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Royal Profile: Bernardo Guillermo

Bernardo Federico Tomás Guillermo was born 21 June 1977 as the son of Princess M. Christina of The Netherlands  and Jorg Perez y Guillermo { Source }.  He has two younger siblings: Nicolás Daniel Mauricio Guillermo (1979) Juliana Edina Antonia Guillermo (1981) Tao Bodhi (partner since at least 2014) unknown named son Bodhi (2014) He married Eva Prinz-Valdes on 5 September 2009 { Source }. Together, they have one daughter and a son { Source }: Isabel Christina Guillermo (2009) Julián Jorge Guillermo (2011) Berandro grew up in The Netherlands, earning his VWO diploma at Rijnlands Lyceum. Upon earning his VWO, he moved to New York, where he attended Sarah Lawrence College, studying philosophy and art history, earning a degree in 2000. After getting his bachelor's degree, he attended the Pratt Institute, where he earned a masters degree in industrial design. He opened his own industrial design studio in Brooklyn, NY in 2006. The year before, his w...

Royal Profile: The Lady Alexandra Etherington

The Lady Alexandra Clare Etherington was born 20 June 1959 as the only daughter of James Caregie, 3rd Duke of Fife and The Hon. Caroline Dewar, Lady Worsley { Source }. She has one younger brother, as well as two step-siblings { Source }{ Source }: David Charles Carnegie, The 4th Duke of Fife (1961) Caroline Anne Carnegie, The Duchecss of Fife (1961) Charles Duff Carnegie, The Earl of Southdesk (1989) Lord  George William Carnegie (1992) Lord Hugh Alexander Carnegie (1993) Henry Worsley Charlotte Worsley She married Mark Fleming Etherington on 11 May 2001{ Source }. They have one daughter{ Source }: Amelia Mary Carnegie Etherington (2001) Lady Alexandra is 70+ in the line of succession to the British throne and one of the godmothers of Lady Louise Windsor { Source }. She shares a birthday with The Duchess of Gloucester.

Royal Profile: Birgitte, The Duchess of Gloucester

Birgitte, The Duchess of Gloucester was born 20 June 1946 as the younger daughter of Asger Preben Knud Wissing Henriksen and Vivian van Deurs in Denmark{ Source }.   She was educated in Denmark before attending finishing schools in Switzerland and England { Source }.While she was attending finishing school in Cambridge, she met Prince Richard of Gloucester, who was also studying in Cambridge at the time { Source }. She also studied at Bell School of Languages. She speaks Danish and English, at the very least.After Cambridge, she returned to Denmark to take a three-year course in Commercial and Economic Studies { Source }.In 1963, her parents separated, and Brigitte chose to use her mother's maiden name as her own. In 1971, she returned to England, this time to work as a secretary at the Royal Danish Embassy { Source }.     A year after she returned to England to work at the Danish embassy, her engagement to Prince Richard of Gloucester was announced in Februar...

BREAKING: Princess Elisabeth of Denmark has died

Princess Elisabeth Caroline-Mathilde Alexandrine Helena Olga Thyra Feodora Estrid Margrethe Désirée of Denmark was born 8 May 1935 as the only daughter and eldest child of Hereditary Prince Knud of Denmark & Hereditary Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark { Source }. She had two brothers, two sisters-in-law, three nieces, three former nephews-in-law, a current nephew-in-law, three great-nieces, and five great-nephews: Count Christian Frederik Franz Knud Harald Carl Oluf Gustav Georg Erik af Rosenborg (1942-2013) Countess Anne Dorte af Rosenborg (1947-2014, m. 1971-2013) Countess Camilla af Rosenborg (1972) Mikael John Rosanes (1952, m. 1995) Anastasia Caroline Amalie Rosanes af Rosenborg ((1997) Ludwig Christian Mikael Rosanes af Rosenborg (2000) Leopold Christian Ingolf Rosanes af Rosenborg  (2005) Theodor Christian John Rosanes (2008) Countess Josephine af Rosenborg (1972) Thomas Christian Schmidt (1970, m. 1998, div) Julius Christian Emil Schmidt(...

Royal Profile: Theodor Rosanes af Rosenborg

Theodor Christian Emanuel Rosanes af Rosenborg was born 19 June 2008, the youngest of four children of Countess Camilla  af Rosenborg and Mikael Rosanes { Source }. His maternal grandfather was the late Count Christian af Rosenborg . He has one older sister, and two older brothers: Anastasia Caroline Amalie Rosanes af Rosenborg (1997)  Ludwig Christian Mikael Rosanes af Rosenborg (2000)  Leopold Christian Ingolf Rosanes af Rosenborg (2005) This youngster holds no royal title, or succession rights, but as a 1st cousin 2x removed, he is kind of part of the Royal Family, but not really. Because he isn't technically part of the Royal Family, little is known about him. In 2013, he was likely among the children during his grandfather's funeral{ Photos }. He likely attended the funeral of his grandmother the next year.

Royal Profile: Princess Margarite von Hohenberg, Archduchess of Austria

Princess Margarite Elisabeth Juliana Maria von Hohenberg, Archduchess of Austria was born on 19 June 1963 as the eldest daughter of Prince Albrecht von Hohenberg and Leontine Letitia Gräfin von Cassis-Faraone { Source }. She has the following siblings, siblings-in-law, and nieces and nephews { Source }: Prince Leo Johannes Prince of Hohenberg (1964) Rosalind Roque Alcoforado (m. 1994) Princess Genevieve von Hohenberg (1998) Prince Adrien Prinz von Hohenberg (2003) Princess Johanna Sophie Carolina Maria von Hochburg, Grafin von Henckel von Donnersmarck (1966) Andreas Graf Henckel von Donnersmarck (m. 1995) Laura Marie Adelaide Katharina Henckel von Donnersmarck (1997) Marie Margarethe Franziska Kunigarde Henckel von Donnersmarck (1998) Ludwig Henckel von Donnersmarck (2001) Albrecht Henckel von Donnersmarck (2006) Princess Katharina Aglae Franziska Maria von Hohenberg (1969) Carlos Manuel   Mendez de Vigo y Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1969, M. 19...

Royal Profile: Countess Zaria van Oranje-Nassau, Jonkvrouw van Amsberg

Countess Joanna Zaria Nicoline Milou  van Oranje-Nassau, Jonkvrouw van Amsberg was born 18 June 2006 as the second daughter of Prince Friso van Oranje-Nassau & Princess Mabel van Oranje-Nassau{Source}. She has one sister: Countess Emma Luana Ninette Sophie van Oranje-Nassau, Jonkvrouw van Amsberg (2005)  Her godparents are: King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (paternal uncle) Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Parma, The Count of Bardi (her father's maternal first cousin) Nicoline Wisse Smit (maternal aunt) Ruben Amerling (friend of her parents) Maria Luz Luano (friends of her parents) Because her father did not seek parliamentary approval before marrying her mother, she is not in line for the throne of The Netherlands. By Royal Decree of 19 March 2004, nr. 126 is determined that all children of the couple will bear the title of Count (Countess) of Orange-Nassau and the honorific Jonkheer (Jonkvrouwe) van Amsberg, and have the surname Van Oranje-Nassau van ...