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Monaco Grand Prix Week 2012

May 22  Prince Albert, Princess Alexandra and Louis Ducruet played for the All-Star Team in the soccer match against the Formula 1 drivers as a benefit for the Princess Charlene Foundation. Princess Charlene, Princess Stephanie, Pauline Ducruet and Camille Gottlieb watched from the stands and joined the others after the game { Photos }{ Photos }{ Photos }{ Photos }{ Photos }. May 24 Princess Charlene and Prince Albert attended the second practice session of the 2012 Monaco Grand Prix. They mingled with security staff and drivers { Photos }. May 25 Princess Charlene, Prince Albert, Charlene's younger brother Gareth Wittstock and his girlfriend Irish model Rosin Gavlin attended the 2012 Amber Lounge Fashion Show & Charity Auction { Photos }. The Countess of Wessex and The Duchess of Castro also attended { Photos } May 26 Princess Charlene and Prince Albert paid a visit to the special tribune of handicap people association of Monaco { Photos }. M...

Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee luncheon & Gala Dinner May 18, 2012

Attendees included: ABU DHABI Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al Nayan BAHRAIN King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa Sheikha Sabika bint Ibrahim al-Khalifa BELGIUM King Albert II Queen Paola BRITISH Queen Elizabeth II Prince Phillip, Duke of Endinburgh Prince Charles of Wales The Duchess of Cornwall Prince William, Duke of Cambridge The Duchess of Cambridge Prince Harry Prince Andrew, Duke of York Princess Beatrice of York Princess Eugenie of York Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex The Countess of Wessex Prince Richard, The Duke of Gloucester The Duchess of Glouchester Prince Edward, The Duke of Kent Princess Alexandra of Kent BRUNEI Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha DENMARK   Queen Margarethe II Henrik, Prince Consort GREECE King Constantine II Queen Anne-Marie JAPAN Emperor Akihito Empress Michiko JORDAN King Abdullah Queen Rania  LESTHO King Letsie III Queen Mesenate Mohato Seeis...

Baptism of Princess Estelle of Sweden

Parents: Crown Princess Victoria Ingrid Alice Désirée of Sweden Prince Daniel of Sweden Place in line: 2nd after her mother { Photos }{ Photos } { Video } I predicted the following will be godparents: Crown Princess Mary of Denmark ( “Mary” has to come from somewhere + CP V is also her son Christian’s godmother ) Anna Westling Willem-Alexander, Prince of Oranje ( his eldest is her godchild ) It was  CONFIRMED  the night before! Crown Prince Haakon of Norway ( his oldest is CP Victoria’s godchild…so why not?+ his father is CP Victoria’s godfather. He is the future king of Norway…so yeah ) Crown Prince Philippe of Belgium ( his youngest is CP Victoria’s godchild…so why not? ) And either Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy or The Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg or one of Queen Silvia’s or Daniel’s family since a TON of them were invited I ended up with 4/5 right on this one. See the indicated below. Attendees GOD PARENTS are indicated by a ** S...

The Crown Princely Couple of Denmark on Official Visit to South Korea: May 10-16

Day 1 (May 10) Crown Prince Fredrik & Crown Princess Mary visited the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul, Korea. During their visit, they  visited the  War Memorial of Korea . During their visit, they burned incense and offered flowers as a sign of respect to South Korean soldiers killed in war { Photos }. Crown Prince Fredrik met with South Korean Prime Minister at the government complex { Photos }. Day 2 (May 11) Crown Prince Fredrik and Crown Princess Mary visited the   Finn Juhl Exhibition at Daelim Museum  { Photos }. They also attended the opening ceremony of the 2012 Yeosu Expo { Photos }. Day 3 (May 12) The Crown Princely Couple of Denmark attended an opening ceremony of the pavilion of Denmark at the 2012 Yeosu Expo in Yeosu { Photos }. Day 4 (May 13) The Crown Princely Couple visited the border village of panmunjom between South and North Korea in the demilitarized zone (DMZ)   { Photos }. Day 5 (May 14) They coo...

Princess Athena of Denmark's Baptism

Name revealed: Her Highness Princess Athena Marguerite Françoise Marie of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat Athena: For the Greek God of Wisdom Marguerite: French form of Margarethe, for her paternal grandmother Françoise: For her maternal grandmother Marie: For her mother Parents: Prince Joachim of Denmark Princess Marie of Denmark Place in line for the throne: 10th Attendees: Godparents are marked with a ** Queen Margarethe of Denmark Henrik, Prince Consort Crown Prince Fredrik  of Denmark Crown Princess Mary  of Denmark Prince Christian  of Denmark Princess Isabella  of Denmark Prince Gustav zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Carina Axelsson** Prince Nikolai  of Denmark Prince Felix  of Denmark Prince Henrik  of Denmark Count Ingolf of Rosenborg Countess Sussie of Rosenborg Alain Cavallier Marielle Dubern Christian Grassiot Madame Christian Grassiot Charles Cavallier Edouar...

Royal Profile: HRH Princess Máxima of the Netherlands

HRH Princess Máxima of the Netherlands  was born 17 May 1971, in Buenos Aires, Argentinathe daughter of Jorge Horacio Zorreguieta Stefanini (b. 1928) and his second wife María del Carmen Cerruti Carricart (b. 1944). She has two brothers, a sister and three half-sisters by her father's first wife Marta López Gil. She attended Northlands School and Universidad Católica Argentina, where she graduated with a degree in Eonomics in 1995. She worked as an investment banker after graduating, she worked for large international Finance companies in Argentina, New York and Europe. She met the heir to the Dutch throne when they were both attending the Seville Spring Fair: "Feria de abril de Sevilla" in 1999. At the time, she was unaware that he was a prince, as he had introduced himself as simply, Alexander. Apparently, when Alexander confessed that he was a prince, she thought he was joking! After their initial meeting, they agreed to meet again in New York City, where she was ...

Royal Profile: HSH Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein

HSH Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein was born 16 May 1968, the second son of Hans-Adam II , Prince of Liechtenstein and Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein. He has one older brother and a younger brother and sister. Alois II, Constantin  and  Tatjana .  He attended Gymnasium Grammar School, The European Business School and Harvard Business School. He graduated from The European Business School in 1993, and completed an MBA degree in 1998. He married Angela Brown in a civil ceremony in Germany on 21 January 2000. They married religiously in New York City on 29 January 2000. Together they have one son, HSH Prince Alfons Constantin Maria of Liechtenstein, who was born in London on the 18th of May 2001. After his graduation, he worked with several economic, business and management companies in New York City and Germany. Presently, he is the Chief Executive Officer of the Liechtenstein Global Trust. Presently, he is fifth in line for the throne of Liechtenstein.