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Royal Profile: Archduchess Eilika of Austria, Princess of Austria and Hungary, Duchess of Oldenburg

Archduchess Eilika of Austria, Princess of Austria and Hungary, Duchess of Oldenburg was born 22 August 1972 as the eldest daughter of Johann Friedrich Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp , Duke of Oldenburg and Countess Ilka of Ortenbourg { Source }. She has a younger brother and a younger sister{ Source }: Duchess Tatiana von Holstein-Gottorp von Oldenburg (1974) Duke Constantin Nikolaus von Holstein-Gottorp von Oldenburg (1975) She married Archduke Paul of Austria in October 1997 { Source }. Together, they have the following children: Archduchess Zsófia Mária Tatjana Monika Erzsébet Katalin von Hasburg (Sophie Maria Tatiana Monica Elisabeth Catherine) (2001) Archduchess Ildikó Mária Walburga (Hilda Maria Walburga) von Hasburg (2002) Archduke Károly-Konstantin Mihály István Mária (Karl-Konstantin Michael Stephan Maria) von Hasburg (2004)

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 Romy Alexandra Wilson (2017) She is the first grandchild of Johannes, 11th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Gloria Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis. It's likely she will lead a fairly normal lifestyle.

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 Strategy of the Kingdom of Morocco in matters ...

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 Thérèse Marie Hélène of Belgium,The Duchess of Brabant(2001) Prince Emmanuel Léopold Guillaume François Marie 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 is currently a student at    International School of Brussels, where he began attending in 2019-2020 { Source } 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...

Royal Profile: 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 at the School of Orie...

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 } Son Borromeo (unknown) Daughter Borrmeo (unknown) Donna Matilde Borromeo, Princess von Fürstenberg (1983) Prince Antoinius von Fürstenberg (1985, m. 2011, rumored to have separated in 2019) Prince Karl von Fürstenberg (2011) Prince Alexander von Fürstenberg (2012) She was educated in ...

The Royal Recap of the Royals You Love: August 10-16, 2020

Brazil -Princess Christine of Orléans-Braganza celebrated her 65th birthday on Tuesday. Greece -Prince Achileas-Andreas  celebrated his 20th birthday on Wednesday. Italy -Princess Luisa of Savoy  celebrated her 14th birthday on Sunday. Jordan -Princess Rahma El Hassan  celebrated her 51st birthday on Thursday. Luxembourg -Prince Carl-Johan de Nassau  celebrated his 28th birthday on Saturday. The Netherlands -Princess Mabel van Oranje-Nassau  celebrated her 52nd birthday on Tuesday. Norway -King Harald V, Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit,  Princess Märtha Louise, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, Prince Sverre Magnus, Maud Angelica Behn, Leah Isadora Behn & Emma Tallulah Behn  released new family photos of their end of summer staycation on the royal Family's yacht, visiting several Norweigan locations along the way on Thursday { Photos } Romania -Princess Elena & HE Alexander Philips Nixon McAteer  celebrated their 22n...