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Although King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand died on 13 October 2016, his son and the next King did not have his coronation until 4 May 2019. In a shocking move, King Vajiralongkorn married Suthida Tidjai shortly before his coronation. During a ceremony on 1 May 2019, Suthida prostrated herself in front of the King and [read more]
Princess Haya bint Hussein of Jordan was born on 3 May 1974 as the daughter of King Hussein of Jordan and his third wife, Queen Alia. From her father’s four marriages, she has nine half-siblings, one full sibling, and one adopted sibling. Her mother died in a helicopter crash when Princess Haya was almost three [read more]
Eleanor of Viseu was born in Beja on 2 May 1458 as the daughter of Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu and Beatrice of Portugal. Her father was the third son of Edward, King of Portugal, while her mother was a granddaughter of King John I of Portugal through his fourth son. She had eight siblings, [read more]
During her youth, several suitors had been considered for the future Queen Isabella I of Castile. In 1466, one of the rebels suggested a marriage with Isabella as the best way to get his family’s loyalty back. In this plan, Isabella was to marry Pedro Girón Acuña Pacheco, who was also 18 years her senior. [read more]
On 1 May 2019, there was a surprise announcement from the Thai royal court – Suthida Tidjai was officially announced as King Vajiralongkorn’s wife. King Vajiralongkorn of Thailand had been married and divorced three times before. In 1977, when he was still the Crown Prince, he married his first cousin, Princess Soamsawali Kitiyakara, and they [read more]
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