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Royal Twins

It seems that the topic of royal twins has been quite popular the last few weeks or ever since news of Kate Middleton's pregnancy were confirmed. There has been a lot of speculations that Kate could be carrying twins since she was diagnosed with Hyperemesis gravidarum but apparently the condition is more common among women who carry twins.

If Kate and William will in fact have twins they are not the only royal couple to welcome twins this year as Princess Sophie and Prince George of Prussia are expecting baby twins in February according to a German newspaper. Very exciting and double the fun for us royal watchers!

The possibility of another set of royal twins immediately got me thinking of two other set of royal twins: Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine of Denmark and Prince Nicolas and Prince Aymeric of Belgium. 

Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine will celebrate their second birthday on 8 January. They are the third and fourth children of the Crown Prince couple of Denmark. Their older siblings are Prince Christian (who will one day inherit the Danish throne after his father) and Princess Isabella.

Princess Josephine and Prince Vincent

Prince Nicolas and Prince Aymeric were born on 13 December 2005 to parents Prince Laurent and Princess Claire of Belgium. They are currently 14th and 15th in the line of succession to the Belgian throne, respectively.

Prince Nicolas and Prince Aymeric

In my research on royal twins I found something amazing: decades ago another royal couple, Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia and Princess Maria Pia of Savoy had two sets of twins, the first set on 18 June 1958: Prince Dimitri and Prince Michael. The second set was born 12 March 1963: Prince Sergius and Princess Helene.

It doesn't stop there because Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia, (son of King Peter II of Yugoslavia and Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark) also had a set of twins with his first wife Maria da Glória Henriqueta Dolores of Orléans-Braganza in 1982: Prince Philip and Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia.

This will happen in 2013 - My Top 6 Royal Events in 2013 To Look Forward To!

It is safe to say that the we, royal watchers, have a lot to look forward to in the year 2013. New princes and princesses will be born, we have a few weddings to look forward to, christenings of new baby royals and so on. Here are my top 6 royal events in 2013 to look forward to:

6. Baby Casiraghi (and possibly a wedding?)

Tatiana Santo Domingo is expecting her and Andrea Casiraghi's first child in January 2013. Andrea Casiraghi is the son of Princess Caroline of Hanover, daughter of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco. The newborn child will be third in line to the Monegasque throne after Princess Caroline and after Andrea Casiraghi as Prince Albert has no children of his own that can legally inherit the throne (no pressure Charlene).

The pair is engaged to be married and some have said that they will likely be married in 2013.

5. A Royal Wedding in Luxembourg

Prince Felix and Claire Lademacher

The Grand Ducal family of Luxembourg will marry off yet another prince this year. Prince Felix, the Grand Dukes second eldest son, is set to marry his fiance Claire Lademacher this year. A royal wedding, tiara event with lots and lots of gowns and jewelry? Yes, please! But hold on, this means that there is only one son of the Grand Duke who is unmarried... hurry up girls!

4. A Double royal birthday in Norway

Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Crown Prince Haakon

Both Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit will turn 40 this summer. Haakon on 20 July and Mette-Marit on 19 August. Perhaps we will see a big summer celebration in Norway this summer!

3. King Carl Gustaf's Jubilee

On 15 September King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden will celebrate 40 years on the throne. Another tiara and evening gown filled event with royals from around the world to look forward to! We can only hope Carl Gustaf will do as good as Queen Margrethe of Denmark did last year!

2. Baby Cambridge

If you are a royal enthusiast like myself you probably know by now that The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Kate, are expecting a baby this year. The baby will someday inherit the throne and become a Queen or King of The United Kingdom. As an heir or heiress to the UK throne, a daughter of Kate Middleton, great grand son or daughter of Queen Elizabeth and a grand son or daughter of the late Princess Diana this child will be the most famous and most watched person of the world from the day it is born. I am looking forward to seeing if it will be a boy or a girl and also to know what the baby's name will be. 

1. A Royal wedding in Sweden

At last Princess Madeleine will get her prince! On 8 June Madeleine and investment banker, Chris O'Neill will tie the knot in Stockholm, Sweden. Of course this is another fancy tiara, evening gown event to look forward to but besides that I am looking forward to see what Madeleine will choose to wear on the big day, what tiara see chooses, who she will ask to be her bridesmaids, if she decides to have bridesmaids at all and so forth and so forth... Another blog post on that later.

What are your top royal events to look forward to in 2013?

"Kate" and Wills :)

Pippa Middleton releases a book

Pippa Middleton, Kate Middletons sister is releasing a book called Celebrate: A Year of Festivities for Families and Friends. The book will be released October 30 this year and it can be pre-ordered through Amazon.

The book contains a lot of beautiful photos as well as advices from the Duchess's younger sister. Click on the link below to take a look.

William and Kate

Image courtesy Honestly wtf

Speaking about a pregnant Kate Middleton...

I know it's only the wind blowing the skirt of her dress but it's fun anyway...

Kate Middleton pregnant?

Speculations whether Kate Middleton is pregnant have been thrown by British Vogue recently. Up until now most speculations about Kate being pregnant have been made by American gossip magazines but British Vogue is said to be a more "reliable" source when it comes to speculations of this kind.

The British Court has neither denied nor confirmed that Kate Middleton is pregnant.

See what Prince William had to say about the baby rumors.

Pippa Middleton and Mary in Project D

Pippa Middleton to participate in the Vasa walk in Sweden next week

Duchess Catherine's siblings, Pippa Middleton and James Middleton are going to participate in the Vasa walk in Sweden next Sunday. By participating they want to raise money for a good cause. Check out the official page for the Vasa Walk.

The Disney wedding