Princess Benedikte of Denmark was born on 29 April 1944 as the second daughter of King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid of Denmark (née of Sweden), who were the Crown Prince and Crown Princess at the time. Her elder sister reigned as Queen Margrethe II from 1972 until 2024, while her younger sister Anne-Marie was [read more]
On 29 April 1964, Princess Irene of the Netherlands married Prince Carlos Hugo of Bourbon-Parma, future titular Duke of Parma, without her family by her side. Princess Irene, the second daughter of the then Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, had met Prince Carlos Hugo during her studies in Madrid. He was the eldest son of [read more]
As the wife of Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan, Princess Rajwa is on track to be the next Queen of Jordan. To celebrate her 30th birthday, we take a look at her life so far. Rajwa Khaled bin Musaed bin Saif bin Abdulaziz Al Saif was born on 28 April 1994 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, [read more]
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Lady Helen Taylor was born Lady Helen Windsor on 28 April 1964 as the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and the Duchess of Kent. She is their second child, and only daughter. A younger brother, Lord Nicholas, was born in 1970, followed by a stillborn brother in 1977. Embed from Getty Images At [read more]
Imperial Consort Duan was the favourite Consort of the Jiajing Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. However, she attracted the jealousy of two women. One would make her the scapegoat of an assassination attempt to kill the Emperor. The other would order her unjust execution. However, the Jiajing Emperor would take revenge for her death. Imperial [read more]
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