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The Royal Recap of the Royals You Love:August 10-16, 2015

Denmark -Countess Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth  celebrated her 12th birthday on Saturday. Great Britain -The Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise, The Princess Royal  celebrated her 65th birthday on Saturday. -Maud Elizabeth Daphne Marina Windsor  celebrated her 2nd birthday on Saturday.  Greece -Prince Achilleas-Andreas  celebrated his 15th birthday on Wednesday. Italy -Princess Luisa of Savoy  celebrated her 9th birthday on Sunday. Jordan -Princess Rahma bint El Hassan  celebrated her 46th birthday on Thursday. The Netherlands -Princess Mabel van Oranje-Nassau  celebrated her 47th birthday on Tuesday. Norway -Crown Prince Haakon  attended the opening ceremonies of the Norwegian international Film Festival 2015 on Saturday { Photos } Romania -Princess Elena & Alexander Philips Nixon McAteer  celebrated their 17th wedding anniv...

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: Countess Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth

Countess Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte von Pfeil und Klein-Ellgut h 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: Maud Elizabeth Daphne Marina Windsor

Maud Elizabeth Daphne Marina Windsor  was born 15 August 2013 as the eldest daughter of Lord Frederik Windsor and Sophie Winkleman { Source }. She was named for: Maud: Princess Maud of Wales, who was her great x2 aunt Elizabeth: Queen Elizabeth II Daphne: her maternal great grandmother Mariana: her paternal great grandmother, Princess Mariana of Greece & Denmark, The Duchess of Kent She was baptized at St James Palace in December 2013 and has Princess Eugenie of York  among her godparents { Source }. Currently, she is 47th in line for the British throne. Her parents are expecting their second child in 2016 { Source }. With the new succession laws in place, if her younger sibling happens to be a boy, he will not displace his sister in succession.

Royal Profile: Elisabeta-Maria de Roumanie Biarneix de Laufenbourg

Elisabeta-Maria de Roumanie Biarneix  de Laufenbourg  was born 15 August 1998 as the only daughter of Princess Sophie of Romania and Alain Biarneix  de Laufenbourg { Source }. On her maternal side, she is the granddaughter of Queen Anne & King Michael I of Romainia{ Source }. As the granddaughter of a defunct king, she is presently 5th in line for the throne after two aunts, a cousin and her mother { Source }. Her parents divorced when she was 4 years old. Little is known about her and it is likely safe to say she lives a fairly normal life.

Royal Profile: 65 Facts about 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 Currently, she has two sisters-in-law: Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall Sophie, The Countess of Wessex She is an aunt to the following: Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge Prince Harry of Wales (1984) Princess Beatrice of York (1988) Princess Eugenie of York (1990) The Lady Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor (2003) James Arthur Philip Theo Mountbatten-Windsor (2007) She is aunt-in-law to: Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge Through her brother The Prince of Wales, she is step-aunt to: Mr. Thomas Parker-Bowels (1974) Mrs. Laura (Parker-Bowels) Lopes (1978) Through her brother The Prince of Wales...

Royal Profile: Princess Rahma bint El Hassan of Jordan

Princess Rahma bint El Hassan of Jordan  was born 13 August 1969 as the eldest child and daughter of    Prince Hassan bin Talal of Jordan  a nd her mother is Princess Sarvath El Hassan of Jordan { Source } .  She has the following siblings { Source }: Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan of Jordan (1971) Princess Badiya bint El Hassan of Jordan  (1974) Prince Rashid  bint El Hassan of Jordan   (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 ...