Posts

Royal Profile: Daniel Chatto

Daniel St. George Chatto was born 22 April 1957 as Daniel Chatto St. George Sproule,  the son of the late actor Thomas Chatto Sproule and the theatrical agent Ros Chatto { Source }.  He has one brother, James { Source } In 1987, using Deed poll, Chatto legally changed his name from Daniel Chatto St. George Sproule to Daniel St. George Chatto.  At the same time, his mother, also using Deed Poll, abandoned her surname Sproule in favor of Chatto.{ Source }. He attended Bedales Boarding School { Source }. Before marrying into the royal family, he was an actor, like his father. He appeared in several films throughout the 1980s. His most notable role is probably Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story (1982, Prince Andrew){ Source }. He began a romance with Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones while working on Heat and Dust in India in 1983, in which he played a party guest and Lady Sarah was working in the wardrobe department { Source }.  Fast forward to 14 July 1994, a...

Royal Profile: Princess Isabella of Denmark

Princess Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat was born on 21 April 2007 as the eldest daughter and second child of Crown Prince Fredrik & Crown Princess Mary of Denmark { Source }. She has one older brother and two younger siblings: Prince Christian of Denmark (2005) Prince Vincent of Denmark (2011) Princess Josephine of Denmark (2011) She was christened at Fredensborg Palace Chapel on 1 July 2007, with the following as her godparents{ Source }: Princess Mathilde, The Duchess of Brabant (now Queen Mathilde, a family friend) Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark (her father's 1st cousin, her 1st cousin 1x removed) Dr. Nadine Johnston (friend of her mother's) Mr. Christian Buchwald (friend of her father's) Mr. Peter Heering (friend of her father's) Mrs. Marie Louise Skeel (friend of her mother's) Her name was announced as: Isabella: for the Danish Queen-Consort, Isabella of Austria Henrietta: for her mate...

Royal Profile: Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II was born  Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary of York on born 21 April 1926, as the first child of The Duke and Duchess of York { Source }. She had a younger sister, former brother-in-law, a nephew, a niece, three great nephews and a great niece{ Source }: The Princess Margaret, The Countess of Snowdon (1930-2002) Antony Armstrong-Jones, The 1st Earl of Snowdon  (1930-2017, m. 1960-1978, div) David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon (1961) The Hon. Serena, The Countess of Snowdon  (m. 1993) Charles Patrick Inigo Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley (1999) The Lady Margarita Elizabeth Rose Alleyne Armstrong-Jones (2002) Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones (1964)  Mr. Daniel St. George Chatto (m. 1994) Mr. Samuel David Benedict Chatto (1996) Mr. Arthur Robert Nathaniel Chatto (1999)  The young princess was third in line for the British throne at the time of her birth, after her paternal uncle and father, and was not e...

Royal Profile: Prince Georg of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg

Prince Georg Antonius Constantin Maria of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg was born 20 April 1999 as the second son of Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg and Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg{ Source }. He has two older siblings, and a younger brother { Source }:   Prince Joesph Wenzel (1995) Princess Marie-Caroline (1996) Prince Nikolaus (2000)       He is the grandchild of Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein and Princess Marie of Liechtenstein { Source }, thus is 3rd in line for the throne after his father and elder brother.

Royal Profile: Prince Alexander of Sweden, The Duke of Södermanland

Prince Alexander Erik Hubertus Bertil of Sweden, Duke of Södermanland  was born 19 April 2016 as  the first child of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden and Princess Sofia of Sweden { Source }. The little prince is a big brother { Source }{ Source }: Prince Gabriel Carl Walther of Sweden, The Duke of Dalarna (2017) He was baptized in September 2016, with the following as his godparents { Source }: Crown Princess Victoria (paternal aunt) Mrs Lina Frejd (maternal aunt) Mr Victor Magnuson (paternal 1st cousin 1x removed) Mr Jan-Åke Hansson (friend of his father) Miss Cajsa Larsson (friend of his mother) Prince Alexander is currently in 6th place for the Swedish throne, as well as distantly for the British throne as a greatx4 grandson of Queen Victoria through her sons Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn and Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (Prince Alexander's paternal great grandparents were 2nd cousins). He is named: Alexander: A name his parent...

Royal Profile: Count Léopold de Limburg-Stirum

Count Léopold Menno Philippe Gabriel François-Xavier Marie Joseph Ghislain de Limburg-Stirum  was born 19 April 2011 as the first child of Archduchess Marie-Christine of Austria, Countess de Limburg-Stirum and Count Rodolphe de Limburg-Stirum { Source }. He has two younger brothers { Source }: Count Constantin de Limburg-Stirum (2013) Count Gabriel de Limburg-Stirum (2016) He is the first grandchild of Archduke Carl Christian of Austria & Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria, Princess of Luxembourg . He is cousins with{ Source }: Archduchess Maria-Stella Elizabeth Christiana Yolande Alberta of Austria (2013) Archduchess Katarina Marie-Christine Fabiola of Austria (2014) Archduchess Magdalena Maria Alexandra Zita Charlotte of Austria (2016) Archduchess Sophia of Austria (2017) Miss Victoria Antonia Marie-Astrid Lydia de Bourbon-Parma (2017) As he is only 6 years old, it is likely that he either has not started school yet or is in the very early stages of his educatio...

Royal Profile: Prince Philipp von Thurn und Taxis

Prince Philipp Gabriel Franz Josef Magnus Maria Lamoral von Thurn und Taxis was born 19 April 1975, the younger of the two sons of Christa Ingeburg Heinle & Prince Max Emanuel of Thurn and Taxis{ Source }. Because his parents marriage was unequal, he and his brother Prince Hubertus, have no claim to the throne, a position in which his cousin Albert is presently the Head of House { Source }. Because he is such a minor royal, little is known about him.