Royal Predictions for 2022

[Biri]

Now when only two weeks have left for ending of 2021, we may start a new thread:

My predictions:

UK:
Babies for: Lady Gabriella Kingston (boy), Flora Vesterberg (girl).
Engagements for Edward, Baron Downpatrick and Zenouska Mowatt.
Second child for Viscount & Viscountess Lascelles (a boy).
Wedding of Charlotte Lascelles & Archie James Griffiths.
Low-key Briliant Jubilee for the Queen and 96th Birthday.

Relatives:
A baby for James & Alizee Middleton (a girl).
Wedding for Amelia Spencer and Greg Mallett.

Denmark:
Low-key celebrations of Golden Jubilee of the Queen and Crown Princess' 50th Birthday.

Spain:
Low-key celebrations of the Queen's 50th Birthday.

Belgium:
Engagement for Prince Joachim & Victoria Ortiz.
Engagement for Princess Maria-Laura.

Norway:
Wedding for Marius Borg-Hoiby & Juliane Snekkestad.
Princess Martha-Louise & Durek will get engaged and move to the US.

Sweden:
Fourth pregnancy for Princess Madeleine & Chris O'Neill, another son (this will be their last child).

Monaco:
Pregnancies for all Prince Albert II's nephews who are married:
Louis & Marie Ducruet - a boy.
Princess Caroline's children & their respective spouses - all girls.
Engagement of Jazmin Grimaldi & Ian Mellencamp.

Luxemburg:
Second pregnancy announcement for Hereditary Grand Ducal Couple (a girl).
Third pregnancy announcement for Prince Felix & Princess Claire (a girl).
Wedding of Prince Louis & Scarlett Sirgue.
Second child for Prince Constantin & Princess Kathryn of Nassau (a girl).

Liechtenstein:
Pregnancies for Princess Maria-Annunziata & Emanuele Musini and Princess Marie-Astrid & Rafe Worthington; for Musinis - a girl, for Worthingtons - a boy.
Wedding of Prince Josef-Emmanuel & Claudia Echevarria (both pregnancies announcements after the wedding).

Non-Reigning Royal Houses of Europe:

Austria:
Engagement for Archduke Alexander.

Greece:
Wedding of Princess Theodora & Matthew Kumar and soon pregnancy announcement - a boy.
A pregnancy announcement for Prince Philippos & Princess Nina - a girl.

Russia:
A pregnancy announcement for Grand Duke George & Princess Rebecca Victoria - boy and girl twins; they will be their only children.

Serbia:
Prince Michael & Princess Ljubica will have a boy.
Second pregnancy announcement for Prince Philip & Princess Danica (a girl).
First child for Prince George & Princess Fallon (a girl).
Engagement for Prince Alexander.

Romania:
Nicholas & Alina-Maria Medforth-Mills will have a boy.
Engagement for his sister Karina-Elizabeth.
Remarriage for his divorced cousin Angelica Kreuger.

Albania:
Pregnancy announcement for Prince Leka & Princess Elia (a boy) - it will be their second and last child.

Bonaparte:
Pregnancy announcement for Prince & Princess Napoleon (a boy).

Non-European Royals:

Jordan:
Engagment and wedding of divorced Princess Iman bint Hussein.
A baby for Princess Rayiah bint Hussein & Fares Ned Donovan (a girl) [both their brothers are done].
A baby for Prince Nayef bint Asem & Princess Farah (a girl).

Morocco:
Second child of Moulay Rashid & Oum Khaltoum (a girl).
Weddings of Moulay Idris Filali and Yazid Bouchentouf.

Bhutan:
Pregnancy announcement for the King and Queen (a girl).
A baby for Princess Euphelma Choden & Dasho Thinlay Norbu (a girl).
Prince Jigyel Ugyen will marry.

Japan:
A baby for former Princess Kako & Kei Komuro (a boy).
Engagement of Princess Tsuguko,

Brunei:
Another babies for Crown Princely Couple (boy & girl twins) & Prince Abdul Malik & his wife (a boy).
Wedding of Prince Abdul Mateen.

Oman:
Babies for Crown Prince Theyazin & Prince Bilarab & their respective wives (for Crown Prince - a boy, for Prince Bilarab - a girl).

Brazil:
Engagement for Princess Maria Eleonora of Orleans and Braganza.
Engagement for Princess Luiza of Orleans and Braganza.
Wedding of Princess Maria Cristina of Orleans and Braganza & Gustavo de Arazane.
Second child together (her fourth) for Maria Francisca de Orleans e Bragança & Michael Anthony Whyte (a boy).
First child for Princess Maria de Fátima of Orleans and Braganza & João Fontes Soares (a girl).

Weddings of:
Prince Vinenz of Fürstenberg & Georgina Melville
Princess Charlotte of Bourbon-Parma & Javier Valladares
Prince August of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg & Mia Rohla
Princess Beatrice Victoria von Preussen & Edmund Henry Jenner (and pregnancy right after the wedding)
Prinsess Gisela of Liechtenstein & Victor Bergmann
Prince Konrad & Liechtenstein & Catalina de Biolley
Hereditary Prince Alexander of Mecklenburg & Hande Macit

 

[Friedrich Karl II]

Britain:

- The queen transfer more and more of her duties to Charles and William.
- Oddly silent year. Not massive scandals.
- And Cambridges are not still getting fourth child.
- The Sussex are still causing some headache but nothing as serious as earlier.


Norway


- Harald V is transferring more duties to crown prince Haakon.
- Ingrid-Alexandra gets some small duites.
- Märtha-Louise and Durek announce marriage and they probably move from Norway.


Sweden


- No new preganacies.


Nepal


- There is some serious discussion about restoration of monarchy. There might be even announcement of referendum by end of this year.


Albania


Prince Leka II and princess Elia announce expecting second child.


Russia


Grand duke Georgy and grand duchess Rebecca announce expecting a child.

 

[King of the Jungle]

UK

The Queen regains much of her good health.
Prince Charles carries out more tasks representing his mother.

The BRF remain in strong demand at grass roots level.

Beatrice and Edoardo have a celebration to mark the Christening of Sienna and their earlier wedding.
Prince Harry releases a photo of his daughter in her Christening gown.
Fergie writes two new childrens' books.
Princess Michael releases another riveting historically based novel.
Prince Charles publishes a guide to combat climate change - along with notable scientists.

 

[Blog Real]

UK:
The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge are taking on more and more responsibility.

Queen Elizabeth II has no significant health problems and continues to appear in public and fulfill her duties.

Harry and Meghan remain estranged from the royal family.

Spain:
King Juan Carlos returns to Spain and moves to the Zarzuela Palace for security reasons. It is announced that he will not appear in public.

Felipe VI and Queen Letizia pay a state visit to Denmark.

Princess of Asturias and Infanta Sofia participate in more official events.

It marks the 50th birthday of Queen Letizia.

Denmark:
Queen Margrethe II remains in stable health.

Frederik and Mary make several official visits on behalf of the Queen.

Press discovers Prince Christian's first girlfriend.

Princess Mary's 50th birthday is marked.

Sweden:
Princess Madeleine and Chris announce they are moving to Sweden.

Calm year for this royal family.

Norway:
Crown Prince Haakon takes on more responsibility.

Princess Ingrid Alexandra marks her 18th birthday with new official photos, an interview and a speech.

Princess Mette-Marit's health remains stable.

Netherlands:
Royal Family avoids further controversy.

Princess Catharina-Amalia takes on some duties and appears more in public.

Belgium:
Princess Elisabeth will appear in more official events and the first pictures (of paparazzi) with her boyfriend appear.

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde pay a state visit to Sweden.

Luxembourg:
It is announced that Prince Guillaume and Princess Stephanie are expecting their second child, a girl.

Grand Duchess Maria Teresa continues to give interviews because of her book.

Prince Sebastien appears in public with his girlfriend.

Surprising! Princess Alexandra's engagement to Prince Rafael of Brazil is announced, and speculation begins about whether she will move to Brazil.

Liechtenstein:
More weddings from some of Prince Alois' grandchildren.

Prince Joseph Wenzel's engagement to a German aristocrat is announced.

Monaco:
Princess Charlene reappears in public with Prince Albert and his children.

 

[Tatiana Maria]

Predictions for Japan:

The Emperor will not arrange for any more leaks or comments in regard to his feelings about public controversies or the government's pandemic strategy, barring a major disaster.
The Government will not seriously pursue any amendments to the Imperial House Law, whether in relation to princesses or the former cadet branches. Nor will they make any attempt to name a prince-candidate from the former cadet branches.
At least one princess will announce her engagement, probably Tsuguko or Kako.
Prince Hisahito will enroll at Gakushuin or another posh high school.
Mako Komuro will announce an internship or job in the United States, sparking an intense debate about whether she used her royal connections to obtain it. No pregnancy or relocation for Mako and Kei Komuro.

Predictions for Norway:

The King will add to his chronicle of pitch-perfect, resonant speeches with a heartwarming speech at Princess Ingrid Alexandra's coming of age celebration (in which he will again mention her historic position as Norway's potential first female head of state), and at least one more speech giving comfort and sympathy to Norwegians affected by the pandemic.
If Princess Märtha Louise and Durek Verrett formalize their unofficial engagement, official approval of the marriage will be granted, allowing the princess to maintain her succession rights.

Other:

At least one non-democratic monarchy will (continue to) encounter grave unrest.

 

[BigLenny]

Reigning
Belgium

• Joachim and Victoria get engaged.
• Maria Laura starts dating.
• Elisabeth debuts in a tiara.

Bhutan

• Euphelma Choden and Dasho Thinlay Norbu have a son.
• King Jigme and Queen Jetsun Pema have a daughter.

Denmark

• The golden poppies appear once more for Queen Margrethe's Golden Jubilee celebration.
• Low-key celebration for Mary's 50th birthday.

Japan

• Mako and Kei have a daughter.
• Kako starts dating.
• Aiko starts dating.

Jordan

• Raiyah and Ned announce pregnancy.
• Hussein starts dating.

Liechtenstein

• Joseph Wenzel gets engaged.
• Maria-Anunciata and Emanuele have a son.
• Marie-Astrid and Raphael have a daughter.
• Josef-Emanuel and María Claudia get married.

Luxembourg

• Louis and Scarlett marry in a low-key wedding ceremony.
• Alexandra starts dating.
• Sebastian starts dating.

Monaco

• Jazmin and Ian get engaged.
• Louis and Marie have a daughter.
• Pauline starts dating.
• Speculation over Albert and Charlene's relationship increases, but the couple won't divorce.

Norway

• King Harald hands more duties to Haakon.
• Ingrid gets her 18th birthday celebration at a later date than her birth date, but it will be low-key.

Oman

• Theyazin and Meyyan have a son.

Spain

• Low-key celebration for Queen Letizia's 50th birthday.

Sweden

• Low-key party for Estelle's 10th birthday.

Thailand

• Vajiralongkorn rejects reforming the monarchy, angering many Thais.

United Arab Emirates

• Legal battle between Sheikh Mo and Haya intensifies.

United Kingdom

• Harry and Meghan remain in America.
• Archie and Lili still won't meet their maternal grandfather.

Non-reigning
Albania

• Leka and Elia have a son.

Austria

• Archduke Alexander gets engaged.

Brazil

• Rafael starts his pursuit of a princess bride in earnest if he hasn't already, preferably with a Sub-Saharan African princess to gain support among Afro-Brazilian monarchists.
• Maria Gabriela starts dating.

France

• Jean-Christophe and Olympia have a son.
• Jean, the Count of Paris, blurts out that he's setting his son Gaston up with Princess Athena of Denmark in the future, causing a bit of a scandal.

Greece

• Philippos and Nina have a son, whom they name Alexandros.
• Theodora and Matthew marry in a low-key wedding ceremony, followed by a pregnancy announcement.

Iran

• Noor starts dating.
• Iman starts dating.

Portugal

• Afonso starts dating.

Romania

• Nicholas and Alina Maria have a son, whom they name Michael/Mihai.
• Elisabeta Karina gets engaged.

Russia

• George and Victoria have a son.

Serbia

• Philip and Danica have a daughter.
• Either one of Philip's brothers gets engaged.

 

[Blog Real]

Reigning
Belgium

• Joachim and Victoria get engaged.
• Maria Laura starts dating.
• Elisabeth debuts in a tiara.

Bhutan

• Euphelma Choden and Dasho Thinlay Norbu have a son.
• King Jigme and Queen Jetsun Pema have a daughter.

Denmark

• The golden poppies appear once more for Queen Margrethe's Golden Jubilee celebration.
• Low-key celebration for Mary's 50th birthday.

Japan

• Mako and Kei have a daughter.
• Kako starts dating.
• Aiko starts dating.

Jordan

• Raiyah and Ned announce pregnancy.
• Hussein starts dating.

Liechtenstein

• Joseph Wenzel gets engaged.
• Maria-Anunciata and Emanuele have a son.
• Marie-Astrid and Raphael have a daughter.
• Josef-Emanuel and María Claudia get married.

Luxembourg

• Louis and Scarlett marry in a low-key wedding ceremony.
• Alexandra starts dating.
• Sebastian starts dating.

Monaco

• Jazmin and Ian get engaged.
• Louis and Marie have a daughter.
• Pauline starts dating.
• Speculation over Albert and Charlene's relationship increases, but the couple won't divorce.

Norway

• King Harald hands more duties to Haakon.
• Ingrid gets her 18th birthday celebration at a later date than her birth date, but it will be low-key.

Oman

• Theyazin and Meyyan have a son.

Spain

• Low-key celebration for Queen Letizia's 50th birthday.

Sweden

• Low-key party for Estelle's 10th birthday.

Thailand

• Vajiralongkorn rejects reforming the monarchy, angering many Thais.

United Arab Emirates

• Legal battle between Sheikh Mo and Haya intensifies.

United Kingdom

• Harry and Meghan remain in America.
• Archie and Lili still won't meet their maternal grandfather.

Non-reigning
Albania

• Leka and Elia have a son.

Austria

• Archduke Alexander gets engaged.

Brazil

• Rafael starts his pursuit of a princess bride in earnest if he hasn't already, preferably with a Sub-Saharan African princess to gain support among Afro-Brazilian monarchists.
• Maria Gabriela starts dating.

France

• Jean-Christophe and Olympia have a son.
• Jean, the Count of Paris, blurts out that he's setting his son Gaston up with Princess Athena of Denmark in the future, causing a bit of a scandal.

Greece

• Philippos and Nina have a son, whom they name Alexandros.
• Theodora and Matthew marry in a low-key wedding ceremony, followed by a pregnancy announcement.

Iran

• Noor starts dating.
• Iman starts dating.

Portugal

• Afonso starts dating.

Romania

• Nicholas and Alina Maria have a son, whom they name Michael/Mihai.
• Elisabeta Karina gets engaged.

Russia

• George and Victoria have a son.

Serbia

• Philip and Danica have a daughter.
• Either one of Philip's brothers gets engaged.

I loved all your predictions.

 

[Somebody]

It's interesting how in one of the above prince Rafael gets engaged to princess Alexandra of Luxembourg while in another he starts his search for an African princess

 

[Blog Real]

It's interesting how in one of the above prince Rafael gets engaged to princess Alexandra of Luxembourg while in another he starts his search for an African princess

Prince Rafael and Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg would make an interesting couple. But it's unlikely to happen I think.
Princess Maria Laura of Belgium could also be another chance for a bride for Rafael.

 

[maria-olivia]

To me I hope the old Royals such as King Constantine , King Albert II , King Harald , Queen Paola , will stay in good health !
Not interested in future Children or soi disant Weddings.

 

[muriel]

UK

> The Queen regains her heath, and continues to conduct some engagements. Greater co-ordination between BP, CH and KP, and a greater number of engagements of 1-2 of the Queen, C&C and W&C.

> Harry and Meghan continue to push "their truth", but whilst troublesome in the near term, has no lasting impact on the monarchy. Eventually, they realise the negativity is doing more harm to their brand than good and desist.

> NO resolution of the Epstein affair, the matter drags on

> Peter Philips to marry in a private ceremony

NETHERLANDS

> Another controversy / mis-steps by W-A and Max like the controversy of the Greek holiday or C-A's 18th birthday party

DENMARK

> QMII, Fred & Mary continue about their business. More and more done by F&M.

> Celebrations for the jubilee of QM and the 50th birthday of the Crown Princess interrupted by COVID

> J&M more or less disappear from public view.

SPAIN

> F&L continue to do a good job

> J-C clears his name, returns to Spain, but keeps a very low profile and is not seen publicly

> Sofia continues to be popular

LUXEMBOURG

> The Grand Duchess continues to not carry out any public engagements. Any appearances are in support of her chosen charities, family occassions or to publicise her book. She largely retreats to Paris and Biarritz

> Another baby for Steph & Gui

 

[Skippy]

To me I hope the old Royals such as King Constantine , King Albert II , King Harald , Queen Paola , will stay in good health !
Not interested in future Children or soi disant Weddings.

What are those?

 

[principessa]

My predictions:

Pregnancies:

HRH Princess Tatjana of Greece and Denmark
HRH Princess Nina of Greece and Denmark
HRH Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark
HSH Princess Victoria Romanovna
Lady Gabriella Kingston
Marie Ducruet
Charlotte Casiraghi
Beatrice Casiraghi
Alina-Maria de Roumanie Medforth-Mills (already announced. It will be a boy Michael-Robin)
HRH Hereditary Grand-Duchess of Luxemburg
HRH Princess Claire of Luxemburg
HRH Princess Scarlett-Lauren of Luxemburg
HRH Crown Princess Elia of Albania
HIRH Princess Elisabetta of Belgium
HIRH Princess Maria-Laura of Belgium
HSH Princess Maria-Annunciata of Liechtenstein
HSH Princess Marie-Astrid of Liechtenstein
Flora Vesterberg
HRH Princess Sofia of Sweden
HRH Princess Madeleine of Sweden
HRH The Duchess of Noto
HRH Princess Alessandra of Hannover
HRH Princess Danica of Serbia
HRH Princess Ljubica of Serbia
HM The Queen of Bhutan
HRH Princess Henriette of Bavaria
HIH Princess Olympia Napoleon
HSH Princess Flaminia of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Princess Yasmine Murat

Engagements:

HIRH Prince Joachim of Belgium + Victoria Ortiz-Sagrera
Jazmin Grace Grimaldi + Ian Mellencamp
Pauline Ducruet + Maxime Giaccardi

Marriages

HRH Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark + Matthew Kumar
HRH Princess Delphine of Belgium + James O’Hare
HRH Prince Louis of Luxemburg + Scarlett-Lauren Sirgue
HIRH Princess Maria-Laura of Belgium + William Isvy

Others

No reconcilation between the Sussexes and the British Royal Family
No abdication of monarchs
No change of succession laws in Japan

 

[Tatiana Maria]

Elisabetta, Maria Laura, and Joachim of Belgium are HRH, as is the rest of their family (with the exception of Amedeo's children, who are HIRH). As one of many examples, see Amedeo's engagement announcement wherein he and his parents are HRH.

Hunne Koninklijke Hoogheden Prinses Astrid en Prins Lorenz hebben het groot genoegen de verloving aan te kondigen van Zijne Koninklijke Hoogheid Prins Amedeo met Juffrouw Elisabetta Maria Rosboch von Wolkenstein.

(Their Royal Highnesses Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz have the great pleasure to announce the engagement of His Royal Highness Prince Amedeo to Miss Elisabetta Maria Rosboch von Wolkenstein.)

 

[Biri]

My predictions:

Pregnancies:

HRH Princess Ljubica of Serbia

Already announced: https://eurohistoryjournal.blogspot.com/2021/11/royal-karaorevic-baby-expected.html

Definitely a wedding of Maria-Laura of Belgium & William Isvy and pregnancy announcement soon after that.

 

[miss whirley]

Luxembourg
-Louis and Scarlett marry
-Third pregnancy for Felix and Claire
-Gui and Stephanie spend time in London with rumors of them seeking fertility help. A possible second pregnancy

Monaco
-Ian and Jazmin get engaged
-Alexandra and Ben get engaged
-Third pregnancy for Pierre and Beatrice

Uk-
-Peter and his Scottish girlfriend get married at Crathie Kirk in the summer, reminiscent of Anne and Tim’s wedding.
-The Queen still keeps a motherly closeness to Andrew to the frustration of the public. Though she doesn’t invite either Andrew or Harry to the public celebration of her Jubilee as an acknowledgment of their bad behavior.
-Arthur Chatto gets engaged to Lizzie Friend
-A baby for Lady Gabriella and Tom Kingston
-A elderly member of the BRF gets COVID which causes concern, but the royal recovers.
-Catherine has a smaller 40th birthday celebration in Jan. Just the Middleton family and a few close friends. She and William have a larger joint 40th birthday party in June.

 

[Biri]

Hamzah & Basmah will have second boy.

 

[wymanda]

GREAT BRITAIN
The Queen remains in good health for her age & the Platinum Jubilee is a great success
William and Catherine take on the Commonwealth ambassador roles formerly held by Harry & Meghan.
The Dukedom of York is put into voluntary abeyance and Andrew steps completely out of public life. The Epstein affair continues to simmer.
Princess Eugenie announces a second pregnancy with a girl born around Christmas.
Cracks begin to appear in the Sussex marriage and Harry considers returning to the UK with both children.

 

[Duc_et_Pair]

The prediction for 2022 is: everything is unpredictable.

Who would have predicted Harry breaking away from the monarchy? Who would have predicted the former Spanish King living in the desert? Who would have predicted the Duke of York having to prove he can not sweat and ate a pizza in Woking? Who would have predicted a Norwegian princess hooking up with a supposed Shaman? Who would have predicted the Dutch royals to make a video-taped excuse for travelling to their Greek estate? Etc. Etc.

 

[Lori138]

GREAT BRITAIN
The Queen remains in good health for her age & the Platinum Jubilee is a great success
William and Catherine take on the Commonwealth ambassador roles formerly held by Harry & Meghan.
The Dukedom of York is put into voluntary abeyance and Andrew steps completely out of public life. The Epstein affair continues to simmer.
Princess Eugenie announces a second pregnancy with a girl born around Christmas.
Cracks begin to appear in the Sussex marriage and Harry considers returning to the UK with both children.

I really like these. The abeyance of the York dukedom is something I had never thought of but is a distinct possibility.

The Queen's jubilee will be low key because of the pandemic but I agree it will be a success.

Although we are not supposed to predict or talk about deaths, so if not allowed please delete, but I feel that we will lose two aged royals this year. One not-reigning and the other a current monarch - not QE11!

 

[tommy100]

UK:
Big Jubilee for the Queen which everyone gets behind even with the ongoing Andrew scandal which I predict will go to court

Huge fall out from both royal autobiographies - Ed Kent and H both of which are heavily dissected by the media

Return to more summer events for RF - Garter Service, Ascot etc

Peter Philips goes official with new gf


Denmark:
Golden Jubilee celebrations sadly toned down thanks to Covid as are Mary's birthday celebrations

Spain:
Continuing drama for JC and is dodgy dealings

Belgium:
Engagement for Prince Joachim & Victoria Ortiz.
Delphine attends wedding of Princess Maria Laura

Norway:
Princess Martha-Louise & Durek move to the US
Some scandal involving one of the royal children


Monaco:
We see more of Caroline and Stephanie as Charlene continues to be recovering, more is revealed about her health and she stays at Roc Angel rather than Monaco itself. No divorce though

Luxemburg:
Everything crossed for another pregnancy announcement from Gui and Steph
MT continues to be absent from Lux living in Biarritz, some new mini scandal reveals this
more fully

Netherlands:
Some new mess up from the RF - maybe not Covid related this time
CA faces media storm

Greece:
Pregnancy announcement for Prince Philippos Nina

 

[Marengo]

In-depth analysis of the future of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has been deleted. As a result this thread is now closed.