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Royal Profile: Marie Theresa von Lattorff

Marie Theresa von Lattorff was born 18 January 2004 as the third child of Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein & Baron Philipp von Lattorff { Source }. She has an older brother and sister, and three younger sisters and a younger brother { Source }: Lukas Maria von Lattorff (2000) Elisabeth Marie Angela Tatiana von Lattorff (2002) Camilla Katharina Maria von Lattorff (2005) Anna Pia Theresia Maria von Lattorff (2007) Sophie Katharina Maria von Lattorff (2009) Maximilian Maria von Lattorff (2011) She is the 8th grandchild of Prince Hans-Adam II & Princess Marie. Due to coming from the female line, and being female, she does not presently have succession rights.

Royal Profile: Princess Claire of Belgium

Princess Claire of Belgium was born as Claire Coombs  on 18 January 1974 as the daughter of Nicolas Combs and Nicole (Mertens) Coombs{ Source }. She has two siblings, a brother in law and a niece { Source }: Joanna Coombs (1972) Steve Grant Emma Grant Matthew Coombs (1976)  She was only three years old when her family relocated to Wavre, Belgium. She attended the  Institut de la Providence { Source }. She had a very busy schedule as a child, which included drawing, painting, music, horseback ridding, the Guides (similar to Girl Scouts or the UK's Girls Guides), and singing in the local choir. She also frequently traveled back to England to visit her parents' families{ Source }. Princess Claire has dual nationality, Belgian and British, and trained at the Antwerp office of a chartered surveyors' firm{ Source } After completing her secondary education, she studied as a surveyor, and completed a training period with Brone & Oldenhove in Wavre and quali...

Royal Profile: Melanie-Antoinette de Massy

Melanie-Antoinette de Massy was born 18 January 1985 in Monaco as the daughter of Baroness Elisabeth-Anne de Massy and Nicolai Vladimir Costello dit de Lusignan{ Source (ed note: this website claims she is the daughter of Bernard Alexandre Baron Taubert Natta, when she is not )}. She is the niece of Christian Louis de Massy and cousin of Antoine de Massy . She grew up in Monaco, attending The International School of Monaco, obtaining the International Baccalaureate in 2005. Melanie is a prominent business woman in Monaco, she was Agribras’ Head of Investor Relations{ Source }. She is an advisor for Giersch Ventures, a financial advisory boutique, and a co-founder with Luiz Macambira of The Macmas Group, an investment advisory, real estate development and event promotion group{ Source }.  Like most of the de Massy-Grimaldi clan, she is heavaly involved in committees and charity events.  Melanie is the vice-president of the  Monte Carlo Country Club , of the M...

The Royal Recap of the Royals You Love: January 11-17, 2015

Austria -Archduchess Zsófia  celebrated her 15th birthday on Tuesday. Belgium -Queen Mathide  held an official audience with  Queen Rania of Jordan on Tuesday { Source }. -Prince Laurent & Prince Aymeric  attended the 94th edition of the European Motor Show at Brussels Expo on Wednesday { Photos }. Denmark -Queen Margrethe II  attended the silver jubilee celebrations of King Harald V & Queen Sonja of Norway on Saturday and Sunday { Source }. -Crown Princess Mary attended the presentation of the Heart Association ( Hjerteforeningen ) research grants on Monday { Source }. -Gustav, Hereditary Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg  celebrated his 47th birthday on Tuesday. Great  Britain -The Princess Anne, The Princess Royal & Sir Vice Admrial Timothy Laurence  undertook an official tour of the Falkland Islands this week { Source }. -Mia Grace Tindall  celebrated her 2nd birthday on Sunday. -Pri...

Royal Profile: Mia Grace Tindall

Mia Grace Tindall was born 17 January 2014 as the eldest child of Zara Anne Elizabeth Philips Tindall and Michael James Tindall { Source }. She is the third grandchild of The Princess Royal and 3rd great-grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II & The Duke of Edinburgh { Source }. She was christened at St Nicholas Church in Gloucestershire in November 2014 { Source }{ Video }. There was no announcement as to who her godparents were. In her short life, she has been seen several times. In May 2014, she supported her father during a Celebrity Golf Classic { Photos } and at the Aviva Premiership match between Gloucester and London Irish at Kingsholm Stadium { Photos }. In August 2014, she supported her mother at the 2014 British Eventing Festival { Photos }. She also attended the annual Pre-Christmas luncheon hosted by the Queen. As she is distantly in line for the British throne, she will likely lead a fairly normal life.

Royal Profile: María de las Mercedes Fernández-Sastrón y Gómez-Acebo

María de las Mercedes Fernández-Sastrón y Gómez-Acebo was born 17 January 2000 and is the daughter of Doña Simoneta Luisa Gómez-Acebo y de Borbón and granddaughter of Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz, Dowager Viscountess de la Torre{ Source }. She has two older brothers{ Source }: Luis Juan Fernández-Sastrón y Gómez-Acebo (1991) Pablo Fernández-Sastrón y Gómez-Acebo (1995) As she is not technically or is technically a minor member of the Spanish Royal Family (pending on if you see her grandmother's abdication prior to the adaption of the constitution and define "descendants of King Juan Carlos I" as his sisters and their descendants as well), little is known about her nor does she perform public duties, one can assume she lives a fairly normal life of a 16 year old. Her godparents are her maternal 1st cousin 1x removed, King Felipe VI of Spain and her paternal aunt, Olga Fernandez y Sastron{ Source }

Royal Profile: Christian Louis de Massy

His full name at birth was Christian Louis Grimaldi , howver his name was changed at a young age to Christian Louis de Massy  and he was born on 17 January 1949{ Source }.He is the middle child and only son of the late Princess Antoinette of Monaco, Baroness de Massy and Alexandre-Athenase Noghès{ Source }. He has two sisters, two nephews, two nieces-in-law, a niece and four great-nieces{ Source }: Baroness Elisabeth-Anne de Massy  (1947) Baron Jean-Leonard Taubert Natta (1974) Baroness Susanna Taubert Natta (m 2009) Melanie-Antoinette de Massy (1985) Christine-Alix de Massy (1949-1989) K. Sebastian Knecht de Massy (1972) Donatella Knecht de Massy (1972) Christine de Massy (2001) Alexia de Massy (2002) Vittoria de Massy (2007) Andrea de Massy (2008) When his parents legitimatized him and his sisters with their 1951 marriage, his mother promptly changed their last name to de Massy, after her new title, Baroness de Massy. Also when his parents married, ...