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Royal and noble Engagements Announcements
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Countess Constance de Lannoy (*1994), second of four children of Count Alain de Lannoy (*1963) and his wife Laurence Dalvaux de Fenffe (*1965), got engaged to Adrien Horgnies this year.

She is the first of her siblings to marry.

Source: http://www.carnetmondain.be/
Lannoy
 
[FONT=&quot]The engagement was announced 11 January, 2019, between David W.R. Ring, son of Mr and Mrs Dave Ring, of Dublin, Ireland, and the Hon Harriet Waldegrave, scion of the Earls Waldegrave, daughter of the Baron Waldegrave of North Hill, PC (life peer - born 15 Aug 1946), of Chewton Mendip, Somerset, by his wife the former Caroline Linda Margaret Burrows (born 14 Aug 1952).[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Lord Waldegrave of North Hill, as William Waldegrave MP, was a Cabinet minister in the Thatcher and Major administrations between 1990 and 1997.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Harriet Waldegrave is a granddaughter of the 12th Earl Waldegrave, KG, GCVO (1905-95).

S[FONT=&quot]o[/FONT]urces: Peerage News: Ring/Waldegrave engagement
[FONT=&quot]http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/gotha/waldegrave.html
[FONT=&quot]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Waldegrave,_12th_Earl_Waldegrave

[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]Annabel Barbara De Braganca ([FONT=&quot]b.[/FONT]1989)[FONT=&quot] [daughter of [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]Michael William De Braganca ([FONT=&quot]b.[/FONT]1951)[FONT=&quot] {himself son of [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]John De Bragança (1912-1991)[FONT=&quot] {{himself son of [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]Infant Miguel of Portugal, Duke of Vizeu (1878-1923)[FONT=&quot] who renounced his rights to the throne of Portugal in 1920, & his morganatic wife[/FONT] Anita Stewart (1886-1977)}} & his first wife[/FONT] Winifred Dodge Seyburn (1917-2010)} & his wife[/FONT] Barbara, nee Haliburton Fales ([FONT=&quot]b.[/FONT]1955)] plans to marry (or has already married?)[/FONT] Andrea Papi this year.

[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]Her brother [/FONT]Miguel Samuel De Braganca ([FONT=&quot]b.[/FONT]1986)[FONT=&quot] is [/FONT]engaged to Danielle Cohen Henriquez ([FONT=&quot]b.[/FONT]1989) since 2017; her sister Camila Fales de Braganca (b.1990) is single.

Sources: http://heinbruins.nl/Bavaria.html
[FONT=&quot]http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/gotha/portugal.html

[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]The engagement was announced 12 January, 2019, between Douglas G. Hamilton, youngest son of Capt and Mrs Colin Hamilton, of Chichester, West Sussex, and the Lady Amabel Clare Alice Montagu Douglas Scott (born 1992), younger daughter of the 10th Duke of Buccleuch & Queensberry, KBE (born 14 February, 1954), of Bowhill, Selkirk; Boughton House, Kettering; and Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, by his wife the Duchess of Buccleuch & Queensberry (the former Lady Elizabeth Frances Marian Kerr, born 8 June, 1954, daughter of the 12th Marquis of Lothian).

Lady Amabel is a great-great niece of Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott (1901-2004), who, in 1935, married HRH Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900-74), third son of HM King George V.

[FONT=&quot]Source: http://peeragenews.blogspot.com/2019/01/hamiltonmontagu-douglas-scott-engagement.html[/FONT]
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A sadness is joined with a joy in a Ligne family:

Just after we received a news of the death of of Alix, Princess de Ligne, nee Princess of Luxemburg, her granddaughter [younger of two daughters of Princesse Anne-Isabelle de Ligne (b.1954) & her first husband Olivier Mortgat (b.1956)] Isabelle Mortgat (b.1985) plans to marry Gautier Walckiers this year.

A bride has an older sister Laure (b.1983) who is reportedly single.

Source: Descendants of Duke Wilhelm of Nassau
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-h2YVwF-yv.../s1600/aix.jpg
 
Elvire de Nicolaÿ (b.1988) [daughter of Count Robert de Nicolaÿ (b.1952) {himself son of Princess Pia Maria of Brazil (1913-2000) & her husband Count René de Nicolaÿ (1910-1954)} & his wife Nathalie, nee Princess Murat (b.1961) {herself daughter of Prince Napoléon Joachim Louis Maurice Murat (1925-1998) & his wife Ines d'Albert de Luynes (1939-2013)}] got engaged to Jonkheer Thomas Lancksweert (b.1986) this year.

Elivire is second of four living children, younger living daughter and first one who marries.

Her oldest sister Irene died in 2007 aged 22.

Sources: Descendants of King Louis Philippe I of the French
Murat
 
Jean Christophe, Prince Napoleon (b.11 July 1986) [son of Prince Charles Napoléon (b.1950) & his first wife Princess Beatrice of Bourbon-Sicily (b.1950)] got reportedly engaged to his longtime girlfriend, Countess Olympia von Arco-Zinnerberg (b.4 January 1988) [third of six daughters of Archduchess Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este (b.1954) & her husband Count Riprand von Arco-Zinneberg (b.1955)] in Switzerland in January.

Olympia is third of six daughters and second one who marries; her oldest sister Anna (b.1981) married Colin McKenzie (b.1976) on 29 September last year; her other sisters: Margherita (b.1983), Maximiliana (b.1990), Marie-Gabrielle (b.1992) & Georgiana (b.1997) are single.
Jean-Christophe's older sister Caroline (b.1980) has been married to Eric Quérénet-Onfroy de Bréville (b.1971) since 2009; they have a daughter Elvire (b.2010) and a son Augustin (b.2013). His half-sister Sophie (b.1992) is single.

Source: Royal Musings: EXCLUSIVE: Royal engagement: Countess Olympiia to wed Jean Christophe
 
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Are there five daughters or six? Six names are listed in the previous thread.
 
On 6 April 2019 the Kelantan Palace ceremonial chief announced that Kelantan crown prince Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra (b. 20 June 1974) [second of four children of the former Sultan of Kelantan, Sultan Ismail Petra (b.1949) & his wife, Raja Perempuan Tengku Anis binti Tengku Abdul Hamid, a brother of Muhammad V, current Sultan of Kelantan and former King of Malaysia] will marry 33-year-old Swede, Sofie Louise Johansson, on 19 April.

Sources: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/new...brother-malaysian-king-marry-swedish-11418744 (Tkanks, eya!)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengku_Muhammad_Faiz_Petra
 
An update of my post

Biri said:
Jean Christophe, Prince Napoleon (b.11 July 1986) [son of Prince Charles Napoléon (b.1950) & his first wife Princess Beatrice of Bourbon-Sicily (b.1950)] got reportedly engaged to his longtime girlfriend, Countess Olympia von Arco-Zinnerberg (b.4 January 1988) [third of six daughters of Archduchess Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este (b.1954) & her husband Count Riprand von Arco-Zinneberg (b.1955)] in Switzerland in January; they plan to marry at the Cathedrale Saint-Louis des Invalides in Paris on 19 October

Olympia is third of six daughters and second one who marries; her oldest sister Anna (b.1981) married Colin McKenzie (b.1976) on 29 September last year; her other sisters: Margherita (b.1983), Maximiliana (b.1990), Marie-Gabrielle (b.1992) & Georgiana (b.1997) are single.
Jean-Christophe's older sister Caroline (b.1980) has been married to Eric Quérénet-Onfroy de Bréville (b.1971) since 2009; they have a daughter Elvire (b.2010) and a son Augustin (b.2013). His half-sister Sophie (b.1992) is single.

Source: Royal Musings: EXCLUSIVE: Royal engagement: Countess Olympiia to wed Jean Christophe
Jean-Christophe Napoléon Bonaparte, un prince dans son temps* (Thanks, eya!)
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The engagement was announced between Princess Nadia of Leiningen (b.16 December 1991) [daughter of Prince Hermann of Leiningen (b.1963) & his wife Deborah, nee Culley (b.1961)] & Ian Baker on 24 May.

Nadia is second of three daughters and second one who marries; her older sister Tatiana (b.27 August 1989) & her husband Clayton Reynolds (b.1989) will celebrate their second Wedding Anniversary on 17 June.
Her younger sister Alexandra (b.18 December 1997) is single.

Source: https://sites.google.com/site/myroyalworld/2019-genealogical-information
 
The engagement was announced between Alice Charlotte Adelaide Murray (b. 1981) scion of the Dukes of Atholl [daughter of Peter Gerald Stewart Murray (b. 1944) & his wife the former Jane Rosetta Wood (now Ms Jane R Wood, b.1943)] & Benjamin William .D. Seifert (b.1978) [son of the late Dr Martin H. Seifert (b. 1939) & his wife the former Jacqueline E. Morris (b. 1948, now Dr Jackie Morris)] on 29 May.

Sources: https://peeragenews.blogspot.com/2019/05/seifertmurray-engagement.html
Atholl
 
The engagement was announced between Arthur Christopher Soames (b. 1990) [son of the Honourable Rupert Christopher Soames (b. 18 May, 1959) of Cuddington, Buckinghamshire, & his wife Camilla Rose, nee Dunne, scion of that landed family] & Antonia Lucy Diana Harington (b.1991) [scion of the Harington baronets, daughter of Jonathan Edward McCalmont Harington (b. 14 March, 1955) of Barnwell, Northamptosnhire, & his wife, Susan Antonia, nee Fenwick (b.1960)] on 27 June.

The bride-to-be is a goddaughter of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, and a cousin of Kit Harington, the Game of Throne actor.

Arthur Soames is a grandson of the late Baron Soames (1920-87) and a great-grandson of Sir Winston Churchill, KG (1874-1965).

Source: https://peeragenews.blogspot.com/2019/06/soamesharington-engagement.html
 
Honourable Fatafehi Sione Ikamafana Ta’anekinga ‘o Tonga Tuita Tuku'aho (b.10 February 1994) [nephew of King Tupu VI of Tonga and Salote Mafile'o Pilolevu Tuita, Princess Royal (who adopted him after his father's death) son of late Prince Fatafehi ʻAlaivahamamaʻo Tukuʻaho (1953-2004, stripped of his title after marrying a commoner, later bestowed with the hereditary title of Māʻatu) & his second wife Alaile'ula Poutasi Jungblut [daughter of Melvin Jungblut & his wife Lola Tosi Malietoa {herself daughter of the former head of state of Samoa Malietoa Tanumafili II}] is engaged to Lanu Faletau; they plan to marry at St Matthews in the City Church, in Auckland City, New Zealand, on 2 May 2020.

Fatafehi is third of four children and apparently first one who marries.

Sources: https://www.nettyroyal.nl/en/non_pro/news_future.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tāufaʻāhau_Tupou_IV
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salote_Mafileʻo_Pilolevu_Tuita
https://www.royalark.net/Tonga/tupou10.htm
 
Michael Beaumont (b.1991) [great-grandson of Princess May of Teck, who became Lady May Cambridge in 1917 (1906-1994) & her husband, Sir Henry Abel Smith (1900-1993)] got engaged to Alice Emily Holborow (b.1992) this year.

Source: Descendants of Duke Wilhelm of Nassau
 
The engagement was announced between Princess Maria Cristina of Orleans and Braganza (b.26 January 1989) [second of two children of Prince João Henrique of Orleans and Braganza (b.1954) & his first wife Stella Christina Corrêa Pinto Lutterbach (b.1958)] & Gustavo de Arazane on 8 August.

Both fiances have Down Syndrome.

Maria Cristina's only brother, Prince João Philippe is married to Yasmine, née Paranagua since 2013: they have two children: Mia Isabel (29-4-2015) & João Antonio (21-6-2017).

Sources: https://sites.google.com/site/myroyalworld/2019-genealogical-information
Descendants of King Louis Philippe I of the French
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Biri said:
The engagement was announced between Princess Maria Cristina of Orleans and Braganza (b.26 January 1989) [second of two children of Prince João Henrique of Orleans and Braganza (b.1954) & his first wife Stella Christina Corrêa Pinto Lutterbach (b.1958)] & Gustavo de Arazane on 8 August.

Both fiances have Down Syndrome.

Maria Cristina's only brother, Prince João Philippe is married to Yasmine, née Paranagua since 2013: they have two children: Mia Isabel (29-4-2015) & João Antonio (21-6-2017).

Sources: https://sites.google.com/site/myroyalworld/2019-genealogical-information
Descendants of King Louis Philippe I of the French
Brazil
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Congratulations to the couple! I wish them a long and happy life together.
Strangely enough I posted about Maria Christina this Thursday on Twitter.
 
Peter Richard Liddell-Grainger (b.6 May 1987) [son of Ian Richard Liddell-Grainger (b.1959) {herself daughter of Anne Abel Smith (b.1932) {{herself daughter of Princess May von Teck, who became Lady May Cambridge in 1917 (1906-1994) & her husband Sir Henry Abel Smith (1900-1993)}} & her late former husband David Liddell-Grainger (1930-2007)} & his wife Jill, nee Nesbitt (b.1956)] got engaged to Elizabeth Anne Wilks (b.1985) this year.

Peter Richard is eldest of three children and second one who marries; his younger sister Sophie Victoria (b.27 December 1988) married James Boardman on 10 August.
His youngest sister May Alexandra (b. 9 September 1992) is reportedly single.

Sources: Descendants of Duke Wilhelm of Nassau
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Liddell-Grainger#Personal_life
 
Benedict Jencquel (b.1990) [a paternal cousin once removed to King Willem Alexander of the Netherlands; son of Joachim Jencquel (b.1960) {himself youngest of three children and younger son of late Prince Claus' older sister Sigrid von Amsberg (b.1925) & her late husband Ascan Bernd Jencquel (1913-2003)} & his wife Stephanie, nee Kraehe (b.1965)] got engaged to Melina Vorwald this year.

Benedict is the eldest of three children and first one who marries; his siblings are Frederic (b.1991) & Georgia (b.1999).

Source: Descendants of August von Amsberg
 
Princess Alexandra Romanoff (*1983), daughter of Prince Rostislav Romanov (1938-1999), a descendant of the Russian Imperial family, and his second wife Christia Ipsen (*1949), who is now married to the Baron Ampthill, is engaged to Edward Heard.

Alexandra has two brothers, Rostislav (*1985) and Nikita (*1987) who are unmarried, though Rostislav has a son (*2013). Her half-sister Stephena (*1963) is married to William Porter Boggess III.

Source: Mr E.G.W. Heard and Princess Alexandra Romanoff - Engagements Announcements - Telegraph Announcements
Descendants of King Christian IX of Denmark
 
An update of my post:

Biri said:
The engagement was announced between Peter Richard Liddell-Grainger (b.6 May 1987) [son of Ian Richard Liddell-Grainger (b.1959) {herself daughter of Anne Abel Smith (b.1932) {{herself daughter of Princess May von Teck, who became Lady May Cambridge in 1917 (1906-1994) & her husband Sir Henry Abel Smith (1900-1993)}} & her late former husband David Liddell-Grainger (1930-2007)} & his wife Jill, nee Nesbitt (b.1956)] got engaged to Elizabeth Anne Wilks (b.1985) [daughter of Dr Peter Robert Wilks & his wife Victoria Anne Morgan, nee Woollam (b. 1954)] on 11 September.

Peter Richard is eldest of three children and second one who marries; his younger sister Sophie Victoria (b.27 December 1988) married James Boardman on 10 August.
His youngest sister May Alexandra (b. 9 September 1992) is reportedly single.

Sources: Descendants of Duke Wilhelm of Nassau
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Liddell-Grainger#Personal_life
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"Alexandra has two brothers, Rostislav (*1985) and Nikita (*1987) who are unmarried, though Rostislav has a son (*2013). Her half-sister Stephena (*1963) is married to William Porter Boggess III."

Actually both brothers have a son, the younger, Nikita, has a son with his partner Rico, conceived with a surrogate. This son, Harrison, was born in 2017.
 
Lori138 said:
"Alexandra has two brothers, Rostislav (*1985) and Nikita (*1987) who are unmarried, though Rostislav has a son (*2013). Her half-sister Stephena (*1963) is married to William Porter Boggess III."

Actually both brothers have a son, the younger, Nikita, has a son with his partner Rico, conceived with a surrogate. This son, Harrison, was born in 2017.
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Rico is Nikita's stepbrother. Rostislav adopted his wife's son from her previous marriage erik, is known as Rico. Harrison, known as Harz, is his son from a marriage. Erik has the surname Odell-romanoff. Erik and his wife Tori (Victoria Simpson) also have a daughter Thea.
Mr E.G. Odell Romanoff and Miss V.E.L. Simpson - Engagements Announcements - Telegraph Announcements
 
Not long after his sister's engagement, Prince Rostislav Romanoff has gotten engaged to Foteini Maria Christina Georganta.

He was born in 1985 to Prince Rostislav Romanov (1938-1999) and Christia Ipsen, now Baroness Ampthill, and is a descendant of the Russian Imperial Family. Foteini Georganta is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philippos Georgantos of Athens. The couple have a son Rostislav "Leon" (*2013) together.

Source: Prince Rostislav Romanoff and Miss F.M.C. Georganta - Engagements Announcements - Telegraph Announcements
Descendants of King Christian IX of Denmark
 
The engagement was announced between Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary of York (b.8 August 1988) [elder of two daughters of Prince Andrew of Great Britain, Duke of York (b.1960) & his former wife Sarah Margaret Ferguson (b.1959)] & Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi (b.1 November 1983) [son of Alessandro Mapelli Mozzi (b.1951) & his former wife Nicola "Nikki" Burrows, now Mrs. Williams-Ellis (b.1956)] on 26 September; they are going to marry next year.
Edoardo has already a son Christopher Wolf "Wolfie" (three) from a previous relationship with Dara Huang.

Beatrice's only sister, Princess Eugenie Victoria Helena (b.21 March 1990) & her husband Jack Christopher Stamp Brooksbank (b.3 May 1986) will celebrate their 1st Wedding Anniversary on 12 October.

Sources: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EFYgl9IW4AACWDO?format=jpg&name=medium
https://peeragenews.blogspot.com/2018/11/count-edouard-mapelli-mozzi-princess.html
https://peeragenews.blogspot.com/2019/09/hrh-princess-beatrice-of-york-engaged.html
http://heinbruins.nl/Christian.html
https://sites.google.com/site/myroyalworld/2019-genealogical-information
https://sites.google.com/site/myroyalworld/2019-royal-news
 
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