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| Both photos courtesy of Grand Duke George and Princess Victoria |
George is a double descendant of Queen Victoria.
Victoria - Victoria - Wilhelm II - Joachim - Franz Wilhelm Josef - Franz Wilhelm - George
Victoria - Alfred - Victoria Melita - Wladimir - Maria - George.
Princess Victoria's family is not noble - and there are no ancestral connections between she and Grand Duke George.
HRH Princess Friederike (Frederica) Sophie Marie Henriette Amelie Therese of Hanover was born on January 8, 1848 in Hanover. She was the elder daughter of King Georg V of Hanover and Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenberg. Her father was born HRH Prince George of Cumberland, the only child of HRH Prince Ernst August, Duke of Cumberland, and Princess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
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She was also a British princess with the style of Her Highness, as she was the great-granddaughter of George III. Her father was Queen Victoria's first cousin.
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HSH Princess Victoria Romanovna of Russia, 42, expects a second child in the spring. Point de Vue first reported the news.
Their first, Prince Alexander Georgievich was born in Moscow on October 21, 2022.
The former Rebecca Bettarini married Grand Duke George Milhalovitch of Russia on October 1, 2021.
Grand Duke George, 43, and his family now divide their time between the Middle East and Rome, where Princess Victoria was born and her parents live.
George is a double descendant of Queen Victoria.
Victoria - Victoria - Wilhelm II - Joachim - Karl Franz Josef - Franz Wilhelm - George
Victoria - Alfred - Victoria Melita - Wladimir - Maria - George
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| The newly married HSH Princess Xenia of Croy and Nobile Guy delle Piane |
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| HRH Duke Alexander of Oldenburg and H Ill H Hereditary Count Ludwig von Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee |
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| The wedding luncheon was held at the Duke of Croy's natural park surrounded by 500 wild horses |
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| The Duchess of Brissac |
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| the candles lit in honor of the bride and groom's mothers. |
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| TI&RH Archduke Carl Christian and Archduchess Marie Astrid of Austria and HRH Princess Margaretha & HSH Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein @Frank Rollitz/ABR Pictures |
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| TSH The Prince and Princess of Castell-Rüdenhausen @Frank Rollitz/ABR Pictures |
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| TRH Prince Ludwig and Princess Sophie-Alexandra of Bavaria |
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| HSH Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein with TH the Prince and Princess de Ligne |
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| Duarte Maria de Sousa Araújo Martins with his wife HRH Infanta Maria Francisca of Portugal and her brother HRH The Prince of Beira @Frank Rollitz/ABR Pictures |
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| HRH Prince Henri of Bourbon-Parma and his wife, HI&RH Archduchess Gabriella of Austria @Frank Rollitz/ABR Pictures |
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| TSH Prince and Princess Heinrich of Croy, HSH The Hereditary Prince of Croy, the Duke of Croy, the bride and groom with their son, Nobile Laszlo delle Piane, Prince Alexander of Croÿ, Princess Anastasia of Croÿ and Prince and Princess Marc-Emmanuel of Croÿ |
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| TSH Prince and Princess Henri of Arenberg |
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| TRH The Prince of Beira. the Imperial Prince of Brazil, and Princess Marie of Liechtenstein (nee Princess of France) |
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| Mise en place of the dîner dansant |
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| TSH The Prince and Princess of Salm-Salm @Frank Rollitz/ABR Pictures |
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| H.S.H. Prince Ferdinand zur Lippe with The Marquise Negrotto-Cambiaso (née Duchess of Osorio) |
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| Prince and Princess Francesco Caracciolo di Melissano e Scanno |
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| Nobile Margherita delle Piane with her aunt the Marquise d’Afflitto, H.S.H. The Duke of Croÿ, and Baroness Anne von Furstenberg |
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| Princess Lucrezia Colonna between the groom and her husband, Baron del Marmol |
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| Nobile Giuseppe delle Piane with his son Guy and new daughter-in-law Xenia, together with Laszlo |
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| From left to right: Count Giovanni Arlotta-Tarino, Count Don Nicolo dei Principi Corsini, Bride & Groom, Marquise Ugolino Bourbon di Petrella, and Prince Michele Bonanno di Linguaglossa |
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| Prince Tancredi Massimo with the Marquis Sophia Bourbon di Petrella |
King Frederik X gave his New Year's Eve message on December 31st. This was the king's first New Year's Speech.
On New Year's Day, King Frederik X and Queen Mary attended the annual gala at Amalienborg Palace.
The King and Queen were joined by their eldest child, Crown Prince Christian, Queen Margrethe II, Prince Joachim, Princess Marie, and Princess Benedikte. This was Prince Christian's first appearance at the New Year's Day event.
