Royal News 2004
JANUARY 9TH
The first official photo of Lady Louise Windsor was published. Prince Andrew took the photos during Christmas.
JANUARY 10TH
Princess Kira of Prussia (*1943) died after long illness. Photo
JANUARY 14TH
Archduke Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Tita von Hardenberg got a daughter.
JANUARY 15TH
Circus Festival in Monaco without Prince Rainier III. who is in hospital again. Princess Stephanie and her husband Adans Lopez Peres had their first official appearance together. Photos
JANUARY 18TH
Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein got her 3rd child: her 2nd daughter was named Marie von Lattorff.
JANUARY 21ST
Norway has a future queen! Crown Prince Haakon and his wife Mette-Marit got their first child (together). Congratulations! Their little daughter was born in Oslo at 9.13 a.m. The name is not official yet.
JANUARY 22ND
Now it's official: Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and his wife Mette-Marit named their first child Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway. Good choice! Today the first photos of the little princess were also published!
FEBRUARY 6TH
Birth of Princess Louise Sophie Mary of Belgium. She is the 1st child of Prince Laurent and his wife Claire. Special page
MARCH 20TH
Death of Princess Juliana of the Netherlands. The former queen was 94 years old. She died as a result of pneumonia. Her funeral will be on March 30th. Memorial Page
MARCH 21ST
Birth of Count Claus-Casimir Bernhard Marius Max of Orange-Nassau in The Hague at 0.37 a.m. He is the second child of Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands and his wife Laurentien Brinkhorst.
MARCH 30TH
Funeral of the late Princess Juliana of the Netherlands. Special Page
APRIL 10TH
Princess Haya of Jordan (29 years old) married in Amman/Jordan General Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum (55 years old). She is the daughter of the late King Hussein, he is the Crown Prince of Dubai and the Minister of Defence of the United Arab Emirates. Photo
APRIL 17TH
Baptism of Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway. Special Page
APRIL 24TH
More photos
Wedding of Prince Johan-Friso of the Netherlands (*1968) and Mabel Wisse Smit (*1968) in Delft. Among the guests: Prince Johan-Friso's godfather King Harald of Norway and Queen Sonja, Prince Kyril of Bulgaria and his wife Rosario, Prince Ferndinand von Bismarck with wife and some royals from Jordan and Bahrain.
APRIL 24TH
Baptism of Lady Louise Windsor. Her godparents are Lady Sarah Chatto, Lord Ivar Mountbatten, Lady Alexandra Etherington, Rupert Elliot, Francesca Schwartenbach. Photo
MAY 7TH
Beginning of the birthday celebrations in Mainau. Countess Sonja Bernadotte became 60 today. Her husband Count Lennart celebrated his 95th birthday one day later. Among the guests: King Carl Gustav of Sweden with his family. Photos
MAY 8TH
Religious wedding of Archduke Martin of Austria-Este and Princess Katharina von Isenburg in Birstein/Germany. I have been there! Please read my special report!
MAY 11TH
A moment of modern royal history: Mary Donaldson with tiara for the first time!
MAY 14TH
Wedding of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark (*1968, QVD) and miss Mary Elizabeth Donaldson (*1972) in Copenhagen. Special Pages
MAY 22ND
Wedding of Crown Prince Felipe of Spain (*1968, MTD, QVD) and Spanish reporter Letizia Ortiz y Rocasolano (*1972) in Madrid. Special Pages
MAY 27TH
Wedding of Crown Prince Hamzah and Princess Noor of Jordan in Amman. Among the royal guests:
- Queen Sofia of Spain, Infanta Cristina
- Crown Prince Felipe of Spain and his wife Letizia
- Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxemburg
- Crown Prince Philippe of Belgium and his wife Mathilde
- Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and his wife Mette-Marit
- Duke Andrew of York
- Crown Prince Pavlos and Prince Nicolaos of Greece
JUNE 10TH
First official appearance of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark since their return of their honeymoon. They attended a gala concert as part of Prince Henrik's birthday celebrations. Photo
JUNE 11TH
Prince Henrik of Denmark celebrated his 70th birthday. Among the guests: King Carl Gustav and Queen Silvia of Sweden, Duchess Diane of Wuerttemberg, Prince Michel and Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Parma..
JUNE 12TH
Baptism of Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands in The Hague. Among her 6 godparents: Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, Martin Zorreguieta. The Grand Dukes of Luxemburg and the Dukes of Brabant were also present. Special Page
JUNE 12TH
Baptism of Prince Friedrich of Baden (*09.03.04) in Salem/Germany. He is the second child of Hereditary Prince Bernhard and his wife Stephanie. Among the guests: Prince Ernst August and Princess Caroline of Hanover, Duchess Marie of Wuerttemberg with her son Wilhelm, Duchess Elizabeth in Bavaria and her fiance Daniel Terberger, Prince Andreas and Princess Alexandra zu Leiningen.
Created January 16th 2004. Updated June 13th 2004.
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