Births Announcements 2018


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Royal and noble Births Announcements
in 2018.


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Maria Natalia von Wasielewski (*1981), daughter of Duchess Maria Katharina of Mecklenburg (*1949) and her husband Wolfgang Thaddäus von Wasielewski (*1951), and her husband Baron Constantin von Reitzenstein had their fourth child, Sophie, this year.

Their older children are Helena (*2011), Ferdinand (*2013), and Kyrill (*2015).

Source: Descendants of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria
 
Ashley Hicks, only son of the late David Hicks and his wife Lady Pamela Mountbatten and his wife Katalina, née Sharkey de Solis had their first son and first child together Caspian Donald at Oxford on January 21st 2018.

Ashley Hicks has already two daughters Angelica (* 26-9-1992) and Ambrosia (* 23-1-1997) from his marriage to Allegra, née Tondato

Source: mother's Instagram
 
Flora Louise Gordon-Lennox (b.1983) [only child of David Henry Charles Gordon-Lennox (b.1935) & his wife Elisabeth, nee Stirling (b.1942)] & her husband Nicholas Desmond Vigors (b.1983) [son of Patrick Mervyn Doyne Vigors & his wife Dinah, nee Burrows]had their first child, Oscar George Doyne, in Baden on 26 January.

Source: Peerage News: Oscar George Doyne Vigors (born 2018)
 
Prince Moulay Ismail of Morocco (born 7 May 1981) [younger son of late Prince Moulay Abdullah of Morocco (1935 –1983) {himself younger son of King Muhammad V of Morocco (1909–1961) & his first wife Lalla Abla bint Tahar (1909–1992)] & his wife Lamia, nee Solh (herself daughter of Riad Al Solh (1894–1951), the first Prime Minister of Lebanon after the country's independence & his wife Fayza Al Jabiri, sister of the two Prime Minister of Syria, Saadallah al-Jabiri}] & his wife Anissa, nee Lehmkuhl [daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Omar Lehmkuhl and his wife, Amina (German citizens converted to Islamic faith)] had their fourth child, reportedly a daughter, on 3 February.

A sister (?) for Moulay Abdallah (17-6-2010), Lalla Aisha, (9-10-2011) & Lalla Hala (23-11-2013)

Sources: Young mother's Facebook account & their family thread.
 
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Prince Hamzah bin Hussein of Jordan (b.29 March 1980) [oldest child together of late King Hussein I bin Talal of Jordan (1935-1999) & his fourth and last wife, Queen Noor, nee Lisa Halaby (b.1951)] & his wife Basmah, nee Bani Ahmad (b.4 January 1979) [daughter of Mahmoud Hassan Bani-Ahmad & his wife Halloul] had their fourth daughter together (his fifth), Nafisa, on 7 February (her paternal grandpa's 19th Death Anniversary).

A sister for Zein (3-11-2012), Noor (5-7-2014) & Badiya (b.8-4-2016) as well as a half-sister for Haya (18-5-2007) - daughter of Prince Hamzah by his first wife (and paternal second cousin), Princess Noor bint Assem (b.6 October 1982).

Sources: Twitter accounts of Prince Hamzah and Queen Noor.
 
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Sophie Brandram (*1981), eldest child of Paul Brandram (*1948) - who was the son of Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark (1913-2007) and Richard Campbell Brandram (1911-1994) - and his first wife Jennifer Steele (*1951), and her husband Humphrey Voelcker had their first child, Maximillian Walter, on February 4.

He is the first grandchild for the maternal grandparents.

Source: VOELCKER - Births Announcements - Telegraph Announcements
Descendants of King Christian IX of Denmark

and with the place of birth royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2018/02/the-newest-qvd-maximilian-walter.html
 
Countess Marie Jacqueline de Looz-Corswarem (b.1978) [oldest of three children of Count Rodolphe de Looz-Corswarem (b.1944) & his wife Christine, nee de Taisne de Raymonval (b.1949)] & her husband Howard Harvey became parents of a son, Richard, on 23 January.

Sources: http://www.carnetmondain.be/
Looz u.Corswarem
 
Georg von Reutter (b.1984) [eldest of four children of Georg von Reutter (b.1954) {himself son of Countess Maria Anna von Goëss (1922-2010) & her husband Georg von Reutter (1919-2003)} & his wife Joanna, nee Doubleday (b.1954)] & his wife Rachel Anne, nee Carson (b.1983) had their second daughter, Josephine, this year.

A sister for Clara (b.2014).

Source: Descendants of Archduke Johann of Austria
 
Princess Amelia of Brazil (b.15 March 1984) [second of four children and older daughter of Prince Antonio of Brazil (b. 1950) and his wife, Christine, nee Princess de Ligne (b. 1955)] & her husband Alexander James Spearman (b. 27 March 1984) [second of three children and older son of Lochain Alexander Spearman (b. 1952) & his wife, Pilar, nee Garrigues y Carnicer] had their second son, Nicholas Rafael, in Madrid on 20 February.

A brother for Alexander Joaquim Pedro (30-8-2016).

Sources: https://sites.google.com/site/myroyalworld/2018-royal-news
https://sites.google.com/site/myroyalworld/2018-genealogical-information
http://heinbruins.nl/LouPhil.html
 
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Prince Philip of Serbia (b.12 January 1982) [second of three sons of Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia (b. July 17th 1945) and his former wife, Maria da Gloria, nee Princess of Orleans-Braganza of Brazil (b. December 13th 1946)] & his wife Danica Marinkovic (b. August 1986) [only child of painter, Milan Cile Marinkovic (b. January 25th 1947) & his wife, Zorica Beba Marinkovic, nee Krupez] had their first son, Stefan, in Belgrade on 25 February.

Source:

THE BELLS OF SAINT SAVA TEMPLE WILL ANNOUNCE THE BIRTH OF THE NEW BORN | The Royal Family of Serbia
 
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Prince Philip of Serbia (b.12 January 1982) [second of three sons of Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia (b. July 17th 1945) and his former wife, Maria da Gloria, nee Princess of Orleans-Braganza of Brazil (b. December 13th 1946)] & his wife Danica Marinkovic (b. August 1986) [only child of painter, Milan Cile Marinkovic (b. January 25th 1947) & his wife, Zorica Beba Marinkovic, nee Krupez] had their first son, name still unknown, in Belgrade on 24 February.

Source:

THE BELLS OF SAINT SAVA TEMPLE WILL ANNOUNCE THE BIRTH OF THE NEW BORN | The Royal Family of Serbia
He was born at 10:30 am on 25th February. Also the correct link to the announcement below.

THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES PRINCE PHILIP AND PRINCESS DANICA WELCOME THEIR FIRST CHILD, A SON | The Royal Family of Serbia
 
Princess Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (*1983), eldest of four children of Christopher, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and his wife Princess Elisabeth of Lippe-Weissenfeld, and her husband Anders Wahlquist had their second child this year.

The baby's name and sex are unknown. He or she is a sibling for Cecil, born 2016.

Source: Descendants of Queen Victoria's siblings
 
Prince Arnaud de Merode (b.19 July 1982) [son of Prince Baudoin de Merode (b.1945) & his late first wife Elisabeth, nee Budes de Guébriant (1947-2000)] & his wife Sophie, nee Haegelsteen (b.26 August 1982) had, after nearly nine years of marriage, their first child, Gustave, on 10 February.

Sources: http://www.carnetmondain.be/
Merodehttps://sites.google.com/site/myroyalworld/2018-genealogical-information

Ellen Mary Lascelles (born 17 December 1984)
[daughter of Jeremy Lascelles (b.1955) {himself son of George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood, paternal cousin of QEII (1923-2011) & his first wife Marion Stein (1926-2014)} & his first wife Julie, nee Bayliss (b.1957)] & her partner Michael G. Hermans had their second child, Penny Moon, in Australia, on 1 March.

A sister for Jack Marley, who will turn two in 19 days.

Sources: Descendants of King Christian IX of Denmark
http://peeragenews.blogspot.com/2018/03/latest-descendant-of-king-george-v.html
and mummy's Instagram account.
 
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Prince Simon de Merode and his wife Princess Anna, nee Pigott had their first son and third child Charles on January 5th 2018.
A brother for Rose and Marina.

Source: Le Carnet Mondain
http://www.carnetmondain.be/
 
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Prince Arnaud de Merode (b.19 July 1982) [son of Prince Baudoin de Merode (b.1945) & his late first wife Elisabeth, nee Budes de Guébriant (1947-2000)] & his wife Sophie, nee Haegelsteen (b.26 August 1982) had, after nearly nine years of marriage, their first child, Gustave, on 10 February.

Sources: http://www.carnetmondain.be/
Merodehttps://sites.google.com/site/myroyalworld/2018-genealogical-information
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It's not their first, but their 4th child, after Cerise, Gaston and Gwendoline.
 
Prince Serge of Yugoslavia, 54, (son of Princess Maria Pia of Italy) has become the father of a son, Umberto Emmanuel Dimitri. The mother is Christiane Barrouta Galeotti, a calligrapher. The child was born in Monaco on February 3, 2018 ... Serge is married to Eleonora Ragneri.

Royal Musings: a son for Prince Serge of Yugoslavia
 
And it's Adrienne Josephine Alice, Duchess of Blekinge.

Countess Marie-Isabell of Kuefstein (b.26 February 1987) [eldest of five living children of Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria (b.1959) & her husband Count Andreas of Kuefstein (b.1954)] & her husband Franz Georg Séthy de Bicske (b.15 August 1980) had their third child, a son, this year.

A brother for Antonia (b.2011) & Clemens (b.2013).

Source: http://heinbruins.nl/FraKa.html
 
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Louise Nicolson (b. 1984), elder daughter of Hon. Katharine Fraser, Mistress of Saltoun (b. 1957) herself the eldest daughter of Alexander Ramsay of Mar [son of Princess Patricia of Connaught] and Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun, and her husband Mark Nicolson, and her husband Charles Morshead (b. 1981) had their second son, Frederick Charles Merlin, on 15 March.

A brother for Rory (27-5-2015).

Source: Peerage News: Frederick Charles Merlin Morshead (b 2018)

Baron Thomas de Mevius (b.22 February 1978) [son of Countess Marguerite of Limburg-Stirum (b.1932) & her late husband, Baron Eric de Mevius (1925-2007)] & his wife Valentine, nee Jonkvrouw de la Court (b.1978) had their fourth child, Cleophee, on 5 March.

A sister for Eugenie (b.10-9-2009), Charles (13-4-2011 - 17-4-2015) & Oscar (26-5-2016).

Sources: http://www.carnetmondain.be/
https://gw.geneanet.org/gounou?lang=en&pz=auguste&nz=dumont&ocz=0&p=oscar&n=de+mevius
https://gw.geneanet.org/gounou?lang=en&pz=auguste&nz=dumont&ocz=0&p=charles+laly&n=de+mevius
https://gw.geneanet.org/gounou?lang=en&pz=auguste&nz=dumont&ocz=0&p=eugenie&n=de+mevius
https://gw.geneanet.org/gounou?lang=en&pz=auguste&nz=dumont&ocz=0&p=thomas&n=de+mevius
 
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Crown Prince of Tonga Siaosi Manumataongo Alaivahamama'o Aho'eitu Konstantin Tuku'aho (b.17 September 1985) [son of King Tupou VI of Tonga (b.1959) & his wife, Queen Nanasipau'u Tuku'aho (b.1954)] & his wife, Crown Princess Sinaitakala, nee Tuimatamoana Fakafanua (b.20 March 1987) [daughter of Princess Sinaitakala Ofeinae-he Lang Tuku'aho (b.1953) & her late husband, Hon. Dr. Kinikinilau Tuto'atasi Fakafanua, 7th Lord Fakafanua (1962-2006)] had their third child, a second daughter named Nanasipau’u (after her grandmother) in Auckland City Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand, on 20 March (mum's 31 birthday).

A sister for Taufa'ahau Manumata'ongo Tuku'aho (10-5-2013) & Halaevalu Mata'aho (12-7-2014).

What a lovely birthday gift!

Source:Newborn princess named Nanasipau'u - Kaniva Tonga | Largest New Zealand-based Tongan news service (thanks, eya!)
 
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