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Royal Profile: Prince Carlos Enrique, Hereditary Prince of Parma

Prince Carlos Enrique, Hereditary Prince of Parma was born 24 April 2016 as the son of Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Parma, Duke of Parma and Piacenza & Princess Annemarie of Bourbon-Parma, Duchess of Parma and Piacenza { Source } He has an older half brother, and two full sisters{ Source }: Mr. Carlos Hugo Roderik Sybren Klynstra de Bourbon de Parme (1997) Princess Luisa Irene Constance Anna Maria of Bourbon-Parma (2012) Princess Cecilia Maria Johanna Beatrix of Bourbon-Parma (2013) He was baptized in Parma on 25 September 2016, his godparents are: King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (father's first cousin) Princess Marie des Neiges of Bourbon-Parma (great-aunt) Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza (his late grandfather's second cousin) Lodewijk Gualtherie van Weezel Javier Lubelza Roca

Royal Profile: Princess Iman bint al-Hussein of Jordan

Princess Iman bint al-Hussein of Jordan was born 24 April 1983 as the daughter of King Hussein & Queen Noor . She has several older half-siblings, two brothers, and a sister: Princess Alia bint Al Hussein  (1956) Lieutenant-Colonel Nasser Wasfi Mirza (m. 1977-1988, div) Prince Hussein Mirza al Hussein  (1981) Sayyid Mohammed Al-Saleh (m.1988) Talal Al-Saleh (1989) Abdul Hamid Al-Saleh (1992) King Abdullah II  (1962, half brother) Queen Rania Crown Prince Hussein (1994) Princess Iman (1996) Princess Salma ( 2000) Prince Hashem  (2005) Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein of Jordan (1963) Princess Alia Tabbaa (1987-2008, div) Princess Ayah bint Al Faisal of Jordan  (1990) Mohammad Talal Halawani (m. 2014) Raiyah Halawani (2016) Prince Omar bin Al Faisal of Jordan (1993) Princess Sara  (1997) Princess Aisha  (1997) Zeina Lubbadeh Prince Abdullah bin Al-Faisal  (2016) Prince Muhammad bin Al-Faisal (2017) Princ...

Royal Profile: Prince Louis of Cambridge

Prince Louis Arthur Charles of Cambridge was born 23 April 2018 as the second son and youngest child of Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge & Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge { Source }. Prince Louis has two older siblings { Source }: Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge (2013) Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge (2015) Prince Louis was baptized on 9 July 2018 with the following godparents { Source }: Nicholas van Cutsem (friend of his father's) Guy Pelly (friend of his father's) Harry Buchanan Aubrey-Fletcher (friend of his father's) Lady Laura Clare Marsham Meade (friend of his parents) Mrs. Hannah Gillingham Carter (friend of his mother's) Lucy Middleton (maternal 1st cousin 1x removed-his mother's 1st cousin. Her brother is Princess Charlotte's godfather) Like his siblings before him, he caused a royal frenzy with his birth . His first formal portraits were released for his big sister's 3rd birthday .  H...

Royal Profile: Princess Laetitia Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este

Princess Laetitia Maria Nora Anna Joachim Zita of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este was born 23 April 2003 as the the fifth child and third daughter of Princess Astrid & Prince Lorenz of Belgium { Source }. She has 4 siblings, including, two sisters and two brothers, a sister-in-law and a niece: Prince Amedeo, Archduke of Austria-Este (1986) Archduchess Elisabetta "Lili" of Austria-Este (1987) Archduchess Anna Astrid of Austria-Este (2016) Princess Maria Laura, Archduchess of Austria-Este (1988) Prince Joachim, Archduke of Austria-Este (1991) Princess Luisa Maria, Archduchess of Austria-Este (1995) Her godparents are her brother Prince Joachim and Princess Nora of Liechtenstein{ Source }. Like her elder siblings before her, she attended Sint-Jan-Berchmans School in Brussel{ Source }. In 2016-2017, she began attending Bromsgrove School { Source } As she is 10th and so distantly in line for the throne after her four cousins, mother, two brothers and two ...

Royal Profile: Princess Thérèse d'Orléans

Princess Thérèse Isabelle Marie Éléonore d'Orléans was born 23 April 2001 as the elder of two children of Prince Eudes d'Orléans, Duke of Angouleme & Marie-Liesse Claude Anne Rolande de Rohan-Chabot. She has one younger brother: Prince Pierre Jean Marie d'Orléans (2003) She was baptized on 7 July 2001 in the church La Madeleine in Paris. Her godparents were: Princess Marie Isabelle of Liechtenstein (paternal aunt) Count Thibud de Rohan-Chabot (maternal uncle) She was named: Thérèse: for her paternal grandmother Isabelle: for Princess Isabelle of Brazil, her great grandmother Marie: for her paternal grandmother Éléonore: unsure. As her royal line is defunct, she likely leads a normal life.

Royal Profile: The Lady Gabriella Windsor

The Lady Gabriella Marina Alexandra Ophelia Windsor was born 23 April 1981 as the second child and only daughter of Prince Michael of Kent & Princess Michael of Kent { Source }. She has a brother, sister-in-law and two nieces{ Source }: Lord Fredrick Windsor (1979) Lady Fredrick Windsor (m. 2009) Miss Maud Elizabeth Daphne Marina Windsor (2013) Miss Isabella Alexandra May Windsor (2016) Gabriella was educated in England and the United States { Source }. Her primary education was at Downe House School in England { Source }. She graduated from Brown University with a Bachelor's degree in Comparative Literature in 2004 { Source }. In 2012, she obtained a MPhil in Social Anthropology from the University of Oxford's Linacre College { Source }. She worked as a freelance journalist for a time. She is a Senior Director for Branding Latin America and a contributor to The London Magazine { Source }. She is on the Board of Directors of The Playing for  Change Foundati...

BREAKING: Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg has died.

Grand Duke Jean Benoît Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marc d'Aviano of Luxembourg was born 5 January 1921 as the eldest son of Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Félix of Bourbon Parma, Prince of Luxembourg { Source }. He has the following siblings, siblings-in-law and nieces and nephews{ Source }: Princess Elizabeth of Luxembourg, The Duchess of Hohenberg (1922-2011) Franz, Duke of Hohenberg (1927-1977) Princess Anna (Anita) Charlotte Maximiliana Euphemia Maria Helena von Hohenberg (1958) Romee de La Poeze, Count d'Harambure (m .1978-1988, div) Gaetan de La Poeze, Count d'Harambure (1980) Alix de La Poeze, Countess d'Harambure (1981) Francois-Xavier Fraye (m. 2010) Armel Fraye (2011) Benedikt Fraye (2013) Gabriel de La Poeze, Count d'Harambure (1987) Raoul de La Poeze, Count d'Harambure (1989) Count Andreas von Bardeau (m. 2005) Princess Sophie Felicitas Elisabetha Bona Maria Antonia von Hohenberg (1960) Jean-Louis de...