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Royal Profile: Prince Constantin Foulques Alexandre of Orléans

Prince Constantin Foulques Alexandre of Orléans  was born 15 February 2003 as the fourth child and second son of Prince Charles Louis, Duke of Chartres and Princess Iléana, Duchess of Chartres { Source }. He has three older siblings and a younger sister{ Source } : Prince Philippe Jacques Nicolas of Orléans (1998) Princess Louise Marie Isabelle of Orléans (1999) Princess Hélène Sybille Irène of Orléans  (2001) Princess Isabelle Roxane Christine of Orléans (2005) As his royal family is defunct, he likely leads a normal life and next to nothing is known about him. Currently, he is 92nd in line for the Legitimist line of the French throne, and 7th in the Orléanist. His name comes from: Constantin: likely a name his parents liked Foulques: his father's maternal grandfather (his paternal great grandfather on his grandmother's side) Alexandre: likely for his distant maternal cousin Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia

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, as well as several nieces and nephews, and great nieces and nephews  { Source }{ Source }: Prince Philipp (1946-) Prince Alexander  of Liechtenstein (1972)  Princess Theodora  of Liechtenstein (2004) Prince Wenzeslaus of Liechtenstein (1974) Prince Rudolf Ferdinand of Liechtenstein(1975) Prince Nikolaus (1947-) Prince Leopold  of Liechtenstein (1984-1984) Princess Maria-Anunciata  of Liechtenstein (1985) Princess Marie-Astrid of Liechtenstein (1987) Prince Josef-Emanuel Leopold Marie of Liechtenstein (1989) Princess Norbera (Nora) (1950-) Doña María Teresa Sartorius y de Liechtenstein (1992) 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 ...

Royal Profile: Princess Astrid Maud Ingeborg of Norway, Mrs. Ferner

Princess Astrid Maud Ingeborg of Norway, Mrs. Ferner was born 12 February 1932, as the second daughter of King Olav V and Princess Märtha of Sweden { Source }. She has one older sister and a younger brother{ Source }: Princess Ragnhild (1930-2012) King Harald of Norway (1937-) Princess Astrid was christened in the Palace Chapel on 31 March 1932 and her godparents were:  King Haakon VII (paternal grandfather) Queen Maud of Norway (paternal grandmother) Prince Carl of Sweden (maternal grandfather) Princess Ingeborg of Sweden (maternal grandmother) Princess Astrid of Belgium (maternal aunt) Princess Elizabeth, The Duchess of York (later The Queen Mum) Princess Thyra of Denmark Prince Eugen of Sweden Prince George, The Duke of Kent  As she is a great-grandchild of King Edward VII, she is distantly in line for the British throne, as well as a second cousin to Queen Elizabeth II and a maternal 1st cousin to King Albert II of Belgium.  She grew ...

Royal Profile: Princess Ayah bint Al Faisal of Jordan

Princess Ayah bint Al Faisal of Jordan  was born 11 February 1990 as the eldest daughter of Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein and Princess Alia. She is a niece of King Abdullah II of Jordan. She is the eldest of Prince Faisal's children. She has a younger brother and twin younger sisters: Prince Omar (1993). Princess Sara (1997)  Princess Aisha (1997)  She was married on 22 May 2014 to Mr. Mohammad Talal Halawani, with the Jordanian Royal family, and many other royals and international dignitaries in attendance{ Source }.

Royal Profile:Princess Raiyah Bint Al-Hussein of Jordan

Princess Raiyah Bint Al-Hussein  was born 9 February 1986 as the youngest daughter of King Hussein & Queen Noor of Jordan { Source }. She has two full brothers and a full sister, and a host of nieces and nephews { Source }: Prince Hamzah bin Al Hussein (1980) Princess Zein Al Bint  Hamzah (2012) Princess Noor Al Bint Hamzah (2014) Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein (1981) Princess Haalah bint Al Hashim (2007)   Princess Rayet bint Al Hashim (2008) Princess Fatima Al Alia bint Al Hashim (2011) Princess Iman bint Al Hussein (1983) Master Omar Mirza (2014) She also has several half siblings from her father's other marriages, as well as several nieces and nephews: Princess Alia bint Al Hussein (1956, from her father's 1st marriage) Prince Hussein Mirza bint Al Hussein (1981) Master Talal Al-Saleh (1989) Master Abdul Hamid Al-Saleh (1992) King Abdullah II of Jordan (1962, from her father's second marriage) Crown Prince Hussein (1994)...

The Royal Recap of The Royals You Love: February 2-8, 2015

Austria -Archduke Christoph celebrated his 27th birthday on Monday. Belgium -Princess Louise  celebrated her 11th birthday on Friday. - Princess Marie-Christine  celebrated her 64th birthday on Friday. Denmark -Queen Margarethe II  visited The Royal Military Academy and at Saddler BK Rützo on Wednesday { Source } -Crown Princess Mary  presided over the 2014 Cancer Society Merit Award   ceremony on Wednesday { Source }. On Thursday, the future Danish Queen celebrated her 42nd birthday. -Princess Marie  celebrated her 39th birthday on Friday. -Princess Benedikte & Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg  celebrated their 47th wedding anniversary on Tuesday. Great Britain -Zara Anne Elizabeth Philips Tindall  participated in the 2015 Bangor Open Hunters' Chase on Friday { Source }   -Arthur Robert Nathaniel Chatto  celebrated his 16th birthday on Thursday. Liechtenstei...

Royal Profile: Princess Louise of Belgium

Princess Louise Sophie Mary of Belgium was born 6 February 2003, the first child of Prince Laurent and Princess Claire. She was christened when she was 8 months old. Her godmothers were: Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein (her father's 1st cousin) Ms. Marie-Claude Solvay  There was no mention of who her godfather was but some reports claim that her godfather was non-catholic Reza Pahlavi. Her first communion was celebrated in 2011, and was attended by several members of the Belgian Royal Family, including her parents, grandparents brothers, aunt and uncle Archducess Astrid & Archduke Lorenz, and their daughter, Princess Laetitia Maria (who was also 7 years old at this time), aunt and uncle The Duke & Duchess of Brabant with their children{ Source } In 2005, her parents brought home two young brothers for the little Princess, Prince Nicolas & Prince Aymeric. Because of the absolute primogeniture, her brothers did not displace her in the Belgian line of successio...