The Royal Fanzine

Every family has a cousin or two that the majority of the family may wonder about. Royals are no exception. Here's a list of the Royals you'll probably recognize: Queen Elizabeth Alexandra Mary II of Great Britain, Queen of Great Britain Prince Phillip, Duke of Endinburgh, husband of the Queen Prince Charles Phillip Arthur George, Prince of Wales, eldest son of HM Queen Elizabeth & Prince Phillip HRH Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, daughter-in-law of   HM Queen Elizabeth & Prince Phillip, second wife of HRH Prince Charles Prince William Arthur Phillip Louis, Duke of Cambridge, eldest son of Prince Charles from his first marriage to Lady Diana Spencer HRH Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, eldest daughter-in-law of HRH Prince Charles, Wife of Prince William Prince Henry Charles Albert David of Wales, younger son of Prince Charles from his first marriage to Lady Diana Spencer Prince Andrew, Duke of York, second son & third child of The Queen and D...

I thought since he has been in the news a lot lately that some of you might be saying "Prince Phillip who?" or the even more classic "If he's married to Queen Elizabeth, then why isn't he King Phillip?". In this Royal Profile, I have your answer. ********* Prince Phillip was born to the Royal Family of Greece & Denmark on 10 June 1921 on the Greek Island of Corfu, the final child and only son to Prince Andrew of Greece & Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg. His father was the grandson of King Christian IX of Denmark, which makes him distantly related to Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (King Christian was her great X4 Grandfather, and Prince Phillip's great grandfather). His grandfather, Prince Louis married one of Queen Victoria's granddaughters, thus also making him and his wife distantly related as they both have Queen Victoria as a great-great-grandmother. They are also related through his father's side: his paternal grandfathe...

Belgium -King Albert II  delivered his annual Christmas Speech on Christmas Eve { Video } -Crown Prince Phippe & Crown Princess Matilde  attended a memorial service for    victims of the Liege gunman attack on Tuesday. { Source } { Photos } { Photos } Denmark -Queen Margrethe II,  Prince Henrik, Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary, Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, Prince Joachaim & Princess Marie  attended the annual Christmas Eve Mass at the Aarhus Domkirke, near  Marselisborg Palace where the family has gathered for the holidays { Photos }. - Crown Prince Frederik   presented the IOC Trophy to the DIF Soldiers Project held at the Svanemoellen Barracks in Østerbro on Wednesday { Photos }. -Countess Alexandra of Fredriksborg, Prince Nikolai,  and   Prince Felix  attended the Danish Radio’s Girls Choir Christmas Concert held at the Concert Hall in Copenhagen on  Sunday ...

Belgium -King Albert, Queen Paola, Princess Astrid & Prince Lorenz  attended the Christmas Concert at the Palais de Bruxelles on Wednesday  { Photos }. -Prince Philippe attended an academic session held at the new Viviqua headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday. On Thursday , the future King of the Belgians attended a conference on logistics in the area of the Belgian-Dutch Delta, held at the Provincial House in Antwerp, Belgium. -Princess Mathilde was in Gedinne where she was greeted by the governor of the province, Denis Mathen, and other local dignitaries, toured a ommunity center, a second-hand shop, and participated in two educational workshops called  Little Reporters and Arts and Wood . -Prince Phillipe, Princess Mathilde, Princess Eleonore, Prince Philippe, Prince Emmanuel & Princess Elisabeth  released their 2011 Christmas photos on Thursday { Photos }. Each child was photographed individually doing something-10 year old Princess Elisa...

Belgium -King Albert II hosted a reception to mark the tenth anniversary of the “Laeken Declaration on the Future of the European Union,” held at the Château de Laeken { Photos }. On Tuesday, he swore in a new government { Source }. -Queen Paola attended a Christmas concert for the Queen Paola Foundation (QPF) held at the Hotel Plaza in Brussels on Thursday. -Princess Astrid  attended a confernece at University of Antwerp regarding poverty, migration and integration, and was organized by the    Centre on Inequality, Poverty, Social Exclusion and the City on the occasion of the publication of the 20th Annual Poverty and Social Exclusion { Source }. -Prince Laurent & Princess Claire  opened a shelter for the homeless and their pets on Tuesday. The Royal pair also held a press confrence, where they denied the allegations of the RTBF network that accused Prince Laurent of domestic violence as well as just being a Royal Pain { video }. Great ...

Belgium - Princess Astrid  spent sometime in Abu Dhabi, where she was part of the delegation for “Roll Back Malaria” (RBM) to raise awareness for the global fight against Malaria, Tuberculosis, and AIDS. She will also visit Kuwait and Qatar this week. Photos -Prince Philippe attended the closing ceremony of the Internationale de la Chimie 2011   on Wednesday in Brussels, Belgium. Denmark -Prince Henrik   attended the 90th anniversary of the Copenhagen Rotary Club held at the Odd Fellow Palais on Wendnesday . - Crown Prince Fredrick  began his official visit to Vietnam on Monday. On Monday, he met with the Vice-President of Vietnam, Nguyen Thi Doan, at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, where he expressed his interest at the development of friendship and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries, especially in economics, trade and investment, development cooperation education and scientific research. ( Video/  Gallery )...