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Royal Profile: Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg

Princess Alexandra  Joséphine Teresa Charlotte Marie Wilhelmine  of Luxembourg  was born 16 February 1991 as the fourth child and only daughter of the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (who were then the Hereditary Grand Ducal Couple) { Source }. Princess Alexandra has three older brothers and one younger as well as two sisters-in-law and two nephews (with another niece or nephew on the way){ Source }: The Hereditary Grand Duke  The Hereditary Grand Duchess Prince Felix of Luxembourg Princess Claire of Luxemboug Baby on the Way Prince Louis of Luxembourg Princess Tessy of Nassau Prince Noah Prince Gabriel Prince Sébastien She has received several orders in Luxembourg, including the Order of the "Lion d'Or" of the House of Nassau{ Source }. She also received the Grand Cross of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau { Source }. She attended her primary education years in Luxembourg, attended Angelsburg and then the Lycée Vauban...

Royal Profile: Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein

Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein was born 14 February 1945, as the eldest son of Prince Franz Joseph II and Princess Gina { Source }. He grew up with three brothers and a sister  { Source }{ Source }: Prince Philipp (1945-) Prince Nikolaus (1947-) Princess Norbera (Nora) (1950-) Prince Franz Joesph (1962-1991) He attended primary school in Liechtenstein, and was a member of a boy scout troop in his youth { Source }.  At the age of 11 in 1956, he entered Schottengymnasium in Austria, as his father had before him{ Source }. In 1960, he transfered schools to the Grammar School at Zuoz, which he completed in 1965 with the Swiss advanced-level diploma and the German Abitur certificate{ Source } . Prince Hans-Adam II then worked at a bank in London as a trainee{ Source }. He speaks several languages fluently including German (the official language of Liechtenstein), English and French{ Source }. After a few years of work experience, the young pr...

The Royal Recap of the Royals You Love: Feb 3-9, 2014

Belgium -King Philippe & Queen Mathilde  attended  the  2014 Journées de Contact Diplomatiques on Wednesday { Photos }. On Thursday, they were on an official visit to France, where they met with French officials { Source } -King Philippe, Queen Mathilde, King Albert II & Queen Paola  attended an academic session in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Croix-Rouge de Belgique on Wednesday { Photos } -King Philippe  attended a viewing of the first coins and a portrait of the King on Tuesday { Source } -Princess Astrid, Archduchess of Austria-Este  attended the  Journées de Contact Diplomatiques (Diplomatic Contact Days) on Monday { Source } -Princess Louise  celebrated her 10th birthday on Thursday. -Princess Marie-Christine  celebrated her 63rd birthday on Thursday. Denmark -Crown Princess Mary attend the opening of the 200th anniversary of the Almueskoleloven (School 200 years)on Monday { Photos }...

Royal Profile: 10 Facts about Princess Louise of Belgium

Princess Louise Sophie Mary of Belgium was born 6 February 2004 as the eldest of Prince Laurent and Princess Claire's children{ Source }. She has two younger brothers, twins Prince Aymeric and Prince Nicolas{ Source }. She was christened on 4 September 2004, in Longfonds, La Hulpe, Belgium, the estate of Baron Jacques-Ernest Solvay de La Hulpe.  Her godmothers are Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein and Baroness Marie-Claude Solvay { Source }. There was no mention of who her godfather was though some reports give the godfather to be Reza Pahlavi { Source }. She is presently 13th in line for the Belgian throne after her aunt, 9 cousins, and her father{ Source }. Princess Louise attends the Lycee Francais, and previously attended a private school in Tervuren { Source } In 2009, Princess Louise contracted pneumonia while on a family holiday in Sardinia, leading to the hospitalization of her father, Prince Laurent { Source }. In June 2011, she made her first communion at Sain...

Royal Profile: Princess Marie of Denmark

Marie Agathe Odile Cavallier (Princess Marie of Denmark)  was born on 6 February 1976 as the daughter of Alain Cavallier and Françoise Grassiot { Source }. Her parents divorced when she was young, and both remarried, and gave her four half brothers-Gregory  and Benjamin Grandet are from her mother's seocnd marriage, and Charles and Edouard Cavallier are from her father's second marriage{ Source }.  She and her brothers grew up in France{ Source }. She spent her educational years in France, Switzerland, and the United States{ Source }. Her early educational years were spent in Paris before attending Beau-Soleil International Boarding School in Switzerland in the late 1980s into the early 1990s. She passed the uppersecondary examinations in June 1993{ Source }. Upon graduation from her primary education, she moved to the United States to attend university{ Source }. She first studied international business and economics at Babson College in Boston, MA in t...

Royal Profile: Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium

Princess Marie-Christine Daphné Astrid Elisabeth Léopoldine of Belgium was born 6 February 1951 as the daughter of  King Leopold III of the Belgians, and his second wife, Lilian Baels{ Source }. She has four older siblings-two half brothers and a half-sister, a brother and a younger sister{ Source }: Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte of Belgium (1927-2005, half sister) King Baudouin I of Belgium (1930-1993, half-brother) King Albert II of Belgium (1934, half-brother) Prince Alexander of Belgium (1942-2009, full brother) Princess Marie-Esmeralda of Belgium (1956-, full sister) Her godparents were her elder brother King Baudouin and Infanta Maria Cristina of Spain. Over the years, she has been known as the "Controversial one" and has made several claims against her own family. As a teen, she claimed that she had been raped and was beaten by her own mother. When she was a guest in a Belgian Embassy abroad, Marie-Christine refused to drink to her ...

Royal Profile: Arthur Robert Nathaniel Chatto

Master Arthur Robert Nathaniel Chatto was born 5 February 1999, the younger of the two children of The Lady Sarah Chatto & Mr. Daniel Chatto. He has an older brother, Samuel. He is the grandson of Queen Elizabeth's sister, Princess Margaret. He is currently 22nd in line to succeed to the throne of the UK, as of January 2014. He was previously a student at the Westminster Cathedral Choir School , which he attended from 2002-2012. It is unknown where he is presently continuing his education. He should be in what is equivalent to year 8 or year 9 in the British Education System. Since 2010, he has served as Third Page of Honour to Queen Elizabeth II { Source }. Because he is so distantly in line for the throne, his parents want to keep him out of the limelight. However, in recent years, he has been seen joining the family during the Christmas Services { 2008 , 2010 }, attending the State Opening of Parliament {Pre-Page of Honor duties? { 2010 }}, attending the thank...