A baby girl is born - Eléonore Fabiola Victoria Anne Marie 16/4/08

[alexandresylvie]

Her name is Eléonore and she was born this night at 4:50 am

[princess leonor]

Originally Posted by alexandresylvie

Her name is Eléonore and she was born this night at 4:50 am

Wait, hold on. Philip and Mathilde's 4th child has been born, a girl and her name is Eleonore?? I love it Congratulations to the couple!!! Great name!
How do you know? monarchie.be says nothing as far as I can see and understand.

[detta]

Congratulations

[princess leonor]

Prinses Mathilde bevallen van dochtertje

Prinses Mathilde is bevallen van een dochtertje Eléonore. Het vierde kindje van Prins Filip (48) en prinses Mathilde (35) werd om 4u50 in het Erasmusziekenhuis te Anderlecht geboren. Het kindje weegt 3,210 kg en is 50 cm groot.
De prinses en haar dochter stellen het goed. Het kleine prinsesje zal de voornamen Eléonore, Fabiola, Victoria, Anne, Marie dragen.

Prinses Elisabeth (6), Prins Gabriël (4), en Prins Emmanuel (2) krijgen er dus een zusje bij. Meters van Eléonore worden kroonprinses Victoria van Zweden en prinses Claire van België. Peter wordt graaf Sébastien von Westphalen zu Fürstenberg.

De naam Eléonore komt in verschillende culturen voor. In het Arabisch betekent hij 'God is mijn licht'.

Premier Yves Leterme heeft het paar intussen gefeliciteerd met hun vierde kindje. 'In naam van de regering en van mezelf wens ik Eléonore een gelukkig leven', luidde het in een mededeling.
De Standaard Online - Prinses Mathilde bevallen van dochtertje
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[ladybelline]

Congratulations to the whole family! What a sweet addition to their 2 sons and 1 daughter!

[Atene]

Congratulations to the family Was she born on the 15th april?

[detta]

Originally Posted by Atene

Congratulations to the family Was she born on the 15th april?

No, she was born this morning at 4.50h

[hilal]

Congratulations to the Royal Family!

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[sofajr]

congrats to the family. the baby has a really beautiful name!

[CASSARD]

Congratulation! Welcome to Eleonore...

[morhange]

Congrats to the family! I wish the royal families named their children after other monarchs and royalty whose birthday it is still. I was hoping for a Princess Marguerite :)

[morhange]

Oh, by the way! Is Count Sebastian the uncle of Alexandre Furstenburg? The one who is/was married to Marie Chantal's sister?

[norwegianne]

Originally Posted by detta

Prinses Mathilde bevallen van dochtertje


Prinses Mathilde is bevallen van een dochtertje Eléonore. Het vierde kindje van Prins Filip (48) en prinses Mathilde (35) werd om 4u50 in het Erasmusziekenhuis te Anderlecht geboren. Het kindje weegt 3,210 kg en is 50 cm groot.
De prinses en haar dochter stellen het goed. Het kleine prinsesje zal de voornamen Eléonore, Fabiola, Victoria, Anne, Marie dragen.

Prinses Elisabeth (6), Prins Gabriël (4), en Prins Emmanuel (2) krijgen er dus een zusje bij. Meters van Eléonore worden kroonprinses Victoria van Zweden en prinses Claire van België. Peter wordt graaf Sébastien von Westphalen zu Fürstenberg.

De naam Eléonore komt in verschillende culturen voor. In het Arabisch betekent hij 'God is mijn licht'.

Premier Yves Leterme heeft het paar intussen gefeliciteerd met hun vierde kindje. 'In naam van de regering en van mezelf wens ik Eléonore een gelukkig leven', luidde het in een mededeling.

source: De Standaard Online - Prinses Mathilde bevallen van dochtertje

(My Dutch isn't really all that, but here is a basic translation/summary - with a conversion of weight/length as well)
Princess Mathilde has given birth to a daughter, Eléonore. Their fourth child was born at 4.50 in Anderlecht. She weighed 3.210 kg (7.07 lbs) and she is 50 cm (19.6 inches) long.

Everything is well with mother and child. The little princess has been given the names Eléonore, Fabiola, Victoria, Anne, Marie.

Godmothers of Eléonore will be Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Princess Claire of Belgium. Godfather will be graaf Sébastien von Westphalen zu Fürstenberg.

[elisabetteke]

Congratulations to Prince Filip, Princess Mathilde and the brothers and sister Princess Elisabeth, Prince Gabriël and Prince Emmanuel!

Eléonore, I love that name so much and this time I guessed it right (the name and that it would be a girl :-))

[LadyS]

What wonderful news to start my morning off.

Lovely names I was just wondering about the pronounciation of Eléonore especially with the accent on the "e". (Possibly e-lay-uh-nor??)

Thanks

[dazzling]

Wonderful news, congratulations to the couple.
I love the name, Eleonore.

[ladybelline]

I was just wondering about the pronounciation of Eléonore especially with the accent on the "e". (Possibly e-lay-uh-nor??)

You are right, LadyS.

And it's such a delicate attention from Philippe and Mathilde top include Fabiola in her names...

[Kristin]

Congratulations!

[LadyS]

Originally Posted by ladybelline

You are right, LadyS.

And it's such a delicate attention from Philippe and Mathilde top include Fabiola in her names...

Thanks for the help - I am never quite sure about name pronunciation. Is is pronounced differently in Dutch?

I just realised that she was born on Queen Margrethe's birthday - what good timing.

[Stefan]

Originally Posted by morhange

Oh, by the way! Is Count Sebastian the uncle of Alexandre Furstenburg? The one who is/was married to Marie Chantal's sister?

No. prince Alexander is from a side-line of the Princely Family of Fürstenberg.
Count Sebastian is from another comital Family.