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Royal Profile: Archduchess Marie-Christine of Austria, The Countess of Limburg-Stirum

Archduchess Marie-Christine Anne Astrid Zita Charlotte of Austria, The Countess of Limburg-Stirum was born 31 July 1983 as the eldest daughter of Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg, Archduchess of Austria and Archduke Carl Christian of Austria { Source }. She has the following younger siblings, siblings-in-law and nieces and nephews{ Source }. Archduke Imre of Austria (1985) Archduchess Kathleen Elizabeth of Austria (1986) Archduchess Maria-Stella Elizabeth Christiana Yolande Alberta of Austria (2013) Archduchess Magdalena Maria Alexandra Zita Charlotte of Austria (2016) Archduchess Juliana Marie-Christine Wilhelmina Margaret Astrid of Austria (2018) Archduke Christoph of Austria (1988) Archduchess Adélaïde of Austria (1989) Archduchess Katarina Marie-Christine Fabiola of Austria (2014) Archduchess Sophia of Austria (2017) Archduke Alexander of Austria (1990) Archduchess Gabriella of Austria (1994) Prince Henri de Bourbon-Parma (engaged 2017) Victoria Anto

Royal Profile: Marina Ogilvy

Marina Victoria Alexandra Ogilvy was born 31 July 1966 as the second child of Rt Hon. Sir Angus Ogilvy and Princess Alexandra of Kent { Source }. She has an older brother, a sister-in-law, a niece and a nephew{ Source }: James Robert Bruce Ogilvy (1964) Julia Caroline Rawlinson (m. 1988) Flora Alexandra Ogilvy (1994) Alexander Charles Ogilvy (1996) Her godparents were{ Source }{ Source }: Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon Prince Charles of Wales As a youngster, she was rather rebellious, and tabloids often labeled her the "black sheep". She appeared on the cover of the fetish magazine, Skin Two , wearing a rubber jumpsuit and a crown, surrounded by corgis{ Source }. Upon this publication, her relationship with her parents and other royal relations became...strained to say the least { Source }. It is said that during her marriage, she had a falling out with her godfather, The Prince of Wales { Source }. In 1989 rebel Marina tore her family apart wi

Royal Profile: Princess Louise-Marguerite d'Orléans

Princess Louise-Marguerite Eléonore Marie d'Orléans was born 30 July 2014 as the third child, and second daughter of Prince Jean d'Orléans, The Count of Paris & Philomena, The Duchess of Vendome. She has two older siblings and a younger brother Prince Gaston Louis Antoine Marie d'Orléans (2009) Princess Antoinette Léopoldine Jeanne Marie d'Orléans (2012) Prince Joseph Gabriel David Marie of Orléans (2016) Princess Jacinthe Élisabeth-Charlotte Marie d'Orléans (2018) The young princess has five godparents{ Source }: Princess Margarete Franciskaof Liechtenstein (her first cousin) Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg Philippe d'Albert, 13th duc de Luynes Don Alvaro-Jaime de Orléans-Borbón Archduke Michael of Austria She was named: Louise : Likely a name her parents liked Marguerite  : the French form of her godmother and cousin's name,  Margarete Eléonore : Likely a name her parents liked Marie : Popular choice among French and/or Cat

Royal Profile: Carlos Morales y de Grecia

Carlos Morales y de Grecia was born 30 July 2005 in Barcelona the third child and only son of Princess Alexia of Greece & Denmark  & Carlos Morales { Source } He has two older sisters and a younger sister { Source }: Arrietta Morales y de Grecia   (2002) Ana María Morales y de Grecia   (2003) Amelia Morales y de Grecia (2007) His godparents were: Infanta Elena of Spain (his maternal 1st cousin 1x removed) Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece (his maternal uncle) Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark (his maternal uncle) At the age of 5, he attended his maternal uncle's wedding in Greece with his parents and sisters { Source }. He resides in Puerto Calero, Lanzarote, Canary Islands in a house designed by his father { Source }. Although 8th in line for the Greek throne after two uncles, his mother and several cousins, he seems to lead a relatively normal life and little is known about him.

Royal Profile: Infanta Pilar of Spain, Duchess of Badajoz, Grandee of Spain, Dowager Viscountess de la Torre

Infanta María del Pilar Alfonsa Juana Victoria Luisa Ignacia y Todos los Santos de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias of Spain, Duchess of Badajoz, Grandee of Spain, Dowager Viscountess de la Torre was born 30 July 1936 is the eldest daughter of Infante Juan Carlos, Count of Barcelona and Princess María Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies { Source }. She also has three younger siblings, two siblings-in-law, several nieces and nephews and their families{ Source }: King Juan Carlos of Spain (1938) Queen Sofia of Spain (1938, m. 1962) Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo (1963) Don Jaime de Marichalar (1963, m. 1995-2009) Don Felipe Juan Froilán de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borbón (1998) Doña Victoria Federica de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borbón (2000) The Infanta Cristina of Spain (1965) Iñaki Urdangarín Don Juan Urdangarín y de Borbón(1999) Don Pablo Urdangarín y de Borbón (2000) Don Miguel Urdangarín y de Bórbon (2002) Doña Irene Urdangarín y Bórbon (2005

The Royal Recap of the Royals You Love: July 22-28, 2019

Austria - Archduke Bartholomäus  celebrated his 13th birthday on Saturday. -Archduke Joseph Albrect  celebrated his 25th birthday on Friday. Denmark -Prince Felix  celebrated his 17th birthday on Monday. France -Prince François d'Orléans, Count of Dreux &Princess Theresa d'Orleans, Countess of Dreux   celebrated their 5th wedding anniversary on Saturday. -Prince Charles-Emmanuel of Bourbon Parma & Princess Constance   of Bourbon Parma  attended the 71st Monaco Red Cross Ball on Friday { Photos } Germany -Princess   Dorothea of Hesse  celebrated her 85th birthday on Wednesday. -Prince Ferdinand of Bismarck  died at the age of  88 on Tuesday { Source } -Konstantin Gustav Heinrich Richard Johaannsmann  celebrated his 9th birthday on Wednesday. Great Britain -The Prince Charles of Wales & Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall attended the 100th annual Royal Welsh Show on Tuesday { Photos }. On Thursday. their office announced a November 2019 tou

Royal Profile: Samuel Chatto

Samuel David Benedict Chatto was born 28 July 1998 in London, the elder of two sons of The Lady Sarah Chatto and David Chatto { Source }. He has a younger brother: Arthur Robert Nathaniel Chatto (1999) One of his godparents was The Prince Charles of Wales { Source }. He is currently 25th in line to succeed to the throne of the United Kingdom after his mother { Source }. He was educated in England. For his younger years, he attended Westminster Cathedral Choir School { Source }. He is believed to have followed Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry's footsteps and attended Eton College { Source }. Although he performs no official royal functions, he has attended a few in recent years. He and his family typically attend Christmas at Sandringham { 2006 , 2008 , 2010 , 2015 }.  He also has attended the State Opening of Parliament { 2010 }{ 2013 }.  He along side his family, aunt and uncle and cousins, attended the service of Thanksgiving in honor of his

Royal Profile: King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun of Thailand

King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun was born 28 July 1952 the only son of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand , and Queen Sirikit. He had a worldly education, spending his primary years in Thailand, before moving on to England and Australia for his upper educational studies. The Prince undertook military training at the Royal Military College, Duntroon in Canberra, Australia, and also completed an arts degree at Sukhothai Thammatirat University in Bangkok. He also took a period of time as a Buddhist monk { Source }. In 1977, he married his maternal first cousin Princess Soamsavali Kitiyakara { Source } , a year later his first child was born { Source }. He and Princess Soamsvali Kitiyakara were divorced sometime in the 1980s { Source }. His second marriage produced four illegitimate children as they were born prior to the 1994 marriage { Source }. In 2001, he married again, to HRH Princess Srirasmi, who has since given him a son { Source }. His children are: Pri

Royal Profile: Anne Liddell-Grainger

Anne Mary Sibylla Liddell-Grainger was born as Anne Mary Sibylla Abel-Smith on 28 July 1932 as the first daughter of Colonel Sir Henry Abel Smith and Lady May Abel Smith (formerly Princess May of Teck) { Source }. She had two younger siblings, siblings-in-law, nieces, nephews, great nieces and great-nephews, as greatx2 nieces and nephews { Source }: Colonel Richard Francis Abel Smith (1933–2004) Marcia Kendrew (1940, m. 1960) Katherine Emma Abel-Smith (1961) Hon. Hubert Wentworth Beaumont (m. 1980) Amelia May Beaumont Murray (1983) Simon Peregrine Gauvain Murray (1974, m. 2007) Matilda Alice Murray (2012) Archibald Peregrine Murray(2012) George Wentworth Beaumont (1985) Katharine Hannah Fiona Fitzpatrick (1986, m. 2016) Richard Christian Beaumont (1989) Michael Patrick Beaumont (1991) Elizabeth Alice Abel Smith (1936) Peter Ronald  Wise (m. 1965, div 1975) Emma Charlotte Abel   Wise (1973-1974) Anne married David Ian Liddell-Grainger of Ayton on

Royal Profile: Archduke Bartholomäus of Austria-Este

Archduke Bartholomäus Karl Robert of Austria-Este was born 27 July 2006 as the eldest of four children of Archduke Martin of Austria-Este and Princess Katharina von Isenburg, Archduchess of Austria-Este { Source }. He has one younger sister, and two younger brothers { Source }: Archduke Emmanuel of Austria (2008) Archduchess Helene of Austria (2009) Archduke Luigi of Austria (2011) He is the maternal nephew of Princess Sophie of Prussia, Princess von Isenburg & Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia { Source }. He is the paternal nephew of Prince Lorenz of Belgium, The Archduke of Austria-Este & Princess Astrid of Belgium, The Archduchess of Austria-Este { Source }. He is named: Bartholomäus : Likely a name his parents liked Karl : likely for his paternal grandfather who was Archduke Robert Karl of Austria, who died in 1996 Robert : For his paternal grandfather, Archduke Robert Karl of Austria-Este, who died in 1996.

Royal Profile: Archduke Joseph Albrect of Austria

Archduke Joseph Albrect of Austria was born 26 July 1994 as the second child of Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria and Princess Margarete von Hohenberg, Archduchess of Austria { Source }. He has two older siblings { Source }: Archduchess Johanna of Austria (1992) Archduke Paul Leo of Austria (1996) Through his father he is the paternal grandson of Archduke Joseph Arpád of Austria and Princess Maria zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, Archduchess of Austria{ Source }. Through his mother, he is the grandson of Prince Albrecht von Hohenberg and Leontine Letitia Gräfin von Cassis-Faraone { Source }. Through his maternal grandfather he is the great grandson of Maximilan, Duke von Hohenberg { Source }. As both his royal lines are defunct, he likely leads a normal life and not much is known about him or his family.

Royal Profile: Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece & Denmark

Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece & Denmark was born 25 July 1996 in New York, NY USA the eldest child of Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece, Prince of Denmark & Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece, Princess of Denmark { Source }. She has four younger brothers: Prince Constantine Alexios (1998) Prince Achileas-Andreas (2000) Prince Odysseus-Kimon(2004) Prince Aristidis-Stavros (2008) Her godparents were { Source }: Princess Alexia of Greece & Denmark (paternal aunt) Prince Michael of Greece (1st cousin 2x removed) The Prince Charles of Wales (2nd cousin 2x removed) She grew up mostly in the US and Europe. She was born in the US, and likely lived here until she was at least two, before the family temporary went back to England, where her brother Odysseus-Kimon was born in 2004. Four years later, she was back in the US, this time on the "left coast", where her youngest brother was born in Los Angeles in 2008. Although a member of the defunct Gre

Royal Profile: Lord Nicholas Windsor

Lord Nicholas Charles Edward Jonathan Windsor was born on 25 July 1970 as the youngest child of Prince Edward, The Duke of Kent and Katharine, The Duchess of Kent { Source }. He has an older brother, an older sister, two siblings-in-law,three nephews, and four nieces { Source }: George, The Earl of St Andrews (1962) Sylvana Windsor, The Countess of St. Andrews (1957. m. 1988) Edward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick (1988) Lady Marina Charlotte Windsor (1992) Lady Amelia Windsor (1995) The Lady Helen Taylor (1964) Timothy Taylor (m. 1992) Columbus George Donald Taylor (1994) Cassius Edward Taylor (1996) Eloise Olivia Katherine Taylor (2003) Estella Olga Elizabeth Taylor (2004) He was educated at Harrow School in London, England{ Source }. He became a Roman Catholic in 2001, thus barring him and his descendants from the throne { Source }. He married Paola, Countess Doimi de Lupis in November 2006{ Source }. Together, they have three sons: Albert Louis Philip Edward Win

Royal Profile: Konstantin Johannsmann

Konstantin Gustav Heinrich Richard Johannsmann was born 24 July 2010 as the first child of Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Alexander Johannsmann{ Source }. He has a younger sister { Source }: Louisa Johannsmann (2015) He was named for various relatives { Source }: Konstantin: for her father's middle name and his great-uncle Constantine of Greece Gustav: for his maternal uncle and godfather, Gustav Frederik Philip Richard, 7th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Heinrich: for his father Richard: for his maternal grandfather His godparents were{ Source }: Crown Princess Mary (his mother's cousin's wife) Ann-Kathrin Joannasmann (paternal aunt) Gustav Frederik Philip Richard, 7th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (maternal uncle) It is likely he will lead a fairly normal life in Germany. He is not in succession for the Princely House of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg or The Danish Throne, but is distantly in succession for the British

Royal Profile: Princess Dorothea of Hesse, Princess of Windisch-Grätz

Princess Dorothea Charlotte Karin of Hesse was born 24 July 1934 as the second daughter of Prince Christoph of Hesse-Kassel and Princess Sophie of Greece & Denmark { Source }. She has an older sister, three younger siblings, a former brother-in-law, two current siblings-in-law, and several nieces and nephews and their families { Source }: Princess Christina Margarethe of Hesse (1933-2011) Prince Andrew of Yugoslavia (1929–1990, m. 1956-1962, div)  Princess Maria Tatiana of Yugoslavia (1957)  Gregory Thune-Larsen(m. 1990)  Sonia Tatiana Thune-Larsen (1992) Olga Kristin Thune-Larsen (1995) Prince Christopher of Yugoslavia (1960-1994) Robert Floris van Eyck (1916–1991, m. 1962)  Hélène Sophie van Eyck (1963)  Roderick Alan Harman Sascha Alexandra Sophia Harman (1986) Pascale Olivia Harman (1989) Mark van Eyck (1966)  Joanne Green (m. 1992, separated) Prince Karl Adolf Andreas of Hesse (1937)  Countess Yvonne Margit Valerie Szapáry von Muraszombath,

Royal Profile: Princess Georgina of Liechtenstein

Princess Georgina Maximiliana Tatiana Maria of Liechtenstein was born 23 July 2005 in Vienna, Austria, the middle child and only daughter of  Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein  and his wife, Princess Marie Gabriele { Source }. She has one older brother and one younger one: Prince Moritz of Liechtenstein (2003) Prince Benedikt of Liechtenstein (2008) Her brother Prince Moritz was born in New York, NY USA and her younger brother was also born in Vienna, like she was { Source }. She is the 4th granddaughter (and 10th grandchild overall) of Prince Hans-Adam II and his wife, Princess Marie . Because Liechtenstein is ruled under Agnatic primogeniture law, meaning male-only succession, Princess Georgina is not line line for the throne. If for some reason the laws were to change, she would be no higher than 7th after her father today.

Royal Profile: Marie José Pando y Corvalán-Reyna

Marie José Pando y Corvalán-Reyna was born 23 July 1996 as the only child of Azaea Beatrice Corvalan-Reyna y de Saboya and Arturo Pando y Mundet { Source }. Her maternal grandparents are Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy and Luis Rafael Reyna-Corvallán y Dillon { Source }. Through her maternal grandmother, she is a great granddaughter of the last King of Italy, Umberto II and Queen Marie José of Italy { Source }. She is named for her great grandmother, Queen Marie José of Italy { Source }. It's likely that Marie José lives a fairly normal life.

Royal Profile: Prince George of Cambridge

Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge was born 22 July 2013 as the first child of Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge { Source }. He is also the first grandchild of The Prince Charles of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales, as well as the first step-grandchild of Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall { Source }. In May 2015, he was joined by a younger sister, and in April 2018, by a younger brother: Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge (2015) Prince Louis Arthur Charles of Cambridge (2018) Like his father, he is in line to succeed the British throne after his great grandmother and grandfather { Source }. His birth marked the second time that three generations of direct heirs to the British throne are alive at the same time, a situation that last occurred between 1894 and 1901, in the last seven years of the reign of Queen Victoria, when she, Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII, and George VI were all alive. He was baptized on 2

Royal Profile: Prince Felix of Denmark, Count of Monpezat

Prince Felix Henrik Valdemar Christian of Denmark, Count of Monpezat was born 22 July 2002, the younger son of Prince Joachim and his then-wife Countess Alexandra of Fredriksburg { Source }. He also has a stepmother and a soon-to-be former stepfather. He has one full brother and two younger half siblings{ Source }: Prince Nikolai William Alexander Fredrik of Denmark (1999) Prince Henrik Carl Joachim Alain of Denmark (2009) Princess Athena Marguerite Françoise Marie of Denmark (2012) Prince Felix was christened in Møgeltønder church on 4 October 2002 { Source }. At the christening the musical work Dåbens Pagt composed by Frederik Magle, dedicated to Prince Felix, was given its first performance { Source }.His godparents are: Martina Bent (maternal aunt) Count Christian Ahlefeldt-Laurvig Oscar Davidsen Siesbye Damian Sibley Annick Boel He was named: Felix: a name his parents liked, that means "Happy And Prosperous." Henrik: after his paternal grandfather, He

Royal Profile: Prince Constantin de Nassau

Prince Constantin Jean Philippe Marie Albert Marc d'Aviano de Nassau was born 22 July 1988 as the second child of Prince Jean of Luxembourg and his first wife, Hélène Suzanna Vestur{ Source }. He has an older sister, a brother-in-law, and two younger brothers { Source }: Princess Marie-Gabrielle Cécile Charlotte Sophie de Nassau (1986) Antonius Benedikt Clemens Douglas Emanuel Willms (1988, m. 2017) Zeno Willms (2018) Prince Wenceslas François Baudoin Léopold Juraj Marie Marc d'Aviano de Nassau (1990) Prince Carl-Johan Félix Julien Marc d'Aviano de Nassau (1992) Due to his parents morganatic marriage and the fact that his father had given up succession rights and succession rights for that of his descendants, he was originally given the title Count de Nassau, but his uncle Grand Duke Henri elevated him and his siblings to HRH Prince/ss de Nassau by royal decree in 2004. He grew up in Paris, and likely leads a normal life. His paternal grandparents are Gran

The Royal Recap of the Royals You Love: July 15-21, 2019

Austria - Archduke Karl-Konstantin  celebrated his 15th birthday on Saturday. -Countess Giorgiana von und zu Arco-Zinneberg  celebrated her 22nd birthday on Wednesday. Belgium -King Philippe, Queen Mathilde, Princess Elisabeth, The Duchess of Brabant, Prince Gabriel, Prince Emmanuel & Princess  Eléonore  attended Belgian's National Day festivities on Sunday { Photos } -King Philippe  held an audience with Belgium's Head of Defense General on Tuesday { Source } -Queen Mathilde  attended a preview of this year's palace summer tour exhibition on Thursday { Photos } Bhutan -Prince Dasho Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck celebrated his 35th birthday on Tuesday. France -Princess Charlotte of Bourbon-Parma  celebrated her 26th birthday on Thursday. Germany -Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg und Gotha, Duke of Saxony  celebrated his 1st birthday on Monday. -Prince Ernst August  of Hanover celebrated his 36th birthday on Friday. Great  Britai