Category Archives: Birthdays and Wedding Anniversaries

Royal Birthdays & Wedding Anniversaries: March 16 – March 22

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Below is a select list of birthdays and wedding anniversaries for current monarchies. It does not purport to be a complete list. Please see the Current Monarchies Index in the heading above for more information on current monarchies.

Prince Jean of Luxembourg and Diane De Guerre; Photo Credit – royalementblog.blogspot.com

16th wedding anniversary of Prince Jean of Luxembourg (2nd marriage) and Diane De Guerre; married at the city hall in Roermond, The Netherlands on March 18, 2009
Unofficial Royalty: Prince Jean of Luxembourg

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Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein and Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg; Photo Credit – orderofsplendor.blogspot.com

43nd wedding anniversary of Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein and Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg; married at Notre Dame Cathedral in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg on March 20, 1982
Unofficial Royalty: Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein
Unofficial Royalty: Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg

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Princess Claire of Luxembourg; Photo Credit – photo: © Cour grand-ducale/collection privée

40th birthday of Princess Claire of Luxembourg, wife of Prince Félix of Luxembourg, born Claire Margareta Lademacher in Filderstadt, Germany on March 21, 1985
Unofficial Royalty: Princess Claire of Luxembourg

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King Mohammed VI of Morocco and Salma Bennani; Photo Credit – main.stylelist.com

23rd wedding anniversary of King Mohammed VI of Morocco and Salma Bennani; married at the Dar al-Makhzin Royal Palace in Rabat, Morocco on March 21, 2002
Unofficial Royalty: King Mohammed VI of Morocco
Unofficial Royalty: Salma Bennani, Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco

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69th birthday of Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, wife of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg; born Maria Teresa Mestre y Batista in Havana, Cuba on March 22, 1956
Unofficial Royalty: Maria Teresa Mestre y Batista, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg

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Royal Birthdays & Anniversaries: March 9 – March 15

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Below is a select list of birthdays and wedding anniversaries for current monarchies. It does not purport to be a complete list. Please see the Current Monarchies Index in the heading above for more information on current monarchies.

Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh; Credit – By UKinUSA  https://www.flickr.com/photos/ukinusa/52477479444/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=126256790

March 10, 1964 – 61st birthday of Prince Edward, The Duke of Edinburgh, born at Buckingham Palace in London, England
Unofficial Royalty: Prince Edward, The Duke of Edinburgh

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Prince Albert II of Monaco; Credit -Wikipedia

67th birthday of Prince Albert II of Monaco; born at the Prince’s Palace in Monaco on March 14, 1958
Unofficial Royalty: Prince Albert II of Monaco

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Royal Birthdays and Anniversaries: February 23 – March 1

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Below is a select list of birthdays and wedding anniversaries for current monarchies. It does not purport to be a complete list. Please see the Current Monarchies Index in the heading above for more information on current monarchies.

Emperor Naruhito of Japan; Credit – Wikipedia

65th birthday of Emperor Naruhito of Japan; born at Togu Palace in Tokyo, Japan on February 23, 1960
Unofficial Royalty: Emperor Naruhito of Japan

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Princess Estelle of Sweden; Credit – Wikipedia

13th birthday of Princess Estelle of Sweden, daughter of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden; born at the Karolinska University Hospital in Solna, Sweden on February 23, 2012
Full name: Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary
Unofficial Royalty: Princess Estelle of Sweden

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Royal Birthdays & Anniversaries: February 16 – February 24

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Below is a select list of birthdays and wedding anniversaries for current monarchies. It does not purport to be a complete list. Please see the Current Monarchies Index in the heading above for more information on current monarchies.

 

34th birthday of Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg, daughter of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg; born at the Grand Duchess Charlotte Maternity Hospital in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg on February 16, 1991
Full name: Alexandra Joséphine Teresa Charlotte Marie Wilhelmine
Unofficial Royalty: Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg

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71st birthday of Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg, daughter of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg, sister of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, and wife of Archduke Carl Christian of Austria; born at Castle Betzdorf in Luxembourg, on February 17, 1954
Full name: Marie-Astrid Charlotte Léopoldine Wilhelmine Ingeborg Antoinette Elisabeth Anna Alberta
Unofficial Royalty: Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg

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Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah of Brunei; Wikipedia

51st birthday of Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah of Brunei, born in Istana Darul Hana, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei on February 17, 1974
Unofficial Royalty: Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah of Brunei

 

41st birthday of Princess Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, wife of Prince Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg; born Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy in Ronse, Flanders, Belgium on February 18, 1984
Unofficial Royalty: Princess Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg

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King Letsie III and Queen ‘Masenate Mohato Seeiso of Lesotho; Credit – www.corbisimages.com

25th wedding anniversary of King Letsie III and Queen ‘Masenate Mohato Seeiso of Lesotho (born Anna Karabo Motsoeneng); married by Roman Catholic Archbishop Bernard Mohlalisi in the Lesotho capital city of Maseru at the national sports stadium with a crowd of 40,000 people watching on February 18, 2000
Unofficial Royalty: Letsie III, King of Lesotho
Unofficial Royalty: Queen ‘Masenate Mohato Seeiso of Lesotho

Prince Andrew, Duke of York;  Credit – Wikipedia

65th birthday of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, son of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom; born at Buckingham Palace on February 19, 1960
Full name: Andrew Albert Christian Edward
Unofficial Royalty: Prince Andrew, Duke of York

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King Harald V of Norway; Credit – By Sámediggi – Sametinget – https://www.flickr.com/photos/105581391@N02/51609646697/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=113159216

88th birthday of King Harald V of Norway; born at the Crown Prince Residence at Skaugum, Asker, Norway on February 21, 1937
Unofficial Royalty: King Harald V of Norway

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Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, Dragon King of Bhutan; Credit – www.indiatimes.com

45th birthday of Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, Dragon King of Bhutan; born at Dechencholing Palace in Thimphu, Bhutan on February 21, 1980
Unofficial Royalty: King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck

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Katharine, Duchess of Kent; Credit – Wikipedia

92nd birthday of Katharine, Duchess of Kent, wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent; born Katharine Worsley at Hovingham Hall in Yorkshire, England on February 22, 1933
Full name: Katharine Lucy Mary
Unofficial Royalty: Katharine, Duchess of Kent

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Royal Birthdays & Anniversaries: February 9 – February 15

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Below is a select list of birthdays and wedding anniversaries for current monarchies. It does not purport to be a complete list. Please see the Current Monarchies Index in the heading above for more information on current monarchies.

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39th birthday of Princess Raiyah Bint Al-Hussein of Jordan, daughter of King Hussein of Jordan and his fourth wife Queen Noor; born in Amman, Jordan on February 9, 1986
Wikipedia: Princess Raiyah Bint Al-Hussein of Jordan

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Princess Astrid of Norway; Credit – The Royal House of Norway

93rd birthday of Princess Astrid of Norway, daughter of King Olav V of Norway and sister of King Harald V of Norway; born at Villa Solbakken in Oslo, Norway on February 12, 1932
Unofficial Royalty: Princess Astrid of Norway

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Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein; Credit – www.zimbio.com

80th birthday of Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein; born in Zurich, Switzerland on February 14, 1945
Full name: Johannes Adam Ferdinand Alois Josef Maria Marko d’Aviano Pius
Unofficial Royalty: Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein

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Henri of Luxembourg and Maria Teresa Mestre y Batista; Credit – www.monarchie.lu

44th wedding anniversary of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and Maria Teresa Mestre y Batista; married at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg on February 14, 1981

Unofficial Royalty: Wedding of Henri, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Maria Teresa Mestre y Batista

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Royal Birthdays & Anniversaries: February 2 – February 8

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Below is a select list of birthdays and wedding anniversaries for current monarchies. It does not purport to be a complete list. Please see the Current Monarchies Index in the heading above for more information on current monarchies.

Official Portrait; Photo Credit – https://www.royal-house.nl/ Photo: Jeroen van der Meyde

23rd wedding anniversary of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and Maxima Zorreguieta Cerruti; married civilly at the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam, Netherlands and religiously at the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on February 2, 2002
Unofficial Royalty: Wedding of King Willem-Alexander and Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti
Unofficial Royalty: King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
Unofficial Royalty: Queen Maxima of the Netherlands

Queen Mary of Denmark; Credit – Wikipedia

53rd birthday of Queen Mary of Denmark, wife of King Frederik X of Denmark; born Mary Elizabeth Donaldson in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia on February 5, 1972
Unofficial Royalty: Queen Mary of Denmark

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Crown Prince Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck on the left, with his family; Credit – Facebook page of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan

9th birthday of Crown Prince Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, son of Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, King of Bhutan, born at the Lingkana Palace in Thimphu, Bhutan on February 5, 2016
Unofficial Royalty: Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, Crown Prince of Bhutan

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Princess Marie of Denmark; Photo Credit – Wikipedia

49th birthday of Princess Marie of Denmark, second wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark, born Marie Agathe Odile Cavallier in Paris, France on February 6, 1976
Unofficial Royalty: Princess Marie of Denmark

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Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg and Archduke Carl Christian of Austria; Photo Credit – Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor

43rd wedding anniversary of Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg and Archduke Carl Christian of Austria; married at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg on February 6, 1982
Unofficial Royalty: Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg
Unofficial Royalty: Archduke Carl Christian of Austria

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Royal Birthdays & Anniversaries: January 26 – February 1

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Below is a select list of birthdays and wedding anniversaries for current monarchies. It does not purport to be a complete list. Please see the Current Monarchies Index in the heading above for more information on current monarchies.

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain; Credit – Wikipedia

75th birthday of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain; born in Riffa, Bahrain on January 28, 1950
Unofficial Royalty: King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

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Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein and Angela Brown; Photo Credit – royalcorrespondent.com

25th wedding anniversary of Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein and Angela Brown; married civilly in Vaduz, Liechtenstein on January 21, 2000 and religiously in New York City at St. Vincent Ferrer Church on January 29, 2000
Unofficial Royalty: Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein
Unofficial Royalty: Princess Angela of Liechtenstein

63rd birthday of King Abdullah II of Jordan; born in Amman, Jordan on January 30, 1962
Unofficial Royalty: King Abdullah II of Jordan

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King Felipe VI of Spain; Credit – Wikipedia

57th birthday of King Felipe VI of Spain; born in Madrid, Spain on January 30, 1968
Full name: Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y de Grecia
Unofficial Royalty: King Felipe VI of Spain

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Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands; Credit – Wikipedia

87th birthday of Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, formerly Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands; born at Soestdijk Palace in Baarn, the Netherlands on January 31, 1938
Full name: Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard
Unofficial Royalty: Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands

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60th birthday of Princess Stephanie of Monaco; born at the Prince’s Palace in Monaco on February 1, 1965
Full name: Stephanie Marie Elisabeth
Unofficial Royalty: Princess Stephanie of Monaco

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Royal Birthdays & Anniversaries: January 19 – January 25

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Below is a select list of birthdays and wedding anniversaries for current monarchies. It does not purport to be a complete list. Please see the Current Monarchies Index in the heading above for more information on current monarchies.

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Princess Margriet of the Netherlands; Photo Credit- Royal House of the Netherlands © RVD photo Jeroren van der Meyde

82nd birthday of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, daughter of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands; born at the Ottawa Hospital in Ottawa, Canada on January 19, 1943
Full name: Margriet Francisca
Unofficial Royalty: Princess Margriet of the Netherlands

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The Countess of Wessex; Credit – Wikipedia

60th birthday of The Countess of Wessex, wife of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex; born Sophie Rhys Jones at Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford, England on January 20, 1965
Full name: Sophie Helen
Unofficial Royalty: Sophie, Countess of Wessex

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Queen Mathilde of the Belgians; Credit – Wikipedia

52nd birthday of Queen Mathilde of Belgium, wife of King Philippe of the Belgians, born  Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz in Uccle, Belgium on January 20, 1973
Full name: Mathilde Marie Christine Ghislaine
Unofficial Royalty: Queen Mathilde of Belgium

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21st birthday of Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway, daughter of Crown Prince Haakon of Norway; born at the Rikshospitalet University Hospital in Oslo, Norway on January 21, 2004
Unofficial Royalty: Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway

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68th birthday of Princess Caroline of Monaco; born at the Prince’s Palace in Monaco on January 23, 1957
Full name: Caroline Louise Marguerite
Unofficial Royalty: Princess Caroline of Monaco

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Princess Caroline of Monaco and Prince Ernst Augustus of Hanover; Credit – orderofsplendor.blogspot.com

26th wedding anniversary of Princess Caroline of Monaco and Prince Ernst Augustus of Hanover; married civilly at the Prince’s Palace in Monaco on January 23, 1999
Unofficial Royalty: Princess Caroline of Monaco
Unofficial Royalty: Prince Ernst Augustus of Hanover

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47th birthday of Princess Charlene of Monaco, wife of Prince Albert II of Monaco; born Charlene Lynette Wittstock in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) on January 25, 1978
Unofficial Royalty: Princess Charlene of Monaco

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Royal Birthdays & Anniversaries: January 12 – January 18

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Below is a select list of birthdays and wedding anniversaries for current monarchies. It does not purport to be a complete list. Please see the Current Monarchies Index in the heading above for more information on current monarchies.

 

80th birthday of Princess Michael of Kent, wife of Prince Michael of Kent, born Baroness Marie-Christine von Reibnitz in Karlsbad, Germany now Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic on January 15, 1945
Full name: Marie-Christine Agnes Hedwig Ida
Unofficial Royalty: Princess Michael of Kent

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51st birthday of Princess Claire of Belgium, wife of Prince Laurent of Belgium; born Claire Louise Coombs in Bath, England on January 18, 1974
Unofficial Royalty: Princess Claire of Belgium

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Royal Birthdays & Anniversaries: January 5 – January 11

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87th birthday of King Juan Carlos of Spain; born in Rome, Italy on January 5, 1938
King Juan Carlos abdicated in favor of his son Felipe in 2014.
Full Name: Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María
Unofficial Royalty: King Juan Carlos of Spain

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Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine of Denmark; Photo: Dennis Stenild, Kongehuset © 2024

14th birthday of Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine of Denmark, twin son and daughter of King Frederik IX of Denmark; born at the Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, Denmark on January 8, 2011
Full Names: Vincent Frederik Minik Alexander and Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda
Unofficial Royalty: Prince Vincent of Denmark
Unofficial Royalty: Princess Josephine of Denmark

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The Princess of Wales; Credit – Wikipedia

43rd birthday of The Princess of Wales, wife of Prince William, The Prince of Wales; born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, England on January 9, 1982
Unofficial Royalty: Catherine, The Princess of Wales

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Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven; Credit – orderofsplendor.blogspot.com

58th wedding anniversary of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven; married on January 10, 1967, at the Grote of Sint-Jacobskerk in The Hague, Netherlands
Unofficial Royalty: Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
Wikipedia: Pieter van Vollenhoven

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