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Royal Profile: The Lady Gabriella Kingston

The Lady Gabriella Marina Alexandra Ophelia Windsor was born 23 April 1981 as the second child and only daughter of Prince Michael of Kent & Princess Michael of Kent { Source }. She has a brother, sister-in-law and two nieces{ Source }: Lord Fredrick Windsor (1979) Lady Fredrick Windsor (m. 2009) Miss Maud Elizabeth Daphne Marina Windsor (2013) Miss Isabella Alexandra May Windsor (2016) Gabriella was educated in England and the United States { Source }. Her primary education was at Downe House School in England { Source }. She graduated from Brown University with a Bachelor's degree in Comparative Literature in 2004 { Source }. In 2012, she obtained a MPhil in Social Anthropology from the University of Oxford's Linacre College { Source }. She worked as a freelance journalist for a time. She is a Senior Director for Branding Latin America and a contributor to The London Magazine { Source }. She is on the Board of Directors of The Playing for Change Foundation {...

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, at St. Stephen Walbrook Church, ...

Royal Profile: Princess Isabella of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat

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 maternal gra...

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, a soon-to-be former niece-in-law, a nephew-in-law, 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 Lady Serena, The Countess of Snowdon (m. 1993, divorce pending 2019) 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...

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.

The Royal Recap of the Royals You Love: April 13-19, 2020

Austria -Count Léopold de Limburg-Stirum  celebrated his 9th birthday on Sunday. Belgium -King Philippe & Queen Mathilde   took part in a surprise birthday video for Queen Margethe II of Denmark's 80th birthday on Thursday { Video } -King Philippe  celebrated his 60th birthday on Wednesday. -Queen Mathilde  took part in a virtual meeting with children and staff members of the Queen Marie Henriette Children's House ("La Arrow") on Thursday { Photos } - Princess Eléonore  celebrated her 12th birthday on Thursday. Bhutan -Prince Dasho Jigme Dorji Wangchuck  celebrated his 34th birthday on Tuesday. Denmark -Queen Margrethe II, Crown Prince Fredrik & Prince Christian  released part 1 of a new series of photos to mark Queen Margrethe II's 80th birthday this week on Tuesday { Photos } Look close at the Tuesday set- there's a bust of Fredrik IX positioned on the table behind Crown Prince Fredrik in the first photo. ...

Royal Profile: Prince Alexander, The Duke of Södermanland

Prince Alexander Erik Hubertus Bertil, The 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, 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 parents liked Erik: for his matern...