Happy Sunday, everyone! Here are some of the royal stories that have been making news this week…

• The extended grand ducal family of Luxembourg has a new member: Katarina Marie-Christine Fabiola, the daughter of Archduke Christoph and Archduke Adelaide, was born on December 22. Christoph is the nephew of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg. Baby Katarina’s middle names honor her aunt and godmother, Archduchess Marie-Christine, and the late Queen Fabiola of Belgium, who was Christoph’s great-aunt. (Luxarazzi)
• Sofia Hellqvist, fiancee of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, has given an interview in which she addresses her reality television past and the welcome she received from the Swedish royal family. (Hello!)
• A judge has rejected an appeal against Infanta Cristina of Spain’s indictment for tax fraud. She will be the first member of the Spanish royal family to stand trial since the restoration of the monarchy. (ABC News)
• The Danish royal court has released new photos of Prince Vincent and Prince Josephine of Denmark, who adorably turned four this week. (Kongehuset)
• Året med kungafamiljen, the annual documentary about the Swedish royal family’s year, can be seen online here. It was a big year: a royal baptism, a royal engagement, a new royal baby on the way, and the always-adorable antics of Princess Estelle. (SVT)
• The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will travel to Germany for a state visit in June. (Telegraph)
• Prince Andrew’s name is in the news yet again this week: he and ex-wife Sarah have jointly purchased a chalet in Verbier. (Daily Mail)

• Shortly after announcing that they are expecting their second child, Princess Madeleine of Sweden and Christopher O’Neill have moved from New York to Stockholm. According to the Swedish constitution, Madeleine’s children must be raised in Sweden to remain in the line of succession. (The Local Sweden)
• The New Year Honours List has been released. We’ll soon be seeing members of the British royal family knighting Sir John Hurt and awarding damehoods to Joan Collins, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Carol Ann Duffy. (Guardian)
• Patricia Treble breaks down the exact date when Elizabeth II will become Britain’s longest-serving sovereign — and when I say exact, I mean down to the hour and minute! (Maclean’s)
• Ahead of her fiftieth birthday this month, the Countess of Wessex has given an interview to Harper’s Bazaar. Here’s an excerpt from the piece. (Harper’s Bazaar)
• A BBC documentary about the PR strategies of the royal family after Diana’s death has been pulled from the January television schedule and postponed to a future date. (Radio Times)
• Dueling television movies about Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark are currently in production; the movie about Frederik will air in Denmark, while Australian TV will play the film about Mary. (Guardian)
• Another Garter knight spot opened with the death of the 8th Duke of Wellington, who would have turned 100 in 2015. The late duke’s son, Lord Douro, now becomes the 9th Duke. (Telegraph)
• Sandra Torlonia, the daughter of Infanta Beatriz of Spain, also died recently. She was the first cousin of King Juan Carlos of Spain and the aunt of Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg. (Vanitatis)
• The Duke of York has been named in a sexual assault case; Buckingham Palace states that the allegations are “categorically untrue.” (Guardian, BBC News)