laeken { Source }. -Princess Mathilde was in Albania as a special representative for the World Health Organization (WHO) this week. The purpose of her visit is to promote the importance of vaccination and to " ...highlight the work of the WHO health professionals 2012 vaccination campaign. { Photos }" During her visit to Albania she met with local dignitaries, visit various community health centers as well as various schools. Denmark -Prince Henrik participated in a meeting with the committee for King Frederik IX held at Eigtveds Pakhus on Thursday { Source }. -Crown Prince Fredrick & Crown Princess Mar y  played host and hostess to The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall from Sunday to Wednesday this week during their Diamond Jubliee tour of the country. On Wednesday evening they attended ...

Prince Charles & Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall Scandinavian tour - Norway, Sweden & Denmark

Norway Day 1 (20 March) Upon their arrival in Norway, the future monarch of the United Kingdom and his consort attend a youth event at the Nobel Peace Center { Photos } before laying a wreath during a wreath  laying ceremony at the National Monument at Akershus Fortress { Photos } In the evening, Prince Charles of Wales, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, along with the entire Norwegian Royal Family attended an official dinner at the Norwegian Royal Palace { Photos } Day 2 (21 March) Prince Charles of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, accompanied by King Harald and Queen Sojna, visited Bergen, Norway. During their visit, they visited  sustainable fisheries, outdoor kindergartens, and took a closer look at Norway's culture and local history. Prince Charles, accompanied by King Harald, where they visited  the research vessel M/V Brennholm  and   HMS Liverpool . Meanwhile, their respective counterparts, Queen Sojna and Camil...