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8/30/2013

New pictures Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway

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The child-friendly version of the website of the Norwegian Royal Court has new pictures of HRH Princess Ingrid Alexandra (1 picture) and Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (2 pictures) with the puppies of their dog. Click HERE to view the pictures.

A few pictures released earlier can be found HERE.

New official pictures Prince Nikolai and Prince Felix of Denmark

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The Danish Royal Court released new official pictures of HH Prince Nikolai and HH Prince Felix of Denmark, the sons of HRH Prince Joachim of Denmark and his former wife, HE Countess Alexandra of Frederiksborg, on occasion of the 14th birthday of Prince Nikolai on 28 August 2013.

Click HERE to view the pictures.

First official pictures of Prince George of Cambridge

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The British Royal Court released the first official pictures of HRH Prince George of Cambridge with his parents, TRH the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

Click HERE to view the pictures.

Funeral of Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau

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The funeral of HRH Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau took place on 16 August 2013.

Click HERE to view pictures of family and friends arriving and leaving from PPE.

40th birthday of the Crown Princess of Norway

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HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway celebrated her 40th birthday on 19 August 2013. The birthday of the Crown Princess was celebrated with a religious service in the park of the Royal Palace in Oslo on 18 August.

Click HERE to view pictures from PPE.

8/17/2013

Viktoria Cservenyak, fiancée of Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Parma receives title Countess of Montizón

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Viktoria Cservenyak, fiancée of HRH Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Parma, received the title "Countess of Montizón" from her future brother-in-law, HRH the Duke of Parma.

8/14/2013

The King of Norway to attend funeral of Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau

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HM King Harald of Norway will attend the funeral of HRH Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau on 16 August 2013. The funural will take place at 15.00

Pictures of the family of the late Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau released

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The Dutch Royal Court released 2 pictures of the late HRH Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau and his family. One with his children, Countess Luana and Countess Zaria, and one with his wife, HRH Princess Mabel, and their daughters. Both pictures were taken in 2010.

HQ pictures:

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© RVD; pictures: Adam Anders

8/13/2013

Funeral of Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau scheduled for 16 August

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The funeral of HRH Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau will take place on the afternoon of Friday 16 August in Lage Vuursche, in the municipality of Baarn. It will be a private ceremony. After a service in the Stulpkerk in Lage Vuursche the Prince will be laid to rest in the adjacent cemetery. The service will be officiated by Reverend C.A. ter Linden. A memorial service for Prince Friso will be held later in the year.

Pool material will be made available to the media.

Royal Genealogy - July 2013

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Royal Genealogy events in July 2013.

Royal births and pregnancy announcements
TH Prince Floris and Princess Aimée of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven, had their third child and first son, Willem Jan, on 1 July. A brother for Magali and Eliane. HIH Princess Nilhan Osmanoglu of Turkey and Mehmet Behlül Vatansever had their first child, Hanzade, on 1 July. The pregnancy of Zara Tindall, née Phillips, daughter of HRH the Princess Royal, was announced on 8 July. Zara and her husband, Mike, are expecting their first child in 2014. Südkurie reported that TSH Hereditary Prince Christian and Hereditary Princess Jeanette of Fürstenberg are expecting their first child in December. Bunte reported that HSH Prince Ferdinand of Lippe-Weissenfeld and his wife, née HRH Princess Alice of Bavaria, are expecting their first child, a son, at the end of the summer. HRH Prince George of Cambridge, first child of TRH the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, was born on 22 July.

The list of current (known) Royal pregnancies:
-  Lord Frederick and Lady Frederick [Sophie] Windsor. (1st child, due in August of 2013)
- TIllH Hereditary Count Leopold and Hereditary Countess Annina Fugger of Babenhausen (3rd child)
- TRH The Duke and Duchess of Parma (2nd child, due in November 2013)
- TIRH Archduke Imre and Archduchess Kathleen of Austria
- TSH Hereditary Prince Christian and Hereditary Princess Jeanette of Fürstenberg. (1st child, due in December of 2013)
- Zara and Michael Tindall – 2014

Royal engagements and weddings
Lioba Meister, oldest daughter and middle child of HIRH Archduchess Gabriela of Austria and her former husband, Christian Meister, married Alistair Hayward on 13 July. HSH Princess Louisa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg married Caspar Schmick on 20 July. The engagement between HIRH Princess Amélia of Brazil and James Spearman was announced on 25 July.

Royal Deaths
HIRH Princess Fawzia of Egypt, former wife of the late Shah of Iran, died on 2 July. HH Sheikha Fatima bint Ali bin Huwaidin Al Kutbi of Ajman died on 16 July. HSH Princess Margarita of Liechtenstein died on 26 July while HRH Princess Vacheahra Norodom of Cambodia died on 28 July.

First day of school for Princess Isabella of Denmark

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HRH Princess Isabella of Denmark posed with her parents, TRH Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary, on her first day of school.

Click HERE to view pictures at the official website of the Danish Royal family.
Click HERE to view pictures at PPE.

Photomoment King and Queen of the Belgians with children

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A photomoment with TM King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians and their children, HRH the Duchess of Brabant, HRH Prince Gabriel, HRH Prince Emmanuel and HRH Princess Eléonore took place in France.

Click HERE to view pictures at lalibre.be.

Photomoment Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark and family

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A photomoment with TRH Prince Joachim and Princess Marie with HH Prince Nikolai, HH Prince Felix, HH Prince Henrik and HH Princess Athena of Denmark, took place at Chateau de Cayx in France

Click HERE to view pictures at Svenskdam.

Photomoments Danish Royal family

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HM Queen Margrethe and HRH the Prince-Consort of Denmark; TRH Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary with HRH Prince Christian, HRH Princess Isabella, HRH Prince Vincent and HRH Princess Josephine of Denmark; TRH Prince Joachim and Princess Marie with HH Prince Nikolai, HH Prince Felix, HH Prince Henrik and HH Princess Athena of Denmark; HRH Fürstin Benedikte of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Princess of Denmark; HSH Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Countess of Pfeil and Klein-Ellguth, and Count Jefferson with Count Richard and Countess Ingrid of Pfeil and Klein-Ellguth; HSH Hereditary Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Carina Axellson; and HM Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, Princess of Denmark, attended the annual photoshoot at Gråsten Palace.

Click HERE to view pictures from the official website of the Danish Royal family.
Click HERE to view pictures from PPE.

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The family also watched the changing of the guards on 26 July 2013.

Click HERE and HERE to view pictures from the official website of the Danish Royal family.
Click HERE to watch a video at the official website of the Danish Royal family.
Click HERE to view pictures from PPE.

Part of the Royal family visited Legoland. Click HERE to watch a picture of Crown Princess Mary with her children from Billed Bladet.

New stamp King Carl Gustav and new stamp of the King, Crown Princess Victoria and Princess Estelle of Sweden

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3 new stamps will be sold on occasion of the 40th anniversary of HM King Carl Gustav of Sweden as the King of Sweden. There is one picture of the monarcham of the King, one picture of the King, and one picture of the King with his daughter, HRH Crown Princess Victoria, and his granddaughter, HRH Princess Estelle.

Click HERE to see a picture of the stamps at the official website of the Swedish Royal family.

Photomoment Spanish Crown Princely family

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TRH the Prince and Princess of Asturias, Prince Felipe and Doña Letizia of Spain, and their daughters, HRH Infanta Leonor and HRH Infanta Sofia of Spain, posed for the press while visiting La Granja.

Click HERE for pictures from Zimbio.
Click HERE for pictures from PPE.

8/12/2013

It's a boy for HRH Princess Hafizah of Bruneui and YAM Pengiran Anak Muhammad Ruzaini

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HRH Princess Hafizah of Brunei and YAM Pengiran Anak Muhammad Ruzaini had their first child, a boy, Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Anak Muhammad Za'eem bin Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Anak Muhammad Ruzaini, on 3 August 2013.

Click HERE to view a picture of the newborn.

Engagement of Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Parma and Viktória Cservenyák

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The engagement of Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Parma and Viktória Cservenyák was announced today. The couple will marry on 5 October 2013 at the kerk van Onze Lieve Vrouwe ten Hemelopneming in Apeldoorn.

HQ picture:
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Picture: Reinier RVDA

Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau died today

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HRH Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau died today, 12 August 2013, at Palace Huis ten Bosch.

HQ picture:
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© RVD; picture: Jeroen van der Meyde