The Royal Birthdays Shoutout of the Days

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Happy Birthday to two Former souvereigns His Majesty King Juan Carlos of Spain and H.R.H Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg who are each celebrating their 79th and 96th birthday respectively.

1) His Majesty King Juan Carlos was born as Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias to Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona and Princess María Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies in Rome, Italy. He is the first born of 4 kids including Infante Pilar of Duchess of Badajoz, Infanta Margarita, Duchess of Soria and younger brother, Alfonso.
For a majority of his life the Former King lived in exile together with members of the spanish royal family while his grand father King Alfonso XIII. In 1962, He got married to the then Princess Sofia of Greece and Denmark now Former queen Sofia together had 3 children the then Prince Felipe V Prince of Asturias, Infanta Elena and Infanta Cristina. In 2012 he abdicated in favour of his heir and successor Felipe now King Felipe V making his grand daughter Princess Leonor the first female apparent heir and successor, Princess of Asturias to the throne.
Happy Birthday Your Majesty Sir


2) HRH Grand Duke Jean was born as Jean Benoît Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marc d'Aviano to the late Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Felix de Bourbon-Parma at Berg Castle. He is the first born to 6 children which includes Princess Elisabeth, Duchess von Hohenberg
Marie Adelaide, Countess Henckel von Donnesmarck,  Princess Marie Gabrielle, Dowager Countess af Holstein-Ledredborg, Prince Charles, Alix, Dowager Princess de Ligne. On April 9th 1953 he got married to Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium, daughter of Léopold III, King of the Belgians(sister to late King Baudoin, Former King Albert II and Prince Alexandre and aunt of King Philippe; First cousin to King Harald V of Norway and his sisters). Together they have three sons and two daughters: Princess Marie-Astrid, Grand Duke Henri, who ascended to the grand ducal throne in 2000, Prince Jean, Princess Margaretha, and Prince Guillaume. Together they have twenty-two grandchildren(which includes they Hereditary Grand Duke Prince Guillaume) and eight great-grandchildren.
Happy Birthday Sir

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