But who is Prince Philippe? Philip? Felipe? Filip? Philipp? Philippos?

It might have happened to you - or not, if you are an amazing royal watcher or you just do not care that much - to stumble into a "Prince Philippe did this..." and if you have no mention of the City/Country of action, you don't know exactly who it is. In Italy, France, Germany, The Netherlands, the name "Philip" was massively used as a regal name, such as George, Edward, John, Carl, Albert and so on. The major difference resides in the spelling according to the country. But if you read Spanish newspapers, you might have noticed that they "translate" names. No Queen Elizabeth II there, they call her "Isabel II". Yeah...

So, back at the Philips! First, top right, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the consort of Queen Elisabeth before-mentioned. Bottom right, Felipe, the Prince of Asturias, heir apparent to the Spanish throne. Bottom left, Prince Philippe, the Duke of Brabant, future King of the Belgians. And top left, he is not really (just a) Philip, but Carl Philip, brother of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and always a good reason to fit in a montage.

Second, from non-reigning houses, we have on top left Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark, son of former King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece. Top right, Philipp, prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, bottom right Prince Filip of Yugoslavia and bottom left, Philipp, Prince of Hesse.

Hope this helped a bit!

[Monaco] Princess Charlene receives award "Ein Herz Fur Kinder" for her humanitarian work

Princess Benedikte of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg kicks off Christmas shopping in Copenhagen

It's Christmas time! We do not see her that often (on this website, because she is an active royal and true asset to her sister, Queen Margrethe of Denmark), but Princess Benedikte of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg was seen doing her Christmas rounds and tasting ham in local market in Copenhagen.

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Spanish Prince and Princess of Asturias inaugurate Instituto Cervantes in Hamburg, Germany

The Prince and Princess of Asturias traveled to Germany to inaugurate the headquarters of the Instituto Cervantes in Hamburg, is in the Chilehaus building, an architectural jewel of the twenties located two steps from the harbor and the town hall in the heart of the German metropolis. Upon arrival, they received the affection of those present and Princess Letizia was presented with a beautiful bouquet of flowers.

During his speech, Prince Felipe talked about the so-called "crisis of cucumber" and stressed that the "excellent relations" and "deep friendship" between Spain and Germany, will help, along with the European Union, to find a solution to the problem happening with the Spanish fruit and vegetable sector. To conclude, the prince sent the authorities his "deepest and sincere condolences" of Spain deaths to the outbreak of E. coli and wished many victims to recover as soon as possible: "The Princess and I would dedicate these feelings, with all our heart, to the family members and friends of all the victims and also to the authorities. "

Moreover, the Prince of Asturias said that "the interest in Spanish continues to grow as a result of greater exchange of goods and services, investment flows, or cooperation in R&D with the Latin American region growing intensively in recent years, despite the international economic and financial crisis, with increasingly important role internationally. "

After his speech, Felipe discovered near Princess Letizia a commemorative plaque and toured the facilities of the new headquarters next to the center's director, Helena Cortez Gabaudan, head of the Instituto Cervantes and Carmen Caffarel, the second mayor of Hamburg, Dorothee Stapelfeldt, and the Secretaries of State for Foreign Affairs of Germany, Wolf-Ruthart Born, and Foreign Affairs Secretary of Spain and Latin America, Juan Antonio Yanez-Barnuevo.

During his visit, the Prince and Princess of Asturias inaugurated an exhibition of paintings by the Argentinian artist Martha Zuik, which displays 30 oils and acrylics painted on canvas and paper, and visited the library, which has 9,000 volumes. A particularly one has more than 1,500 DVD movies in Spanish and nearly 3,000 books to teach Spanish as a foreign language.

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[Nathalie Sayn Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Alexander Johannsmann's wedding] Last (yet so nice) photos!

 

 

The couple in the center with their son, soon to be one, Konstantin

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[Nathalie Sayn Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Alexander Johannsmann's wedding] The Johannsmanns!

The groom arriving to church

The parents of the groom, Ann-Katrin & Michael Adolph Johannsmann - the weather was unforgiving! 

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[Nathalie Sayn Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Alexander Johannsmann's wedding] Nikolaos and Tatiana of Greece

We saw them in the background of a few pictures in previous posts, while they were arriving. What a nice dress and big smiles they had!

Love to see it's real colour. I read on twitter that lighting changes everything with these nude dresses!

[Nathalie Sayn Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Alexander Johannsmann's wedding] CP Frederik and Mary of Denmark

Guys, I know it's been a week since the wedding but I have been a bit busy and can't update the blog all the time as before. Hope to resume to our activities shortly ;) And let's continue with the wedding guests: the bride's cousin, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and his wife, Princess Mary.

They seemed to be in a terrific spirit and good mood. I like Mary's dress but God, I hate her hair-do, it looks like she shaved it on the sides :( I like her tiara hair better!

So nice to see this couple laughing. I am always looking for "connection" and "complicity" signs in royal couples!

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[Nathalie Sayn Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Alexander Johannsmann's wedding] The Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburgs!

Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (center) with his girlfriend Carina Axelsson (his right) and cousin, Princess Alexia of Greece (his left)

Princess Alexandra, sister of the bride, and her two children, Count Richard and Countess Ingrid

I love love love that she's sporting a blue-turquoise clutch!

Prince Gustav again, this time with his mother, Princess Benedikte of Denmark

The parents of the bride: Princess Benedikte and Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. Love how she's holding his arm.

Prince Gustav, brother of the bride, and his girlfriend, Carina Axelsson

 

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[Nathalie Sayn Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Alexander Johannsmann's wedding] Queen Margrethe and Queen Anne-Marie

Queens Margrethe of Denmark and Anne-Marie of Greece.

They are the sisters of Princess Benedikte, the mother of the bride