The Royal Fanzine

Royal Profile: Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece

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Crown Prince Pavlos was born in Athens on May 20th 1967 {Source}. At seven months old, he moved with his family to Rome, before settling in London in 1974{Source}. He attended the Hellenic College, founded by his parents, King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie{Source}.

The Crown Prince graduated the United World College in 1986 Prince Pavlos graduated the Georgetown School of Foreign Service in International Relations, Law and Organisation in 1993 and the Georgetown Masters School of Foreign Service with a Masters Degree in Foreign Relations and Economics - specialising in Eastern Europe and the Balkans{Source}.

After finishing at UWC, he went on to serve as a Lieutenant in the British Army{Source}. . He completed his officer training at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst and was awarded the position of Commandant' Stick Orderly{Source}.. He was then awarded a Short Service Commission in the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, where he served for three years{Source}..

Between 1995 and 1997, Crown Prince Pavlos was employed by the Charles R. Weber Company Inc. in the operation and marketing departments{Source}\.. In February 1997, he co-founded Griphon Asset Management, an alternative investment fund-of-funds{Source}.. In November 1998, he co-founded Ivory Capital Group LLC, an investment firm dedicated to managing private investment partnerships, which include a fundamental value based hedge fund and a fund-of-funds{Source}..

In 2002 he co-founded Ortelius Capital Partners LLC, an alternative asset management group specializing in hedge funds, while in 2003 he co-founded Brigantine, a value based equity fund{Source}..

Crown Prince Pavlos married Marie-Chantal Miller, (HRH Princess Marie-Chantal), in London, in 1995{Source}.

They have 5 children{Source}.:

Princess Maria-Olympia (b. New York, 1996)
Prince Constantine-Alexios (b New York, 1998)
Prince Achileas-Andreas (b New York, 1999)
Prince Odysseas-Kimon (b London, 2004)
Prince Aristidis-Stavros (b Los Angeles, 2008).

Crown Prince Pavlos and his family currently reside in London{Source}.

The Crown Prince of Greece is active on the internet, maintaining his own site and twitter account. You can follow HRH Crown Prince Pavlos' blog, AGORA, hosted on the online magazine Periscope Post, and on twitter (@ pavlosgr1){Source}..

Royal Profile: Lady Cosima Rose Alexandra Windsor

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Lady Cosima Rose Alexandra Windsor was born 20 May 2010, the younger of two children of Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster and Claire, Countess of Ulster {Source}.

She is one of 6 grandchildren of The Duke & Duchess of Gloucester.

The little girl is presently 24th in line for the British Throne.

Due to her age, and distance to the throne, little is known about her and she is primarily kept from the public eye. Her father works as a Director of Transnational Crisis Project and is a former British Army officer {Source} Her mother is a doctor. She has one younger brother, Xan Windsor, Lord Culloden.

King Carl XVI Gustaf & Queen Silvia visit the USA

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Day 1 (May 8)

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia were joined by Princess Madeline and Mr. Christopher O'Neil for a
guided tour of the Castle Clinton national monument {Source}. After that, they took a boat to Ellis Island and then another boat to Liberty Island and the Statue of Liberty {Source}.

Afterward, the pair of royal couples were spotted having lunch at the Red Rooster restaurant in Harlem{Source}

After lunch, the King & Queen said good-bye to their youngest daughter and future son-in-law, boarding a flight for Washington, DC {Source}.

That evening, Sweden's King & Queen attended a dinner at the Swedish Residence that was hosted by the Swedish Ambassador to the US {Source}.

Day 2 (May 9)

The King and Queen's day began with a memorial ceremony for Raoul Wallenberg at the Treasury before attending a meeting with the US Secretary of the Treasury {Source}, and they also took part in a seminar on the Arctic at The House of Sweden {Source}. During the ceremony, the King gave a speech to read his full speech, click here {Source}.

Afterward, the royal couple headed to visit the Library of Congress {Source}, visited the US Capitol{Source}, and met with Speaker of the House John Boehner {Source}. For lunch, they attended a luncheon hosted by Senator Johnny Isakson and Congressman Randall M. Hultgren. Hutlgren is Chairman of the Swedish Caucus{Source}.

After lunch, The King and Queen were given a guided tour of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian {Source}.

In the afternoon, the Swedish monarch and consort took part in a seminar on the Arctic{Source}.

In the evening, the royal pair attended the Washington Ballet's production of The Sun Also Rises {Source}, and a reception afterward {Source}. During the reception, the king gave brief remarks{Source}. You can read the King's remarks here {Source}.

Day 3 (May 10)

The third day of their US tour was a busy one! They began their day in Washington, DC, where they visited the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial, where they were received by the US Secretary of Defense{Source}

In the afternoon, it was off to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania{Source}. Upon their arrival in Philidelphia, they met with the city's mayor, who gave them a guided tour of his city {Source}. They also visited Philadelphia City Hall, Independence Hall and the American Swedish Historical Museum {Source}. The final activity of their day was a visit to the Barnes Foundation {Source}.

Day 4 (May 11)

Their final day in the US was another busy one, which they were joined by the Speaker of the Parliament of Finland and his wife {Source}.

In the morning, the group attended a seminar at the Independence Seaport Museum {Source}. Afterward, they paid a visit to the Finnish Monument in Chester {Source}. They attended a luncheon at the Buena Vista Plantation that was hosted by the Governor of Deleware {Source}, where once again, King Carl XVI Gustaf gave another speech. After lunch, the Royal duo attended a Wilmington, Delaware celebration{Source}, and then sailed on a replica of the Kalmar Nyckel to Fort Christina {Source}. While at Fort Christina, they took part in a ceremony at the Delaware Monument in Fort Christina Park {Source}. Following the visit to Fort Christina, they were off to visit the Old Swedes Church to attend a service {Source}.

The day concluded a reception and gala dinenr at the Chase Center where they were joined by Princess Madeline and Christopher O'Neil {Source}, and the King gave another speech {Source}.

The Recap of the Royals You Love:May 13-19

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Belgium

-Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant & Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant visited the International Olympic Comittee Headquarters in Switzerland on Monday {Source} On Thursday, they attended the 2013 Vocatio Scholarships award ceremony on Thursday {Photos} On Friday, the future King and monarch inaugurate Technopolis's newest expanded area known as, Xplora and Inspirience {Source}.

-Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant attended the 2nd Edition of the Belgodyssée Masterclass for young journalists on Tuesday {Photos} On Wednesday, he particapated in the opening of the 11th Edition of the European Business Summit {Photos}

-Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant attended a conference entitled, Basic Education for Change, organized by the Association Plan Belgique in collaboration with Unicef Belgique on Tuesday {Source}

-Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant & Prince Emmanuel attended the Semi-final round of the Queen Elisabeth Piano Competition on Wednesday {Photo}

Bhutan

-King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck & Queen Jetsun met with the “...7th batch of DeSuung Volunteers.” on Wednesday {Photo}

Denmark

-Queen Margarethe II, Henrik, Prince Consort, Crown Prince Fredrik, Crown Princess Mary, Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, Prince Joachim, Princess Marie, Prince Felix & Prince Henrik attended the confirmation of Prince Nikolai as a member of the Danish Church on Saturday{Source}{Photos}.
His mother and Stepfather, Countess Alexandra,and Martin Jørgensen, maternal aunt and grandmother, Christina Manley & Nicola Baird also attended the event.

-Crown Prince Fredrik attended the inauguration of the Sailing and Diving Park on Thursday {Source}

-Crown Prince Fredrik & Crown Princess Mary celebrated their 9th wedding anniversary on Tuesday.

-Prince Nikolai was confirmed as a member of the Danish Church on Saturday {Source}

-Princess Marie inaugurated the KATTEGATCENTER on Thursday {Source}{Source}

-Princess Benedikte hosted a reception for Dressurens Venner on Tuesday {Source}

Great Britain

-Queen Elizabeth II received the High Commissioner for the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Ambassador from the Arab Republic of Egypt attended to a Council meeting on Wednesday {Source}

-Queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh attended the Beating Retreat and Dinner on Monday {Source}

-Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh & Prince Charles of Wales attend a service for members of the Order of Merit on Tuesday {Photos}. On Friday, they paid a visit to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, visited the Tate St. Ives Advisory Council, attended a luncheon hosted by the National Trust South West Regional on Friday{Source}

-The Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh attend the Annual Air League Reception on Tuesday {Source}. On Wednesday, he attended a Receptions for young people who have achieved the Gold Standard in The Duke of Edinburgh's Award{Source}. On Thursday, he presented Afghanistan Operational Service Medals Parade to 40 Commando Royal Marines at Norton Manor Camp {Photos}{Photos}

-The Prince Charles of Wales & Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall attended a reception for members of Parliament on Wednesday {Source}

-The Prince Charles of Wales attended the Royal College of Music’s annual awards ceremony on Wednesday {Photos}. On Thursday, the future King visited Stroke-on-Trent as part of his Teach First initiative {Source}. On Friday, he held and Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace and met with the Founder and Director of the Centre for Health and the Global Environment on Friday{Source}.

-The Prince Andrew, Duke of York visited Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Tuesday, he and his delegation departed from the UK for the 9 hour flight. On Wednesday, the second son of the Queen opened the Satellite Applications Catapult, Electron Building of Harwell Oxford Science and Innovation Campus and met with wireless entrepreneurs at Wavefront{Source}{Photos}. On Friday, the second son of the Queen visited the Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia to officially open the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, attend a luncheon with the British Columbia Innovation Council and a Reception for British Columbia's technology, innovation and entrepreneurial communities, visited the Wavefront Centre of Excellence for Wireless Commercialisation and Research, and attended a dinner at the Government House {Source}.

-Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall visited the Rory McEwen art exhibition on Tuesday {Source}.On Wednesday, the future consort visited the Peckham Branch of the London Mutual Credit Union on Wednesday {Source}. On Thursday, she attended the Devon Show {Photos}

-Sophie, The Countess of Wessex attended a ballet performance at the British Ambassador’s French residence on Tuesday {Source}. On Wednesday, she visited The British School of Paris {Source}{Photos}.

-Princess Beatrice of York & Princess Eugenie of York attend the launch of Samsung's NX Smart Camera at a charity auction with David Bailey in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care at the Bulgari Hotel on Tuesday {Photos}
Also in attendance was their mother, Sarah, Duchess of York.

-Prince Richard, The Duke of Gloucester attended a meeting of the Outdoor Trust on Friday {Source}.

-Peter Mark Andrew Philips & Autumn Patrica Kelly Philips celebrated their 5th wedding anniversary on Friday.

-Zara Anne Elizabeth Philips Tindall celebrated her 32nd birthday on Wednesday.

Greece

-Ana María Morales y de Grecia celebrated her 10th birthday on Wednesday.

Liechtenstein

-Prince Maximilian celebrated his 44th birthday on Thursday.

-Prince Alfons celebrated his 12th birthday on Saturday.

-Prince Benedikt celebrated his 5th birthday on Saturday.

-Princess Margaretha celebrated her 56th birthday on Wednesday.

Luxembourg

-Prince Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke & Princess Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess visited the city of Vianden on Monday {Photos}

-Prince Jean celebrated his 54th birthday on Wednesday.

Monaco

-Prince Albert “...visited the old Hôtel des Princes and inaugurated the Place 'Marie-Pelline Grimaldi of Monaco: Maid of Chabeuil’ and then was received by the Deputy Mayor of Montélimar and other local officials {Photos}{Photo} and attended a luncheon in the prince's honor {Source}

-Prince Albert II & Princess Charlene inaugurated the newly renovated Lycée Technique Hôtelier de Monaco on Monday {Photos}. On Tuesday evening, the royal couple dined at "Golden Cord", a restaurant of the Lycée Technique Hôtelier de Monaco {Source} On Wednesday, the royal pair attended the inauguration of Le Foyer de Sainte Dévote {Photos} and viewed the exhibition by Mark McFadden {Photos}

-Prince Albert II, Princess Charlene and Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi attended the Dior Cruise Collection 2014 show on Saturday {Photos}{Photos}{Photos}
Tatiana Santo Domingo was also in attendance.

-Jonkvrouw Leticia de Massy de Brouwer celebrated her birthday on Thursday.

The Netherlands

-King Willem-Alexander I officially reopened the newly restored Ministry of Defense on Wednesday {Photos}

-King Willem-Alexander I, Queen Maxima & Princess Beatrix attended the 2013 Appeltjes van Oranje and the Oranje Fonds Kroonappels Awards on Thursday {Photos}

-Queen Maxima participated in the annual International Meeting of the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) on Wednesday {Photos}. On Friday, she celebrated her 41st birthday.

-Prince Constantijn & Princess Laurentien celebrated their 12th wedding anniversary on Sunday

Norway

-King Harald, Queen Sonja,Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Princess Ingrid Alexandra & Prince Sverre Magnus attended Norway National Day Celebrations in Olso on Friday {Photos}

-Princess Martha Louise, Ari Behn, Maud Angelica Behn, Leah Isadora Behn & Emma Tallulah Behn participated in the Norway National Day Parade in London on Friday {Photos}

Portugal

-Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza celebrated his 68th birthday on Wednesday.

Spain

-King Juan Carlos & Queen Sofia celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary on Tuesday. On Friday, they attended the Copa Rey Cup between Real Madrid CF and Club Atlético de Madrid SAD {Source}

-Queen Sofia attended the inauguration of the XVIII Congreso Internacional de Arqueología Clásica on Monday{Source}

-Prince Felipe of Asturias met with various specialized medical units of the Spanish Air Force at the Base Aérea de Torrejón on Friday {Photos}{Source}

-Princess Letizia of Asturias visited the exhibition entitled, El Trazo Español en el British Museum: Dibujos del Renacimiento a Goya at the Museo Nacional del Prado on Tuesday {Photos}. On Thursday, the future consort visited Haro: Luces de la Modernidad and attended the inauguration of the VIII Seminario Internacional de Lengua y Periodismo: El Lenguaje de la Crisis {Photos}{Source}

Sweden

-King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Princess Madeleine & Mr. Christopher O'Neil attended Sunday morning church services at The Royal Chapel and a reception afterward during the ceremony, Princess Madeleine & Chris O'Neil "published" their banns of marriage on Sunday {Photos}

-Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland celebrated his 34th birthday on Monday

royal profile: Prince Benedikt of Liechtenstein

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Prince Benedikt of Liechtenstein was born 18 May 2008, the 2nd son of Prince Constantin and Princess Marie. He was born in Vienna, Austria. He has an older sister and brother, Prince Mortz and Princess Georgina.

He is presently 9th in line for the throne of Liechtenstein after his two uncles, four cousins, father and brother.

It is likely that the 5-year-old speaks German, the official language of Liechtenstein.

Other than this, not much is known about him.

Royal Profile:Prince Alfons of Liechtenstein

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Prince Alfons of Liechtenstein was born 18 May 2001 in London, and is the only child of Princess Angela of Liechtenstein and Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein. Prince Alfons is the grandson of Prince Hans-Adam II & Princess Marie.

Little is known about him or his family. His parents lead a low-key, low-profile kind of life.

The young pre-teen is presently 6th in line for the Liechtenstein throne, after his uncle, three cousins and father.

His father works for the Liechtenstein Global Trust{Source}, so it's likely the family lives quietly in Liechtenstein.

The young prince spent the first few years of his life in either London, Germany or Liechtenstein.

He and his mother are both African-American, and are the highest ranking black people in the reigning European dynasty {Source}

He shares a birthday with his cousin Prince Benedikt.

Royal Profile: Queen Maxima of The Netherlands

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Queen Máxima of the Netherlands was born 17 May 1971, in Buenos Aires, Argentina the daughter of Jorge Horacio Zorreguieta Stefanini (b. 1928) and his second wife María del Carmen Cerruti Carricart (b. 1944){Source}. She has two brothers, a sister and three half-sisters by her father's first wife Marta López Gil{Source}.

She attended Northlands School and Universidad Católica Argentina, where she graduated with a degree in Economics in 1995{Source}. She worked as an investment banker after graduating, she worked for large international Finance companies in Argentina, New York and Europe{Source}.

She met the heir to the Dutch throne when they were both attending the Seville Spring Fair: "Feria de abril de Sevilla" in 1999{Source}. At the time, she was unaware that he was a prince, as he had introduced himself as simply, Alexander{Source}. Apparently, when Alexander confessed that he was a prince, she thought he was joking! After their initial meeting, they agreed to meet again in New York City, where she was working at the time{Source}. Their relationship and eventual marriage plans were not met without controversy due to her father's involvement with the Argentine government. Thus, when she and her prince married in Amsterdam on 2 February 2002, her parents were not among the guests . On her 30th birthday, she was granted dual Argentine and Dutch Citizenship by royal decree. By Royal Decree on 25 January 2002, upon the solemnization of marriage Máxima Zorreguieta was taken up into the Dutch nobility and the title Princess of the Netherlands and Princess of Orange-Nassau, and the predicate Royal Highness, were formally granted to her{Source}. By Royal Decree nr. 42 of 25 January 2002, the Princess was granted her own personal coat of arms and a personal standard{Source}.On 13 May 2011 the Dutch parliament confirmed that when the Prince of Orange ascends the throne, Princess Máxima will take the style and title of Her Majesty The Queen of the Netherlands{Source}. Rather than converting to the Reformed Dutch Church upon marriage, she remained Roman Catholic, agreeing that any of their children would be raised within the religion of the Dutch Royal Family. Together, they have three daughters who are:

HRH Princess Catharina-Amalia Beatrix Carmen Victoria (7 December 2003)
HRH Princess Alexia Juliana Marcela Laurentien (26 June 2005)
HRH Princess Ariane Wilhelmina Máxima Inés (10 April 2007)

She is also godmother to:

Countess Leonore of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (her niece)
Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway {Source}

The Princess is active in rights for women and migrants to The Netherlands{Source}. She speaks fluent English, Dutch and Spanish. She is often acting as a representative of The Netherlands at conference around the world{Source}.

Royal Profile: Jonkvrouw Leticia de Massy de Brouwer

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Jonkvrouw Leticia de Massy de Brouwer is the only daughter of Christian with his first marriage to María Marta Quintana y del Carril{Source}. She was born 16 May 1971{Source}. She has two brothers, one adopted and the other is a half brother: Brice & Antoine She married Jonkheer Thomas de Brouwer on 3 September 2006 {Source}. They have fraternal twins and two other daughters:

Jonkvrouw Rose de Brouwer (b. 2008) {Source}
Jonkheer Sylvestre de Brouwer (b. 2008) {Source}
Jonkvrouw Liliah de Brouwer{Source}
Jonkvrouw Hermine de Brouwer {Source}

She, her father, her brothers and her children do not have claims to the throne anymore since the death of Prince Rainier. In the unlikely scenario that Prince Rainer's descendants die out, the National Council could elect her or one of her children as a direct Grimaldi descendant to the throne.

Like the rest of her family, she makes rare appearances on behalf of the Princely family. Even rarer than her parents. I don’t think we’ve ever actually seen her, but we may have. She could've attended her grandmother's funeral in April 2011 (possibly her behind Andrea Casiraghi?) and the Monaco National Day 2011 (on the balcony with Donatella ). She and her husband were an invited guest to the wedding celebrations of Prince Albert & Princess Charlene in 2011 {Source}, so she may have been among the family there.

She is part of the board of directors of Les Farfadets{Source}

It is believed that she, her husband and their children primarily reside in Belgium.

Prince Harry visits the US: Washington, DC; New Jersey, New York, Colorado, Connecticut

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Washington DC

Day 1 (May 9)

Prince Harry began his US tour with a trip to the Capitol. He arrived in Washington DC, where he paid his respects at Arlington National Cemetery {Photos}, toured a Senate Office building where he met with Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and toured the Halo Trust photography exhibition {Photos}. He then proceed to the White House to meet with First Lady Michelle Obama & Second Lady Dr. Jill Biden and attended an event to honor military families {Photos}.

Day 2 (May 10)

He began his day with a wreath laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery {Photos} and visited Walter Reed National Military Medical Center {Source}.

After his visit, he boarded a plane for Colorado.

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Day 1 (May 11)
Prince Harry attended the opening ceremonies and games of the 2013 Warrior Games in Denver, Colorado {Photos}.

Day 2 (May 12)

Another day at The Warrior Games before boarding a flight to New Jersey.

http://www.styleite.com/media/prince-harry-us-tour-2013/

New York City & Mantoloking, New Jersey

Day 1 (March 14)

The British Prince was only in New York for a few hours, but they were jam packed! First, he attended a baseball clinic to launch a new partership between The Royal Foundation of The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge & Prince Harry and Harlem RBI {Photos}. After, he met up with UK Prime Minster David Cameron to tour 'Makielab' company co-founder Jo Roach during part of a UK business campaign called 'GREAT' at the Milk Studios {Photos}.

Afterward, it was off to Mantoloking, New Jersey where he toured the Jersey Shore with Gov. Chris Christie, and played games with children on the boardwalk {Photos}.

After touring New Jersey, it was back to New York, where he spoke at a American Friends of The Royal Foundation dinner {Photos}. The Dinner was attended by personalities such as will.i.am, and UK Prime Minister David Cameron.

Greenwich, Connecticut

Day 1 (May 15)

Prince Harry participated in the Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup at the Greenwich Polo Club. His team won the match 4-3 against the St. Regis Team {Source}{Photos}

Royal Profile: Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein

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Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein was born on 16 May 1969, the second son of Prince Hans-Adam II and Princess Marie of Liechtenstein{Source}.

He attended Gymnasium Grammar School in Vaduz, Liechtensten. He attended the European Business School, where he graduated in 1993{Source}. Afterward, he attended Harvard Business School, where he completed an MBA in 1998{Source}.

He has a background mostly working for financial companies, including Chase Capital Partners and Industrie Kapital{Source}. In 2003, he serves as a manager for the German office of JP Morgan Partners. As of 2006, he is CEO of the Liechtenstein Global Trust{Source}

He was married in January 2000 to Angela Brown. Together, they have one son:

Prince Alfons Constantin Maria of Liechtenstein

Profile:Ana María Morales y de Grecia

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Ana María Morales y de Grecia was born 15 May 2013 in Barcelona, Spain, the second of four children of Princess Alexia of Greece & Denmark{Source}. She is a granddaughter of King Constantine II & Queen Anne-Marie of Greece. Her godparents consisted of {Source}:

Crown Prince Pavlos (maternal uncle)
Alejandro Morales (paternal uncle)

The 10 year old resides in Puerto Calero, Lanzarote, Canary Islands with her parents, older sister, and younger siblings in a house designed by her father {Source}. It's likely she attends school there somewhere.

It's also likely that she speaks at least some Greek, Spanish and English.

Through her mother, she is related to most European monarchies:

Denmark: Queen Margarethe is her great-aunt
Spain: her great-aunt is the present Queen of Spain
United Kingdom: The Duke of Edinburgh is her 1st cousin 2x removed

Royal Profile:Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza

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Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza was born 15 May 1945 the son of Dom Duarte Duno, Duke of Braganza and Princess Fracisca of Orléans-Braganza. His godparents were{Source}:

Pope Pius XII
Queen Amélie of Orléans

From 1957 to 1959, Dom Duarte was enrolled in the Colégio Nun'Álvres in Santo Tirso, Portugal. In 1960, he attended Colégio Militar. He also attended Instituto Superior de Agronomia, and later attended the University of Geneva

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, he fufilled his military service seriving as a helicopter pilot in the Portuguese Air Force.

On 13 May 1995, he married Isabel Inês de Castro Curvelo de Herédia. Together, they have three children:

Infante Afonso de Santa Maria de Bragança of Portugal, Prince of Beira, Duke of Barcelos (b. 1996)
Infanta Maria Francisca of Portugal (b. 1997)
Infante Dinis de Santa Maria de Bragança of Portugal, Duke of Porto (b. 1999)

Royal Profile: Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein

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Princess Margaretha Antonia Marie Félicité of Liechtenstein, Princess of Luxembourg was born 15 May 1957, the daughter of G.rand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte of Luxembourg.
She has a faternal twin, Prince Jean. Her godparents are:

Prince Felix of Luxembourg
Queen Margarethe II of Denmark

The young princess had a global education-she studied in Luxembourg, Belgium, The United Kingdom, an the United States.

She has no official role in Luxembourg (her brother Henri is the Grand Duke), Liechtenstein (her husband is the younger brother to the present Prince Hans-Adam II) or Belgium (her uncle is King Albert II). However, she does attended official weddings and other family events. She attended the weddings of Archduke Imre of Austria to Kathleen Walker {Photos}, Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg to Stephanie de Lannoy {Photos} and the wedding of Archduke Christophe to Adélaïde Drapé-Frisch {Photo} She also attended her father's 90th birthday party in 2009 {Photos} and the instalation of the new pope in 2013 {Photo}

She is patron of Dyslexia International.

She was married to Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein of 20 March 1982. Together, they have four children, four of which survived infancy:

Prince Leopold of Liechtenstein (1984-1984)
Prince Maria-Anunciata of Liechtenstein (1987)
Prince Joesf-Emanuel of Liechtenstein

Royal Profile: Prince Jean of Luxembourg

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Prince Jean of Luxembourg was born 15 May 1957, the second son of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium. He is the twin brother of Princess Margaretha. His godparents are:

Prince Felix of Luxembourg
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark

The young prince was primarily educated in Luxembourg, Switzerland and France. Upon graduation, he attended The Bell School of Languages in Cambridge England. He attended a university in Geneva.

In 1977, he began military officer training at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. He was made captain of the Luxembourg Army in 1979.

After completing his university studies, he moved to New York to work as a financial analysist for the

Finance, Planning & Analysis Division of W.R. Grace. Today, the Prince works in the water industry, as an advisor to the GDF-Suez Group, Executive VP of the Suez Foundation and is a member of the Executive Board of Degrémont.

In 1985, he returned to Europe, settling in France, where he attended INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France, where he obtained an MBA in 1986.

On 26 September 1986, Prince Jean renounced his right of succession to the Luxembourg throne. He was married on 27 May 1987 to Hélène Suzanna Vestur. His wife and children were granted the titles Count/ess of Nassu. On 27 November 2004, Grand Duke Henri granted Prince Jean, his wife and their children the titles Prince/ss of Nassau, and HRH status, without succession rights. Their children are:

Princess Marie-Gabrielle of Nassau (1986)
Prince Constantin of Nassau (1988)
Prince Wenceslas of Nassau (1990)
Prince Carl-Johan of Nassau (1992)

The Prince and Hélène would later divorce, and he would marry Diane De Guerre in 2009 {Source}

Royal Profile: Zara Anne Elizabeth Philips Tindall

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Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips-Tindall was born 15 May 1981, the daughter of Princess Anne, The Princess Royal and Capt. Mark Phillips {Source}. She has an older brother, Peter Phillips (1977) {Source}, and two half-sisters, Felicity Tonkin (1985, to her father by his brief affair with Heather Tonkin), and Stephanie Phillips(1997 from her father's second marriage to Sandy Pflueger) {Source}. Among her godparents were {Source}:

Colonel Andrew Parker-Bowles
Mrs Jackie Stewart, wife of the racing driver

During her schooldays, latterly at Gordonstoun, she excelled at many sporting activities {Source}. She represented her schools in hockey, athletics and gymnastics. She later qualified as a physiotherapist specializing in Equine Physiotherapy, from the University of Exeter {Source}.

Like both her parents, she is an accomplished equestrian {Source}. She collected individual and team gold medals at the 2005 European Eventing Championship in Blenheim and individual gold and team silver medals at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany, making her the reigning Eventing World Champion until 2010 {Source}. She was set to participate in the 2004 Athens Olympics and 2008 Beijing Olympics, but had to pull out at the last minute due to injury of her horse during training both times {Source}.

As a non-titled member of the British Royal Family, she supports many causes, many of which are related to children, spinal injuries or equestrianism. In 2003, she and her mother took part in the first UK double ship-naming ceremony in Southampton. Princess Anne named the P&O Cruises liner Oceana, and Phillips named its sister ship Adonia {Source}. In 2005, she auctioned one of her evening gowns (worn at the London premiere of the film Seabiscuit) to raise money for tsunami relief. She also undertook a visit to New Zealand in her role as patron of The Catwalk Trust. From 1998 to 2005 she served as the president of Club 16-24, a group which encourages young people to take an interest in racing. She is linked to INSPIRE, the Salisbury based medical research charity which helps to improve the quality of life of people with spinal cord injuries, and Sargent Cancer Care for Children, the UK's leading children's cancer charity.

She appears at events for The Caudwell Charitable Trust, which is targeted at children with special needs, disabilities and serious illnesses. She has continued her family's long patronage of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and has visited on many occasions. In 2006, she took part in a special charity day for Cantor Index, whose staff were killed in the 11 September 2001 attacks. In 2007, she became patron of the Mark Davies Injured Riders Fund. To help with Sport Relief 2008, she posed for her first official royal portrait by artist Jack Vettriano. In 2009, she attended a celebrity poker tournament in Monaco in aid of Darfur, Sudan. In September 2010, she attended the 2012 London Olympic Ball alongside cousin Prince Harry of Wales. In October of the same year she attended another celebrity poker tournament, this time in London, in aid of Cancer Research UK, of which she is Royal Patron. Zara was appointed as a Member of Order of the British Empire by her grandmother in the annual New Year's Honours list in 2007 for her role in equestiansim.

In 2009, she became a business woman and fashion designer when she began to design her own range of equestrian clothing for Musto Outdoor Clothing. The range is named ZP176 after the team number Zara was given when she first represented her country. The range was officially launched in July 2010.

She is named Zara at the suggestion of her uncle, Prince Charles-it's Greek meaning "radiance", her second and middle names come from her mother and grandmother. At her birth, she was 6th in line for the throne, but after the births of her cousins Prince William, Prince Harry, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, James Viscount Severn, and her nieces Savanah and Isla, she is presently 14th in line of Succession. With the birth of "Baby Cambridge" in July, she'll be placed 15th in line for the throne.

She met her now husband, Mike Tindall, through her cousin, Prince Harry at England's Rugby World Cup-winning campaign in Australia in 2003. They lived together near Princess Anne's Scotland estate for several years. Buckingham Palace announced their engagement on 21 December 2010. They were married on 30 July 2011.

The Crown Princely Couple of Norway take the US by storm!

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Day 1 (May 5)

Upon their arrival in Houston, Texas, they were greeted by parishioners from the Norwegian Seamen’s Church. That evening, they attended the Annual OTC Dinner to kick-off the Offshore Technology Conference{Photos}. During the dinner, Crown Prince Haakon made a speech, in which he stressed that "...1.3 Billion people-still in 2013-do not have access to electricity, and that the world needs to develop, reduce poverty and improve the quality of life for billions {Source}.

Day 2 (May 6)

In the morning the Crown Prince & Crown Princess attended Day 2 of the Offshore Technology Conference {Photos}

The future monarch and his consort attended a buffet dinner at the River Oaks Country Club{Photos}

Day 3 (May 7)

In the early afternoon, the future Norwegian king visited the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics factory in Fort Worth, TX before departing for San Francisco {Source}

After their arrival in San Francisco, the royal couple attended a Kvelertak concert at Slim's Music Club {Source}

Day 4 (May 8)

The Crown Prince attended a breakfast meeting on tourism before giving a presentation at a seminar on tourism {Source}. Before a break in the afternoon, the future monarch was joined by his wife to attend a seminar entitled Advanced Technology and Innovation at Stanford University{Source}. In the afternoon, they took a trip to Palo Alto to visit the Innovation House {Photos} Before dinner at the Fairmont Hotel, they attended a reception at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art{Source}.

Day 5 (May 9)

On the final day of their visit, they kept busy. In the morning, they paid a visit to the San Francisco based, Norweigan software company, ForgeRock {Source}. Afterward, it was off to a luncheon with represetnatives from Norway start-up companies and their American counterparts{Source}. Before boarding their flight back to Norway, they paid a visit to Crown Prince Haakon's old stomping grounds when they visited the Peder Sæther Centre at the University of California, Berkeley{Source}

Prince Michael Visits Jamaica

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Day 1 (April 15)

The younger brother of the Duke of Kent arrived in Jamacia on Monday {Source}

{Photos}

Day 2 (April 16)

Prince Michael visited the Geoformatics department on the UWI Mona campus {Source}{Photos}. He attended a special luncheon hosted by the Governor-General {Source}. He also visited the Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre{Source}{Source}{Photos}. He attended a luncheon at the King's House, hosted by the Governor-General {Photos}

In the evening, he attended a reception in his honor {Photos}{Photos}

Day 3 (April 17)

He visited the Jamacia House {Photos}. He met with Jamacia's Opostition Leader {Photos}. He took a tour of the attended a National Works Agency’s Traffic Management Centre and participated in a Round Table discussion with representatives of the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing and the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) {Source}

In the Evening, the Queen's cousin attended the 20th anniversary banquet of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) where he presented a commemorative plaque to the Jamacian Prime Minister {Photos}{Source}{Video}

Day 4 (April 18)

No idea. There's no news coverage of his time.

Day 5 (April 19)

No idea. There's no news coverage of his time.

Royal Profile: Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, Duke of Värmland

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HRH Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, Duke of Värmland was born 13 May 1979 , the only son of King Carl XVI and Queen Silvia {Source}. At the time of his birth, he was considered heir to the throne as Sweden did not adopt Absolute primogeniture until January 1980. He has two sisters, an older sister, Crown Princess Victoria and younger sister, Princess Madeline. As of February 2012, he is third in line for the Swedish throne after his sister and her daughter, Princess Estelle.

He was christened at the Royal Palace Church on 31 August 1979. His godparents are{Source}:

Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland (his paternal great-uncle)
Prince Leopold of Bayern
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (his paternal 1st cousin 1x removed)
Princess Birgitta of Sweden (his paternal aunt)

He mostly attended schools in Sweden. He began his education at the Västerled Parish Preschool, which he attended from 1986-1989{Source}. He attended the State Schools of Smedslättsskolan, Ålstensskolan, and Enskilda Gymnasiet{Source}. In the 1994-1995 school year, he spent it at the Kent School {Source}. The Prince continued his studies in a science programme at Lundsbergs upper secondary school{Source}. He graduated in the spring of 1999. Recently, he studied graphic design at the Rhode Island School of Design where he worked on a museum identity design project{Source}. In 2011, Prince Carl Philip finished his studies in Agricultural and Rural Management at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Alnarp{Source}.

In his youth, he was an active outdoorsman and scout. He enjoys swimming, skiing, and football{Source}. In 2003, he completed the historic Swedish "Vasaloppet", the longest cross country ski race in the world. He also enjoys car racing and has a licence to compete{Source}.

He has served in the the Swedish Navy{Source}. He has completed his military service at the Amphibious Battalion at Vaxholm's Coast Artillery Regiment as a combat boat commander (Combat Boat 90) in the autumn of 2000{Source}. In December 2002, the Prince was promoted to fänrik (midshipman), and in 2004 to the rank of löjtnant (sub-lieutenant) in the Swedish Navy{Source}. In 2007 and 2008 he went to the Swedish National Defense College{Source}. The course was divided in three weeks autumn 2007 and three weeks spring 2008. After that course he was appointed kapten in the Swedish Navy (lieutenant).

For his mother's 60th birthday in 2003, he designed a cover for a CD of the music of Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker, which was released to honor of her landmark birthday, in which the proceeds from it goes to the World Childhood Foundation{Source}. In 2004, the Prince created a calendar, together with an advertising agency, that will be sold to benefit the same organisation{Source}.

Since 1999, he has been linked with several women. The first, and longest was public relations representative Emma Pernald. They dated for ten years before mutually calling an end to the relationship. Since April 2010, he has been linked with model Sofia Hellqvist. He and Hellqvist have been residing together since April 2011.

He holds several Swedish national honors and international honors. These include:

Knight of the Order of Charles XIII (since birth, 13 May 1979) (Sweden)
Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim (13 May 1997) (Sweden)
Commander of the Order of the Crown of Malaysia (2005) (Malaysia)
Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav (2005) (Norway)
Grand Cross of the Order of Honour (2008) (Greece)
Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, First Class (12 January 2011) (Estonia)
Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (17 April 2012) (Finland)
Grand Officer of the Order of the Three Stars (Latvia) Grand Cross of the Order of Adolpthe of Nassu (Luxembourg)

As a third cousins once removed from Queen Elizabeth, he is in line for the British throne. In the line for the British throne, he is ahead of his sister and her daughter.

Royal Profile: Prince Wenzeslaus of Liechtenstein

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Prince Wenzeslaus of Liechtenstein was born on May 12, 1974 in Belgium the son of PRince Philip of Liechtenstein and Isabelle de l'Arbre de Malander {Source}/ Prince Wenzeslaus has two brothers:

Prince Alexander(1972) {Source}
Prince Rudolf Ferdinand (1975){Source}

In 2005, he was dating Victoria's Secret model then-23 year old Adriana Lima{Source} He was 31 years old at the time. She has since moved on to marry someone else and has two children.

His father is President of the LGT Group in Liechtenstein, his uncle is the present sovereign of Liechtenstein, and his first cousin, Alois, has been regent since 2004. He himself remains distantly in line for the Liechtenstein throne, in 12th place, after his father, brother, 3 cousins, and 6 1st cousins 1x removed.

Royal Profile:Princess Maria-Anunciata of Liechtenstein

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Princess Maria-Anunciata Astrid Joséphine Veronica of Liechtenstein was born on 12 May 1985, the second of Princess Margaretha & Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein's children. Her only elder sibling, Prince Leopold, had died shortly after birth.

She has the following other siblings:

HSH Princess Marie-Astrid Nora Margarita Veronica of Liechtenstein (1987).
HSH Prince Josef-Emanuel Leopold Marie of Liechtenstein (1989).

She and her younger siblings did not grow up in Liechtenstein, but in Belgium, where their father was the Liechtenstein ambassador to Belgium until 2010.

This worked out well for his mother's sake-her uncle is the present King of Belgium. Therefore, it's almost safe to say that the princess and her siblings grew up around the children of his mother's cousin Princess Astrid: Prince Amedeo, Princess Maria Laura, Prince Joachim & Princess Maria Luisa.

She and her siblings often accompany their parents to official events in Liechtenstein, such as National Day.

She attended a university in London {Source}.

It is likely that she speaks multiple languages, including German (official language of Liechtenstein), Dutch (official language of Belgium), English (official language of England, where she attended University), and maybe some French (official language of Belgium).

She is the first cousin to members of the Liechtenstein, Austria, Belgium, and Luxembourg royal houses.

The Recap of the Royals You Love:May 6-12

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Belgium

-Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant attended the opening of the 6th Conference of the Coopération Belge au Développement on Tuesday {Photos}

-Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este & Princess Astrid, Archduchess of Austria-Este attended the opening of the 32nd Edition of the Jeux Nationaux Special Olympics on Wednesday {Source}

Denmark

-Prince Joachim attended a "...presentation of this year's bid for the winning car for the 2013 Shell Eco Marathon..." on Monday {Source}

Great Britain

-Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles of Wales, Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall, The Hon. Charles Armstrong-Jones & Arthur Robert Nathaniel Chatto attended the State Opening of Parliament on Wednesday {Photos}
The Hon. Charles Armstrong-Jones & Arthur Chatto are Pages of Honor to Queen Elizabeth II, as well as her great-nephews.

-Queen Elizabeth II attended day 1 of the Royal Windsor Horse Show on Wednesday {Photos}

-Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh attended the re-dedication of the newly restored Temple Church Organ at the Temple Church in London on Tuesday {Photos}.

-Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall attended Day 3 of the Royal Windsor Horse Show on Friday {Photos}

-Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, Sophie, The Countess of Wessex, James Mountbatten-Windsor, Viscount Severn & The Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor attended Day 4 of the Royal Windsor Horse Show on Saturday {Photos}{Photos}{Photos}

-Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh attended the opening of the exhibitation to commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic aboard the HQS Wellington on Wednesday {Photo}

-The Prince Charles of Wales attended the opening of the exhibition, Houghton Revisited: Masterpieces from the Hermitage{Photos}, awarded medals to soldier who fought in Afghanistan at Wattisham Airfield {Source} and hosted a reception for the attendees of the UK Trade and Global Investment Conference {Photos} on Thursday

-The Prince Charles of Wales & Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall hosted a reception for “...various members of the British Caribbean communities from the world of business, politics, sport, entertainment, charity and the media.” on Tuesday {Photos}

-The Princess Anne, The Princess Royal opened the Brain Injury Rehbitlation Trust Independent Hosptial, Chalkdown House on Tuesday {Source} {Source}

-Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall presented awards during the Badminton Horse Trials on Monday {Photos}

-Sophie, Countess of Wessex dedicated a memorial statue to the Bevin Boys at the National Memorial Arboretum on Tuesday {Source}

-Prince Harry began a 5-day tour of the US, which will take him to Washington, DC, Colorado, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut on Thursday {Source}. Check back soon for a full recap.

-Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips Tindall launched the Range Rover WISE scholarship programme at the Royal Windsor Horse Show on Wednesday {Photos}

Jordan

-King Abdullah II held an audience with the Prime Minister of Yemen on Monday {Photos}

-Queen Rania attended a Teacher Training and Curriculum Development session during the Arab Education Summit on Tuesday {Photos}. On Wednesday, she attended the 2013 Microsoft Jordan Imagine Cup competition {Photos}.

Liechtenstein

-Prince Josef-Emanuel celebrated his 24th birthday on Tuesday.

-Prince Wenzeslaus celebrated his 39th birthday on Sunday.

-Princess Maria-Anunciata celebrated her 28th birthday on Sunday.

Monaco

-Prince Albert II & Princess Charlene attended the 2013 Prix Femme de l'Année (Woman of the Year) awards and gala on Tuesday {Photos} On Friday, the royal pair attended the 2013 White Feather Foundation Charity Ball{Photos}

-Donatella Knecht de Massy celebrated her 41st birthday on Friday.

Morocco

-Princess Lalla Salma celebrated her 35th birthday on Friday

-Crown Prince Moulay Al-Hassan celebrated his 10th birthday on Wednesday.

The Netherlands

-King Willem-Alexander I held an audience with the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund on Monday {Photos}

-Queen Maxima met with the United Nations Secretary-General at the United Nations headquarters on Tuesday {Video}

Norway

-King Harald V attended the celebration of Frigjøringsdagen and Nasjonale Veterandagen on Wednesday {Source}

-Crown Prince Haakon & Crown Princess Mette-Marit made an official visit to the US visiting Texas & California this week. Check back for a full recap.

Spain

-Queen Sofia attended the celebration of the Día Mundial de la Cruz Roja and the Media Luna Roja (World Day Red Cross and the Red Crescent) on Wednesday {Source}{Video}

-Prince Felipe of Asturias & Princess Letizia of Asturias toured and met with staff of the new Guadalquivir River Sluice gate, visited the Antiguo Monasterio de Santa Clara to view the exhibition entitled, Santas de Zurbarán: Devoción y Persuasión and toured a newly-restored monastery on Tuesday {Photos}

-Prince Felipe of Asturias participated in the opening of the II Foro Global de Sostenibilidad on Monday {Video}

Sweden

-King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia,Princess Madeleine & Chris O'Neil had a day off in NYC together, where they visited Castle Clinton National Monument, took a boat ride to Ellis Island, visited the Statue of Liberty, and dined at Red Rooster Restaurant in Harlem on Thursday {Photos} {Photos}.

-King Carl XVI Gustaf & Queen Silvia paid a visit to various parts of the US this week. Check back for a full recap.

-Prince Daniel attended the opening of the 2013 SM UF-Företagande (Swedish Young Enterprise Championships) on Monday {Photos}

Royal Profile:Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco

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Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco was born 10 May 1978, the daughter of al-Haj Abdel Hamid Bennan Naima Bennan{Source}. She is the princess consort of Mohammed VI {Source}. She is the mother of:

HRH Crown Prince Moulay Hassan (born 8 May 2003)
HRH Princess Lalla Khadija (born 28 February 2007).

Her mother died when she was just three years old {Source}. She and her sister were raised by her maternal grandmother{Source}. She was educated in private schools in Rabat, Morocco{Source}. After completing her engineering studies, she worked for a few years between 1999 and 2002 as an information services engineer at ONA Group, the country's largest private holding company (which is also controlled by the Moroccan Royal Family){Source}.

She met her husband during a private party in 1999. They began a courtship shortly after, and were married in 2002{Source}.

Since becoming Morocco's first lady, she has kept a low-profile. However, unlike her predecessors for the position, she has kept a more well known profile{Source}. She is active in supporting cancer associations and the Fez Sacred Music Festival{Source}. Salma has also represented the King and Morocco in meetings and gatherings in Thailand, Japan and France. She also founded a cancer prevention association in Morocco and has been involved in HIV/AIDS prevention in Africa work. Recently, she visited Tunisia and Saudi Arabia.

For foreign honors, she holds orders from Belgium & Spain{Source}:

Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II of Belgium since 5 October 2004
Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic of Spain since 17 January 2005

Royal Profile: Donatella Knecht de Massy

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Donatella Knecht de Massy is the wife of K. Sébastien Knecht de Massy, who is the grandson of Princess Antoinette of Monaco, Baroness of Massy. She was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 10 May 1972, and has four siblings including a twin brother {Source}. She grew up mostly in Switzerland, where she attended L'Institut Le Rosey{Source}. She also attended Northeastern University, where she earned a BA in Journalism{Source}.

Upon receiving her BA, she returned to Switzerland to pursue a career in the media{Source}. While in Switzerland, she worked for The Geneva Post{Source}. She moved to Monaco to work for the Formula 1 Magazine called Focus One, which is based out of Monaco{Source}. She currently works for Transport and Commodities with her husband in Monaco{Source}.

She holds Italian citizenship, but is a permanent resident of Monaco {Source}. he married K. Sébastien Knecht de Massy, the eldest grandson of Princess Antoinette of Monaco, Baroness of Massy, in 1999{Source}. Their first of four daughters, Christine (presumably named for her paternal grandmother who died in 1989), was born on 12 June 2000{Source}. Their second daughter, Alexia, was born on 21 September 2001{Source}. Their third daughter Vittoria, was born 18 April 2007{Source}. Their youngest, Andrea was born on 16 October 2008{Source}.

Like the rest of the Grimaldi clan, she plays an active part in charities around Monaco. She has been a part of{Source}:

MOM; Mothers of Monaco who provided funding for children from under-developed countries to be able to come to the Principality for heart surgeries, as well as supplying an orphanage in Tunisia with much-needed supplies.
Ladies Lunch Monaco; who raise funds to support other charitable institutions in the Principality.
Conservation Guardians (President of the Board); who's mission is to Protect and conserve Wildlife and bring support to the communities.

Because her husband and daughters *technically* lost their place in succession with the death of Prince Rainier in 2005, she and her family are known to keep out of the main limelight. However, in more recent years, they have come to a few family events. In 2008, she, her husband and their two older daughters (who were 6 years old and 7 years old at the time) attended the 32nd annual International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo, and they sat in the royal box with the rest of the Grimaldis. They also attended the event in 2011 (Seen here between Princess Stephanie and Pauline Ducruet). In July 2011, she acted as maid-of-honor to now Princess Charlene at her wedding to Prince Albert, where she acted as a witness during both ceremonies (religious), and appeared on the balcony after the civil ceremony. She also attended the Eagles and JM Jarre concerts (sitting in front of Princess Caroline). That November, she and her husband appeared with the family during the National Day festivities, at the church service, during the honor guard ceremony (across and behind Princess Stephanie) and of course, on the balcony.

Royal Profile: Crown Prince Moulay Al-Hassan of Morocco

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Crown Prince Moulay Al-Hassan of Morocco is the oldest child of King Mohammed VI of Morocco and his wife Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco. He has one younger sister, Princess Lalla Khadija. He was born on 8 May 2003 at 6:40am at the Royal Palace in Rabat, Morocco .

His father named him after his grandfather, King Hassan II (therefore, when and if Hassan succeeds to the throne, he will be Hassan III).

The young prince attends the same school his father did, Quranic School of Palace. There, he is recieving the "same basis his father had" {Source}.

Royal Profile: Prince Josef-Emanuel of Liechtenstein

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Prince Josef-Emanuel Leopold Marie of Liechtenstein was born 7 May 1989 in Belgium, the youngest of four children to Prince Nikolaus and Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein. His three siblings are:

Prince Leopold Emmanuel Jean Marie of Liechtenstein (1984)
Princess Maria-Anunciata Astrid Joséphine Veronica of Liechtenstein (1985)
Princess Marie-Astrid Nora Margarita Veronica of Liechtenstein (1987).

Until 2010, his father served as an Ambassador from Liechtenstein for Belgium. This worked out well for his mother's sake-her uncle is the present King of Belgium. Therefore, it's almost safe to say that Prince Josef-Emanuel grew up around the children of his mother's cousin Princess Astrid, Prince Amedeo, Princess Maria Laura, Prince Joachim & Princess Maria Luisa.

The 24-year old is presently in 15th place for the throne of Liechtenstein after his father.

Just as his maternal grandfather and uncle before him, the young prince attended The Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst {Source}. After graduation, the young prince was placed in the Irish Guard, where he was quickly promoted to Lieutenant{Source}.

In the Trooping of the Colour ceremony in 2010, he had the responsibility of presenting Queen Elizabeth II with the flag of his regiment{Source}.