Royal Babies

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BULGARIAN ROYALS


Full (christened) name: Prince Tassilo of Bulgaria, Prince Preslavski

Parents: Prince Kyrill of Bulgaria, Prince of Preslav and Rosario Nadal

Date of birth: 20 January 2002
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BULGARIAN ROYALS


Full (christened) name: Prince Tirso of Bulgaria, Prince Panagjurski

Parents: Prince Kubrát of Bulgaria, Prince Panagjurski and Carla Vilanova y Royo

Date of birth: 3 June 2002
Place of birth: Hospital de La Paz, Madrid
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Other information of note:

1. 2. Presentation of Tirso.

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MOROCCAN ROYALS


Full (christened) name: Prince Moulay al Hassan

Parents: King Mohammed VI and Lalla Salma Bennani

Date of birth: 8 May 2003
Place of birth: Rabat
Date of baptism: 15 May 2003
Place of baptism: Rabat

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On the occasion of the birth King Mohammed VI granted amnesty to 47.988 prisoners, of which 9459 were granted free pardon and 38.529 had their jail terms reduced.

Moroccans take part in the wishes and gifts ceremony (Lahdia) during the festivities organised for the baptism of crown Prince Moulay al Hassan.

1. Presentation of Moulay al Hassan.
2. 3. Baptism of Moulay al Hassan.

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NEPALESE ROYALS


Full (christened) name: Prince Nava Yuvaraj Hridayendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev of Nepal

Parents: Crown Prince Paras and Crown Princess Himani

Date of birth: 30 July 2002
Place of birth: Narayanhity Royal Palace, Kathmandu
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On January 9, 2003, Prince Hridayendra of Nepal (Nava Yubaraj Hridayendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev) made his first public appearance during a Hindu ritual in which he was fed solid food for the first time by his parents at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace in Kathmandu. The prince, son of Crown Prince Paras and Crown Princess Himani, was born almost six months ago and Hindu tradition in Nepal requires that babies will be fed rice in a ceremony (Annaprasan) days before they reach their sixth month. Following the ceremony he was taken around the city in a horse-drawn carriage on his first trip outside the royal palace, visiting holy sites in the old town. Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand officiated as the "guardian" carrying the baby royal to the Maru Ganesh and other temples near Hanuman Dhoka. Thousands of people lined the streets to catch a glimpse of the little prince. Later, Queen Mother Ratna gave a reception for select invitees at the Narayanhity Royal palace, that was also attended by King Gyanendra and Queen Komal and the parents of the baby, as well as other members of the royal family.

1. 2. Presentation of Prince Hridayendra.
3. 4. First public appearance of Prince Hridayendra.

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LIECHTENSTEIN ROYALS


Full (christened) name: Prince Joseph Wenzel Maximilian Maria von und zu Liechtenstein

Parents: Alois Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein and Sophie Duchess of Bavaria

Date of birth: 24 May1995
Place of birth: Portland Hospital London
Date of christening: 3 July 1995
Place of christening: Vaduz
Godparents: Prince Maximilian
Other information of note:

1. 2. Presentation of Joseph Wenzel.
3. Christening of Joseph Wenzel.

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LIECHTENSTEIN ROYALS


Full (christened) name: Princess Marie Caroline Elizabeth Immaculata von und zu Liechtenstein

Parents: Alois Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein and Sophie Duchess of Bavaria

Date of birth: 17 October 1996
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Date of christening: 16 December 1996
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Godparents: Duchess Elizabeth of Bavaria
Other information of note:

1. Presentation of Marie Caroline.
2. 3. Christening of Marie Caroline.

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LIECHTENSTEIN ROYALS


Full (christened) name: Prince Georg Antonius Constantin Maria von und zu Liechtenstein

Parents: Alois Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein and Sophie Duchess of Bavaria

Date of birth: 21 April 1999
Place of birth: kantonn's hospital of Graz Switzerland
Date of christening: 13 May 1999
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Godparents: Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein
Other information of note:

1. Presention of Georg.
2. to 5. Christening of Georg.

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LIECHTENSTEIN ROYALS


Full (christened) name: Prince Nikolaus Sebastian Alexander Maria von und zu Liechtenstein

Parents: Alois Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein and Sophie Duchess of Bavaria

Date of birth: 6 December 2000
Place of birth: Spital in Grabs, Switzerland
Date of christening: 13 January 2001
Place of christening: St Florin Cathedral
Godparents: Alexander Hereditary Prince von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny, cousin of Sophie
Other information of note:

1. 2. Presentation of Nikolaus.
3. 4. Christening of Nikolaus.

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BELGIAN ROYALS


Full (christened) name: Prince Albert of Liege (Later known as King Albert II of the Belgians)

Parents: Prince (later King) Leopold III of Belgium and Princess Astrid of Sweden

Date of birth: 6 June 1934
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1. Presentation of Albert.

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BELGIAN ROYALS


Full (christened) name: Prince Philippe of Belgium, Duke of Brabant

Parents: Prince Albert (later King Albert II) and Princess Paola (later Queen Paola)

Date of birth: 15 April 1960
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Date of christening: 21 April 1960
Place of christening: Belvedere Brussels
Godparents: King Leopold III, Princess Luisa Ruffo di Calabria

1. Presentation of Philippe.
2. 3. Christening of Philippe.

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BELGIAN ROYALS


Full (christened) name: Princess Astrid of Belgium (later known as Archduchess of Habsburg-Este)

Parents: Prince Albert (later King Albert II) and Princess Paola (later Queen Paola)

Date of birth: 5 June 1962
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1. Presentation of Astrid.

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BELGIAN ROYALS


Full (christened) name: Prince Laurent of Belgium

Parents: Prince Albert (later King Albert II) and Princess Paola (later Queen Paola)

Date of birth: 19 October 1963
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1. 2. Presentation of Laurent.

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BRITISH ROYALS


Full (christened) name: Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor (later Queen Elizabeth II)

Parents: Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI) and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Duchess of York (later Queen Elizabeth)

Date of birth: 21 April 1926
Place of birth: Mayfair, London
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Place of christening: Buckingham Palace Chapel
Godparents: King George V and Queen Mary (her paternal grandparents), Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (her maternal grandfather), Princess Mary, Princess Royal (her paternal aunt), Lady Elphinstone (the former Lady Mary Bowes-Lyon, her maternal aunt) and Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught (Queen Victoria's son)
Other information of note:

1. Presentation of Elizabeth.
2. Christening of Elizabeth.

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BRITISH ROYALS


Full (christened) name: Prince Charles Philip Arthur George

Parents: Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Date of birth: 14 November 1948
Place of birth: London, England
Date of christening: 15 December 1948
Place of christening: Music Room, Buckingham Palace
Godparents: King George VI, Queen Mary, Princess Margaret (later Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon), Princess Victoria, Dowager Marchioness of Milford Haven (his father's grandmother), Honourable (later Hon. Sir) David Bowes-Lyon (his mother's maternal uncle), Lady Brabourne (the former Lady Patricia Mountbatten, later Countess Mountbatten of Burma, Prince Philip's cousin), King Haakon of Norway (for whom the Earl of Athlone stood proxy), and Prince George of Greece (his father's uncle, for whom Prince Philip stood proxy)
Other information of note:

1. Presentation of Charles.
2. to 5. Christening of Charles.

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BRITISH ROYALS


Full (christened) name: Prince William Arthur Philip Louis of Wales

Parents: Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales

Date of birth: 21 June 1982
Place of birth: St Mary's Hospital, Paddington
Date of christening: 4 August 1982
Place of christening: Music Room, Buckingham Palace
Godparents: King Constantine II of the Hellenes (his father's second cousin), Princess Alexandra, Hon. Lady Ogilvy, Norton Knatchbull, Baron Romsey (grandson of late Earl Mountbatten of Burma), the Duchess of Westminster (the former Natalia Phillips, daughter of Mrs Harold Phillips who was godmother of Prince Andrew in 1960), Lady Susan Hussey (the former Lady Susan Waldegrave, now Lady Hussey, daughter of the 12th Earl Waldegrave and a Woman of the Bedchamber to HM The Queen since 1960), Sir Laurens van der Post (the South African writer and explorer)
Other information of note:

1. Presentation of William.
2. Christening of William.

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BRITISH ROYALS


Full (christened) name: Prince Henry “Harry” Charles Albert David Windsor

Parents: Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales

Date of birth: 15 September 1984
Place of birth: St Mary's Hospital, Paddington
Date of christening: 21 December 1984
Place of christening: St George's Chapel, Windsor
Godparents: Prince Andrew (later The Duke of York), Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones (later Lady Sarah Chatto), Lady Vestey (the former Celia Knight, wife of the 3rd Baron Vestey, friend of Prince Charles), Mrs. William Bartholomew (the former Carolyn Pride, Diana's friend), Bryan Organ (royal portrait painter) and Gerald Ward (friend of Prince Charles)
Other information of note:

1. Presentation of Harry.
2. 3. Christening of Harry.

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BRITISH ROYALS


Full (christened) name: Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise (later Princess Royal)

Parents: Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh

Date of birth: 15 August 1950
Place of birth: Clarence House, London
Date of christening: 21 October 1950
Place of christening: Music Room, Buckingham Palace
Godparents: Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother), Princess Andrew of Greece (Prince Philip's mother, for whom Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone stood proxy), Princess Margarita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (Prince Philip's sister), the Earl Mountbatten of Burma (Prince Philip's uncle), Reverend the Honourable Andrew Elphinstone (her mother's cousin and brother of the 17th Lord Elphinstone who was godfather of Prince Andrew in 1960)
Other information of note:

1. Presentation of Anne.
2. to 5. Christening of Anne.

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BRITISH ROYALS


Full (christened) name: Prince Andrew Albert Christian Edward (later Duke of York)

Parents: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Date of birth: 19 February 1960
Place of birth: Buckingham Palace
Date of christening: 8 April 1960
Place of christening: Music Room, Buckingham Palace
Godparents: Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (his grandfather's brother), Princess Alexandra (later Princess Alexandra, Hon. Lady Ogilvy, his mother's cousin), the 17th Lord Elphinstone (a cousin of his mother, and brother of Reverend the Hon. Andrew Elphinstone who was godfather of Princess Anne in 1950), the Earl of Euston (later the 11th Duke of Grafton), Mrs Harold Phillips (the former Georgina Wernher, later Lady Kennard, whose daughter the Duchess of Westminster was godmother of Prince William in 1982 and whose sister Mrs David Butter, later Lady Butter, was godmother of Lady Helen Windsor in 1964)
Other information of note:

1. Presentation of Andrew.

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BRITISH ROYALS


Full (christened) name: Prince Edward Anthony Richard Louis (later Earl of Wessex)

Parents: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Date of birth: 10 March 1964
Place of birth: Buckingham Palace
Date of christening: 2 May 1964
Place of christening: Private Chapel, Windsor Castle
Godparents: Prince Richard of Gloucester (later HRH the Duke of Gloucester), The Duchess of Kent (for whom Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent stood proxy as Katherine was unable to attend due to the recent birth of her daughter), the Earl of Snowdon (his uncle), Princess George of Hanover (sister of the Duke of Edinburgh), Prince Louis of Hesse
Other information of note:

1. Presentation of Edward.

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DANISH ROYALS


Full (christened) name: Princess Margrethe Alexandrine Þorhildur Ingrid of Denmark (later Queen Margrethe II)

Parents: King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid (born Princess Ingrid of Sweden)

Date of birth: 16 April 1940
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Date of christening: 14 May 1940
Place of christening: Holmens Kirke
Godparents:
Other information of note:

1. 2. Presentation of Margrethe.
3. Christening of Margrethe.
4. Stamp of Queen Ingrid holding Princess Margrethe issued in 1941.