HM The Queen’s first grandchild has provided her with a second great-grandchild.
Peter Phillips and his wife, Autumn, welcomed a second daughter to the family. Isla Elizabeth Phillips, born Thursday, March 29th, weighs in at 7 lbs. 4 oz. (3.29 kilograms). She is 13th in line to the British throne, after her older sister Savannah.
Peter is the son of HRH Princess Anne, the Queen’s only daughter.
February 24th, 2012
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The newborn daughter of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel has been named: Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary.
‘Estelle’ is a French name and is not usually heard in Sweden. The Bernadottes do, however, have the name within their family. The first Estelle was the American wife of Count Folke Bernadotte, a Swedish diplomat whose father, Prince Oscar Bernadotte, had renounced his right to the throne.
‘Silvia’ is a touching tribute to Victoria’s mother, and ‘Ewa’ is in honor of Daniel’s mother. ‘Mary’ may be in honor of Denmark’s Crown Princess Mary, who could potentially be a godmother, but no explanation was provided for the choice.
The baby’s name was formally announced today by her grandfather, King Carl XVI Gustaf. She will be known as Stella within the family, and her title is HRH Duchess of Östergötland.
February 23rd, 2012
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HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has given birth to the new heir to the Swedish throne – a baby girl! Her husband, HRH Prince Daniel, spoke to the press about his new daughter.
“My feelings are a little bit all over the place,” said the Prince as he announced the birth of their first child.
The baby weighed 3.28 kg (7lb) and was 51cm (20in), he said.
From the Swedish Royal Court:
Announcement from the Marshal of the Realm
2-23-2012
The Office of the Marshal of the Realm is delighted to announce that H.R.H Crown Princess Victoria gave birth to a daughter on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 04.26 am.
Both mother and child are in good health.
Svante Lindqvist
Marshal of the Realm
Congratulations to TRH Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark. The princess gave birth to a girl, the first for the couple.
Read more here…
Edited to add: The baby girl is 6.4 pounds and 19 inches long. From the official DRF website.
December 24th, 2011
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This has been a banner year for Her Majesty. After two royal weddings and several successful tours, she now looks forward to her Diamond Jubilee in 2012.
Throughout the year, many events kept Her Majesty busy. We take a look back at 2011 in review:
January
- 10th: Singer Charlotte Church apologizes for referring to the Queen as ‘an old woman [who] has no idea what’s going on’. The Queen, who at almost 85 is one of the most experienced leaders in the world, wasn’t bothered in the slightest. People begin asking, “Charlotte who? Casiraghi?”
February
- 24th: Official visit to Wales by Prince William to introduce his fiancée and future Queen consort, Catherine Middleton.
March
- 17th -18th: Prince William undertakes an official visit to New Zealand, representing The Queen.
- 19th -21st: Prince William continues on an official visit to Australia.
April
- 21st: The Queen turns 85.
- 23rd: The christening of Savannah Phillips, Elizabeth’s first great-grandchild.
- 29th: Her grandson and eventual heir, Prince William, marries Catherine. They become the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
May
- 3rd – 5th: The Prince of Wales represents Her Majesty on a visit to the United States.
- 17th – 20th: State Visit to Ireland by The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh.
- 24th – 26th: State Visit from the President of the United States and Mrs. Obama. The President and First Lady also meet with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
June
- 2nd: The 58th anniversary of Her Majesty’s coronation.
- 10th: Prince Philip celebrates his 90th birthday.
- 11th: Her Majesty’s official birthday and Trooping the Color.
- 30th: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge begin their extensive tour of Canada, representing the Queen.
July
- 1st – 8th: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge continue their Canadian tour, with a brief stop in Los Angeles, California in the USA.
- 11th: The year was darkened by the loss of a lovely man. The Queen’s first cousin, Lord Harewood, dies at age 88.
- 30th: The Queen’s eldest granddaughter, Zara Phillips, marries rugby captain Mike Tindall in Scotland.
August
- 15th: Iranian media was caught publishing fake stories about an anti-monarchy uprising in the UK. The Guardian reports that the press for the Islamic regime used photos of the miners’ strike of 1984, a bloodied man who was involved in a football skirmish in 2010, among others, to pretend that there were anti-monarchy riots across Britain.
September
- 12th: The BBC presents The Queen’s Palaces, a three-part landmark television series hosted by Fiona Bruce.
October
- 19th – 29th: The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh tour Australia. A protocol controversy brews upon being met at the airport by Prime Minister Julia Gellard, who bowed instead of curtseying. The rest of the tour is a smashing success.
November
- 2nd: Working visit to Copenhagen by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. They meet with Crown Prince Frederik and his wife, Crown Princess Mary.
- 20th: The Queen and Prince Philip celebrate their 64th wedding anniversary.
- 22nd – 24th: The President of the Republic of Turkey and Mrs. Gül paid a State Visit to the UK as the guests of Queen Elizabeth II.
December
- The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh host one of the largest royal gatherings at Sandringham in years. A brief scare ensues when Prince Philip suffers chest pains and is taken to a nearby hospital. The Duke turns out to be fine, but requires a stent to open a blocked coronary artery.
Peter Phillips and his wife, Autumn, have beat out Zara over who will have the Queen’s second great-grandchild.
It has been announced that Peter and Autumn are expecting their second child, due in March. The baby will be a sibling to the Phillips’ daughter, Savannah, who turns 1 in December.
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One of my favorite royals, Princess Marie of Denmark, has announced her second pregnancy.
According to Hello! magazine, the child is a girl, expected to be born this coming January.
Congratulations to Joachim and Marie, and to Nikolai, Felix, and Henrik, who will soon have a little sister. This new addition the family will mirror Marie’s own childhood – she grew up in a family of all boys, two from her father’s second marriage, and two from her mother’s first marriage.
