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Royal Profile: The Lady Alexandra Etherington

The Lady Alexandra Clare Etherington was born 20 June 1959 as the only daughter of James Caregie, 3rd Duke of Fife and The Hon. Caroline Dewar, Lady Worsley { Source }. She has one younger brother, as well as two step-siblings { Source }{ Source }: David Charles Carnegie, The 4th Duke of Fife (1961) Caroline Anne Carnegie, The Duchecss of Fife (1961) Charles Duff Carnegie, The Earl of Southdesk (1989) Lord  George William Carnegie (1992) Lord Hugh Alexander Carnegie (1993) Henry Worsley Charlotte Worsley She married Mark Fleming Etherington on 11 May 2001{ Source }. They have one daughter{ Source }: Amelia Mary Carnegie Etherington (2001) Lady Alexandra is 70+ in the line of succession to the British throne and one of the godmothers of Lady Louise Windsor { Source }. She shares a birthday with The Duchess of Gloucester.

Royal Profile: Birigitte, The Duchess of Gloucester

Birgitte, The Duchess of Gloucester was born 20 June 1946 as the younger daughter of Asger Preben Knud Wissing Henriksen and Vivian van Deurs in Denmark{ Source }. She was educated in Denmark before attending finishing schools in Switzerland and England { Source }.While she was attending finishing school in Cambridge, she met Prince Richard of Gloucester, who was also studying in Cambridge at the time { Source }. She also studied at Bell School of Languages. She speaks Danish and English, at the very least.After Cambridge, she returned to Denmark to take a three-year course in Commercial and Economic Studies { Source }.In 1963, her parents separated, and Brigitte chose to use her mother's maiden name as her own.  In 1971, she returned to England, this time to work as a secretary at the Royal Danish Embassy { Source }. A year after she returned to England to work at the Danish embassy, her engagement to Prince Richard of Gloucester was announced in February 1972 { ...

Royal Profile: Theodor Rosanes af Rosenborg

Theodor Christian Emanuel Rosanes af Rosenborg was born 19 June 2008, the youngest of four children of Countess Camilla  af Rosenborg and Mikael Rosanes { Source }. His maternal grandfather was the late Count Christian af Rosenborg . He has one older sister, and two older brothers: Anastasia Caroline Amalie Rosanes af Rosenborg (1997)  Ludwig Christian Mikael Rosanes af Rosenborg (2000)  Leopold Christian Ingolf Rosanes af Rosenborg (2005) 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 likely attended the funeral of his grandmother the next year.

The Royal Recap of the Royals You Love: June 12-18, 2017

Austria -Countess Margherita Ginevra Maria von und zu Arco-Zinneberg  celebrated her 34th birthday on Sunday. Belgium -King Philippe & Queen Mathilde  attended th e Final concert of the Queen Elisabeth Competition cello 2017 on Thursday { Photos }. On Friday, the royal pair held an audience with the President and First Lady of Germany { Photos } -King Philippe held audiences with newly appointed ambassadors from    North Korea, Tanzania, Cyprus and Bolivia on Wednesday { Photos }. On Thursday, the Belgian king held an audience with the   Chief of Defense and Aide de Camp to the King { Photos } -Queen Mathilde  attended the celebrations of the Belgian Charter and attended a    concert by 4th, 5th and 6th laureates of the Queen Elisabeth Competition cello 2017 on Wednesday { Photos }{ Photos }. On Thursday,  the Belgian consort attended a working lunch with people who are comitteed to promoting Belgian culture abroad { ...

Royal Profile: Countess Margherita von und zu Arco-Zinneberg

Countess Margherita Ginevra Maria von und zu Arco-Zinneberg  was born 18 June 1983 as the second of six daughters of Archduchess Maria-Beatrice of Austria-Este and Count Riprand of Arco-Zinneberg { Source }. Her one elder sister and four younger sisters are{ Source }: Countess Anna Therese Marie von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (1981) Countess Olympia Elena Maria von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (1988) Countess Maximiliana Aimée Maria von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (1990) Countess Marie Gabrielle Hillary von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (1992) Countess Giorgiana Astrid Maria von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (1997) It's likely she had a worldly education, having been raised in Germany and the United States. It's also fairly likely that she has lived some-what of a normal life.  She is a niece of Princess Astrid of Belgium, The Archduchess of Austria-Este & Prince Lorenz of Belgium, The Archduke of Austria-Este.  She is named: Margherita: for her maternal grandmother Ginevr...

Royal Profile: Count Conrad von Hochberg

Count Conrad Hans-Heinrich Ernst-August von Hochberg  was born 17 June 1985 as the first son of Princess Marie of Hanover, Countess von Hochberg and Count Michael Georg Botho von Hochberg { Source }. He has a younger brother{ Source }: Count George von Hochberg (1987) He is likely named: Conrad : for his paternal grandfather, Count Konrad Eberhard Georg Richard von Hochberg (1916-1945) Hans-Heinrich : not sure maybe partially for his uncle Heinrich on his mother's side? Ernst-August: Either his maternal uncle, Prince Ernst-August V of Hanover or his maternal grandfather with the same name He is distantly in succession for the British throne through his mother. Through his mother, he is a greatx4 grandson of Queen Victoria through her eldest daughter, Victoria, Princess Royal. This means he is distantly (400+) in succession for the British throne { Source }.

16 Facts about King Simeon II of Bulgaria

King Simeon II of Bulgaria was born on 16 June 1937 as the son of King Boris III & Queen Ioanna of Bulgaria { Source }.  He has one sister: Princess Maria Louise of Bulgaria (1933) He has the following former brothers-in-law: Prince Karl of Leiningen (m. 1957-1968, div)  Bronislaw Tomasz Andrzej Chrobok (1933, m. 1969) He has the following nieces, nephews and nieces and nephews-in-law: Prince Boris of Leiningen (1960) Princess Millena Manov (m. 1987-1996, div) Princess Cheryl Ann Riegler (m. 1998) Prince Hermann Friedrich of Leiningen (1963) Deborah Cully (1961, m. 1987) Princess Alexandra Nadejda Maria Chrobok of Koháry (1970) Jorge Champalimaud Raposo de Magalhães (1970, m. 2001) Prince Pawel Alastair Antoni Chrobok of Koháry (1972)  Ariana Oliver Mas Through his nephews, he has the following great nieces and nephews: Princess Tatiana of Leiningen (1989) Princess Nadia of Leiningen (1991) Princess Alexandra of Leiningen (199...