March 28, 2013

ROYAL & ARISTOCRATIC BIRTHDAYS

Maria del Rosario Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart y Silva, 18^th Duchess of Alba de Tormes, Grandee of Spain, etc.   {1926}

Sheikh Salim bin Hamud Al Sabah of Kuwait   {1938}

Princess Badiya bint El Hassan of Jordan   {1974} [daughter of Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan (uncle of King Abdullah II of Jordan)]

Edward Ferner   {1996} [son of Alexander Ferner (son of Princess Astrid of Norway {sister of King Harald V of Norway})]

ROYAL WEDDINGS

Princess Fawzia of Egypt + Iran & Colonel Ismail Chirine/Shirin   {1949}

Prince Vsevelod Ivanovich of Russia & Emilia de Gosztoyi   {1956} [divorced February 1961]

Prince Khalid bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud of Saudi Arabia & Lucy Cuthbert   {2011}

ROYAL CHRISTENING

Eliane van Vollenhoven   {2010} [daughter of Prince Floris of Orange-Nassau (son of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands {sister of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands})]

HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

Crown Princess Martha of Norway, Princess of Sweden   {1901}

Queen consort Ingrid of Denmark, Princess of Sweden   {1910}

Queen consort Budriah of Malaysia (1960-1965), Queen/Sultanah consort of Perlis (1949-2000)   {1924}

DEATHS

1884   The Prince Leopold of Great Britain + Ireland, Duke of Albany, Earl of Clarence, Baron Arklow

   

1890   Princess Ljubica/Zorka of Montenegro, Queen consort of Serbia, Queen consort of the Serbs, Croats + Slovenes

1926   Prince Philippe of Orleans, Duke of Orleans, Duke of Montpensier (Head of the House of Orleans)

1965   The Princess Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary of Great Britain + Ireland, The Princess Royal + Countess of Harewood

1948   Princess Henriette of Belgium, Princess of Orleans, Duchess of Vendome  

1994   Major Richard Brandram (husband of the late Princess Katherine of Greece + Denmark)