Duchess Caroline of Oldenburg in 2013. Today, Duchess Caroline of Oldenburg celebrates her sixtieth birthday. Born on 10 April 1962 at Kiel, Countess Caroline zu Rantzau was the youngest child and second daughter of Count Christian zu Rantzau (1924-2002) and Héloise von Lettow-Vorbeck (1923-2018), who wed in 1954. Caroline’s paternal uncle Count Kuno zu Rantzau…
Edward and Katharine with their son George, July 1962. On 26 June 1962, George Philip Nicholas Windsor, Earl of St Andrews, was born at the family home of Coppins in Iver, Buckinghamshire. George was the first child of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, who had married in 1961. At the time of his birth, the…
Princess Gudila and Prince Christoph of Bavaria. Today Prince Christoph of Bavaria celebrates his sixtieth birthday! Born on 5 May 1962 at Schloss Leutstetten, Prince Christoph Ludwig Maria of Bavaria is the fifth child and third son of Prince Rasso of Bavaria and Archduchess Theresa of Austria-Tuscany. Christoph has six siblings: Princess Maria-Theresia (b.1956; married…
Princess Blanche with her mother Princess Marie-Thérèse, Duchess of Montpensier.Photo (c) Getty Images / Pool Van der Putten/Croy. Today, Princess Blanche d’Orléans celebrates her sixtieth birthday! The Count and Countess of Clermont with their four eldest children, 1965.From left to right: Princess Marie, Princess Blanche, the Countess of Clermont holding Prince Jean, the Count of…