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Royal Prorile: Prince Nikolus of Liechtenstein

Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein was born 24 October 1947 as the third son of Franz Joesph II, Prince of Liechtenstein { Source }. He has the following siblings, siblings-in-law and neices and nephews: Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1945) Princess Marie Aglaë of Liechtenstein Countess von Wchinitz and Tettau (1940, m. 1967) Hereditary Prince Alois (1968)  Hereditary Princess Sophie, Duchess in Bavaria (1967, m. 1993) Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg (1995) Princess Marie-Caroline of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg (1996) Prince Georg of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg (1999) Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg (2000) Prince Maximilian Nikolaus Maria of Liechtenstein (1969)  Princess Angela of Liechtenstein (m. 2000)  Prince Alfons Constantin Maria of Liechtenstein (2001) Prince Constantin Ferdinand Maria (1972) Princess Maria (1975) Prince Moritz Emanuel Maria (2003) Princess Geor...

Royal Profile: Princess Mako of Akishino

Princess Mako of Akishino was born 23 October 1991 as the eldest child of Fumihito, Prince Akishino & Kiko, Princess Akishino { Source }. She has two younger siblings{ Source }: Princess Kako of Akishino (1994) Prince Hisahito of Akishino (2006) She is the eldest granddaughter of the current Emperor and Empress of Japan. She spent her educational years in Japan, Ireland and Scotland. She attended to her primary education at Gakushuin School. In August 2006, she spent two weeks in Austria during a school-sponsored homestay program during her summer holidays { Source }. In 2010, she attended University College Dublin, studying English { Source }. In 2012, she moved to Scotland, where she studied at the University of Edinburgh { Source }. In March 2014, she graduated with a degree in Art and Cultural Heritage from the International Christian University { Source }. She returned to the United Kingdom to study at the University of Leicester to obtain a graduate degree in museology...

Royal Profile: Princess Olga Margarita of Leiningen

Princess Olga Margarita Valerie Elisabeth Stephanie Alexandra of  Leiningen  was born 23 October 1984 as the only daughter of Andreas, 8th Prince of Leiningen & Princess Alexandra of Hanover, Princess of Leiningen { Source }. She has two brothers, as well as a sister-in-law{ Source }: Prince Ferdinand Heinrich, Hereditary Prince of Lieningen (1982) Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia, Hereditary Princess of Lieningen (1982, m. 2017) Prince Herman of Leiningen (1986) She shares a birthday with Princess Mako of Akishino. She is a maternal niece of Prince Ernest August of Hanover . She likely leads a normal life in Germany, and is distantly in succession for the British throne after her father.

The Royal Recap of the Royals You Love: Oct 16-22, 2017

Austria -Archduke Georg von Habsburg & Duchess Eilika von Oldenburg von Habsburg  celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary on Wednesday. Belgium -King Philippe & Queen Mathilde   attended the 2017   Paleisconcert for young talent on Thursday { Photos } -King Philippe  visited  the Royal School for Officers Campus Saffron Mountain on Wednesday { Photos }{ Photos } -Queen Mathilde   attended the 65th Anniversary celebrations of the Spermalie Hotel and Tourism School on Tuesday { Photos }{ Photos }. On Thursday, she held a roundtable discussion with young people active in youth associations and in the social, academic and syndicum sector on Sustainable Development Counts (SDGs) of the United Nations{ Photos }On Friday, the first Belgian-born Queen Consort attended the Day of the United Nations Closing Session{ Photos } -Prince Laurent  celebrated his 54th birthday on Thursday. Denmark -Queen Margrethe II  received n...

Royal Profile: Prince Omar bin Al Faisal of Jordan

Prince Omar bin Al Faisal of Jordan was born 22 October 1993 as the son of Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein and Princess Alia Tabba { Source }. He has two younger sisters, twins, and an older sister as well as two younger half-brothers, a brother-in-law and a niece from his father's third marriage{ Source }: Princess Ayah bint Al Faisal of Jordan (1990) Mohammad Talal Halawani (m. 2014) Raiyah Halawani (2016) Princess Sara (1997) Princess Aisha (1997) Prince Abdullah bin Al-Faisal (2016) Prince Muhammad bin Faisal (2017) Unlike his sisters, he is not barred from the throne and is presently 4th in succession. He is the nephew of King Abdullah II of Jordan .

Royal Profile: Marie Marguerite, The Duchess of Anjou

Marie Marguerite, Duchess of Anjou was born Maria Margarita Vargas Santaella on 21 October 1983 as the daughter of  Víctor José Vargas Irausquín and Carmen Leonor Santaella Tellería{ Source }. She has two siblings, a sibling-in-law: Maria Victoria d'Agostino Casado Francisco Javier d'Agostino Casado Victor José Vargas Santaella She spent her early life in Venezuela.   She studied at the Colegio Merici de las Madres Ursulinas in Caracas and did her degree on pedagogy at the Universidad Metropolitana de Caracas. She married Prince Louis Alphonse de Bourbon, Duke of Anjou in a civil ceremony on 5 November 2004 and in a religious ceremony the following day at La Romana, Dominican Republic. Together, they have three children{ Source }: Princess Eugénie de Bourbon (2007) Prince Louis de Bourbon, The Duke of Burgundy (2010) Prince Alphonse de Bourbon, The Duke of Berry (2010)

Royal Profile: David Lascelles, The 8th Earl of Harewood

David Henry George Lascelles, The 8th Earl of Harewood was born 21 October 1950 as the eldest son of George Lascelles, The 7th Earl of Harewood and Marion Stein{ Source }. He has two younger brothers, and a younger half brother, several sisters-in-law (both current and former), several nieces and nephews, and great nieces and nephews{ Source }: The Hon. James Lascelles (1953)  Fredericka Duhrrson(m. 1973-1985, div) Sophie Amber   Lascelles ( 1973) Rowan Nash  Lascelles (1977) Lori S. Lee (m. 1985-1996, div)  Tanit  Lascelles (1981) Tewa Ziyane Robert George   Lascelles (1985)  Joy Elias-Rilwan (m.1999) The Honourable Jeremy Lascelles 1955) Julie Bayliss(1957, m. 1981, div)  Thomas Robert Lascelles (1982) Ellen Mary Lascelles (1984) Amy Rose Lascelles (1986) Catherine Bell (m. 1999) Tallulah Grace Lascelles (2005) The Hon. Mark Hubert Lascelles (1964) Andrea Kershaw (1992-1995, div) Charlotte Patricia Las...