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Royal Profile: Don Juan Gómez-Acebo y Pascua

Don Juan Gómez-Acebo y Pascua  was born 17 July 2016 as the son of Don Luis Beltrán Gómez-Acebo y de Borbón and his second wife, Andra Pascual Vicens { Source }. He has two older half siblings { Source }: Luis Felipe Gómez-Acebo y Ponte (born 1 July 2005) Laura Gómez-Acebo y Ponte (born 1 July 2006) His grandmother is Infanta Pilar of Spain. Not much is known about him nor does he perform public duties on behalf of his father's cousin.

Royal Profile: Don Felipe Juan de Marichalar y de Borbón

Don Felipe Juan de Marichalar y de Borbón was born 17 July 1998, the eldest son of Infanta Elena and Don Jaime de Marichalar { Source }. He has one younger sister{ Source } :  Doña Victoria Federica de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borbón (2000)  He is in 5th line for the Spanish throne after his mother. His godparents were:   King Juan Carlos of Spain (maternal grandfather)  Doña Concepción Sáez de Tejada (paternal grandmother) He was named: Felipe: after his uncle, King Felipe VI Juan: after his great-grandfather the Count of Barcelona  Froilán: after the patron saint of Lugo (his parents were the Duke and Duchess of Lugo, now just his mother retains the title-his father lost it in the divorce in 2009)  Todos los Santos: as it is customary among the Bourbons He was educated mostly in Spain, and has also attended schooling in the United States. Felipe Juan Froilán attended the Santa Maria del Pilar School in Madrid { Sour...

Royal Profile: Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall

Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall was born on 17 July 1947 as Camilla Rosemary Shand to Maj. Bruce Shand and The Hon. Rosalind Shand { Source }. She has two younger siblings{ Source }: Annabel Shand Elliot (1949) Simon Elliot (m. 1972) Ben William Elliot (1975) Mary-Clare Winwood-Elliot (m. 2011) Arthur Elliot (2012) Ike Stephen Mark Elliot (2014) Alice Elliot-Irwin (1977) Luke Irwin Otis Irwin (2005) Catherine Camilla Elliot (1981) Mark Shand (1951-2014) Clio Goldsmith (m. 1990-div prior 2010) Ayesha Shand (1995) She grew up in East Sussex, England { Source }. She attended Dumbrells School and Queen's Gate School { Source } She attended finishing school in Switzerland { Source } She also attended the Institut Britannique in Paris { Source }.   In 1973, she marred Andrew Parker-Bowles , with whom she has two children{ Source }. They divorced in 1995 { Source }. Ten years after her divorce, sh married the f...

Royal Profile: Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia

Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia was born on 17 July 1945 as the only son of Queen Alexandra and King Peter of Yugoslaiva { Source }. He was baptized shortly after his birth, with the following as his godparents{ Source }: King George VI Queen Elizabeth II (then Princess Elizabeth of York, age 9) After the end of WWII, his family was illegially prevented form re-entering Yugoslavia by the communist regime { Source }. Thus, Crown Prince Alexander grew up mostly in exile in the United States, France, Italy and England { Source }. He attended to his education in Switzerland, the United States, Scotland, and England. He attended Marie-José and Le Rosey in Switzerland, Culver Military Academy in the United States, Gordonstoun School in Scotland and Millfield School in England { Source }. Upon his final graduation, he enrolled in the British Royal Military Academy, and thus became a commissioned officer in the British Army in 1966 { Source }. His military career lead him to become...

Royal Profile: Marina, Consort of Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark

Marina, Consort of Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark was born 17 July 1940 as Marina Karella to Theodor Karella and Elly Chalikiopous { Source }. She married Prince Michael of Greece & Denmark on 7 February 1965{ Source }. Due to her being a commoner, she was not granted the title and style HRH Princess Mariana of Greece & Denmark, but the courtesy title Marina, Consort of Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark Together, they have two daughters, two sons-in-laws, four grandsons and a granddaughter{ Source }: Princess Alexandra of Greece (1968) Nicolas Mirzayantz (m. 1998) Tigran Mirzayantz (2000) Darius Mirzayantz (2002) Princess Olga of Greece, Duchess of Apulia Prince Aimone, Duke of Apulia (m. 2008) Prince Umberto of Savoy-Aosta (2009) Prince Amadeo of Savoy-Aosta (2011) Princess Isabella of Savoy-Aosta (2012) Her husband is the 1st cousin 1x removed of King Constantine II. While Prince Michael obtained the legal authorization to marry, he only did...

Royal Profile: Prince Dasho Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck of Bhutan

Prince Dasho Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck was born 16 July 1984 as the second son of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck from Queen Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck, which makes him third in line for the Bhutanese throne after his nephew and is a half brother to the present Bhutantese King . In addition to the King, he also has one full (and older) sister, and three other half brothers and three half sisters. Like his brother, the young prince had a worldly education, being educated in Bhutan, the United States, and in England. He attended Yangchenphug Higher Secondary School before moving to the United States to attend Choate Rosemary Hall until 2003 (during which time the school was also attended by current first daughter, Ivanka Trump and James Lee Schroeder Jr, who graduated a few years ahead of the Prince). After graduation, he moved to England to attend St. Peter's College, Oxford to earn a degree in history and politics in 2007. Like his other siblings, he takes responsiblity for Bhutan, and...

Royal Profile: Princess Marie Gabriele of Liechtenstein

Princess Marie Gabriele Franziska of Liechtenstein was born as Countess Marie Gabriele Franziska Kálnoky de Kőröspatak on born 16 July 1975 as the sixth daughter of Count Alois Hugo Alexander Georg Guntram Maria Kalnoky de Korospatak and his wife Baroness Sieglinde Von Oer { Source }. She married Prince Constantin Ferdinand Maria of Liechtenstein on 14 May 1999 { Source }. Together, they have the following children{ Source }: Prince Moritz of Liechtenstein (2003) Princess Georgina of Liechtenstein (2005) Prince Benedikt of Liechtenstein (2008) Upon her marriage, she became Her Serene Highness Princess Marie of Liechtenstein. She shares a name with her mother in law, Princess Marie . She and her husband, along with their children have lived in NYC, Austria and Liechtenstein. Like most of the Princely family of Liechtenstein, she leads a very private lifestyle.