The Royal Fanzine

Belgium - Princess Astrid, Archduchess of Austria-Este  attend the Inauguration of a New Danish Church on Sunday, Oct 23, in Brussels, Belgium.  View Photos The United Kingdom - Queen Elizabeth & Prince Phillip, The Duke of Endinburgh   continued their visit to Australia, attended a luncheon hosted by Governor-General Quentin Bryce on Sunday. HM and the Prince attended a church service at St. John's in Canberra, Australia. View the video . On Monday, she and the Prince traveled to visit the Defence Establishment Fairbairn in Canberra, Australia. Prior to leaving Brisbane,Australia, The Queen met with   Queensland Premier Anna Bligh during a ceremony to rededicate the rainforest walk at Southbank. View photos here . On Tuesday, the United Kingdom's Royal couple visited the  Tomb of the Unknown Soilder  and   Australia's War Museum . On Thursday, the Queen visited the    Clontarf Aboriginal college , then attended a State Reception at the Government House in Perth

Day 1 (Oct 18) -Official Arrival & Ceremonial Welcome in Canberra, Australia. View photos at Zimbio . Day 2 (Oct 19) - In the morning, The Queen met with Her Excellency Governor-General Quentin Bryce. And in the afternoon, Her Majesty visited the  Floriade Flower Festival . Day 2 (Oct 20) -While her husband took the morning off, The Queen started her day meeting with  Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Leader of the Opposition.  -In the evening, Prince Phillip, The Duke of Endinburgh attended    Duke of Edinburgh Award Reception, while his wife attended a reception hosted by the Prime Minister at Parliament House Day 3 (Oct 21) -HM Queen Elizabeth  inspects the Guard of Honour during a visit to the Australian Royal Military College where Her Majesty presented the college with new Colours (Regimental Flags), Duntroon, Canberra, Australia. View photo. -While his wife was busy with the Guard of Honour, Prince Phillip, Duke of Endinburgh attended a  brief ceremony Pr

Belgium: - Crown Prince Philippe & Crown Princess Mathilde's  oldest daughter and future Queen Regent, Princess Elisabeth will celebrate her 10th birthday next week. On this occasion, The Royal Palace has  released a new photo of the Princess, along with her parents . Also, this week, The Crown Prince and Princess are on a trade mission with China, meeting with various leaders of China on a 9-day, 6-city tour of China. Read more here , and expect a full report from The Royal Fanzine  soon . Monaco: - Prince Albert & Princess Charlene are in New Zealand, attending the Rugby World Cup. While in New Zealand, they attended the Semi-Final match between France and Wales, and will be attending the France vs. New Zealand final match on Oct 23. Instead of attending the New Zealand Olympic Comittee Centennial Gala, the Princely newlyweds "jettedacross the Tasman Sea" for the day. According to the New Zealand Herald during their stay in New Zealand,  they newlyw

Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud was born on January 5, 1928 in Riyadh the son of King Abdul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia and his wife Princess Hessa Al-Sudairi. He, along with his brothers recieved their early education in religion, modern culture, and diplomacy at the royal court. He became Governor of Riyadh in 1947. In 1947, he oversaw ARAMCO's construction of the Kingdom's rail link between Dammam and Riyadh. He became Minister of Agriculture in 1953 and Minister of Communications in 1988. He was appointed as Minister of Defense and Aviation in 1962 by King Faisal. During his time as Minister of Defense and Aviation, he purchased U.S. tanks, fighter planes, missiles and AWACS (airborne warning and control systems). However, Saudi military has had problems assimilating technology within its armed forced because much of the gear is grounded. a large portion of Saudi's $34 billion defense budget is spent on maintaining military equipment from the 1970s. Sultan has allege