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The Royal Recap of the Royals You Love: March 16-22, 2020

Austria -Archduke Joseph Karl   celebrated his 60th birthday on Wednesday. Belgium -Queen Mathilde, Prince Gabriel & Princess Eléonore delivered Home-made cakes and flowers for the residents of the OCMW nursing home Huis Heizel Courage on Monday { Photos } -King Philippe  attended the Oath of the Belgian Governement on Tuesday { Photos } Bhutan -King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck & Queen Jetsun Pema welcomed their second son, who has yet to be named, but joins four year old brother Crown Prince Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck and is second in succession for the throne on Thursday{ Source } Denmark -Queen Margrethe II  issued an update to the Danish people regarding the COVID-19 Virus on Tuesday { Video } -Crown Prince Fredrik  made a FaceTime visit to Denmark's Red Cross on their COVID-19 efforts on Friday { Photos } France -Prince Eudes d'Orléans, The Duke of Angoulême  celebrated his 52nd birthday on Wednesday. Germany ...

Royal Profile: Prince Pieter-Christiaan van Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven

Prince Pieter-Christiaan Michiel van Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven was born 22 March 1972 as the third son of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Prof. Pieter van Vollenhoven { Source }. He has three brothers, three sisters-in-law, five nieces, and three nephews { Source }: Prince Maurits van Oranje-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (1968) Princess Marilène van Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (1970) Anastasia (Anna) Margriet Joséphine van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven(2001) Lucas Maurits Pieter Henri van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven (2002) Felicia Juliana Bénedicte Barbara van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven (2005) Prince Berhard van Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (1969) Princess Annette of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven Isabella Lily Juliana van Vollenhoven (2002) Samuel Bernhard Louis van Vollenhoven (2004) Benjamin Pieter Floris van Vollenhoven (2008) Prince Floris van Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (1975) Princess Aimée van Orange-Nassau, van Vollenho...

Royal Profile: Carl Otto Silfverschiold, Baron Silfverschiold

Carl Otto Edmund Silfverschiold, Baron Silfverschiold was born 22 March 1965 as the son of Niels-August Otto Carl Nicolas Silfverschiold & Princess Désirée, Baorness Silfverschiold { Source }. He has the two sisters, a brother-in-law, and a niece and two nephews{ Source }: Baroness Kristina-Louisa Ewa Madeleine Silfverschiöld (1966) Hans Louis Gerard, Friherre de Greer af Finspäng (m. 1999) Estelle Louise Désirée Gerard, Friherinna de Greer af Finspäng (2000) Ian Carl Gerard, Friherre de Greer af Finspäng (2002) Fred Louis Gerard, Friherre de Greer af Finspäng(2004) Hélène Ingeborg Sibylla Silfverschiold, Baroness Silfverschiold (1968) He married Gunilla Maria Fredrikson on 18 June 2005 { Source }. Together, they have one daughter { Source }: Anna Margareta Sybilla Desiree Silfverschiold (2006)

Royal Profile: Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg

Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg was born María Teresa Mestre y Batista-Falla on born 22 March 1956, the daughter of José Antonio Mestre y Alvarez and María Teresa Batista y Falla de Mestre in Mariano, Havanna, Cuba. During Cuba's revolution in the late 1950s, Maria and her parents left Cuba for the United States. While growing up in New York, NY, she studied at the Marymount School and took ballet, voice, skiing, water sports and ice-skating. At the age of 5, she began to study at the Lycée Français de New York . At 9 years old, she and her family moved to Santander, Spain and then to Geneva, Switzerland. During the family's stay in Switzerland, she attended Institut Marie-José in Gstaad, Switzerland, where she successfully passed the French Baccalaureate in June 1975. She then attended University of Geneva , where in 1980 awarded she the degree in Political Science. While at University, she was part of a group taking care of visiting elderly in nursing homes. She...

Royal Profile: Count Claus-Casimir van Oranje-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg

Count Claus-Casimir Bernhard Marius Max van Oranje-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg was born 21 March 2004 as the only son of Prince Constantjn and Princess Laurentien of The Netherlands{ Source }. He is the only grandson of Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands { Source } He has two sisters{ Source }: Countess Eloise (2002) Countess Leonore (2006) He lives in Belgium{ Source }. He is presently 6th in line for the Dutch throne after his three cousins, father and elder sister{ Source } He is called 'Clausimir' by his family and the press. He is named for: Claus: his paternal grandfather Casimir:distant ancestor Henry Casimir II, Count of Nassau-Dietz Bernhard: paternal great-grandfather Marius: maternal uncle Max: father's godfather His birth was overshadowed by the death of his paternal great-grandmother, Princess Julianna, the day before his birth. By Royal Decree of 11 May 2001, nr. 227, it was determined that all children and male-line descendants of Prince Constan...

Royal Profile: Alessandra, Princess Christian of Hanover

Alessandra, Princess Christian of Hanover  was born 21 March 1988 as the daughter of Felipe de Osma Berckemeyer and Elizabeth Foy Vásquez { Source }. At the age of 16 (2004) she was signed with Ford Models of NYC. She has worked with designers such as Missoni and Bottega Veneta. After a few years, she returned to her education, to study law at the University of Lima, followed by earning a master's degree in Fashion and Business Management from the University of Navarra { Source }. In 2018, she launched her own clothing label,  Moi &Sass with Moira Laporta { Source } In 2005, her fate changed when she was a tour guide for the younger son of Prince Ernest-August of Hanover , Prince Christian, during his Peruvian vacation{ Source }. After his vacation, they kept in contact, and eventually began dating in 2011, followed by an engagement in April 2017 { Source }. They married in a civil ceremony in London that November, followed by a Catholic ceremony and thre...

Royal Profile: Princess Claire of Luxembourg

Princess Claire Margareta of Luxembourg was born C laire Margareta Lademacher on 21 March 1985 in Filderstadt, Germany as the second child of Hartmut and Gabriele Lademacher{ Source } Princess Claire has one sibling{ Source }: Felix Lademacher She grew up in Usingen,Hochtaunuskreis, Germany{ Source } On 13 December 2012, Claire Lademacher had been engaged to Prince Félix of Luxembourg, whom she married on September 2013{ Source }. On the occasion of her marriage to HRH Prince Félix of Luxembourg, she became Her Royal Highness Princess Claire of Luxembourg{ Source }. Together, they have two children{ Source }: Princess Amalia Gabriela Maria Teresa de Nassau (2014) Prince Liam Henri Hartmut de Nassau (2016) She was educated in Germany, The USA, Switzerland, France { Source }. She attended primary school in Germany{ Source }.At 11 years old, Princess Claire moved with her family to Atlanta, USA{ Source }. She attended the Atlanta International School from 1996-1999{ Source }. In 1...