It's January 1st and the start of a whole new year following out favourite royal families. Before we go forward let's take a look at some of the highlights of 2015. There have been births, weddings, an abdication and much more. Read the next post to discover what the royal world will look like in 2016!!!
Births
6th February 2015 - Abdullah bin Khalid Al Khalifa. Son of Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain, 5th son of King Hamad bin Isa. Baby Abdullah is 15th in line to the Bahraini throne.
12th April 2015 - India Casiraghi, son of Andrea & Tatiana Casiraghi, 1st Granddaughter for Princess Caroline of Monaco and Hanover. India is 6th in line to the throne of Monaco
2nd May 2015 - Princess Charlotte of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Charlotte is the daughter of Prince William and Catherine, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Granddaughter of Prince Charles of Wales and the late Diana, Princess of Wales. Great Granddaughter for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Princess Charlotte is 4th in line to the British throne.
7th June 2015 - Pengiran Muda Muhammad Aiman in Brunei. Muda is the son of Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah and 3rd in line to the throne.
15th June 2015 - Prince Nicolas, Duke of Angermanland is born in Sweden. Nicolas is the son of Princess Madeleine of Sweden and her husband Christopher O'Neill and the grandson of King Carl XVI Gustaf. Prince Nicolas of Sweden is 6th in line to the throne.
15th June 2015 - Prince Hussein Haidara bin Hashim born in Jordan to Prince Hashim bin Hussein, Half-Brother oAf the King. Prince Hussein Haidara is 9th in line to the Jordanian throne.
Marriages
13th June 2015 - Prince Carl Philip of Sweden (3rd in line) to Sofia Hellqvist
25th July 2015 - Pierre Casiraghi of Monaco (7th in line) to Beatrice Borromeo
Significant Birthdays
100th - Takahito, Prince Mikasa of Japan (5th in line to the Japanese throne)
80th - Princess Elisabeth of Denmark (12th in line to the Danish throne)
80th - Masahito, Prince Hitachi of Japan (4th in line to the Japanese throne)
80th - Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (34th in line to the British throne)
75th - Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
75th - King Constantine II of Greece
75th - Hanako, Princess Hitachi of Japan
75th - Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein
70th - Hans Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein
70th - Marie, Princess Michael of Kent
60th - Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
60th - Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
60th - Sir Timothy Laurence
50th - Fumihito, Prince Akishino of Japan (2nd in line to the Japanese throne)
50th - Princess Alexia of Greece & Denmark
50th - Infanta Cristina of Spain (6th in line to the Spanish throne)
50th - Sophie, Countess of Wessex
21st - Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan
21st - Princess Kako of Akishino from Japan
21st - Pauline Ducruet (12th in line to the throne of Monaco)
21st - Columbus Taylor (38th in line to the British throne)
21st - Flora Ogilvy (49th in line to the British throne)
16th - Prince Alexandre of Nassau (11th in line to throne of Luxembourg)
16th - Princess Alexandra of Hanover (9th in line to throne of Monaco)
16th - Juan Urdangarin (7th in line to the Spanish throne)
16th - The Honourable Charles Armstrong-Jones (19th in line to the British throne)
16th - Arthur Chatto (23rd in line to the British throne)
1st -Princess Amalia of Luxembourg (3rd in line to the throne)
1st - Jacques, Hereditary Prince of Monaco
1st - Princess Gabriella of Monaco, Countess of Carlades (2nd in line to the throne)
1st - Princess Leonore of Sweden, Duchess of Gotland (5th in line to Swedish throne)
1st - Mia Tindall (17th in line to the British throne)
1st - Princess Halaevalu of Tonga (3rd in line to the throne of Tonga)
Abdications
July 2015 - Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este. He was re-instated in November so retains his position as 6th in line to the Belgian throne.
