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Royal Profile: Beatrice Borromeo-Casiraghi

Beatrice Borromeo-Casiraghi  was born 18 August 1985 as the youngest child of Don Carlo Ferdinando Borromeo, Count of Arona  and his long-time companion, Countess Donna Paola Marzotto { Source }. She has an older brother, and three older half-sisters, as well as a sister-in-law, and several brothers-in-law and nieces and nephews: Donna Isabella Brachetti Peretti (1975) Count Ugo Brachetti Peretti Donna Lavinia Elkann (1977) John Elkann (1976, m. 2005?) Leone Mosé Elkann (2006) Oceano Noah Elkann (2007) Vita Talita Elkann (2012) Carlo Ludovico Borromeo (1982) Marta Ferri Borromeo (1984, m. 2012){ Source } Donna Matilde Borromeo, Princess von Fürstenberg (1983) Prince Antoinius von Fürstenberg (1985, m. 2011) Prince Karl von Fürstenberg (2011)  She was educated in Italy and the United States. She received a bachelor of laws from Bocconi University in 2010. She also received a Masters in Journalism from Col...

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 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{ Source }: Count Friedrich Richard Oscar Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth 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, Counte...

Royal Profile: Maud Windsor

Maud Elizabeth Daphne Marina Windsor was born 15 August 2013 as the eldest daughter of Lord Frederik Windsor and Sophie Winkleman { Source }. She has a younger sister: Isabella Alexandra May Windsor (2016) She was named for: Maud: Princess Maud of Wales, who was her great x2 aunt Elizabeth: Queen Elizabeth II Daphne: her maternal great grandmother Marina: her paternal great grandmother, Princess Marina 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. It's likely she will grow up to lead a normal life.

Royal Profile: Elisabeta-Maria Biarneix de Roumanie

Elisabeta-Maria Bianca Elena Biarneix de Roumanie was born 15 August 1998 as the daughter of Princess Sophie of Romania & Alain Michel Léonce Biarneix. She has no known siblings and her parents divorced when she was only two years old. She grew up in France with her mother. She is currently fifth in succession for the defunct Romaninan throne, after her two aunts, cousin and mother. She is considered a private person so not much is known about her. It's likely she leads a fairly normal life, and speaks English, Romanian and French. She likely recently took the French Baccalaureate or International Baccalaureate exam. On Saturday, 13 August 2016, she attended the funeral service of her grandmother, Queen Anne of Romania { Photos }.

Royal Profile: Gary Christie Lewis

Gary Christie Lewis was born 15 August 1970, the 2nd of 4 children, with an older sister and two younger brothers, is the son of Larry Lewis & Viki Carr { Source }. He was previously married and has a son from that relationship, Ari { Source } He married Lady Davina Lewis on 31 July 2004 at the Chapel at Kensington Palace { Source }. They met while they were both on vacation in Bali in 2000-she was recovering from her university studies in the US, while he was on a surfing holiday { Source }. Before their wedding ceremony, thirty members of his family were treated to a London sight seeing tour by  The Duchess of Gloucester   { Source }. After their wedding ceremony, the couple moved to New Zeland, anticipating a stay of six months-that was 11 years ago { Source }. Together, they have two children: Senna Kowhai Lewis (2010) Tāne Mahuta Lewis (2012) Like his wife, he does not carry out any official functions on behalf of the Queen. However, they are invited to fam...

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, two sisters-in-law, two former sisters-in-law, three nephews, three nieces, a niece in law, a great nephew, a great niece, and several step nieces and nephews{ Source }: The Prince Charles Arthur Phillip George of Wales(1948) Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997, m 1981-1996) Prince William Arthur Phillip Louis, The Duke of Cambridge (1982) Catherine Elizabeth, The Duchess of Cambridge (1982) Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge (2013) Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge (2015) Prince Henry Charles Albert David of Wales (1984) Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall  (1947, m. 2005) The Prince Andrew Albert Christian Edward, The Duke of York (1960) Sarah, Duchess of York (1959, m. 1986-1996, div) Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary of York (198...