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Royal Profile: Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway

Crown Princess Mette-Marit was born Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby on 19 August 1973{ Source }. Her parents divorced when she was young, but remarried{ Source } { Source } She has a sister, and two older brothers{ Source }. When her mother remarried in 1994, she gained at least a stepbrother. The Crown Princess completed her upper secondary education at Kristiansand Katedralskole in 1994{ Source }.During her time at upper secondary school, she spent a year abroad as an exchange student at Wangaratta High School in Australia{ Source }. Later the Crown Princess attended Bjørknes Private School { Source }. In 1997 she took Examen philosophicum (the preliminary university examination) as well as examinations in chemistry and information technology at Agder University College{ Source }.  In 2000-2002 she studied ethics at the Faculty of Social Science and the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Oslo{ Source }.  In 2003 the Crown Princess followed...

The Royal Recap of The Royals You Love: August 11-17, 2014

Denmark -Crown Prince Frederik participated in the Made in Denmark Pro-Am golf tournament on Wednesday { Source }. -Princess Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg & Alexander Johannsmann announced they are expecting their second child together in Februrary 2015 on Wednesday { Source } -Countess Ingrid Alexandra von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth  celebrated her 11th birthday on Saturday. Great  Britain -The Princess Anne, The Princess Royal  celebrated her 64th birthday on Friday. -Prince Henry of Wales attended the British Armed Forces team announcement for the upcoming Invictus Games on Wednesday { Source }. -Peter Mark Andrew Philips  attended the LGCT London on Thursday, Friday and Saturday { Source } Greece -Prince Achileas-Andreas  celebrated his 14th birthday on Tuesday. Italy -Princess Luisa of Savoy  celebrated her 8th birthday on Saturday. Jordan -Princess Rahma bint El Hassan  celebrated her 45t...

Royal Profile: Countess Ingrid Alexandra von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth

Countess Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth was born 16 August 2003 in Denmark, the daughter of Count Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth & Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Countess von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth { Source }. She has one older brother, Count Friedrich Richard Oscar Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth{ Source }. She was christened in Germany in December 2003, with the following as her godparents { Source }: Countess Bettina von Pfeil and Klein-Ellguth (her paternal aunt) Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (her maternal aunt) Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark (her maternal 1st cousin 1x removed) Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark (her maternal 1st cousin 1x removed) Prince Georg of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein Martin Bleyer She is named for: Ingrid : For her maternal great-grandmother Queen Ingrid of Denmark Alexandra : For her mother, Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, ...

Royal Profile: Princess Luisa of Savoy

Princess Luisa Giovanna Agata Gavina Bianca Maria of Savoy is the younger of the two biological children of Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice and Piedmont & his wife, French actress Clotilde Courau , and was born 16 August 2006 in Geneva, Switzerland{ Source }. She is a great-grandchild of the last King of Italy and the granddaughter of the present pretender to the throne, Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, and his wife Marina. She also has two adopted brothers who were adopted from Kenya in January 2011, Alan and Moses, and a sister named Vittoria, who was born in 2003 { Source }. I imagine the family is living a relatively normal life in either France or Switzerland, where she likely goes to school. I also imagine that with a French mother and Italian father, she speaks at least both French and Italian.

Royal Profile: The Princess Anne, The Princess Royal

The Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise, The Princess Royal was born 15 August 1950, the second child and only daughter of The Duke of Edinburgh   and Queen Elizabeth II { Source }. She has three brothers, one older and two younger{ Source }: The Prince Charles of Wales The Prince Andrew, The Duke of York The Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex In October 1950 at two months old, she was baptized Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise Mountbatten-Windsor { Source }, with the following as godparents: The Queen--later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (her maternal grandmother) (where Elizabeth likely comes from) The Hereditary Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (her paternal aunt) (Princess Margarita) Princess Alice of Greece and Denmark (her paternal grandmother) (where Alice comes from likely) The Earl Mountbatten of Burma (her paternal granduncle) (Louis) The Hon. and Rev. Andrew Elphinstone (her mother's cousin, her 1st cousin once removed) She was named: Anne : likely a...

Royal Profile: Princess Rahma bint El Hassan of Jordan

Princess Rahma bint El Hassan  was born 13 August 1969, as the eldest child of Princess Sarvath Bin Talalal and Prince El Hassan bin Talal{ Source }. She has three younger siblings{ Source }: Princess Sumaya (1971) Princess Badiya (1974) Prince Rashid (1979) She was educated at various schools, primarily in England. Some of her education  included{ Source }: International Community School (Jordan) Sherborne School for Girls (England) University of Cambridge (BAHons in Oriental Studies, 1991) University of Cambridge (MPhil in International Relations, 1992) In July 1997, she married Alaa Batayneh. They have two children together{ Source }: Aysha El Batayneh (born 2002) Arif El Batayneh (born 2006) She served as director for the Amman Regional Office for the Foundation for Interrlegious and Intercultural Research Dialogue { Source }. She is honorary president of the Yarmouk University Alumni Club{ Source }.  She has been a member of the international b...

Royal Profile: Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece and Denmark

Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece & Denmark was born 12 August 2000 as the 3rd child of Crown Prince Pavlos & Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece in New York, NY USA { Source }. The teenager has four siblings, an older sister , and two younger brothers. His christening took place at theGreek Cathedral of Saint Sophia in London and his godparents were: Infanta Elena of Spain (paternal 1st cousin 1x removed) Princess Theodora of Greece (paternal aunt) Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg Prince Kardem of Bulgaria Princess Rosario of Bulgaria Prince Alexandre von Furstenberg He has resided both in the US (in Los Angels and NYC) and in London with his family. As the family is defunct, little is known about him. However, he is presently in line for the British and Greek (defunct) thrones after his father and brother. Although a member of the defunct Greek Royal Family, he still participates in numerous appearances. In 2004, he attended the gala preview of Mary Poppins on Lon...