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Royal Profile: Mafalda Wilson

Mafalda Beatrix Maria Wilson was born 21 August 2015 as the first child of Maria Theresia Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis & Hugo Wilson { Source }. She has one younger sister {Source}: Maya Wilson (2017) She is the first grandchild of Johannes, 11th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Gloria Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis.

Royal Profile: King Mohammed VI of Morocco

King Mohammed VI of Morocco was born 21 August 1963 the son of King Hassan II and Lalla Latifa Hammou. He has one older sister, two younger sisters and a younger brother: Princess Lalla Meryem (1962) Fuad Filali (1957, m.1984-1999) Sharifa Lalla Soukaïna Filali (1986) Mohammed El Mehdi Regragui (m. 2013) Twin (2015) Twin (2015) Moulay Idris Filali (1988) Princess Lalla Asma (1965) Khalid Bouchentouf (m. 1986) Moulay Yazid Bouchentouf (1988) Lalla Nuhaila Bouchentouf (1992) Princess Lalla Hasna (1967) Dr. Khalil Benharbit (1959, m. 1991) Lalla Oumaima Benharbit (1995) Lalla Oulaya Benharbit (1997) Prince Moulay Rachid (1970) Oum Kalthum Boufarès (1987, m. 2014) Moulay Ahmed (2016) He completed his primary and secondary studies at Royal College and attained his Baccalaureate in 1981, before gaining a bachelor's degree in law at the Mohammed V University at Agdal in 1985. His research paper dealt with "the Arab-African Union and the St...

Royal Profile: Prince Gabriel of Belgium

Prince Gabriel Baudouin Charles Marie of Belgium was born 20 August 2003 as the eldest son of King Philippe & Queen Mathilde { Source }. He has one older sister and two younger siblings{ Source }: Princess Élisabeth of Belgium,The Duchess of Brabant(2001) Prince Emmanuel of Belgium (2005) Princess Eléonore of Belgium (2008) His godparents are{ Source }: Baroness Maria Christina von Freyberg (Second cousin of his father) Count Charles-Henri d'Udekem d'Acoz (maternal uncle) He began his education at age 5 in 2008, at Sint-Jan Berchmanscollege . He was named: Gabriel: Continues the tradition of El-/-el names in the family Baudouin: For his great-uncle, King Baudouin of Belgium. Charles: For his maternal uncle and godfather, Count Charles-Henri d'Udekem d'Acoz Marie: For the Virgin Mary, as per tradition with Catholic royalty. He is 2nd in line for the Belgian throne after his sister, Princess Elisabeth, The Duchess of Brabant. He likely speaks Dut...

The Royal Recap of the Royals You Love: August 13-19, 2018

Denmark -Crown Princess Mary & Princess Benedikte, Dowager Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg attended a gala performance to celebrate the 175th anniversary of Tivoli on Wednesday{ Photos }. -Prince Joachim & Princess Marie paid a visit to the Danish Army Sergentskole to celebrate the Prince's 30th anniversary of becoming an army commander on Wednesday { Photos } -Crown Prince Fredrik visited members of Denmark's Invictus Games 2018 team during their final training session on Friday { Photos } -Princess Marie opened new Nordic Jewellery & watch show on Friday { Photos } -Countess Ingrid Alexandra von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth celebrated her 15th birthday on Thursday. Great Britain -The Princess Anne, The Princess Royal celebrated her 68th birthday on Wednesday. -Gary Christie Lewis celebrated his 48th birthday on Wednesday. -Maud Elizabeth Daphne Marina Windsor celebrated her 6th birthday on Wednesday. Italy -Princess Luisa of...

Royal Profile: 45 Facts about Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway was born Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby on 19 August 1973{ Source }. Her parents divorced when she was young, but remarried{ Source } { Source }. She has a sister, and two older brothers{ Source }. When her mother remarried in 1994, she gained at least a stepbrother. The Crown Princess completed her upper secondary education at Kristiansand Katedralskole in 1994{ Source }. During her time at upper secondary school, she spent a year abroad as an exchange student at Wangaratta High School in Australia{ Source }. Later the Crown Princess attended Bjørknes Private School { Source }.  In 1997 she took Examen philosophicum (the preliminary university examination) as well as examinations in chemistry and information technology at Agder University College{ Source }. In 2000-2002, she studied ethics at the Faculty of Social Science and the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Oslo{ Source }.  In 2003, the Crown Princess followed courses...

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 Angera Brachetti Peretti (2005) Ludovico Brachetti Peretti (2008) Federico Brachetti Peretti (2012) 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) Prince Alexander von Fürstenberg (2012) She was educated in Italy and the United States. She received a b...

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.