Happy Birthday King Willem-Alexander!!!

Happy 51st Birthday to King of The Netherlands, King Willem-Alexander who was born on April 27th in 1967. We wish him many, many more and hope he has a wonderful day full of celebrations. You can read more about The Netherlands's reigning monarch on his page by clicking on his name.

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And we have a Name!!!!

After four days of waiting Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge have finally revealed the name of their youngest child. Welcome to the world Prince Louis Arthur Charles of Cambridge! The baptism will probably be sometime around July, stay tuned for more information.

Happy Birthday Prince Philippos

Happy 32nd Birthday to Prince Philippos of Greece & Denmark. Philippos is the youngest son and child of King Constantine II and Queen Anne Marie of Greece. He is currently 8th in line to the defunct Greek throne. Philippos is also a nephew to Queen Margrethe II of Denmark via his mother and to Queen Sofia of Spain via his father, making him a first cousin to Spain's current monarch, King Felipe. 

We wish Philippos a very happy birthday and hope he has many more in good health. 

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News since I've been gone

Since I last posted there have been many things going on out there in Royal land. Here's some of the biggies.

1). Prince Harry and Meghan Markle got engaged. November 27th saw the announcement of Meghan Markle's engagement. Their wedding will take place in May 19th so stay tuned for lots and lots of pictures!!! 



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2). Princess Eugenie of York got engaged to her longtime boyfriend Jack Brooksbank. Their wedding will take place on October 12th 2018. This is a particularly exciting event for Britain and The Royal family as they haven't had a wedding of a princess since Princess Anne, The Princess Royal married her second husband in 1992. 

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3). Louis Ducruet, son of Princess Stephanie of Monaco and 13th in line for the throne proposed to his girlfriend Marie Hoa Chevallier on February 12th 2018 whilst on holiday in Vietnam. No details on when the wedding is yet. Stay tuned. 

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4). Prince Henrik of Denmark, the husband and consort of Queen Margrethe passed away on February 13th 2018 after a short illness. 

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Babies, babies and more babies

There must be something in the water in 2018 with many, many royal babies being born.

The first of the royal babies born this year was to Prince Hamzah of Jordan, and his second wife Princess Basmah. On February 7th they became proud parents to Princess Nafisa. The little girl joins her siblings Princess Haya from Hamzah's first marriage, as well as Princesses Zein, Noor and Badiya from her father's current marriage. Little Nafisa is not in the line of succession.

 The second of these royal children was born to Princess Madeleine of Sweden on March 9th. Princess Madeleine and her husband Christopher O'Neill welcomed a beautiful little girl, Princess Adrienne into their family. Adrienne joins older siblings Princess Leonore and Prince Nicolas. The baby princess is 10th in line to the Swedish Throne.

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Leonore and Nicolas welcoming their little sister to the world. 

The third royal bub of 2018 is the daughter of Prince Malik of Brunei. Prince Malik is the son of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and is 5th in line to the throne. He and his wife Raab'iatul welcomed their second daughter Princess Fathiyyah. Fathiyyah joins her older sister Muthee'ah. The girls are  not in the line of succession.

The fouth baby to grace us with their presence in 2018 has been the third child of Andrea Casiraghi and his wife Tatiana. Like the Swedes this is their third child, they are already parents to Alexandre 'Sasha' and India. On the 19th April 2018 they welcomed a second son, Max Rainier Casiraghi. Max is 8th in line to the throne of Monaco.

The ffith child is one we've all been waiting for, the third child of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. All things come in three this year I guess! On April 23rd 2018 they welcomed a son who is yet to be named (stay tuned). The little Prince of Cambridge joins siblings Prince George, and Princess Charlotte. He is fifth in line to the throne. This little one is the 6th great grandchild for Queen Elizabeth II.

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We are also eagerly awaiting the birth of Pierre Casiraghi and Beatrice Borromeo's second child in the next month and in a few the arrival of another British royal baby, the second child of Zara Phillips and her husband Mike Tindall.

I'm Baaaaaaack!!!

                           I'm Baaaack!!!

I haven't blogged in ages. So many things have happened in the royal world since I last blogged. Working a full time job (I'm a high school teacher), maintaining a long distance relationship and joining the board of my Synagogue has taken up much of my free time. 

I love The Royal families of the world, and I love blogging about them. I have decided to make time to continue my hobby despite still working full time, still a member of the board, and still in a relationship (albeit not long distance anymore). 

Thank you all for being so patient with me whilst I was on hiatus. I hope to continue to entertain and inform you all with royal news.

Liat
xoxo

June Birthdays!!!

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1). King Constantine II of Greece (2nd June 1940) - 77


2).Countess Leonore of Orange-Nassau (3rd June 2006) - 11


3). Prince Felix of Luxembourg (3rd June 1984) - 33


4). Khalifa bin Hamad Al Khalifa (4th June 1977) - 40 *Not Pictured*


5). Yuriko, Princess Mikasa of Japan (4th June 1923) - 94


6). Irene Urdangarin, Granddaughter of King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain, niece of King Felipe of Spain (5th June 2005) - 12 


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7). Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (5th June1962) - 55

8). Hamad bin Nasser Al Khalifa of Bahrain (6th June 2012) - 5 *Not Pictured*

9). Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain (6th June 2011) - 6 *Not Pictured*

10). King Albert II of Belgium (6th June 1934) - 83

11). Mohammed bin Nasser Al Khallifa of Bahrain (6th Jun 2012) - 5 *Not Pictured*

12). Prince Joachim of Denmark (7th June 1969) - 48

13). Andrea Casiraghi of Monaco, son of Princess Caroline and Nephew of Prince Albert II (8th June 1984) - 33

14). Countess Eloise of Orange-Nassau (8th June 2002) - 15

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15). Princess Theodora of Greece & Denmark (9th June 1983) - 34

16). Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (10th June 1921) - 96

17). Princess Madeleine of Sweden (10th June 1982) - 35

18). Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark (11th June 1934) - 83

19). Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein (11th June 1968) - 49

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20). Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg (12th June 1968) - 49

21). Infanta Cristina of Spain (13th June 1965) - 52

22). Prince Nicolas of Sweden (15th June 2015) - 2

23). Princess Amalia of Luxembourg (15th June 2014) - 3

24). Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester (20th June 1946) - 71

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25). Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (21st June 1982) - 35

26). George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews (26th June 1962) - 55

27). Princess Alexia of The Netherlands (26th June 2005) - 12

28). Christopher O'Neill, husband of Princess Madeleine of Sweden (27th June 1974) - 43

29). Prince Aristidis-Stavros of Greece & Denmark (29th June 2008) - 9

30). Abdullah bin Hamad bin Isa Al Kahlifa (30th June 1975) - 42