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40 Facts about HRH Letizia, Princess of Asturias

Her full name is Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano.  Her full title and style is:  Her Royal Highness Doña Letizia, Princess of Asturias, Princess of Viana, Princess of Girona, Duchess of Montblanc,Countess of Cervera and Lady of Balaguer. She was born in Oviedo, Spain on September 15, 1972  She is the daughter of Don Jesús Ortiz Álvarez and Dona Paloma Rocasolano Rodriguez. She had two sisters: Telma Ortiz Rocasolano ( 1973) and Érika Ortiz Rocasolano (1975-2007). She has four nieces: Carla (2000, daughter of her sister Érika),Victoria (2000, Daughter of her sister in law Elena), Irene (2005, daughter of her sister-in-law Cristina) and Amanda (2008, daughter of her sister Telma)  She has four nephews: Felipe (1998, son of her sister-in-law Elena), Juan (1999, son of sister-in-law Cristina), Pablo (2000, son of sister-in-law Cristina), and Migel (2002, son of sister-in-law Cristina) She began his studies in Oviedo, in the public school La Gesta and later...

Royal Profile: HRH Prince Harry of Wales

Henry Charles Albert David Mountbatten-Windsor (aka Prince Harry of Wales )  was born at 4.20pm on 15th September, 1984 at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, in central London. He weighed 6lb 14oz. On 21st December 1984, Prince Henry Charles Albert David was christened by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Robert Runcie, in St George’s Chapel, Windsor. His godparents were: The Prince Andrew, paternal uncle The Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones, paternal second cousin Lady Vestey Mrs. William Bartholomew Bryan Organ Gerald Ward After attending Mrs Mynors School, Prince Harry became a pupil at Wetherby School in London, from September 1987. In September 1992, Harry joined his older brother William at Ludgrove School in Berkshire.He then attended Eton College from September 1998 where he took his GCSE’s and A Levels. After completing his A Levels, Prince Harry took a gap year during which he visited Australia, Argentina and Africa, where he made a documentary about the plight of orph...

Royal Profile: HRH Prince Daniel of Sweden

Olof Daniel Westling Bernadotte, Prince of Sweden , was born on 15 September 1973 at Örebro University Hospital. His parents are Ewa Kristina Westling and Olle Gunnar Westling. He attended Rabo primary school and Perslunda school in Ockelbo, and later Hammargymnasiet upper secondary school in Sandviken. He graduated from upper secondary school in 1991. Prince Daniel spent many of his summers working, including at a home for the elderly in Ockelbo. After graduating from upper secondary school, Prince Daniel worked again within elderly care in Ockelbo pending his military service. He carried out his military service at I14 in Gävle. After completion of his military service, Prince Daniel worked for just over a year at a school and recreation centre for children with special needs. Prince Daniel moved to Stockholm in 1994 to study at the Gymnastics Federation's Folk High School. He studied the youth recreation leader programm from 1994-1996, focusing on sport. Prince ...

Royal Profile: HIH Princess Akishino of Japan

Pincess Akishino, née Kiko Kawashima  was born 11 September 1966, the eldest daughter of Kazuyo & Kawashima Tatsuhiko and is the wife of Prince Akishino, the second son of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan. She became the second commoner to marry into the imperial family; her mother-in-law, the Empress, was the first in 1959. She is also known as Princess Kiko, as she was affectionately called "Kiki" by friends and relatives in her childhood. She spent her early childhood traveling the world as her father earned his PhD from University of Pennsylvania and later taught there. She spent her preschool days in the United States when her father received a PhD in Regional Economy from the University of Pennsylvania and later taught there. Princess Kiko attended elementary and high school in Vienna, Austria, when her father became the chief researcher at The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Laxenburg, Austria, where he studied spatial...

The Recap of the Royals You Love: September 3-9

Austria -Archduke Carl Christian, Archduchess Marie Astrid, Archduchess Marie Christine, Countess of Limburg-Stirum, Count Rodolphe de Limburg-Stirum, Count Léopold de Limburg-Stirum, Archduke Christoph, Adélaïde Drapé-Frisch, Archduke Alexander & Archduchess Gabriella  attended the wedding of Archduke Imre to Kathleen Walker on Saturday { Photos/Source }. -Archduke Imre of Austria married Kathleen Walker in Washington, DC on Saturday. Belgium -Prince Philippe visited Hasselt to attend the presentation of the new project entitled, Youth at Risk-Vlaanderen (YAR) on Wednesday { Photos }. -Princess Mathilide & Princess Astrid, Archduchess of Austria-Este  escorted their younger children (Prince Gabriel, Princess Elisabeth and Princess Eleonore & Princess Laetitia Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este) to school on Monday { Photos } -Princess Elisabeth, Prince Gabriel,  Princess Eleonore & Princess Laetitia Maria, Ar...

Royal Profile: HE Doña Victoria Federica de Marichalar y Borbón

Doña Victoria Federica de Marichalar y Borbón  was born on 9 September, the only daughter of Infanta Elena of Spain and her then husband Don Jaime de Marichalar. She has one older brother, Don Felipe de Marichalar y Borbón . She is the grandchild of Queen Sofia of Spain and King Juan Carlos of Spain . Her godparents were her uncle, Felipe, Prince of Asturias and her aunt, Ana de Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada. As a member of the Spanish royal family, she takes part in a range of public activities. She made her first Holy Communion at the Dominicos Church, Alcobendas, Spain in 2009. In August 2011, she appeared with other members of the royal family on the yacht "Somni" during the 30th Copa del Rey Audi Mapfre Sailing Cup in Palma de Mallorca. She took part in World Youth Day celebrations at the Zarzuela Palace in August 2011 with Pope Benedict XVI in attendance. In August 2012, she appeared with her mother and brother at the Paralympics in London, where they attended a Rece...

Royal Profile: Archduke Imre of Austria & Kathleen Elizabeth Walker

Wedding Date: 8 September 2012 Archduke Imre of Austria Full Name, Title and Style:  His Imperial & Royal Highness Archduke Imre Emanuel Simeon Jean Carl Marcus d'Aviano of Austria Parents: Archduke Carl Christian of Austria & Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg Date of Birth: 8 December 1985, in Genève, Switzerland Siblings: Archduchess Marie-Christine (1983, married, one child) Count Léopold de Limburg-Stirum (2011) Archduke Christoph (1988)  Archduke Alexander (1990) Archduchess Gabriella (1994) Kathleen Elizabeth Walker Full Name: Kathleen Elizabeth Walker Official Title upon Marriage: Her Imperial & Royal Highness Archduchess Kathleen Elizabeth of Austria Hometown:  Cincinati, Ohio, USA. Siblings: Elizabeth Walker Maria Walker Caroline Walker Joseph Walker Andrew Walker Unamed Walker Education: Northern Kentucky University Employment: Catholic Charities-Diocese of Arlington, Virginia. Bridal ...