They inhale their first breath to a resounding twenty-one gun salute. Within a few days, their tiny faces appear in every magazine and newspaper. Their christenings are grand occasions. Stamps, coins and postcards are issued to commemorate these events. Yet they sleep, unaware of the pomp and splendour of the occasion.
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Full (christened) name: Princess Elisabeth Thérèse Marie Hélène of Belgium
Parents: Crown Prince Phillippe and Crown Princess Mathilde of Belgium
Date of birth: October 25, 2001 Place of birth: Anderlecht, Belgium Date of christening: December 9, 2001 Place of christening: Chapel of Ciergnon Castle Godparents: Prince Amedeo of Belgium and Countess Hélène d'Udekem d'Acoz
Other information of note: The Scala Children’s Choir performed six songs in the threee national languages of Belgium.
1. Presentation of newborn Elizabeth with Philippe and Mathilde.
2. Eliazabeth's baptism.
3. Elizabeht's godparents.
4. Presentation of newborn Elizabeth.
Full (christened) name: Prince Gabriel Baudouin Charles Marie of Belgium
Parents: Crown Prince Phillippe and Crown Princess Mathilde of Belgium
Date of birth: 20 August 2003 Place of birth: Anderlecht, Belgium Date of christening/baptism: Place of christening/baptism: Godparents: Count Charles-Henri d'Udekem d'Acoz and Baronness Maria Christina von Freyberg
Full (christened) name:Princess Louise Sophie Mary of Belgium
Parents: Prince Laurent and Princess Claire of Belgium
Date of birth: February 6, 2004 Place of birth: Brussels Date of christening: September 4, 2004 Place of christening: Private home of the Solvay family in La Hulpe Godparents: Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein and Marie-Claude Solvay; the identity of the godfather was not revealed, although unconfirmed reports state that it is Prince Reza Pahlavi.
Full (christened) name: Prince Nikolai William Alexander Frederik of Denmark
Parents: Prince Joachim and Princess Alexandra of Denmark
Date of birth: August 28, 1999 Place of birth: Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen Date of christening: November 6, 1999 Place of christening: Fredensborg Palace Chapel Godparents: Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, Earl of Wessex, Nicola Baird, Camilla Flinth and Peter Steenstrup
Full (christened) name: Prince Felix Henrik Valdemar Christian of Denmark
Parents: Prince Joachim and Princess Alexandra of Denmark
Date of birth: July 22, 2002 Place of birth: Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen Date of christening: October 4, 2002 Place of christening: Møgeltønder Church Godparents: Martina Bent, Count Christian Ahlefeldt-Laurvig, Annick Boel, Oscar Davidsen Siesbye and Damian Sibley
Other information of note: One of Prince Felix’s godparents, Annick Boel, is Princess Alexandra’s lady-in-waiting.
Full (christened) name:Count Friedrich Richard Oscar Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth
Parents:Princess Alexandra zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Count Jefferson-Friedrich von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth
Date of birth: September 14, 1999 Place of birth: Copenhagen Date of christening: December 18, 1999 Place of christening: Chapel of Berleburg Castle Godparents: Princess Alexandra zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Prince Gustav zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Countess Andrea von Pfeil-Haag, Prince Nikolaos of Greece, Princess Märtha-Louise of Norway, Prince Philipp von Hessen, Nadine Keltaneh-Farah
Other information of note: CountRichard’s christening robe was designed by Princess Alexandra and made by Anthea Moore Ede of London. The gown is made of French organza with lace from Princess Benedikte, which originally came from her grandmother Queen Alexandrine of Denmark.
Full (christened) name: Countess Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth
Parents: Princess Alexandra zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Count Jefferson-Friedrich von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth
Date of birth: August 16, 2003 Place of birth: Copenhagen Date of christening: December 13, 2003 Place of christening: Chapel of Berleburg Castle Godparents: Princess Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Countess Bettina von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, Princess Alexia of Greece, Prince Georg zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein, Martin Beyer
Other information of note: Countess Ingrid donned a gown designed by her mother and previously worn by her brother Count Richard at his baptism that is made of lace which originally belonged to Queen Alexandrine of Denmark.
1. Presentation of Ingrid
2. Ingrid's Christening.
Full (christened) name: Anastasia “Anna” Margriet Josephine Van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven
Parents:Prince Maurits and Princess Marilène van Vollenhoven
Date of birth: April 15, 2001 Place of birth: Amsterdam Date of christening: September 23, 2001 Place of christening: Obrecht Church in Amsterdam Godparents: Prince Bernhard van Oranje-Nassau van Vollenhoven and Caroline van Weede-van den Broek
Other information of note: Anna was christened in an oecumenical service and is registered with both the Protestant and Catholic churches.
1. 2. Presentation of Anna.
3. Anna's Christening.
Full (christened) name: Lucas Maurits Pieter Henri van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven
Parents: Prince Maurits and Princess Marilène van Vollenhoven
Date of birth: October 26, 2002 Place of birth: Amsterdam Date of christening: April 21, 2003 Place of christening: Chapel of Palace Het Loo, Apeldoorn Godparents: Prince Pieter-Christiaan van Oranje-Nassau van Vollenhoven, Jeroen Pit and Emilie Pit-van Karnebeek
1. Presentation of Lucas.
2. Christening of Lucas.
Full (christened) name: Isabella Juliana Lily van Vollenhoven
Parents: Prince Bernhard and Princess Annette van Oranje-Nassau Van Vollenhoven
Date of birth: May 14, 2002 Place of birth: Amsterdam Date of christening: December 22, 2002 Place of christening: Chapel of Palace Het Loo, Apeldoorn Godparents: Prince Maurits van Vollenhoven, José Sekrève and Menno de Jong
1. to 3. Presentation of Isabella.
4. Isabella's Christening.
Full (christened) name: Samuel “Sam” Bernhard Louis van Vollenhoven
Parents:Prince Bernhard and Princess Annette van Oranje-Nassau Van Vollenhoven
Date of birth: May 25, 2004 Place of birth: Amsterdam Date of christening: January 23, 2005 Place of christening: Chapel of Palace Het Loo, Apeldoorn Godparents: Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, Prince Pieter-Christiaan van Oranje-Nassau van Vollenhoven, Marjolein Sekrève and Diederik de Rooij
1. to 3. Presentation of Sam.
4. 5. Sam's Christening.
Full (christened) name: Eloise Sophie Beatrix Laurence, Countess van Oranje-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg
Parents: Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands
Date of birth: June 8, 2002 Place of birth: The Hague Date of christening: December 15, 2002 Place of christening: Chapel of Palace Het Loo, Apeldoorn Godparents: Prince Johan Friso of the Netherlands, Princess Carolina de Bourbon de Parme, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Sophie van de Wouw
1. 2. Presentation of Eloise.
3. Christening of Eloise.
Full (christened) name: Claus-Casimir Bernhard Marius Max, Count van Oranje-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg
Parents: Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands
Date of birth: March 21, 2004 Place of birth: The Hague Date of christening: October 10, 2004 Place of christening: Chapel of Palace Het Loo, Apeldoorn Godparents: Prince Maurits van Oranje-Nassau van Vollenhoven, Crown Prince Willem-Alexandre of the Netherlands, Ed P. Spanjaard and Countess Tatjana Razumovsky von Wigstein
Other information of note: The introduction to the christening was read by Crown Princess Máxima of the Netherlands; lectures were read by Prince Johan Friso of the Netherlands and Marius Brinkhorst.
1. 2. Presentation of Claus-Casimir.
3. Christening of Claus-Casimir.
Full (christened) name: Princess Catharina-Amalia Beatrix Carmen Victoria of the Netherlands
Parents: Crown Prince Willem-Alexandre of the Netherlandsand Princess Máxima of the Netherlands
Date of birth: December 7, 2003 Place of birth: The Hague Date of christening: June 12, 2004 Place of christening: Grote of Sint Jacobskerk, The Hague Godparents: Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, Martín Zorreguieta, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Marc ter Haar, Herman Tjeenk Willink and Samantha van Welderen Baroness Rengers-Deane
Other information of note: Approximately 1,200 people attended Princess Catharina-Amalia’s christening. She was carried into the service by her aunt, Princess Laurentien. Each of her godparents made a special wish for her:
Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands:
Dear Amalia. Take the world with you on your travel. Help us to step over limits. Open your eyes for what is different and let yourself be inspired by it.
Martín Zorreguieta:
Amalia, I hope that you will always have the modesty to admit your mistakes and the desire to learn from them. Because only then you can grow as a person.
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden:
Dearest Amalia. Enjoy life and try to see every situation in a favourable light. May you stay close to nature and laughter. May you find joy in helping others. I wish you health and happiness.
Marc ter Haar:
Dear Catharina-Amalia. I wish you optimism, self-confidence and friendship. Friendship redoubles your joy and divides your sadness.
Herman Tjeenk Willink:
Dear Amalia. I wish you the space to be yourself and the strenght to stay yourself. May this space and strenght be given and be awarded to you.
Samantha van Welderen Baroness Rengers-Deane:
Dear Amalia. I wish you a life full of happiness, health and love and also the strenght to endure the difficulties and the sadness that the lot might allot upon you.
1. to 3. Presentation of Amalia.
4. to 6. Christening of Amalia.
7. A princess' very own Coat of Arms.
8. Coin issued to commemorate Amalia's birth.
9. Postal stamp issued to commemorate Amalia's birth.
10. Postal stamp issued to commemorate Amalia's christening.
Date of birth: 29th April 2003 Place of birth: Rikshospitalet, Oslo Date of christening: 2nd July 2003 Place of christening: Royal Chapel, Oslo Godparents: Crown Prince Haakon, Princess Alexandra of Berleburg, Kaare Conradi,Trond Giske, Marianne Ulrichsen, Anja Sabrina Bjoershol.
Other information of note: Maud Angelica wore the traditional royal Norwegian Christening Robe handmade by Princess Ingeborg of Sweden, in 1920. The first child to wear it was Prince Georg of Denmark (son of Princess Margaretha, Princess Ingeborg's oldest daughter) and since then it has been worn by most of Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Märtha's descendants. The names of all the wearers have been sewn onto it.
Parents: Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit
Date of birth: 21st January 2004 Place of birth: Rikshospitalet, Oslo Date of christening: 17th April 2004 Place of christening: Royal Chapel, Oslo Godparents: King Harald, Princess Märtha Louise, Crown Prince Frederik, Prince Felipe, Crown Princess Victoria and Marit Tjessem.
1. 2. Newborn pictures of Ingrid Alexandra taken by her father, Haakon.
3. to 5. Ingrid Alexandra's christening.
6. 7. Postal stamp issued to commemorate Ingrid Alexandra's birth.
Full (christened) name: Felipe Juan Froilan de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borbon
Parents: HRH Doña Elena, Infanta of Spain and Duchess of Lugo & Don Jaime de Marichalar Saeñz y Tejada, Duke of Lugo
Date of Birth: July 17th, 1998, Madrid Date of christening/baptism: October 4th, 1998 Place of christening/baptism: The Royal Chapel at the palace of La Zarzuela, Madrid Godparents: King Juan Carlos I of Spain and Countess Concepcion de Marichalar (his paternal grandmother) The christening/baptism gown: As a tradition, Foilan wore the same gown that was used by evey member of the Spanish Royal Family, since King Juan Carlos.
Other information of note: All children from the Spanish Royal family are baptized with water that comes straight from the Jordan river.
1. to 3. Presentation of Froilan.
4. to 7. Christening of Froilan.
Full (christened) name: Juan Valentín de Todos los Santos
Parents: HRH Doña Cristina, Infanta of Spain, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca & Don Iñaki Urdangarín y Liebaert, Duke of Palma de Mallorca
Date of Birth: September 29th, 1999 Date of christening/baptism: December 12th, 1999 Place of christening/baptism: The Royal Chapel at the palace of La Zarzuela, Madrid Godparents: Duchess Elena of Lugo and his paternal uncle Mikel Urdangarin y Liebaert. The christening/baptism gown: As a tradition, Juan wore the same gown that was used by evey member of the Spanish Royal Family, since King Juan Carlos.
Other information of note: All children from the Spanish Royal family are baptized with water that comes straight from the Jordan river.
1. 2. Presentation of Juanito.
3. to 5. Christening of Juanito.
Full (christened) name: Victoria Federica de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borbon
Parents: HRH Doña Elena, Infanta of Spain and Duchess of Lugo & Don Jaime de Marichalar Saeñz y Tejada, Duke of Lugo
Date of Birth: September 9th, 2000, Madrid Date of christening/baptism: October 11th, 2000 Place of christening/baptism: The Royal Chapel at the palace of La Zarzuela, Madrid Godparents: Felipe, Prince of Asturias and her paternal aunt Ana de Marichalar The christening/baptism gown: As a tradition, Victoria wore the same gown that was used by evey member of the Spanish Royal Family, since King Juan Carlos.
Other information of note: All children from the Spanish Royal family are baptized with water that comes straight from the Jordan river.
1. to 3. Presentation of Victoria Federica.
4. to 6. Christening of Victoria Federica.
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