[Bhutan] Quote from a very young King Jigme Khesar as he was crowned

"Destiny has put me here. I will protect you as a parent, care for you as a brother and serve you as a son,"  promised King Jigme Khesar as he was crowned. "I shall give you everything and keep nothing. This is how I shall serve you as king."

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I kinda love him already!

Double birthday in Liechtenstein: first, Prince Benedikt (born in 2008)

I just spent a few hours looking but just could not find a picture of little Prince Benedikt, son of Prince Constantin, son of Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein, who turned 3 on May 18th. 

So, to compensate my frustration, I am putting up a few photos of Prince Constantin when he got married to his wife, Marie von Kálnoky von Köröspatak, now styled Princess Marie of Liechtenstein. They married civilly in Vaduz on 14 May 1999 (oh, another wedding anniversary on that date!) and religiously in Cicov, Slovakia, on 18 July 1999.

Hope that next year, I will have a photo of the little guy.

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Austrian archduchess weds her count in fairytale ceremony

Archdukes, princesses and even a queen featured on the illustrious guest list when Archduchess Marie-Christine wed Count Rodolphe of Limburg-Stirum on December 6. The Belgian town of Mechelen came to a standstill as the bluebloods and aristocrats, including the heir to the country's throne, Prince Philippe, and his 80-year-old aunt, Queen Fabiola, arrived to see two of Europe's most noble families united. As the bride swept up the steps of 15th-century Saint-Rombout Cathedral on the arm of her father Archduke Carl Christian of Austria, liveried guards stood to attention on either side of her. Marie-Christine - whose mother Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg is the sister of ruling Grand Duke Henri - looked radiant in an ivory lace affair, featuring a satin overlay and fur-edged sleeves, with an antique lace veil. Completing her look was a jewel-encrusted tiara lent to her by the groom's family, and diamond drop earrings. 

Princess Maria Laura with her mother, Princess Astrid of Belgium

The attractive English boarding school-educated bride also carried a bouquet of pale yellow roses interspersed with white and blue blossoms. After the joyous Catholic ceremony, which was preceded by a civil service in the town hall, the handsome couple delighted by onlookers by sharing their first married kiss.