TH Prince Pieter-Christiaan and Princess Anita of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven today christened their youngest child, Pieter Anton Maurits Erik van Vollenhoven, in a private ceremony at the Chapel of Palais Het Loo in Apeldoorn.

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The ceremony was performed by the Minister of The Hague, Ds. EC Roos; and was attended by a large constituent of the Dutch Royal Family. The only senior royals not present were HM the Queen, and TRH the Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima with their three children, all three of whom had other commitments. The christening was also the first public appearance of little Eliane van Vollenhoven, the second child of TH Prince Floris and Princess Aimée, as well as her mother’s first appearance since the birth.

Prince Pieter-Christiaan and Princess Anita selected Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven, HH Prince Maurits, Jonkvrouw Anouk van Doorn and Sandra Chollet as godparents of their son.

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JessRulz Dutch Royals Christening, Pieter van Vollenhoven, Prince Pieter-Christiaan, Princess Anita

New York City was invaded by the Oranje-Nassaus over the weekend for the wedding of Bernardo Guillermo and Eva Prinz-Valdes. Many members of the younger generation of the Dutch Royal Family arrived in New York late last week for the religious wedding ceremony which took place on Saturday September 5th.

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Bernardo and Eva married at the Our Lady of All Saints Church in Brooklyn on Saturday evening, with their five month old daughter Isabel christened during the wedding mass, performed by a Dutch priest. The groom’s mother, Princess Christina, sang during the ceremony, as she did for both her parents’ funerals.

Eva and her bridesmaids, including Bernardo’s sister Juliana, arrived at the church themselves, crossing a Brooklyn street before entering the church.

The Dutch Royal Family was well represented, with children from each of Princess Christina’s three sisters present to witness their first cousin’s marriage. The groom’s Orange-Nassau cousins the Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima, Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien were there, as were the Van Vollenhoven delegation of Prince Maurits and Princess Marilène (it is also believed that Prince Floris, Princess Aimée and Princess Annette attended). The Bourbon-Parma relatives were represented by Princess Margarita and Tjalling ten Cate, Prince Jamie and Princess Maria Carolina.

With Bernardo and Eva’s civil wedding ceremony taking place in March, their religious wedding ceremony was the first public meeting of Princess Christina and her ex-husband, Jorge Guillermo, since their divorce. The pair has seemingly agreed a new era has began with the birth of their first grandchild back in April.

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JessRulz Dutch Royals Bernardo Guillermo, Christening, Eva Guillermo, United States of America, Wedding

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The long-awaited christening of Prince Aristides Stavros, the youngest son of Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie Chantal, took place on August 6.

The baby Prince, who is the youngest grandchild of King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, was christened in Aghioi Anargiroi monastery near the town of Ermioni. Members of the  Greek Royal Family and some of their closest relatives from other Royal Families, including Queen Sofia of Spain, Infanta Elena, Infanta Cristina and their children, attended the ceremony.
King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie looked overjoyed: indeed, this was one of the first happy family events for the former King after the serious operation he has recently undergone.

Like all his siblings, the little Prince was christened in a Greek Orthodox ceremony.

Prince Aristides was born on June 29, 2008 in Los Angeles. He has an older sister, Princess Maria-Olympia, and three older brothers, Prince Constantine Alexios, Prince Achileas-Andreas and Prince Odysseas-Kimon. The christening was presumably delayed because of King Constantine’s health problems and subsequent surgery.

Visit the christening thread for more information and pictures.

Marsel Greek Royals Christening, Constantine II, Prince Aristides-Stavros, Prince Pavlos, Princess Marie-Chantal, Queen Anne-Marie

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Today was the christening of Prince Henrik Carl Joachim Alain, the son of Prince Joachim and Princess Marie in Mogeltonder. The Prince is Henrik after his paternal grandfather, Carl after an old king, Joachim after his father and Alain after his maternal grandfather. The names have been kept secret in accordance with tradition, known only to the family and Bishop of Copenhagen.

The christening took place at 5:30 this afternoon when Princess Marie entered with Prince Henrik, dressed in a christening robe designed by Henrik Hvis, dozing in her arms, although he did not manage to sleep once the organ began.

It was attended by 140 relatives and friends of the Prince and Princess, including Marie’s mother Francoise Grassiot, the Queen and the elder Prince Henrik, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary, Princes Felix and Nikolai, Joachim’s two sons from his marriage to the-now Countess of Frederiksborg, who did not attend, and Princess Benedikte.

For more information, please see this thread.

alex001 Danish Royals Christening, HH Prince Henrik, Prince Joachim, Princess Marie

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Prince Joachim and Princess Marie, along with their new baby son, arrived today on the royal ship Danneborg, joining Queen Margrethe and Princes Henrik, Nikolai and Felix at Haderslev ahead of the christening, due to take place this Sunday at Møgeltønder Church, the same church where Prince Joachim and Princess Marie were married.

The christening will take place at 17:30, with two hundred guests attending and is likely to be a relatively informal affair, with a reception at 19:15 at Schackenborg, the family home of Joachim and Marie.

It will also be then when, in keeping with tradition, the names – probably four – of the baby prince shall finally be revealed (and forum members will find out which of the over 276 guesses was correct/closest).

Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik are currently continuing their annual tour on the Dannebrog.

For more information, please see this thread.

alex001 Danish Royals Christening, Dannebrog, HH Prince Henrik, Margrethe II, Prince Felix of Denmark, Prince Henrik the Prince Consort, Prince Joachim, Prince Nikolai, Princess Marie

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HRH Prince Umberto of Savoy, Prince of Piedmont, has been baptized on saturday, 18 July 2009. The cerimony took place in Giuggianello, near Lecce, in Apulia, the italian region Umberto’s father is Duke of.

The godparents of the little Prince are HRH Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy, for whom Princess Bianca, Countess Arrivabene-Valenti-Gonzaga stood proxy, and Count Carlo Radicati di Primeglio; Prince Umberto has been christened by his distant cousin, Prince Alessandro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, who is a Catholic priest.

The cerimony was attended by TRH Prince Amedeo and Princess Silvia of Savoy, Duke and Duchess of Savoy, Prince and Princess Michael of Greece, HRH Princess Bianca of Savoy with her husband Count Giberto Arrivabene-Valenti-Gonzaga and children, HRH Princess Mafalda of Savoy with her husband Francesco Lombardo di San Chirico and children, TRH Prince Casimiro and Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Don Alvaro and Dona Antonella d’Orleans-Borbon.

Prince Umberto is the son and heir of HRH Prince Aimone, Duke of Apulia, and his wife Olga, née Princess of Greece; he was born in Paris on 7 March 2009.

More infos can be found in the website of the Royal House of Savoy, and in this thread.

MAfan Italian Royals Christening, Prince Aimone, Prince Umberto, Princess Olga, Savoy

It has been announced that the christening of Prince Joachim and Princess Marie’s new baby son will take place in Møgeltønder Church, the same church where Prince Joachim marrie Princess Marie, at 17:30 on July 26th. As is customary, the name for the new prince has yet to be announced, but nevertheless TRF members have been putting forward possible names and suggesting who will be the prince’s godparents.

The baby was born earlier this month, on May 4th, and is Prince Joachim and Princess Marie’s first child together, although Prince Joachim alreayd has two sons, Princes Nikolai and Felix, from his previous marriage to the Countess of Frederiksborg.

alex001 Danish Royals Christening, HH Prince Henrik, Prince Joachim, Princess Marie

Emma Tallulah Behn, the third daughter of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and her husband Ari Behn, has been baptised in the Palace Chapel on January 20th 2009.

The baptisimal font (left) and the Palace Chapel (right)

Emma’s godparents were her grandmother Marianne Solberg Behn, who carried her to the christening font, HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Princess Alexia, Christian Udnæss,Carl Christian Christensen, Anbjørg Sætre Håtun and Sigvart Dagsland.

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Emma Tallulah was wearing a traditional christening dress made by Princess Ingeborg.
Reverendt Gunnar Næsheim baptised the 5th Grandchild of King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway.

Videos of the christening can be seen here.
More pictures of the ceremony and HQ versions of the Official Portraits can be found in this thread. 

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Her_Majesty Norwegian Royals Ari Behn, Christening, Emma Tallulah Behn, Princess Märtha Louise