Happy Birthday, Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein!

Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg (Joseph Wenzel Maximilian Maria von und zu Liechtenstein), styled His Serene Highness (born 24 May 1995 in London), is the eldest child of Prince Alois of Liechtenstein, the Regent and Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein, and his wife Princess Sophie of Bavaria, Duchess in Bavaria. He is second in the line of succession to the Liechtensteiner throne and third in line in the Jacobite line of succession to the thrones of England, Scotland, Ireland and France. He is the first Jacobite heir born in the British Isles since 1688.

The prince has three younger siblings: Princess Marie-Caroline (b. 1996), Prince Georg-Antonius (b. 1999) and Prince Nikolaus Sebastian (b. 2000).

Joseph Wenzel is named in honour of his ancestor Josef Wenzel, Reigning Prince of Liechtenstein from 1712 to 1718 and from 1748 to 1772. He bears the name Maximilian in honour of his maternal grandfather Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria, and his paternal uncle and godfather, Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein. In accordance with the custom of several Roman Catholic dynasties in Europe, including that of both his parents, he was given the name Maria in honour of the Virgin Mary.

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Happy Birthday, Princess Maxima! (and this is not just any birthday...!)

Hail to the (future) Queen! Princess Maxima is turning 40 today.

To celebrate the occasion, the palace issued new pictures of her such as the above one. Stunning Princess. And are we not used to see her smile!


May has been an eventful month for the wife of Prince of Orange. First, there was much debate about her being just a Consort Princess of a Queen when Willem-Alexander turns King. Then, on a happier note, an exhibition to celebrate her first 10 years in the Netherlands opened.

Happy Birthday, Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein!

Prince Max here pictured with his wife, Princess Angela

Today is Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein's 42nd birthday! Congratulations to him!

(by the way, can you believe his wife is 53? She looks so young!)

He studied Business Economics at the EBS and did an MBA at Harvard Business School. He is currently the CEO of the Liechtenstein Global Trust (LGT). You can check his resume here.

Happy Birthday, Zara Phillips!

2011 surely is a big year for Zara: she turns 30 today and is getting married to longtime boyfriend Mike Tindall in a few weeks. Wishing her nothing but the best!

Happy Birthday to Crown Prince Moulay Hassan and Lalla Salma of Morocco!

 Last year celebration, with King Mohammed VI holding the birthday boy.

I am terribly late on this one, but better late than ever! On May 8th, Crown Prince Moulay Hassan celebrated his 8th birthday and two days after, his mother Lalla Salma celebrated her 33rd!

As I was looking into photos on the internet, I noticed they have been having this huge 3-tier cake tradition. 

Baby Lalla Khadija's 4th birthday celebration back in February.

This year's celebration for CP Moulay Hassan, with his sister Lalla Khadija holding him. 

Aren't those kids absolutely stunning?

Photos from MAP

[Sweden] Guess who turned 32 today?

Prince Carl Philip Edmund Bertil, Duke of Värmland. Happy Birthday, CP!

Get married soon, will you?!

Royal Births and Anniversaries in May

Births


(yes, everybody in Liechtenstein was born in May, apparently...)


May 1st
1964: Lady Sarah Chatto, niece of Queen Elizabeth II
1970: Viscountess Linley, niece-in-law of Queen Elizabeth II
May 2nd
1975: Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, niece of Queen Margrethe of Denmark
May 3rd
1978: Autumn Phillips, daughter-in-law of Anne, Princess Royal
May 4th
2009: Prince Henrik, son of Prince Joachim of Denmark
May 7th
1989: Prince Josef-Emanuel, son of Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein
May 8th
1935: Princess Elisabeth of Denmark
2003: Crown Prince Moulay Hassan of Morocco
May 10th
1978: Lalla Salma of Morocco
May 12th
1985: Princess Maria Anunciata, daughter of Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein
May 13th
1979: Prince Carl Philip of Sweden
2000: Lukas Marie von Lattorff, son of Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein
May 14th
2002: Margarita Armstrong Jones, grandniece of Queen Elizabeth II
May 15th
1957: Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein, sister of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg
1981: Zara Phillips, daughter of Anne, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom
May 16th
1969: Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein
May 17th
1971: Princess Maxima of the Netherlands
May 18th
2001: Prince Alfons, son of Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein
2008: Prince Benedikt, son of Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein
May 24th
1995: Prince Joseph Wenzel, son of Prince Alois of Liechtenstein
May 25th
1966: Princess Laurentien, wife of Prince Constantijn of Orange-Nassau
May 26th
1968: Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark
May 27th
2003: Prince Moritz, son of Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein


Anniversaries


May 14th
1962: Juan Carlos I of Spain married Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark in Athens
1999: Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein married Marie von Kalnoky in Vaduz (civil)
2004: Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark married Mary Donaldson in Copenhagen
May 17th
2001: Prince Constantijn of Orange married Laurentien Brinkhorst (civil)
2008: Peter Phillips married Autumn Kelly
May 19th
2001: Religious wedding of Prince Constantijn of Orange and Princess Laurentien
May 24th
2008: Prince Joachim of Denmark married Marie Cavallier

Prince Josef-Emanuel of Liechtenstein turned 22

Today, May 7th, Prince Josef-Emanuel of Liechtenstein - son of Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg and Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein - celebrated his 22th birthday. As I have never really spoken about him here, I am sharing last years' news, when he lead the Trooping the Colour ceremony of 2010.

Changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace under the orders of Lt. Josef von Liechtenstein on the occasion of the Trooping the Colour ceremony for the Queen of the United Kingdom.

Josef had the prestigious honor and responsibility to raise the guard at Buckingham Palace and presented the flag of his regiment to Her Majesty Queen of the United Kingdom, on the occasion of the anniversary parade in his honor, Saturday, June 12 in London.

After the ceremony, Prince Josef was joined by his parents Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg and Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein and his two sisters who attended the event at Wellington Barracks, headquarters of the regiment, to share this memorable day with the Prince.

Josef with his parents and sisters, Marie-Astrid and Maria-Anunciata

As Grand Duke Jean then Hereditary Grand Duke Henri did before him, Prince Josef received military training in preparation for the prestigious Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the UK. After just one year of training and despite his young age, he was appointed an Officer before being admitted some time later in the regiment of Irish Guards. 

Promoted to lieutenant at age 21, Prince Josef is perpetuating a tradition that connects the Grand Ducal Court with the Irish Guards and that goes back more than 67 years. In serving the British army during the 2nd World War, his grandfather, Grand Duke Jean has indeed been himself the rank of Lieutenant in the same regiment before Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II gives the according to Colonel of the Irish Guards.

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But who is the stunning Princess Maria-Anunciata of Liechtenstein?

Prince Louis, Princess Maria-Anunciata, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume, Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa in the Vatican

Last week, I published photos of the royal families attending the Beatification of Pope John Paul II in the Vatican. Since I read on Mad Hattery that Princess Maria Anunciata of Liechtenstein was there, I wanted to know 1/who was she, really? 2/maybe I could find who all these people sitting behind, happily chatting with Prince Louis and Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume were.

Princess Maria-Anunciata with sister Princess Marie-Astrid, brother Prince Josef-Emanuel, mother Princess Margaretha and father, Prince Nikolaus.

Here is the family! Princess Maria-Anunciata (first on the left) is the eldest daughter of Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein (do not get him confused with Prince Nikolaos of Greece) and Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg. 


She was born Princess Maria-Anunciata Astrid Joséphine Veronica of Liechtenstein in Brussels, Belgium, in the very posh neighborhood of Uccle on May 12th, 1985. She will turn 26 next week and has a spot on the "let's get them married soon" category among the royals. 


Her younger sister, Marie-Astrid, is 23 and Josef-Emanuel turned 22 today, May 7th.

[Denmark] [VIDEO] Birth and Christening of Prince Frederik (1968)

I really admire and am thankful to people who upload these videos on youtube. Nothing like pictures and footage to see history in the making. He christened his baby twins last week, but we get to see Crown Prince Frederik at birth. Absolutely lovely. He was born on May 26th, 1968 and christened Frederik André Henrik Christian.

Celebrating the birthday of Her Majesty Queen Beatrix

Netherlands Consul General Dirk Jan Kop, right, his wife and Hyogo Vice Gov. Tomio Saito pose for a snapshot during a reception held at the Kobe Bay Sheraton Hotel on April 26 to celebrate the birthday of Her Majesty Queen Beatrix.
The consul general has emphasized in his speech that relations between the royal families of both countries have become closer and that friendship between the two countries have been developed through economic and cultural exchanges. His speech was followed by a congratulatory address by Vice Gov. Saito.