birthday

• 1 Charlotte Casiraghi at 25: One of the brightest stars on the royal scene
  Despite Princess Caroline's determination to raise her children away from the public eye, the family legacy and fashion icon status of her young daughter, Charlotte Casiraghi, made a life in the spotlight...

• 2 Queen beaming with happiness as the nation prepares for William's wedding
  This year's Maundy Thursday service, undoubtedly, seemed like a dress rehearsal for another happy occasion. Held in Westminster Abbey, it gave the Queen the chance to reflect on next week's joyous...

• 3 Queen Elizabeth II - Happier than ever at 85
  This week she was busy welcoming the parents of the young woman she expects will help her grandson safeguard the future of the monarchy. And on April 29 Queen Elizabeth II will preside over over the union...

• 4 Business as usual: Duke of Edinburgh to work on his 90th birthday
  Intimate celebration of a royal life marks Prince Philip's 90th The man who always walks two steps behind the Queen has already made it clear he doesn't want a fuss when it comes to the matter of his...

• 5 Sharon helps Mikhail Gorbachev celebrates his 80th with a glitzy benefit in London
  He is said to have "changed the world" and has even won a Nobel Peace Prize. But even Mikhail Gorbachev is not immune to the charms of A-list beauties, and he looked delighted at the chance...

• 6 School serenade for 'embarrassed' Michelle Obama as she celebrates her birthday
  January 17, 2011 - Martin Luther King Day, and also Michelle Obama's birthday. On Monday, the First Lady turned 47, but before her own private celebrations began, Michelle and her family were...

• 7 Birthdays put the focus on an ancient monarchy seeking change
  She looks like any normal, happy-go-lucky little girl. At times laughing freely, Princess Aiko of Japan indulges in boisterous games with schoolfriends, at others sitting quietly at her studies. Yet...

• 8 Inspirational Queen Rania of Jordan turns 40
  A life in images as the inspirational monarch marks her landmark birthday

• 9 Zara and Peter open up on life with mum as Princess Anne celebrates 60th birthday
  Princess Anne – only daughter of the Queen, mother to Zara and Peter Philips, former European Eventing champion, charity patron and a pillar of the British monarchy. What most people don't know...

• 10 New photos of Isabella of Denmark published to mark her third birthday
  No sooner is one celebration over then it's on to the next for the Danish royal family, it seems. With all the events for Queen Margrethe's 70th birthday last week finally finished, it was time for her...

• 11 American-style bowling and her own baby elephant: Princess Eugenie celebrates 20th
  Her arrival in the world was proclaimed by a town crier who announced the news across the city of London. Twenty years on and there were very different celebrations in store for Princess Eugenie as she marked...

• 12 Handsome escort for Sarah Ferguson as she hosts intimate 50th party with her two girls
  Sarah Ferguson often refers to her single status – earlier this month she joked about finding a dating agency. And while she might not be in a relationship, the Duchess of York was nevertheless...

• 13 Life is wheely fun for birthday boy Prince Hisahito of Japan
  His eyes sparkle, the smile spreads over his face and his little legs pedal away energetically: this is Japan's Prince Hisahito enjoying his childhood like any ordinary little boy. Yet under the male-only...

• 14 Princess Victoria escorted by her fiancé Daniel as Sweden celebrates her birthday
  Thousands of people turned out to help Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden celebrate her 32nd birthday on Tuesday afternoon. In keeping with tradition, supporters turned out waving flags and clutching...

• 15 Philip spends birthday working hard while Danes mark Henrik's special day
  There's just no stopping the Duke of Edinburgh. Not even his 88th birthday on Wednesday was reason for the Queen's husband to put his feet up; instead he undertook an impressive five public...

• 16 Fireman outing for Joachim's boys as Mary's kids have fun with dad
  Prince Joachim of Denmark's two elder children, nine–year-old Nikolai and his brother Felix, six, could hardly contain their excitement when their grandpa, Prince Henrik, took them to visit a Copenhagen...