Young Crown Prince Hridayendra of Nepal celebrates 10th birthday

HRH Young Crown Prince Hridayendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev of Nepal, the only son of TRH Crown Prince Paras and Crown Princess Himani, née Princess of Sikar, celebrates his 10th birthday today, July 30. The Prince joined older sister HRH Princess Purnika. In 2003, another daughter was born to the Crown Prince Coupe, HRH Princess Kritika.

The Nepalese government abolished the monarchy on 28 May 2008. Later that year, the Crown Princely family moved to Singapore.

Prince Hans Adam II and Princess Marie of Liechtenstein celebrate sapphire wedding anniversary

TSH Prince Hans Adam II and Princess Marie of Liechtenstein, née Countess Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau, are celebrating their sapphire wedding anniversary (aka 45 years) today, 30 July 2012. The couple now has 3 sons and 1 daughter, and 9 grandsons and 8 granddaughters. (See below)

Prince Hans Adam was born on 14 February 1945 as the 1st child of TSH Prince Franz Joseph II and Princess Gina, née Countess of Wilczek. The Prince was later joined by younger brothers HSH Prince Philipp, HSH Prince Nikolaus and HSH Prince Franz Josef, and younger sister, HSH Princess Nora.

Princess Marie was born on 14 April 1940 as the 4th child of Count Ferdinand and Countess Henriette Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau, née Countess of Ledebur-Wicheln. She joined older siblings Count Ferdinand, Countess Aleonore and Count Johannes Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau. She was later joined by 3 more siblings, Countess Aglaë, Countess Elisabeth and Count Carl Christian Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau.

HSH Sovereign Prince Hans-Adam II and HSH Princess Marie of Liechtenstein, Countess of Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau, have 3 sons and 1 daughter.

* HSH Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg, who is married to HRH Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein, née HRH Princess Sophie of Bavaria, Duchess in Bavaria. They have 3 sons and 1 daughter.
** HSH Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg.
** HSH Princess Marie Caroline of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg.
** HSH Prince Georg of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg.
** HSH Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg.

* HSH Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg, who is married to HSH Princess Angela of Liechtenstein, born Angele Gisela Brown. They have 1 son.
** HSH Prince Alfons of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg.

* HSH Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg, who is married to HSH Princess Marie of Liechtenstein, née Countess Kálnoky de Köröspatak. They have 2 sons and 1 daughter.
** HSH Prince Moritz of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg.
** HSH Princess Georgina of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg.
** HSH Prince Benedikt of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg.

* HSH Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg, who is married to Philipp von Lattorff. They have 2 sons and 5 daughters.
** Lukas Maria von Lattorff.
** Elisabeth von Lattorff.
** Marie Theresa von Lattorff.
** Camilla von Lattorff.
** Anna von Lattorff.
** Sophie von Lattorff.
** Maximilian von Lattorf.

65th birthday of Princess Sarvath El Hassan of Jordan

HRH Princess Sarvath El Hassan of Jordan, née Sarvath Ikramullah, celebrates her 65th birthday today, 24 July 2012.

The parents of the Princess are Mohammed Ikramullah and Begum Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah. She has an older brother, Inam, and 2 older sisters Naz and Salma.

The Princess married HRH Prince Hassan bin Talal of Jordan on 28 august 1968. Prince Hassan was the Crown Prince of Jordan from 1965 till 1999, making Princess Sarvath the Crown Princess of Jordan for over 3 decades. Prince Hassan was replaced by his nephew HRH Prince Abdullah bin Al Hussein, now the King of Jordan, as Crown Prince of Jordan only days before his brother, HM King Hussein bin Tallal, died.

Prince Hassan and Princess Sarvath have 3 daughters and 1 son.

* HRH Princess Rahma bint El Hassan of Jordan, who is married to Alaa Batayneh. They have 2 children:
** Aysha El Batayneh.
** Arif El Batayneh.

* HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan of Jordan, who was married to Nasser Judeh. They have 4 children. They are divorced.
** Tariq Judey.
** Zein Judey.
** Ali Judeh.
** Sukayna Judeh.

* HRH Princess Badiya bint El Hassan of Jordan, who is married to Khaled Edward Blair. They are expecting their first child.

* HRH Prince Rashid bin El Hassan of Jordan, who is married to HRH Princess Zeina Rashid of Jordan, née Zeina Shaban

First wedding anniversary for the Prince and Princess of Monaco

TSH The Prince and Princess of Monaco, Prince Albert and Princess Charlene, are celebrating their first wedding anniversary today (civil wedding) and tomorrow (religious wedding).

To celebrate this, the Princely Court released an official picture of the couple. Click HERE to view that picture at the facebook page of the Court.

A quote from the Prince related to the couples first anniversary:
"We are really happy and I have the feeling that it happened yesterday. I am very proud of what my wife has accomplished this past year, creating Her foundation dedicated to children and sport, and being so involved in her new role in Monaco . She is fulfilling a difficult mission in a perfect way and I thank Her for that".

To view the special related to the wedding of the Prince and Princess of Monaco, visit the CRN special "Wedding Sovereign Prince Albert of Monaco and Charlène Wittstock"

Princess Margriet of the Netherland and Pieter van Vollenhoven celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary

HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Prof. mr. Pieter van Vollenhoven celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary on 10 January 2012. The Dutch Royal Court released a new official picture of the couple.

HQ picture:


Source: RVD via koninkljikhuis.nl

10th wedding anniversary of the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Norway

TRH Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Matte-Marit of Norway will celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary on August 25, 2011.

To celebrate this, the couple participated in the programm "Med Kronprinsparet på hytta" (= The Crown Prince couple at the cabin).

HQ pictures:


 
 
 


Source: kongehuset.no

There will be a church service in the Oslo Cathedral on August 25. There will also be an event related to the Humanitarian fund of the Crown Prince and Crown Princess following the service and after that, there will be a private dinner at the palace.

30th wedding anniversary of Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg

February 14, 2011, will mark the 30th wedding anniversary of TRH Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg. New pictures have been released to celebrate this joyful event. Click HERE to see the pictures at the official website of the Grand Ducal family.

Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Theresa have 4 sons, HRH Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume, HRH Prince Félix, HRH Prince Louis and HRH Prince Sébastian, and 1 daughter, HRH Princess Alexandra. Prince Louis is the only one of the children of the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess who is married. The Prince is married to HRH Princess Tessy and they have 2 sons, HRH Prince Gabriel and HRH Prince Noah of Nassau.

King Harald of Norway's 20th anniversary on the throne - new official pictures

New official (HQ) pictures have been released (most likely) to celebrate the 20th anniversary of HM King Harald of Norway on the Norwegian Throne on January 17, 2011.

In addition the new pictures of the King, new pictures of HM Queen Sonja and TRH Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway were released.

In addition to the HQ pictures, the following pictures were released:
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Source pictures: Sølve Sundsbø / The Royal Court of Norway

New pictures of the Duke and Duchess of Vendôme and Prince Gaston of Orléans

 
New pictures of TRH Prince Jean and Princess Philomena of Orléans, the Duke and Duchess of Vendôme, with their son, HRH Prince Gaston of Orléans, have been released.


To see the pictures, click HERE.

The couple celebrated their first wedding anniversary in New York. The Duke and Duchess married civilly on March 19, 2009, and religiously on May 2, 2009. There son was born on November 19, 2009.