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Royal Profile: Prince Nayef bin Asem of Jordan

P rince Nayef bin Asem was born on 22 January 1998 as the third child of Prince Asem bin Nayef and Princess Sana Asem{ Source }. He has the following siblings, siblings-in-law and nieces and nephews { Source }: Princess Yasmine bint Asem (1975, half-sister) Basel Yaghnam (m. 2005) Hamzah Basel Yaghnam (2008) Kiyan Basel Yaghnam (2009) Princess Sarah bint Asem (1978, half sister) Alejandro Garrido (m. 2008) Talal Alejandro Garrido (2008) Lola Alejandra Garrido (2010) Princess Noor bint Asem (1982, half sister) Prince Hamzah bin Hussein (m. 2003-2009) Princess Haya bint Al Hamzah (2007) Princess Salha bint Asem (1987, full sister) Mohamad Hashim Haj-Hassan (m. 2011) Aisha Hak-Hassan (2013) Hashim Haj-Hassan (2015) Princess Nejla bint Asem (1988, full sister) Nasser Osama Talhouni (m. 2014) Kareemah Talhouni (2016) Prince Nayef bin Asem is currently 26th in succession for the Jordanian throne after his father. It's likely he leads a fairly ...

Royal Profile: Prince Henri d'Orléans, The Count of Paris, The Duke of France

Prince Henri Philippe Pierre Marie d'Orléans, The Count of Paris, The Duke of France was born 14 June 1933 as the second child and oldest son of Prince Henri Robert Ferdinand Marie Louis Philippe d'Orléans & Princess Isabelle Marie d'Orléans { Source }. He has the following siblings, siblings-in-law, nieces, nephews, etc { Source }: Princess Isabelle Marie Laure Victoire d'Orléans (1932) Friedrich Karl Graf von Schönborn-Buchheim (m. 1964) Damien Graf von Schönborn-Buchheim (1965) Deirdre Mary Ascough (m. 2002) Vincenz Graf von Schönborn-Buchheim (1966) Lorraine Gräfin von Schönborn-Buchheim(1968) Wilhelm-Wilderich Clemens Hubertus Maria Graf von Spee (m.1997) August Maria Rafael Gräfin von Spee (1998) Paul Maria Gabriel Graf von Spee (1999) Eloise Marie Friederike Gräfin von Spee (2001) Ludmilla Maria Theresa Gräfin von Spee (2002 Kosmas Maria Wilhelm Serafin Graf von Spee (2007) Claire Marie Gräfin von Schönborn-Buchheim (1969) Melchor Gr...

Royal Profile: Caspian Hicks

Caspian Donald Hicks was born 21 January 2018 as the elder child of Ashley Louis David Hicks and his wife Katalina "Kata" Sharkey de Solis { Source }. Through his father, he has two elder sisters  { Source }: Angelica Hicks (1992) Ambrosia Hicks (1997) Nine months after his birth, it was revealed that his father had abandoned his mother in favor of a mistress, who just happens to be Caspian's godmother, and his mother was pregnant with his younger sibling { Source }. Later that year, just last month in fact,  it was reported that his father had shut him and his mother out of their London apartment and rescinded his offer to let them have their London apartment as part of the divorce settlement { Source }. It is unknown whether or not his younger sibling has been born or is expected to be born soon (ed update: soon aparently according to Kata's instagram, she's over 7 months pregnant as of 20 December 2018...so anytime in the next few weeks) . It does no...

Royal Profile: Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway

Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway was born on 21 January 2004 the elder of the two children of The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Norway { Source }. She has two brothers, one is a half-maternal brother and the other is a full brother { Source }: Mr. Marius Borg Høiby (1997)  Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (2005) On 17 April 2004, she was christened with the following as her godparents{ Source }: The King of Norway (paternal grandfather) Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (paternal aunt) Marit Tjessem (maternal grandmother) Crown Prince Fredrik of Denmark (close friend of her parents who is also a distant cousin) Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden (close friend of her parents who is also a distant cousin) King Felipe VI of Spain (close friend of her parents, who is also distantly related) Just before her second birthday, she began attending a day-care centre { Source }. At the age of 6 years and 8 months, she began attending Jansløkka elementary school, which she a...

Royal Profile: Hereditary Prince Boris Petrovic-Njegos of Montenegro, Grand Duke of Grahovo + Zeta

Hereditary Prince Boris Petrovic-Njegos of Montenegro, Grand Duke of Grahovo + Zeta  was born 21 January 1980 as the son of  Crown Prince Nicholas of Montenegro and Princess Francine Petrović Njegoš of Montenegro { Source }. He has one older sister, a brother-in-law and nephew { Source }: Princess Altinaï Petrović-Njegoš (1977)  Anton Martynov (m. 2009) Nikolai Martynov (2009) Hereditary Prince Boris married Véronique Haillot Canas da Silva on 12 May 2009 { Source }. Together, they have two daughters  { Source }: Princess Milena of Montenegro (2010) Princess Antoinia of Montenegro Prince Boris graduated in June 2005 from the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs in Paris, one of the most famous French schools in decorative arts. During his studies, he was particularly involved in the creation of computerised typography. Hereditary Prince Boris has worked for Renault in France since 2010 as Senior Art Director and Brand Designer. ...

Royal Profile: Prince Max-Emmanuel of Bravia

Prince Max-Emanuel Ludwig Maria of Bavaria, Duke in Bavaria was born 21 January 1937 as the younger son of Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria, is the heir presumptive to both the headship of the former Bavarian royal house and the Jacobite succession{ Source }. He has two older sisters and an older brother{ Source }: Princess Marie Gabriele of Bavaria, Princess von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1931)  Georg, Prince von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg Countess Maria  Walburga  Monica Charlotte Matthaa von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1958) Baron Carl von Lerchenfeld (1958, m. 1986) Baron Georg von Lerchenfeld (1987) Baroness Marie Mathilde von Lerchenfeld (1990) Baroness Catarina von Lerchenfeld (1991) Baroness Johanna von Lerchenfeld (1992) Baroness Carolina von Lerchenfeld (1995) Countess Marie  Gabriele  Walburga Cacilia Theresia von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1959) Count Bernard de Monseignat (1952, m. 2004) Countess Maria...

The Royal Recap of the Royals You Love: January 14-20, 2019

Austria -Archduchess Marie-Astrid, Princess of Luxembourg & Archduchess Yolande  attended the funeral of Count Philippe de Lannoy on Wednesday { Source }{ Source } { Source }. Belgium -King Philippe & Queen Mathilde  hosted a New Year's Reception for ambassadors accredited in Belgium on Tuesday { Photos } -King Philippe  visited the day center for homeless people of the non-profit organization 't Eilandje/L’Ilot on Tuesday { Photos }. On Thursday, the Belgian monarch held an audience with the NATO Secretary-General { Photos } -Queen Mathilde   attended the funeral of Count Philippe de Lannoy on Wednesday { Source }{ Source } { Source }. On Sunday, the Belgian consort celebrated her 46th birthday. -Princess Claire  celebrated her 45th birthday on Friday. Bulgaria -Princess Kalina, Duchess of Saxony  celebrated her 47th birthday on Saturday.  - Prince Tassilo Preslavski  celebrated his ...