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Royal Profile: Heinrich, Prince of Prussia

Heinrich Albert Johann Georg, Prince of Prussia was born 17 November 2016 as the third son and fourth child of Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia and Princess Sophie of Prussia, Princess von Isenburg { Source }. He has three older siblings{ Source }:   Carl Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Prussia (2013) Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (2013) Princess Emma Marie Charlotte Sophie of Prussia (2015)   Very little is known about him, but it is likely he will lead a fairly normal life in Germany. He is distantly in line for the British throne as a greatx4 grandson of Queen Victoria through her son Prince Alfred, The Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. With the new succession laws in place in the United Kingdom, he did not displace his sister Princess Emma Marie, in succession for the British throne.   Prince Heinrich was baptized in the Chapel of St. Michael at Hohenzollern Castle on 13 May 2017, with no word on who his godparents are.

Royal Profile: Prince Wenceslas de Nassau

Prince Wenceslas François Baudoin Léopold Juraj Marie Marc d'Aviano de Nassau was born 17 October 1999 as the son of Prince Jean of Luxembourg and his first wife, Hélène Suzanna Vestur. He has two older siblings, a brother-in-law, and a younger brother:   Princess Marie-Gabrielle de Nassau (1986) Antonius Willms (m. 2017) Zeno Philippe Leopold Marcus d'Aviano   Wims (2018) Prince Constantin de Nassau (1988) Katie Melchie Felix de Nassau (2018) Prince Carl-Johan de Nassau (1992)       He grew up in Paris with his siblings. His father renounced his succession rights when he married Vestur and renounced the rights to the throne for his children. It's likely he leads a fairly normal lifestyle and not much is known about him.     He is a grandson of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg , thus a niece of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg , Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria & Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg, Princess of L...

Royal Profile: Princess Olga of Greece, Princess of Savoy-Aosta, Duchess of Apulia

Princess Olga Isabelle of Greece, Princess of Savoy-Aosta, Duchess of Apulia was born 17 November 1971 as the second daughter of Prince Michael of Greece and Marina, Consort of Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark { Source }.   She has an older sister, a brother-in-law, and two nephews{ Source }:   Princess Alexandra of Greece (1968) Nicholas Mirzayantz Tigran Mirzayantz Darius Mirzayantz     She and her sister grew up in France and the United States, spending summers in Greece. She was educated in England, Italy and the United States. She attended boarding school in England, before studying history in Rome. She graduated Princeton University, and holds a degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. She also studied phalaena and did photography in Panama.   After graduation, she worked as an interior decorator. She worked as a lepidopterist, where she helped set up and worked in the L...

Royal Profile: Abdul Hamid Al-Saleh

Abdul Hamid Al-Saleh was born 15 November 1992 as the son of Princess Alia bint Hussein of Jordan and Sayyid Mohammed Al-Saleh { Source }. He has an older half-brother and a full brother: Prince Hussein Mirza (1981, older half brother) Talal Al-Saleh (1989, younger brother) Not much is publicly known about him. He is not in line for the Jordanian throne, coming from the maternal side. It is likely that he leads a fairly normal lifestyle. His uncle is the current King of Jordan.

Royal Profile: Peter Philips

Peter Mark Andrew Philips was born the eldest son of The Princess Anne, The Princess Royal and her first husband, Captain Mark Philips on 15 November 1977{ Source }. He is the 1st legitimate grandchild of a monarch to be born without a title or courtesy title in 500 years. At the time of his birth, there was a 41-gun salute from the Tower of London. His godparents were: The Prince of Wales (his uncle, who he nearly shares a birthday with) the Rt. Rev'd. Geoffrey Tiarks Captain Hamish Lochore Lady Cecil Cameron of Lochiel Jane Holderness-Roddam   Peter has no biological brothers, but has one full younger sister, a brother-in-law, two paternal half-sisters, two nieces, and a half-nephew{ Source }{ Source }: Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips-Tindall (1981)  Michael James Tindall (1978, m. 2011)   Mia Grace Tindall (2014) Lena Elizabeth Tindall (2018) Felicity Tonkin (1985) Stephanie Philips (1997)   From 1980-1990, Peter attended Port Regis Sc...

Royal Profile: Princess Elena of Romania

Princess Elena of Romania was born 15 November 1950 as second fo five daughters of  King Michai I of Romania and Queen Anne of Romania { Source }. She has one older sister, and three younger sisters, as well as two brothers-in-law, two nephews, two nieces, several nieces and nephews-in-law, and great nieces and nephews{ Source }: Princess Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania (1949) Prince Radu of Romania (1997) Mrs. Irina Walker (1953) John Kreuger (m 1983, div 2003) Michael Torsten de Roumanie Kreuger (1985) Tara Littlefeld (m. 2011) Kohen de Roumanie Kreuger (2012) Angelica Margaretta Bianca de Roumanie Kreuger Knight (1986) Richard Robert Knight (m 2009) Courtney Bianca Knight (2007) Diana Knight (2011) John Westley Walker (m 2003) Princess Sofia of Romania (1957) Alain Michel Léonce Biarneix (m. 1997-2002, div) Elisabeta-Maria Bianca Elena Biarneix de Roumanie (1998) Princess Maria of Romania (1964) Kazimierz Wieslaw Mystkow...

Royal Profile: Camilla von Lattorff

Camilla Katharina Maria von Lattorff was born 14 November 2005, and is the daughter of Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein & Baron Matthias Claus-Just Carl Philipp von Lattorff { Source }.   She has three brothers and four sisters, two older sisters, an older brother, and two younger sisters and a younger brother{ Source }{ Source }:   Lukas Maria von Lattorff (2000) Elisabeth von Lattorff (2002) Marie von Lattorff (2004) Anna Pia Theresia Maria von Lattorff (2007) Sophia Katharina Maria von Lattorff (2009) Maximilian von Lattorff (2011)       She is the 10th grandchild of of Prince Hans-Adam II and his wife, Princess Marie . Due to coming from the female line, and being female, she does not presently have succession rights. It is likely that she speaks German, the official language of Liechtenstein. Other than that, very little is known about the Princely Family of Liechtenstein. They tend to keep out of the limelight.