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Royal Profile: Raphaël Casiraghi Elmaleh

Raphaël Casiraghi Elmaleh was born 17 December 2013 as the illegitimate son of Charlotte Casiraghi and Gad Elmaleh { Source }. He has one older paternal half-brother, Noe Elmaleh. His godparents are his great-aunt and great-uncle, Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene { Source }. Although only a toddler, he can frequently be seen out and about with his parents. The little family was spotted vacationing together in France and vacationing in the US . He also undertook his first official duty with his mother in November 2016, appearing with the Princely Family of Monaco on the balcony during the National Day celebrations { Photos } Currently, as his parents are not married, he is not included in the line of succession, however, if one day his parents were to marry, he would gain succession rights. His parents broke up in 2015, therefore he will not be eligible for the throne. If his parents had or eventually get married, he would currently be no higher than 6th place.

Royal Profile: Maximilian von Lattorff

Maximilian von Lattorff was born 17 December 2011 as the youngest child of Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein and Philipp Baron von Lattorff { Source }. He has six older siblings, one brother and five sisters { Source }: Lukas Maria von Lattorff (2000) Elisabeth Marie Angela Tatjana von Lattorff (2002) Marie Theresa von Lattorff (2004) Camilla Katharina Maria von Lattorff ( 2005) Anna Pia Theresia Maria von Lattorff (2007) Sophia Katharina Maria von Lattorff (2009) It is likely given that he is not in line for the Liechtenstein throne due to Male-preference cognatic primogeniture, he lives a fairly normal life. It is likely that he is learning to speak German, the official language of Liechtenstein. He shares a birthday with: James, Viscount Sevrn (2007) Raphaël Casiraghi-Elmaleh (2013)

Royal Profile: James Mountbatten-Windsor, Viscount Severn

James Arthur Philip Theo Mountbatten-Windsor, Viscount Severn was born 17 December 2007 as the youngest child of The Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex & Sophie, The Countess of Wessex { Source }. He has one older sister: The Lady Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor (2003) His godparents were{ Source }: Denise Poulton (a friend of his parents) Jeanye Irwin (a former American flatmate of his mother's) Alastair Bruce (a Scots Guard Falklands veteran, who is a friend of his mother's) Duncan Bullivant  Tom Hill At only a few weeks old, he was admitted to Great Ormond Street Hospital for what Buckingham Palace called a "minor allergic reaction". It is believed that he attends St. George's School, Windsor Castle, like his elder sister, where he should be in his 5th year at the school. Because he is so young, and so far down in the line of succession, he rarely makes public appearances or performs public duties. In 2009, he attended the Royal Win...

Royal Profile: Almudena Dailly

Almudena Marie Sarah Béatrice Aline Dailly  was born 16 December 2004 as the daughter of Princess Adélaïde d'Orleans & Pierre-Louis Dailly { Source }. She has the following siblings { Source }: Diego Marie Michel Louis Alexis Dailly (2003) Gaetano Dailly (2009) Her maternal grandparents are Prince Michel d'Orleans, Count d'Evreux and Béatrice Pasquier de Franclieu { Source }. Her royal line is defunct, therefore she does not perform any royal duties and likely lives a fairly normal life. She is named: Almudena: no idea, but it means  T he Virgin of Almudena , patron saint of Madrid. Marie: for her greatx3 grandmother,  Princess Marie Isabelle d'Orléans. Sarah: Hebrew for Princess Béatrice: for her maternal grandmother, Béatrice  Pasquier de Franclieu. Aline: from Scottish meaning Bearer of Light

Royal Profile: Prince Lorenz of Belgium, The Archduke of Austria-Este

Prince Lorenz of Belgium, The Archduke of Austria-Este was born 15 December 1955, the second child of Archduke Robert of Austria-Este and of Princess Margherite of Savoy-Aosta. He has the following siblings, siblings-in-law, nieces and nephews: Archduchess Maria Beatrice of Austria-Este, Countess of Arco-Zunneberg (1954) Count Riprand of Arco-Zinneberg (m. 1980) Countess Anna Theresa von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (1981) Countess Margherita von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (1983) Countess Olympia von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (1988) Countess Maximiliana Aimée Maria von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (1990) Countess Marie Gabrielle von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (1992) Countess Giorgiana von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (1997) Archduke Gerhard of Austria-Este (1957) Archduchess Iris of Austria-Este (1961, m. 2015) Archduke Martin of Austria-Este (1959) Princess Katharina von Isenburg, Archduchess of Austria-Este  Archduke Bartholomaeus of Austria (2006) Archduke Emmanuel of Austria (2008) Archdu...

Royal Profile: Flora Alexandra Ogilvy

Flora Alexandra Ogilvy was born 15 December 1994 as the first child of  James Robert Bruce Ogilvy and Julia Caroline Ogilvy { Source }.She has one brother{ Source }:    Alexander Charles Ogilvy  (1996) She has been educated in England  and Scotland. She was educated at Rugby School { Source }.Flora is a student at St. Andrews University, which was also attended by her parents and The  Duke  and  Duchess  of Cambridge. During her gap year in 2013, she appeared in an episode of  Downton Abbey  { Source }. She has several "royal connections". She is the paternal granddaughter of Princess Alexandra of Kent, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy & Sir Angus James Robert Bruce Ogilvy { Source }.She is a great x4 granddaughter of Queen Victoria through Edward VIII and her grandmother. She is a 1st cousin 2x removed through George V to  Queen Elizabeth II . She is also related to  The Duke of Edinburgh  through George I ...

Royal Profile: Princess Isabella Vita Marina of Savoy-Aosta

Princess Isabella Vita Mariana of Savoy-Aosta was born 14 December 2012 as the daughter of Princess Olga, Duchess of Apulia & Prince Aimone, Duke of Apulia { Source }. She has two older brothers: Prince Umberto of Savoy-Aosta, Prince of Piedmont (2009) Prince Amedeo Michele of Savoy-Aosta, The Duke of Abruzzi (2011) Her first official photographs were released in January 2013 { Photos }. She was named for: Isabella: her double ancestress (meaning: Both her parents are related to her) Princess Isabella d'Orleans Vita: Italian for Life Marina: Her maternal grandmother, Marina, Consort of Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark