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Royal Profile:Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallora

Infanta Cristina Federica Victoria Antonia de la Santísima Trinidad de Borbon y Grecia  was born 13 June 1965 and   is the second daughter of King Juan Carlos I & Queen Sofia { Source }. She has two siblings, Infanta Elena & Prince Felipe  { Source }. Her godparents were  { Source }: Don Alfonso de Bourbon, Duke of Cadiz (her 1st cousin 1x removed) Princess Maria Cristina de Borbon y Battenberg (her great aunt) She attended Colegio Santa María del Camino, recieving her high school leaving certificate in 1984  { Source }. She then studied political science at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, earning a degree in 1989 { Source }. In 1990-1991, she attended New York University, earning a Masters degree in International Relations  { Source }. In 1991, she interned at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris  { Source }. Over the years, the youngest daughter of the King & Queen of Spain has ...

Princess Caroline of Hanover visits the Republic of Congo

Princess Caroline arrived in the town of kinshasa on 6 June 2013 for a two day visit to The Republic of Congo on behalf of the Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo and AMADE . She took this opportunity to visit with Kinshasa's street children and make contact with the local child-protection actors. She also held a meeting with the head of REEJER . The heiress presumptive to the    Monégasque throne also paid visits to the following organizations: The OSEPER Center (Œuvre de Suivi, Education et Protection de l’Enfant de la Rue), a daytime welcome structure ensuring scholarship, prevention and family reunification. The ORPER Center (Œuvre de Reclassement de et Protection de l’Enfant de la Rue), which welcomes and accomodates children aged 6 to 13 years old and struggles for their family and socio-professional reinsertion. The VTA Center (Vivre et Travailler Autrement), exclusively dedicated to support deprived young girls aged 6 to 18 years old. To view phot...

Royal Profile:Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg

Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg (née Sibilla Sandra Weiller (y Torlonia) was born 12 July 1968 in France to an Italian noblewoman and Paul-Annik Weiller. Through her mother, she is the granddaughter of Infanta Beatriz of Spain (who was the great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria). She married her distant cousin,  Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg, Prince of Nassau and Parma on 8 September 1994. Together, they have four children: Prince Paul Louis Jean Marie Guillaume of Nassau (1998)  Prince Léopold Guillaume Marie Joseph of Nassau (2000) Princess Charlotte Wilhelmine Maria da Gloria of Nassau (2000) Prince Jean André Guillaume Marie Gabriel Marc d'Aviano of Nassau (2004)

Royal Profile: Christine Knecht de Massy

Christine Knecht de Massy was born 12 June 2000 in Monaco, the eldest of four daughters of Donatella Knecht de Massy and Sébastien Knecht de Massy{ Source }. She is the paternal granddaughter of Christine-Alix de Massy and paternal great granddaughter of Princess Antoinette of Monaco, Barone de Massy{ Source }. She has three younger sisters{ Source }: Alexia Knecht de Massy (2001) Vittoria Knecht de Massy  (2007) Andrea Knecht de Massy (2008) She is good friends with her elder second cousin once removed (I *think* that's right: Christine's great-grandmother is Princess Alexandra's great aunt, they share the same great-grandparents/great-great grandparents, Prince Pierre and Princess Charlotte), Princess Alexandra of Hanover. The pair can often be seen attending events together, like reading at Princess Alexandra's uncle's wedding (Christine is the redhead in Green) , and attending the  2011 Monaco Global Champions Tour . She has also been spotted attending ...

The King & Queen of The Netherlands visit Germany

Day 1 (June 3) Upon their arrival in Berlin, they were greeted with full military honors and met with   the Chancellor of Germany  { Source } Afterwards, they  attended a reception and luncheon in their honor hosted by the President of Germany { Source }. After their meeting and luncheon with the President, they departed for the state of Hesse for an afternoon of appointments   { Source }. The Dutch royals visited the city of Wiesbaden { Source }{ Photos } Day 2 (June 4) King Williem-Alexander I and his wife Queen Maxima visited the  University of Hohenheim { Photos } They also paid a visit to  the Mercedes-Benz Museum  (just as Prince Albert & Princess Charlene did during THEIR state visit to Germany last July). King Williem-Alexander visited the German technology company Trumpf { Photos }. The King was joined by his wife for a visit to the Opel factory { Photos }. During a visit to the    Diehl A...

Royal Profile:Hereditary Prince Alois Philip Maria of Liechtenstein

Hereditary Prince Alois Philip Maria of Liechtenstein  was born in Zurich on 11 June 1968 as the eldest son of Prince Hans-Adam II and Princess Marie of Liechtenstein { Source }. He was named for his great-grandfather, Alois I of Liechtenstein { Source }. During his youth, he resided at Vaduz Castle and attended local schools { Source }.  He attended primary school in Vaduz-Ebenholz{ Source }, and entered the Liechtenstein Gymnasium (high school) in 1979{ Source }. He graduated in the spring of 1987 (high school diploma type B, with an emphasis on literature and history){ Source }. Upon graduation, the future sovereign prince entered the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Great Britain, where he completed his officer's training{ Source }, where he was commissioned as a  second lieutenant{ Source }. His first assignment as a second lieutenant,  he served for six months in the Coldstream Guards in Hong Kong and London{ Source }. After serving in t...

Royal Profile: Queen Fabiola of Belgium

Doña FabiolaFernanda Maria de las Victorias Antonia  Adelaïda de Mora y Aragón was born 11 June 1928, the third daughter of Don Gonzalo Mora FernandezRiera del Olmo, Comte de Mora, Marquis de Casa Riera and Doña Blanca de Aragón y Carrillo de Albornoz, Barroeta-Aldamar y Elio { Source }. As a youth, she was concerned with many social and cultural issues{ Source }. Upon completing her peliminary studies, she trained as a nurse, and then worked in a hospital in Madrid { Source }. The former Queen's native tongue is Spainsh, but she also speaks French, Dutch, English, German and Italian { Source }. On 15 December 1960, she became the wife of King Baudouin of Belgium { Source }. Together, they neer had any children, in spite of trying five times, only to have them end in miscarriages { Source }. When her mother-in-law, Queen Elisabeth, died in 1965, she undertook many of her duties, such as  High Protection the charity which organizes the  Que...