The Royal Fanzine

Norway Day 1 (20 March) Upon their arrival in Norway, the future monarch of the United Kingdom and his consort attend a youth event at the Nobel Peace Center { Photos } before laying a wreath during a wreath  laying ceremony at the National Monument at Akershus Fortress { Photos } In the evening, Prince Charles of Wales, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, along with the entire Norwegian Royal Family attended an official dinner at the Norwegian Royal Palace { Photos } Day 2 (21 March) Prince Charles of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, accompanied by King Harald and Queen Sojna, visited Bergen, Norway. During their visit, they visited  sustainable fisheries, outdoor kindergartens, and took a closer look at Norway's culture and local history. Prince Charles, accompanied by King Harald, where they visited  the research vessel M/V Brennholm  and   HMS Liverpool . Meanwhile, their respective counterparts, Queen Sojna and Camil...

-Princess Sara & Princess Aisha  celebrated their 15th birthdays on Tuesday. They are the twin daughters of Prince Fasial, who is presently 3rd in line for the throne. Princess Sara bint Al Faisal of Jordan and Princess Aisha bint Al Faisal of Jordan are the nieces of the present King of Jordan. Their father is King Abdullah II's brother. The girls were born 27 March 1997, the daughters, and third and fourth children of Prince Faisal bint Al  Al Hussein and his wife at the time, Princess Alia Tabbaa. They have two older siblings- Princess Ayah bint Al Faisal  and  Prince Omar bin Al Faisal. ************************************* -Princess Badiya  celebrated her 38th birthday on Wednesday. She is a first cousin of Jordan's present King, and the daughter of Prince El-Hassan bin Talaal and his wife, Princess Sarvath El Hassan. She was educated at Amman Baccalaureate School, before moving to England to continue her educ...

Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco are at it again: Traveling the world. This time it's to Lapland, where they will visit the upper regions of Norway and Lapland. During the first leg of their tour, they attended the Sámi culture´s St Mary's Day in Hetta, which is an old Sámi tradition in Enontekiö, Finland { Source/Photos }.Before they witnessed a traditional reindeer race before having lunch and traveling on to the upper region of Norway where they spent Sunday night { Source }{ Photos }. They arrived in Norway late Sunday afternoon { Video }. On Monday, they enjoyed a "romantic" reindeer sleigh ride before Prince Albert presented  “… a scholarship to young Russian and Mongolian reindeer herding students”. Later in the day, they met with local officials of organizations such as  the University of the Arctic, the Finnish Sami Reinders’ Association, the NGO Finnish Sami Youth, the Youth Council of the Sami Parliamant of Finland, the Association of...

Belgium - Prince Philippe presented grants from the Lauréat du Fonds Prince Albert on Tuesday, to several Belgian professionals. -Princess Mathilde celebrated the 55th anniversary of the Queen Astrid Clinic in Malmedy on Thursday { Photos } Denmark -Queen Margrethe II held audiences with various officials at Christiansborg Slot in Copenhagen on Monday { Source }. -Crown Prince Fredrick   was in Pyeongchang, South Korea on Monday  where he participated in a 4-Day IOC conference { Source }.  -Crown Princess Mary  attended the opening of the Social Affairs and Integration Ministry conference, Europe de L'Enfance on Monday { Photos }. -Prince Joachim & Prince Felix attended the inauguration of the exhibition, Vand: Et Hav af Oplevelser (Water: A Seas of Experiences) held at Experimentarium on Thursday { Source }. -Prince Joachim attended the inauguration of the new exhibition, Under En Sort Sol (Under the Black Sun), held at the Rundetå...

2002: Attendees: Princess Caroline of Hanover, Prince Ernest-August of Hanover,  Prince Rainier of Monaco, Princess Stephanie of Monaco, Princess Antoinette of Monaco, Elisabeth-Anne de Massy, Prince Albert of Monaco { Photo }{ Photo } Theme: Pop Performers: Marianne Faithful and Ringo Starr { Source } Arrivals: Two waves: Prince Rainier with his girls, and Princess Antoinette with her daughter? Really? You can't all come at once? Where are you Albert? Outfits: Princess Caroline, I think your little sister beats you here. Princess Antoinette and Elisabeth too. 2012: Attendees from the Princely Family: Prince Albert, Princess Charlene, Princess Caroline, Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi & Melanie-Antoinette de Massy Random attendees: Afra Casiraghi, The Duke and Duchess of Castro, Victoria Silvstedt, Dmitry Rybolovlev, Jean-Christophe, Juliette & Valentine Maillot Theme: 1960s British Rose/1960s Swingin' London { Source }{ So...

Princess Eugenie Victoria Helena of York was born 23 March 1990 the younger child of Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York. At present, she is the sixth in line for the throne of the United Kingdom & its commonwealth realms, and is only the second female. She was baptized at the church of St. Mary Magdalene, Sandringham, by the Bishop of Norwich, on 23 December 1990, she was the first royal baby to have a public christening, and her godparents were James Ogilvy (her father's third cousin), Captain Alastair Ross (who was unable to attend), Mrs Ronald Ferguson (her maternal grandfather's 2nd wife), Mrs Patrick Dodd-Noble, and Miss Louise Blacker.She was named after Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, the daughter of Princess Beatrice, the youngest daughter of Queen Victoria, and Princess Helena, Victoria's third daughter. She began her education at Winkfield Montessori School in 1992, of which she only attended for a year. After Winkfield, she joined her...

Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands embarked on a three-day state visit to Luxembourg on Tuesday. Day 1 (March 20) Upon her arrival, she was greeted by the Grand Duke & Grand Duchess of Luxembourg in a welcoming ceremony where both countries national anthem's were played. After the welcoming ceremony, the Queen met with local dignataries. Afterward, she, along with the Grand Ducal couple, along with their heir apparent, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume, attended a private luncheon in the Grand Ducal Palace. After the luncheon, Queen Beatrix participated in a wreath laying ceremony held at the Monument National de la Solidarité Luxembourgeoise. Later that same day, she returned to the Grand Ducal Palace to meet with dignitaries before participating in a round table entitled "Strengthening Business Climate in Europe", in the presence of both Dutch and Luxembourg officials along with Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume. In the evening, she attended a state dinner at the...

María Teresa Mestre y Batista-Falla (aka HRH Grand Duchess María Teresa of Luxembourg) was born 22 March 1956, the daughter of José Antonio Mestre y Alvarez and María Teresa Batista y Falla de Mestre in Mariano, Havanna, Cuba. During Cuba's revolution in the late 1950s, Maria and her parents left Cuba for the United States. While growing up in New York, NY, she studied at the Marymount School and took ballet, voice, skiing, water sports and ice-skating. When she was 5 years old she began to study at the Lycée Français de New York. When she was 9 years old, she and her family moved to Santander, Spain before taking a permanet residence in Geneva Switzerland. During the family's stay in Switzerland, she attended Institut Marie-José in Gstaad, Switzerland, where she successfully passed the French Baccalaureate in June 1975. She then attended University of Geneva, where in 1980 awarded him the degree in Political Science. While at University, she was part of a group taking care...

I am compelled to write this op-ed after watching Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge’s speech this morning. I stayed up to watch Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge’s speech at her patronage EACH. Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge gave her speech at 11:30AM GMT, which means it was 7:30AM my time. Of course, being a royal blogger, I knew this was going to be the big news of the day, so I stuck around my laptop to watch and then to see what articles popped up about it right away. Here’s my opinion of how she did: She seemed poised, but extremely nervous, and over rehearsed. WAY over rehearsed, almost too rehearsed and it seemed very unnatural for her to give the speech. She would have been better off not rehearsing as much as she reportedly did. She apparently is unaware of her habit of touching her hair when  she’s nervous, otherwise she would’ve wore her hair up and/or back so she wouldn’t do that annoying hair flip thing. It was distracting to her speech as a whole. Having the sam...

Belgium -Prince Philippe & Princess Mathilde continued their economic mission to Vietnam this week. They participated in a wreath laying ceremony at the "...mausoleum of the late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh...".  On Tuesday, the Prince met with President Truong Tan Sang, while his wife visit a health center before they attended an evening gala dinner { Photos }. -Prince Laurent opened the Festival of Arts and Culture Calamartes organized by the University of Antwerp on Monday { Source } Denmark -Queen Margrethe II was at the Livgardens Barracks at the Gothersgade in Copenhagen to attend the Queen's Parade of the Royal Life Guards on Wednesday { Photos }. - Crown Prince Frederik   attended a reception in Hellerup to commemorate the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan that struck on March 11, 2011 on Tuesday { video }. On Monday, he attended the 2012 Tun Byg Building/Construction Trade Fair held at the Fredericia Exhibit...

Princess Charlene of Monaco, the wife of Prince Albert, has been spotted playing "Where in the World is Princess Charlene?" with her fans this week. On Friday, March 9th, she was spotted visiting with old friends at the Melborne Sports & Aquatic Centre. She was also spotted attending a private gala dinner hosted by  Lady Mayoress Emma Page Campbell at the Melbourne Town Hall in honor of her visit to Australia. On Saturday, along with Prince Albert's cousin John Kelly III, she opened the Grace Kelly: Style Icon exhibit at the Bendigo Art Gallery { Source } { Photos }{ Photos }{ Photos } { Photos } { Video }{ Video } { Video }.  Either late Saturday night or early on Sunday, she boarded her plane for a flight to Shanghai, China.  On Monday, she appeared at the  Shanghai Pudong Special Education School, as part of her role as Global Ambassador to the Special Olympics { Photos }

Prince Constantin  of Liechtenstein  was born 15 March 1972, the third son of Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein and Princess Marie of Liechtenstein. He has two older brothers, Prince Alois and Prince Maxmilian, and one younger sister, Princess Tatjana. He married Countess Marie Gabriele Franziska Kálnoky de Kőröspatak in 1999. They have three children: Prince Moritz Emanuel Maria, who was born in New York on 27 May 2003.  Princess Georgina Maximiliana Tatiana Maria, who was born in Vienna, Austria on 23 July 2005.   Prince Benedikt Ferdinand Hubertus Maria, who was born in Vienna, Austria on 18 May 2008  Prince Constantin is presently 7th in line for the throne of Liechtenstein, after his two older brothers and four nephews. Females are excluded from succeding the throne in Liechtenstein.

Day 1 (March 2) Prince Harry arrived at Philip Goldson International Airport where he was greeted by   Diane Locke from the Belize Foreign Ministry and Belize Governor General Colville Young. { Photos } During his meeting with the Governer General, he celebrated the unveiling of the freshly minted "Queen Elizabeth II Boulevard" { Source }{ Photos } Day 2 (March 3) He met with children and their families at an arts center on the Belizean-Guatemalan western border, as well as visit the Belizean Defense Force. In the late afternoon, Prince Harry hoped on his royal jet to head to the Bahammas where he was greeted and met with  the Guard of Honour of the Royal Bahamian Police Force and Band { Source }{ Photos }. Day 4 (March 4) Prince Harry visited the Bahamanian Island of Harbour Island, where he attended a service at Christ Church Cathedral, accepted a painting on his grandmother's behalf from The Prime Minister of the Bahamas during a...

Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi (aka HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco)  was born 14 March 1958, the only son and middle child of HSH Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco. He was surrounded by two sisters-one older and one younger. As a child, he and older sister Princess Caroline did not get along-one time she even destroyed a picture book because he simply touched it and she would often bite him when mom and dad weren’t looking! He has a wonderful relationship with his sister, Princess Stephanie of Monaco, Countess of Polinac , the two are said to be extremely close. He is the godfather of his nephews and one of his nieces, Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghi (the son of older sister Princess Caroline)and Pauline Grace Maguy and Louis Robert Paul Ducruet (the children of Princess Stephanie) and his first cousin once removed, Baron Jean-Leonard Taubert-Natta de Massy who is the son of his cousin Baroness Elisabeth-Anne de Massy . Like his sisters, Prince Albert attende...

I've been thinking about this a lot lately, and a few recent articles about Princess Beatrice of York wanting to be a bigger part of her grandmother's big celebrations and a part of the "firm" of the family plus a few other things make me want to write something about it. The Diamond Jubilee was a chance to let the monarchy shine and to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's milestone. It's not every day that your grandmother makes such a fabulous milestone! It was decided late last year that the following royals would visit the following commonwealth countries: -Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip, The Duke of Edinburgh are touring around various parts of the United Kingdom from March until July. -Prince Charles & Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall  are all set to visit Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. -The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge  will head to Malaysia, Singapore, the Solomon Islands and Tuvalu. -Prince Harry is wrapping up his R...

Gabriel, Prince de Nassau was born out-of-wedlock to his parents, Prince Louis of Luxembourg and Tessy Antony at a private Swiss hospital on 12 March 2006. He was christened Gabriel Michael Louis Ronny de Nassau. He is the first and oldest grandson of The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. His godparents were his parent's siblings, his paternal aunt Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg and maternal uncle Mchael Antony.  He was given the title and style of His Royal Highness, Prince of Nassau by his grandfather on 23 June 2009. Upon his father's marriage to his mother on 29 September 2006, when he was just six months old, his father gave up his succession rights and the rights for his children.  He is presently six years old, and resides in London with his parents and younger brother Noah. 

Edward Antony Richard Louis Mountbatten-Windsor (AKA HRH The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex) was born the third son and fourth child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip on 10 March 1964. At the time of his birth, his two brothers stood before him and the throne, now, in addition to his brothers he has two nephews (Prince Charles's sons), and two nieces (Prince Andrew's daughters), making him 7th in line. Like his older siblings, he was born at Buckingham Palace. He was baptised on 2 May 1964 in the Private Chapel at Windsor Castle by the then Dean of Windsor,Robert Woods; the Prince's godparents were: Prince Richard of Gloucester (his cousin); the Duchess of Kent (his cousin by marriage, for whom Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent stood proxy); Princess George William of Hanover (his paternal aunt); the Prince of Hesse and by Rhine (his cousin); and the Earl of Snowdon (his maternal uncle by marriage). Again, following the upbrining of his siblings, his early educatio...

Belgium - King Albert II held an audience with the Secretary of State to Asylum, Immigration and Social Integration and the Assistant to the Minister of Justice, Ms. Maggie de Block at Château de Laeken and President of the General Assembly of the United Nations, Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser on Tuesday. -King Albert II & Queen Paola visited the town of Waremme in the province of Liège, where they visited the Bettincourt Language Immersion School { Photos }. -Prince Philippe & Princess Mathilde began their six-day economic mission to Vietnam on Saturday { Source }. -Princess Mathilde was in Schaerbeek to visit Maison des Femmes de Schaerbeek (House of women of Schaerbeek) whereupon she participated various workshops as well as a roundtable discussion with the managers as well as partners of this project { Photos }. Denmark -   Queen Margrethe II held an audience with ambassadors from Lesotho, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Ecuador and Angola at Christiansborg S...