ROYAL NEWS: JULY 2009

Last updated: July 3rd, 2009.

July 1st
Princess Christina of the Netherlands has become a grandmother for the first time. Her eldest son Bernardo Guillermo and his wife Eva Prinz-Valdes had a daughter, Isabel Christina, already on 13 April, the family announced today. They civilly married in March 2009, and will marry in church in September. 31-year-old Eva Prinz-Valdes is a senior editor at Harry N. Abrams in New York. The couple met in 2005.

Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxemburg finished his studies in political science at the university of Angers, France. He started his studies in 2002 in England, then studied in Switzerland, and since 2007 in France.

Last weekend Archduchess Walburga of Austria was chosen as the new president of the political party Europäische Frauenunion (European Women's Union).

July 2nd
King Abdullah II of Jordan has named his eldest son Prince Hussein as Crown Prince as of today.

Archduke Otto of Austria has been released from hospital after a two-week stay and is back home at Pöcking am Starnberger See, Germany. A spokeswoman said he is on the way of recovery. He was injured on his head after a fall at his house.

July 3rd
The Norwegian royal court today released new pictures of the crown princely family with their new family addition, the four-month-old labradoodle Milly Kakao. The photos were taken at Bygdø Kongsgård at Oslo on 27 June.

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Royal News: June 2009. Last updated: July 2nd, 2009.