Looking Forward to a Royal 2013

This post is about what news can we look forward to, Royalty wise that is, in 2013?

First, the already announced Royal births.
2013 is a year in which several Royal couples are becoming first-time parents. Andrea Casiraghi [the oldest son of HRH the Princess of Hanover, Hereditary Princess Caroline of Monaco] and his fiancée, Tatiana Santo Domingo, are expecting their first child in January 2013. TIRH The Prince and Princess of Prussia are expecting their first child in the spring of 2013. TRH the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their first child in the summer of 2013. HRH Princess Felipa of Bavaria and Christian Dienst are expecting their first child in April 2013, TSH Hereditary Prince Christian and Hereditary Princess Jeannette of Fürstenberg are expecting their first child and TRH Prince Gabriel and Princess Luciana of Orléans-Bragança are expecting their first child. TSH Prince Felix and Princess Christina of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein are expecting their first child and HIH Princess Caroline Napoléon and Eric Querenet-Onfroy de Bréville are expecting their second child. A sibling for Elvira.

Then, the already announced Royal engagement/ weddings.
Andrea Casiraghi and Tatiana Santo Domingo will marry after the birth of their child in 2013. HRH Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland, will marry Christopher O’Neill on 8 June. Although an date has not been announced, it is expected that the wedding of HRH Prince Félix of Luxembourg and Claire Lademacher will take place in 2013. another expected wedding, but with no date announced is the wedding of HRH Prince Léka of Albania and Elia Zaharia.

Then, the Royal jubilees.

85th birthday of HM Queen Fabiola of Belgium on 11 June.
80th birthday of HRH Katharine, the Duchess of Kent, Princess Edward, on 22 February.
80th birthday of HRH the Margrave of Baden, Prince Maximilian, on 3 July.
80th birthday of HIM Emperor Akihito of Japan on 23 December.
75th birthday of HM King Juan Carlos of Spain on 5 January.
75th birthday of HRH Infante Carlos of Spain, Duke of Calabria, Prince of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, on 16 January.
75th birthday of HM Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands on 31 January.
75th birthday of HRH the Countess of Paris, Princess Micaëla of Orléans, on 30 April.
75th birthday of Princess Désirée of Sweden, Baroness Silfverschiöld, on 2 June.
75th birthday of HM Queen Sofia of Spain, Princess of Greece and Denmark, on 2 November.
70th birthday of HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands on 19 January.
70th birthday of HM Queen Silvia of Sweden on 23 December.
50th birthday of HRH the Duke of Castro, Prince Carlo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, on 24 February.
50th birthday of HRH Prince Sergius and HRH Princess Helene of Serbia on 12 March.
50th birthday of HRH Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg on 1 May.
50th birthday HM King Mohammed of Morocco on 21 August.
50th birthday HRH Prince Laurent of Belgium on 19 October.
50th birthday HIH Crown Princess Masako of Japan on 9 December.
45th birthday of HRH the Prince of Asturias, Prince Felipe of Spain, on 30 January.
45th birthday of HRH Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark on 26 May.
40th anniversary of HM King Carl Gustaf of Sweden on the Swedish Throne on 15 September 2013.
40th birthday of HRH the Duchess of Brabant, Princess Mathilde of Belgium, on 20 January.
40th birthday of HRH the Duke of Anjou, Prince Charles-Philippe of Orléans, on 3 March.
40th birthday of HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway on 20 July.
40th birthday of HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway on 19 August.
40th birthday of HRH Prince Daniel of Sweden on 15 September.
35th birthday of HIRH Princess Sophie of Prussia, Princess of Isenburg, on 7 March.
35th birthday of HRH Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco on 10 May.
35th birthday of HRH the Duchess of Anjou and the Duchess of Cadaval, Princess Diana of Orléans, on 25 July.
30th birthday of HRH Princess Iman bint Al Hussein of Jordan on 24 April.
25th birthday of HRH Princess Beatrice of York on 8 August.
25th birthday of HIRH Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este, on 26 August.
20th wedding anniversary of TIRH Archduke Karl and Archduchess Francesca of Austria, Freiin Thyssen-Bornemisza, on 31 January.
20th wedding anniversary of HSH Hereditary Prince Alois and HRH Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein, Princess of Bavaria, Duchess in Bavaria, on 3 July.
20th anniversary of HM King Albert of the Belgians on the Belgian Throne on 9 August.
18th birthday of HSH Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein on 24 May.
18th birthday of HIRH Princess Luisa of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este, on 11 October.
15th wedding anniversary of TH Prince Maurits and Princess Marilène of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven, on 29 May (civil) and 30 May. (Religious)
10th wedding anniversary of HRH Prince Laurent of Belgium and Claire Coombs on 12 April.
10th wedding anniversary of HRH Hereditary Prince Donatus of Hesse and Countess Floria of Faber-Castell on 25 April.
10th wedding anniversary of HRH Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma and HRH Princess Maria Pia of Savoy in May.
10th wedding anniversary of HSH Hereditary Prince Heinrich of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn and Donna Priscilla Incisa della Rocchetta on 21 June.
10th wedding anniversary of HSH Hereditary Prince Carl of Wrede and Countess Katalin Bethlen de Bethlen on 12 July.
10th wedding anniversary of HRH Duchess Fleur of Württemberg and Count Moritz von Goëss on 9 August.
10th wedding anniversary of HSH Hereditary Prince Philipp of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Saskia Binder on 13 september.
10th wedding anniversary of HRH the Prince of Venice and Piedmonte and Clotilde Courau on 25 September 25.
10th wedding anniversary of HRH Princess Victoria of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and Markos Nomikos on 27 september.
5th wedding anniversary of HRH Princess Margarita of Bourbon-Parma and Tjalling ten Cate on 3 May.
5th wedding anniversary of Peter and Autumn Phillips on 17 May.
5th wedding anniversary of TRH Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark on 24 May.

2013 also brings us several Royal 5th birthdays. To name a few:

- 11 February: HH Princess Milena of Montenegro, first child of TRH Hereditary Prince Boris and Hereditary Princess Véronique of Montenegro.
- 15 February: HIRH Archduke Emmanuel of Austria, second child and second son of HIRH Archduke Martin of Austria and his wife, née HSH Princess Katharina of Isenburg-Birstein.
- 12 March: Benjamin van Vollenhoven, third child and second son of TH Prince Bernhard and Princess Annette of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven.
- 14 March: HH Prince Azlan Muzaffar of Perak, first child of TH Crown Prince Nazrin and Princess Zara of Perak.
- 16 April: HRH Princess Eléonore of Belgium, fourth child and second daughter of TRH the Duke and Duchess of Brabant.
- 18 May: HSH Prince Benedikt of Liechtenstein, third child and second son of TSH Prince Constantin and Princess Marie of Liechtenstein, née Countess Kálnoky de Köröspatak.
- 29 June: HRH Prince Prins Aristidis Stavros of Greece and Denmark, fifth child and fourth son of TRH Crown Prince Pavlos and Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece.
- 4 July 2008: HRH Princess Rayet al Noor bint Hashim of Jordan, second child and second daughter of TRH Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein and Princess Fahdah Hashim of Jordan.
- 3 September: Julia ten Cate, first child of HRH Princess Margarita of Bourbon-Parma and Tjalling ten Cate.
- 19 November: Pieter van Vollenhoven, second child and first son of TH Prince Pieter-Christiaan and Princess Anita of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven.
- 24 December: HSH Prince Jonathan of Bentheim and Steinfurt, first child of TSH Hereditary Prince Carl Ferdinand and Hereditary Princess Elna-Margret of Bentheim and Steinfurt.

2013 also brings us several Royal 10th birthdays. To name a few:

- 27 March: HSH Prince Moritz of Bentheim-Tecklenburg, first child of Hereditary Prince Maximilian and Hereditary Princess Marissa of Bentheim-Tecklenburg.
- 23 April: HIRH Princess Laetitia of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este, fifth child and third daughter of TIRH Princess Astrid of Belgium and Archduke Lorenz of Austria-Este.
- 8 May: HRH Crown Prince Moulay Hassan of Morocco, first child of HM King Mohammed and HRH Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco.
- 15 May: Ana-María Morales, second child and second daughter of HRH Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark and Carlos Morales.
- 29 April: Maud Angelica Behn, first daughter of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and Ari Behn
- 20 August: HRH Prince Gabriel of Belgium, second child and first son of TRH the Duke and Duchess of Brabant.
- 7 December: HRH Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands, first daughter of TRH the Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima of the Netherlands.
- 3 November: Lady Louise Windsor, first child of TRH the Earl and Countess of Wessex.
- 29 December: HRH Princess Vittoria of Savoy, first child of TRH the Prince and Princess of Venice and Piedmonte.

Finally, 2013 brings us several first birthdays, i.e:
- January 6: HH Sheikh Zayed Bin Mohammed of Dubai, first son and second child together of HH the Emir of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein of Jordan.
- January 24: HH Princess Athena of Denmark, second child together and first daughter of TRH Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark.
- January 28: HRH Princess Antoinette of Oreans, second child and first daughter of TRH the Duke and Duchess of Vendôme.
- February 22: HRH Princess Isabelle of Orléans, first child of TRH the Duke and Duchess of Anjou and the Duke Consort and Duchess of Cadaval.
- February 23: HRH Princess Estelle of Sweden, Duchess of Östergötland, first child of TRH Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden.
- March 29: Isla Phillips, second child and second daughter of Peter and Autumn Phillips.
- 9 May: HRH Princess Luisa of Bourbon-Parma, first child of TRH the Duke and Duchess of Parma.
- May 20: HH Sheikh Rashed Bin Saeed bin Dalmouk bin Juma Al Maktoum of Dubai, the second child and first son of TH Sheikh Saeed bin Dalouk bin Juma Al Maktoum and Sheikha Hessa bint Mohammd bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai.
- 6 June: HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Nasser and HH Sheikh Hammad bin Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain, second and third child and first and second son of TH Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa and Sheikha Sheikha bint Mohammed al Maktoum of Bahrain, Sheikha of Dubai.
- August 24: HH Prince August of Hesse, third child and second son of TRH Hereditary Prince Heinrich Donatus and Hereditary Princess Floria-Franziska of Hesse, Countess of Faber-Castell.
- September 29: HE Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Abdullah bin Khalifa Al-Thani of Qatar, second child and first son together of TH the Crown Prince of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Sheiha, and Sheikha Al-Anoud bint Al Maha Hajir of Qatar.
- November 3: HRH Princess Zein bint Hamzah of Jordan, first child together of TRH Prince Hamzah bin Hussein and Princess Basmah Hamzah of Jordan.
- November 20: HSH Prince Vincenz of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, first child of TSH Prince Ludwig and Princess Philippa of of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, Countess Spannocchi.
- November 23: HSH Prince Alexander of Fürstenberg, second child and second son of TSH Prince Antonius and Princess Mathilde of Fürstenberg, Countess Borromeo.
- December 14: HRH Princess Isabella of Savoy-Aosta, third child and first daughter of TRH the Duke and Duchess of Apulia, Princess of Greece.

And who knows, what other Royal events 2013 will give us.Let me know what Royal event you are most looking forward to by commenting on this post.

Looking Forward to a Royal 2012

This post is about what news can we look forward to, Royalty wise that is, in 2012?

First, the already announced Royal births.
In January the birth of the second child together of TRH Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark is expected. They have a son together, HH Prince Henrik, and Prince Joachim has 2 sons from his first mariage, TH Princes Nikolai and Felix. HRH The Duchess of Vendôme, Princess Philomena, will give birth to her and the Duke’s second child in January. The couple are already parents to a son, HRH Prince Gaston. HH The Emir of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rachid, and his second wife née HRH Princess Haya bint Hussein of Jordan, are expecting their second child together. They already have a daughter, HH Sheikha Al Jalila and Sheikh Mohammed has many more kids. The first child of TRH the Duke and Duchess of Anjou, Prince Charles-Philippe and Princess Diana of Orléans, Duchess of Cadaval, is expected in February. In March, the long awaited future heir to the throne of Sweden is expected. TRH Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel are expecting their first child. Peter and Autumn Phillips, the son and daughter-in-law of HRH the Princess Royal, expect their second child and the Queens second great-grandchild in March. The couple already have a daughter named Savannah. In May the birth of the first child together of TRH the Duke and Duchess of Parma, Prince Carlos and Princess Annemarie of Bourbon-Parma, is expected. The Duke has a legally unrecognized son with Brigitte Klynstra, who was named after him.

Then, the Royal jubilees.
HM Queen Margrethe of Denmark will celebrate her 40th jubilee as Queen of Denmark on 14 January 2012. The events will start on 13 January and will end with a banquet on 15 January. HM Queen Margrethe and HRH Prince Henrik will also celebrate their 45 year wedding anniversary on 10 June.

HM Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great-Brittain and Northern-Ireland, generally shortened to The Queen, will celebrate her Diamond Jubilee on 6 February 2012. The marking of the 60th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth to the throne will be celebrated throughout 2012.

HH Infanta Maria Adelaide of Portugal celebrates her 100th birthday on 31 January 2012.

Princess Astrid of Norway will turn 80 on 12 February.

Princess Birgitta of Sweden and of Hohenzollern celebrates her 75th birthday of 19 January. King Harald of Norway will turn 75 on 21 February. His wife, Queen Sonja, will celebrate her 75th birthday on 4 July. Queen Paola of the Belgians will celebrate her 75th birthday on 11 September.

HRH Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark celebrates her 70th birthday on May 11.

HM King Abdullah bin Hussein of Jordan will turn 50 on 30 January. HIRH Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este, will celebrate her 50th birthday on 5 June.

Both HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, and HRH the Princess of Asturias will celebrate their 40th birthday in 2012, respectively 5 February and 15 September. Also celebrating their 40th birthday are HSH Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein (15 March), HH Prince Pieter-Christiaan of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven, (22 March), HH Princess Annette of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (18 April), HRH Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice and Piedmont (22 June), HRH Princess Margarita of Bourbon-Parma, Countess of Colorno and her twin brother, HRH Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Parma, Count of Bardi (13 October).

The Duchess of Cambridge will celebrate her 30th birthday on 9 January, while her husband, The Duke of Cambridge, celebrates his 30th birthday on 21 June. Prince François of Orléans will celebrate his 30th birthday on 10 February. Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland, celebrates her 30th birthday on 10 June.

HSH Princess Marie-Astrid of Liechtenstein, youngest daughter of HSH Prince Nikolaus and HRH Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein, née Princess of Luxembourg, Princess of Nassau and Princess of Bourbon-Parma, will celebrate her 25th birthday on 26 June.

Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg, Princess of Nassau, Princess of Bourbon-Parma, the only daughter of TRH Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Theresa, will celebrate her 21st birthday on 16 February.

HRH Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg, Prince of Nassau, Prince of Bourbon-Parma, youngest child of TRH Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Theresa, celebrates his 20th birthday on 16 April. HRH Prince Carl-Johan of Nassau, youngest son of HRH Prince Jean of Luxembourg, Prince of Nassau and Prince of Bourbon-Parma, and of his former wife, Hélène Vestur, will celebrate his 20th birthday on 15 August. On 23 December, HRH Princess Marie Gabrielle of Bourbon-Parma, celebrates her 20th birthday.

HRH Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah of Jordan, the oldest child of the King and Queen of Jordan, will celebrate his 18th birthday on 28 June and  HIRH Archduchess Gabrielle of Austria, youngest daughter of TIRH Archduke Carl Christian and Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria, née Princess of Luxembourg, Princess of Nassau and Princess of Bourbon-Parma, will celebrate her 18th birthday on 26 March.

HM King Juan Carlos of Spain and his wife, née HRH Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on 14 May.

TRH The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, Prince Richard and Birgitte, Princess Richard of Great-Britain, will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on 8 July.

HIRH Archduke Carl Christian of Austria and his wife, née Princess Marie Astrid of Luxembourg, celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary on 6 February, while the sister of the Princess, HRH Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg and her husband, HSH Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein, celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary on 20 March.

HRH the Princess Royal, The Princess Anne of Great-Brittain, and Sir Timothy Laurence will celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary on 12 December. Timothy and Lady Helen Taylor née Windsor will celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary on 18 July.

HM King Mohammed and HRH Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco are celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary (Zifaf, Nikah took place on 12 October 2001) on 21 March, while TRH the Prince and Princess of Orange celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary on 2 February, Princess Martha Louise of Norway and Ari Behn celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary on 24 May, and HRH Princess Kalina of Bulgaria and Kitín Muñoz will celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary on 26 October.

2012 also brings us several Royal 5th birthdays. To name a few:
*  28 February: HRH Princess Lalla Khadija of Morocco, daughter of King Mohammed and Princess Lalla Salma.
* 5 March: HRH Princess Eugénie of Bourbon aka Doña Eugenia de Borbón y Vargas, daughter of TRH The Duke and Duchess of Anjou.
* 7 March: HRH Prince Abdul Muntaqim of Brunei, son of TRH Crown Prince Billah and Princess Sarah.
* 19 March: HRH Prince Abdullah bin Ali bin Hussein of Jordan, son of TRH Prince Ali bin Hussein and Princess Rym Ali.
* 10 April: HRH Princess Ariane of the Netherlands, youngest daughter of TRH The Prince and Princess of Orange.
* 19 April: HRH Prince Lerotholi of Lesotho, son of The King and Queen.
* 19 April: HRH Princess Haya bint Hamzah bin Hussein of Jordan, daughter of HRH Prince Hamzah bin Hussein and of his former wife, HRH Princess Noor bint Asem of Jordan.
* 21 April: HRH Princess Isabella of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat, oldest daughter and second child of TRH Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary.
* 27 April: HRH Prince Jaafar bin Ali bin Nayef of Jordan, son of TRH Prince Ali bin Nayef and Princess Reema Ali.
* 29 April: HRH Infanta Sofía of Spain, youngest daughter of The Prince and Princess of Asturias.
* 4 June: HIRH Archduke Constantin of Austria, second son of Archduke Maximilian and Archduchess Maya
* 13 June: HRH Prince Leopold of Bavaria, son of Prince Manuel and Princess Anna, née Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg,
* 25 August: Emma van Vollenhoven, daughter of TH Prince Pieter-Christiaan and Princess Anita of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven.
* 21 September: HRH Prince Noah of Nassau, second son of TRH Prince Louis and Princess Tessy of Luxembourg.
* 9 October: Magali van Vollenhoven, oldest daughter of TH Prince Floris and Princess Aimée of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven.
* 2 December: HH Sheikha Al Jalila Bint Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai, daughter of HH the Emir of Dubai and of his wife, née HRH Princess Haya bint Hussein of Jordan.
* 4 December:  HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Mansour bin Zayed Al-Nahayan of Abu Dhabi, son of HH Sheik Mansour bin Zayed Al-Nahayan and of his wife, née HH Sheika Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum of Dubai.
* 17 December: Viscount Severn aka HRH Prince James of Wessex, son of TRH The Earl and Countess of Wessex, The Prince Edward and Sophie, Princess Edward of Great-Britain.

2012 also brings us several Royal 10th birthdays. To name a few:
* 4 January: HIRH Archduke Constantin of Austria, third child and first son of TIRH Archduke Alexander and Archduchess Marie Gabriele, née Countess of Waldstein.
* 20 January: HRH Prince Tassilo of Bulgaria, third child and only son of HRH Prince Kyrill, Prince of Preslav, and his former wife, HRH Princess Rosario.
* 22 January: HIRH Archduke Jacob-Maximilian of Austria, first child of Archduke Ferdinand and Archduchess Katharina, née Countess of Hardenberg.
* 25 January: Elisabeth von Lattorff, second child and first daughter of HSH Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein and Philipp von Lattorf.
* 17 February: Count Nicolo Secco d'Aragona, second son of HIRH Archduchess Catharina of Austria and Count Massimiliano Secco d'Aragona.
* 24 February: Arietta Morales, first child of HRH Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark and Carlos Morales.
* 18 March: HRH Prince Frederik of Nassau, second son and third child of HRH Prince Robert of Luxembourg and of his wife, HRH Princess Julie of Nassau.
30 April: HE Don Miguel Urdangarin, third son of HRH Infanta Christina of Spain, Duchess of Palma de Majorca, and HE Don Iñaki Urdangarin, Duke of of Palma de Majorca.
* 14 May: Isabella van Vollenhoven, oldest child of TH Prince Bernhard and Princess Annette of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven.
* 18 May: HGDH Prince Leopold of baden, first son of TRH Hereditary Prince Bernhard and Hereditary Princess Stephanie.
* 3 June: HRH Prince Tirso of Bulgaria, 3rd son of RH rince Kubrat and Princess Carla, Prince and Princess of Panagyurishte
* 6 June: HIRH Archduchess Ildik of Austria, second daughter of TIRH Archduke Georg and  Archduchess Eilika, née Duchess of Oldenburg.
* 10 June: High Born Countess Eloise of Orange-Nassau, oldest daughter of TRH Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands.
* 13 June: HH Duke Kirill of Oldenburg, first child of TH Duke Paul and Duchess Maria del Pilar.
* 22 July: HH Prince Felix of Denmark, second son of HRH Prince Joachim and of his former wife, HE Countess Alexandra of Frederiksborg, née Manley.
* HRH Young Crown Prince Hridayendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev of Nepal,2nd child and only son of Crown Prince Paras and Crown Princess Himani, née Princess of Sikar.
* 26 October: Lucas van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven, second child and first son of TH Prince Maurits and Princess Marilène of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven.

And finally, the 16th birthdays:
* 25 March: HRH infante Afonso of Portugal, Prince of Beira, son of TRH the Duke and Duchess of Bragança, Dom Duarte Pio and Dona Isabel of Portugal.
* 25 July: HRH Princess Maria Olympia of Greece and Denmark, daughter of TRH Crown Prince Pavlos and Princess Marie-Chantal.
* 27 September: HRH Princess Iman bint Abdullah of Jordan, daughter of TM King Abdullah bin Al Hussein and Queen Rania Al Abdullah.
* 17 October: HSH Princess Marie-Caroline of Liechtenstein, daughter of HSH Hereditary Prince Alois and HRH Hereditary Princess Sophie, née Princess of Bavaria and Duchess in Bavaria.

Other major events
The Olympic Games 2012 will take place in London. The British Royal Court has announced that The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry have become official Team GB and Paralympics GB 2012 Ambassadors in the lead up to, and during, the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. We can also expect to see many more members of the (extended) British Royal family attending events related to the Olympic Games.

And who knows, what other Royal events 2012 will give us.

Let me know what Royal event you are most looking forward to by replying to this post