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Royal Profile: Princess Caroline of Hanover, Princess by Birth of Monaco

Princess Caroline Louise Margurite of Hanover, Princess by Birth of Monaco was born 23 January 1957 as the first child of Prince Rainier II and Princess Grace { Source }. Princess Caroline has two younger siblings, a sister-in-law, and two former brothers-in-law, four nieces, and three nephews, and a future niece-in-law{ Source }: Prince Albert II Alexandre Louis Pierre of Monaco (1958) Ms. Tamara Rotolo (brief fling, never married, 1991) Miss Jazmin Grace Grimaldi (1992, Prince Albert with Tamara Rotolo) Miss Nicole Coste (brief relationship from 1997-2003, never married) Master Alexandre Eric Stephane Coste-Grimaldi (2003) Princess Charlene Lynette of Monaco (2011-present) Princess Gabriella Thérèse Marie of Monaco, The Countess of Carladès (2014) Prince Jacques Honoré Rainier, Hereditary Prince of Monaco, Marquis of Baux (2014) Princess Stephanie Marie Elisabeth of Monaco, The Countess of Polginac (1965) Mr. Daniel Ducruet (Stephanie, 1995-1996) Mr. Louis Robert...

Royal Profile: Prince Nayef bin Asem of Jordan

Prince 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) Basel Yaghnam (m. 2005) Hamzah Basel Yaghnam (2008) Kiyan Basel Yaghnam (2009) Princess Sarah bint Asem (1978) Alejandro Garrido (m. 2008) Talal Alejandro Garrido (2008) Lola Alejandra Garrido (2010) Princess Noor bint Asem (1982) Prince Hamzah bin Hussein (m. 2003-2009) Princess Haya bint Al Hamzah (2007) Amr Zedan (m. 2018) Talal Zedan (2019) Princess Salha bint Asem (1987) Mohamad Hashim Haj-Hassan (m. 2011) Aisha Hak-Hassan (2013) Hashim Haj-Hassan (2015) Princess Nejla bint Asem (1988) Nasser Osama Talhouni (m. 2014) Kareemah Talhouni (2016) 2nd daughter (2019) Prince Nayef bin Asem is currently 26th in succession for the Jordanian throne after his father. It's likely he leads a fairly norma...

Royal Profile: Caspian Hicks

Caspian Donald Hicks was born 21 January 2018 as the elder child of Ashley Louis David Hicks and his  estranged 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 }. His younger brother was born approximately 13 months after his birth,  and his name is Horatio Valentine Hicks.

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, who was then The Prince of Asturias) She was confirmed in the Church of Norway in August 2019{ Source } Just before her second birthday, she began attending a day-care centre { S...

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. He speaks native level French, Engl...

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 Monika von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchbu...

Royal Profile: Sophie, The Countess of Wessex & Forfar

Sophie, The Countess of Wessex & Forfar  was born as Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones was on 20 January 1965 in Oxford as the daughter of Christopher and Mary Rhys-Jones{ Source }. She has a older brother, a sister-in-law and two nephews { Source }: David Rhys-Jones (1963) Zara Louise (Freeland) Rhys-Jones Oliver Hugh Rhys-Jones (1999) Harry Christopher Rhys-Jones (2000 She was named: Sophie: Mrs Rhys-Jones is said to have decided on the name Sophie while shopping for shoes when pregnant. Someone in the shop called out the name - and a pretty little girl turned around, and she immediately liked the name{ Source }. Helen: after her paternal Aunt Helen, who died before she was born. She grew up in Kent{ Source }. She attended Dulwich College Preparatory School, Kent College School for Girls & West Kent College{ Source }. After leaving school, Miss Rhys-Jones embarked on a career in public relations working for a variety of firms, including four years at Capital Ra...