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Royal Profile:Theodor Christian Emanuel Rosanes af Rosenborg

Theodor Christian Emanuel Rosanes af Rosenborg was born 19 June 2008, the youngest of four children of Countess Camilla Alexandrine Cristine of Rosenborg and Mikael Rosanes { Source }. His maternal grandfather was the late Count Christian af Rosenborg . He has one older sister, Anastasia and two older brothers, Ludwig and Leopold This youngster holds no royal title, or succession rights, but as a 1st cousin 2x removed, he is kind of part of the Royal Family, but not really. Because he isn't technically part of the Royal Family, little is known about him. In 2013, he was likely among the children during his grandfather's funeral{ Photos } He was recently seen at the funeral of his grandfather , however, other than this, I do not believe we have seen him.

Royal Profile:Countess Zaria van Oranje-Nassau, Jonkvrouw van Amsberg

Countess Joanna Zaria Nicoline Milou of Oranje-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg was born 18 June 2006 in London, England, the younger of the two daughters of Prince Friso and Princess Mabel of The Netherlands. She is named: Joanna : After her father Zaria : The Slavonian goddess Nicoline : Her maternal aunt and godmother Milou : For Princess Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) (1688–1765), the wife of Johan Willem Friso, Prince of Orange, the stadholder of Friesland. She was christened on 3 February 2007 at Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague. Her godparents are{ Source }: King Willem-Alexander I (her paternal uncle) Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Parma (her father's 1st cousin, her 1st cousin 1x removed) Nicoline Wisse Smit (her maternal aunt)  Ruben Ameling (friend of her parents) Maria Luz Luano (friend of her parents) She resided in London with her parents and sister, until after her father's death in August 2012 . I believe after her father died, ...

The Royal Recap of the Royals You Love: June 9-15, 2014

Belgium -King Philippe attended the 2014 Prix Francqui on Wednesday { Photos } -King Philippe, Queen Mathilde & Princess Claire attended the final concert of the 2014 Concours Reine Elisabeth on Tuesday { Photos } -Queen Fabiola  celebrated her 86th birthday on Wednesday. -Prince Laurent  inaugurated this morning the new police station of Uccle area - Auderghem - Watermael-Boitsfort on Sunday { Photos } -Princess Claire & Princess Lea attended the naming of Rose Edouard Vermeulen on Friday { Photos } Princess Lea is the widow of King Albert II's half-brother, Prince Alexander. Denmark -Queen Margarethe II & Henrik, Prince Consort  celebrated their 47th wedding anniversary on Tuesday. - Henrik, Prince Consort  celebrated his 80th birthday on Wednesday. Great Britain - Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince Andrew, The Duke of York,Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge, Prince Richard, The Duke of ...

Royal Profile:Don Bruno Alejandro Gómez-Acebo y de Borbón

Don Bruno Alejandro Gómez-Acebo y de Borbón was born 15 June 1971, the third child of Infanta Pilar of Spain and Don Luis Gómez-Acebo y Duque de Estrada, ?th Viscount de la Torre{ Source }. He has an older sister, an older brother and two younger brothers{ Source }. He was married at the Church of la Incarnación on 5 October 2002 to Bárbara Cano y de la Plaza { Source }. Together, they have three sons { Source }: Alejandro Juan Gómez-Acebo y Cano (born 5 November 2004) Guillermo Gómez-Acebo y Cano (born 23 November 2005) Álvaro Gómez-Acebo y Cano (born 30 May 2011), and was baptized that September, where his godparents were Luis Alfonso de Borbon and Francesca Franco{ Source } As he is *technically* not in the Spanish line of succession, little is known about him. Okay. Maybe technically not, pending on how you'd like to interpret the Spanish Constitution, article 57, which states: Section 57 of the Spanish Constitution provides that The Crown of Spain shall be inherited by...

Royal Profile:Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca

Infanta Cristina Federica de Borbon y Grecia, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca was born 13 June 1965 as the second child of King Juan Carlos I & Queen Sofia { Source }. She has one older sister and one younger brother{ Source }: Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo (1963) Prince Felipe of Asturias (1968) Her godparents consisted of{ Source }: Infante Alfonso de Borbón, Duke of Cádiz (paternal 1st cousin 1x removed through Alfonso XIII of Spain) Princess Maria Cristina de Borbon y Battenberg (paternal great-aunt through Alfonso XIII) She attended schools in Spain, the United States, and interned in France{ Source }. She attended Santa María del Camino College in Spain, graduating in 1984{ Source }. From 1985-1989, she attended  Complutense University of Madrid, where she earned a degree in political science { Source }. From 1990-1991, she studied for a master's degree in International Relations at the University of New York { Source }. In 1991, she moved to Paris to intern ...

Royal Profile: Christine Knecht de Massy

Christine Knecht de Massy was born 12 June 2000 in Monaco, the eldest of four daughters of Donatella Knecht de Massy and Sébastien Knecht de Massy{ Source }. She is the paternal granddaughter of Christine-Alix de Massy and paternal great granddaughter of Princess Antoinette of Monaco, Barone de Massy{ Source }. She has three younger sisters{ Source }: Alexia Knecht de Massy (2001) Vittoria Knecht de Massy (2007) Andrea Knecht de Massy (2008) She is good friends with her elder second cousin once removed (I *think* that's right: Christine's great-grandmother is Princess Alexandra's great aunt, they share the same great-grandparents/great-great grandparents, Prince Pierre and Princess Charlotte), Princess Alexandra of Hanover. The pair can often be seen attending events together, like reading at Princess Alexandra's uncle's wedding (Christine is the redhead in Green) , and attending the 2011 Monaco Global Champions Tour . She has also been spotted attending th...

Royal Profile:Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg

Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg (née Sibilla Sandra Weiller (y Torlonia) was born 12 July 1968 in France to an Italian noblewoman and Paul-Annik Weiller. Through her mother, she is the granddaughter of Infanta Beatriz of Spain (who was the great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria). She married her distant cousin, Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg, Prince of Nassau and Parma on 8 September 1994. Together, they have four children: Prince Paul Louis Jean Marie Guillaume of Nassau (1998)  Prince Léopold Guillaume Marie Joseph of Nassau (2000) Princess Charlotte Wilhelmine Maria da Gloria of Nassau (2000) Prince Jean André Guillaume Marie Gabriel Marc d'Aviano of Nassau (2004)