The Royal Fanzine

Belgium -Prince Philippe visited Paliseul, Luxembourg, Belgium to meet with the youths from the Unité de Guides Catholiques de Mont-Saint-Guibert attending the scout summer camp on Monday { Video }{ Photos }. Denmark - Crown Prince Fredrick   attended the 124th International Olympic Committee session in London and  a reception held at Buckingham Palace for members of the International Olympic Committee on Monday { Photos }. -Princess Benedikte was in Holstebro to visit the various youth at the 2012 Spejdernes Lejr (a summer camp for scouts in Denmark) on Monday { Source } Jordan -King Abdullah & Queen Rania held an iftar banquet for orphans from institutions and societies affiliated with the Ministry of Social Development and beneficiaries from Al Aman Fund for the Future of Orphans on Wednesday Great  Britain -Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Phillip, The Duke of Edinburgh hosted a gala reception for members of the ...

Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn of Thailand  was born 28 July 1952, the only son of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, and Queen Sirikit. He is the current Crown Prince of Thailand and heir apparent to the throne. He spent his early education at schools in Thailand before attending private secondary schools in the United Kingdom and Australia including King's Mead School, Seaford and Millfield School, Somerset and The King's School, Sydney. He then attended the Royal Military College in Australia. He also completed an arts degree at Sukhothai Thammatirat University in Bangkok. He was created the Crown Prince of Thailand after he turned 20 years old in 1972. He later graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon in Canberra, Australia. An officer in the Thai military, he trained with the Australian, British and United States armed services. He is a qualified military pilot and helicopter pilot. He took an active part in military operations against the Communist...

To the Best of my knowledge, this is the present list of Royals who will be attending the Olympic Games in London.  July 27 th Denmark Queen Margarethe, Henrik, Prince Consort;  Crown Prince Fredrik & Crown Princess Mary will attend the Opening Ceremony Great Britain Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Phillip, The Duke of Edinburgh; Princess Anne, The Princess Royal; Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge; Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge; Prince Harry of Wales, Prince Richard,The Duke of Gloucester; Brigitte, The Duchess of Gloucester, & Prince Richard, The Duke of Kent will attend the opening ceremony Luxembourg Grand Duke Henri, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, Grand Duke Jean, Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke, Princess Alexandra, Prince Sébastien, Prince Felix, Prince Louis,  & Princess Tessy will attend the opening ceremony The Netherlands Prince Williem-Alexander of Oranje will attend the Opening Ceremony as part of his IOC Committee duties Norway Crown ...

 With the Olympic Games opening at the end of this week, I thought it might be fun to take a look at what royals have had involvement in the Games over the years. Here's a list of the Royals who have or will have involvement in the games. Denmark Crown Prince Fredrick Member of the International Olympic Committee since 2009 Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg 2008 Summer Beijing  Equestrian Dressage (BRONZE)  2012 Summer London Equestrian Dressage (August 2-9) Great Britain Anne, The Princess Royal Member of the International Olympic Committee since 1988 1976 Summer Montreal Equestrian Eventing Team (9th) Equestrian  Eventing  Individual (24th) Zara Anne Elizabeth Tindall Phillips 2012 Summer London Equestrian Eventing Team (TBA) Equestrian  Eventing  Individual (TBA) Greece King Constantine II Member of the International Olympic Committee ...

Princess Georgina Maximiliana Tatiana Maria of Liechtenstein  was born 23 July 2005 in Vienna, Austria, the middle child and only daughter of Prince Constantin Ferdinand Maria of Liechtenstein and his wife, Princess Marie . She has one older brother and one younger one-Prince Moritz Emanuel Maria of Liechtenstein and Prince Benedikt Ferdinand Hubertus Maria  of Liechtenstein. Her brother Prince Moritz was born in New York, NY USA and her younger brother was also born in Vienna, like she was. She is the 4th granddaughter (and 10th grandchild overall) of  Prince Hans-Adam II  and his wife, Princess Marie. Because Liechtenstein is ruled under Agnatic primogeniture law, meaning male-only succession, Princess Georgina is not line line for the throne. If for some reason the laws were to change, she would be no higher than 7th after her father today.

Belgium -King Albert II recently delivered a video message for this year's Fête Nationale on Friday { Video }. -King Albert II, Queen Paola,Queen Fabiola, Crown Prince Philippe, Princess Mathilde, Prince Laurent,  Princess Astrid, Prince Lorenz, & Princess Claire  attended the concert “Prelude to the National Day” at the Palace of Fine Arts in Brussels on Friday { Photos }. On Saturday, they attended the Te Deum Mass in honor of Belgium's National Day Celebrations { Photos }{ Photos } -King Albert II, Queen Paola, Prince Philippe & Princess Mathilde opened the "Science And Culture At The Palace" Exhibition on Friday { Photos } Denmark -Queen Margrethe, Prince Henrik, Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary, Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, Prince Vincent, Princess Benedikte of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Countess of Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth, Count Friedrich Richard vo...

Prince Felix Henrik Valdemar Christian of Denmark, Count of Monpezat was born 22 July 2002, the younger son of Prince Joachim and his then-wife Princess Alexandra of Denmark.  He has an older brother, Prince Nikolai, a younger half-brother, Prince Henrik and a younger half-sister, Princess Athena. Prince Felix was christened in Møgeltønder church on 4 October 2002 by the royal vicar Christian Thodberg. At the christening the musical work Dåbens Pagt composed by Frederik Magle, dedicated to Prince Felix, was given its first performance. His godparents are: Count Christian Ahlefeldt-Laurvig Oscar Davidsen Siesbye Damian Sibley  Martina Bent, his maternal aunt Annick Boel He was named:  Felix is a name his parents liked, that means "Happy And Prosperous." Henrik is after his paternal grandfather, Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark. Valdemar is a common royal Danish name; his father and his cousin, Prince Christian of Denmark, also have Waldemar/Vald...

Crown Prince Haakon of Norway  was born 20 July 1973, the only son of then Crown Prince Harald and the Crown Princess Sojna . He has one elder sister, Princess Martha Louise. The future King of Norway attended the Norwegian Naval Academy, graduating in 1995. The Prince also attended University of Califorina, Berkley, where he recieved a BA in Political Science in 1999. After finishing his education, he participated in the UN's General Assemby as a third delegate. In 2001, he followed the Foreign Ministry’s trainee programme for diplomats, and completed his education in 2003 at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he was awarded an MA in development studies, specializing in international trade and Africa. He is the patron of a number of organisations, including the Norwegian International Film Festival , the Norwegian Association against Substance Abuse and the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra. In 2003, Crown Prince Haakon was appointed Goodwill Ambassador ...

Princess Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Maryam Virgina of Hanover was born in Vöcklabruck, Upper Austria the only child of Prince Ernest August of Hanover and his wife, Princess Caroline of Hanover . She has a host of much older siblings: Prince  Ernest August  of Hanover (1983), from her father's 1st marriage, who had just has his 16th birthday Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi (1984), from her mother's 2nd marriage, who had recently celebrated his 15th birthday Prince Christian of Hanover (1985), from her father's 1st marriage, who had recently celebrated his 14th birthday Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi (1986), from her mother's 2nd marriage, who was about to celebrate her 13th birthday Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghi (1987), from her mother's 2nd marriage, who would celebrate his 12th birthday in just a few short weeks after her birth. Princess Alexandra was christened on 19 September 1999, in a ceremony at her father's hunting lodge Auerbach, near Gr...

Prince Ernest August Andreas Philipp Constantin Maximilian Rolf Stephan Ludwig Rudolph of Hanover ,  Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg  was born on 19 July 1983 as the elder son and heir apparent of Prince Ernst August of Hanover and his former wife Chantal Hochuli. He has one younger full brother, Prince Christian, and a younger half sister, Princess Alexandra, as a well as two stepbrothers,  Andrea  and Pierre Casiraghi and a stepsister, Charlotte. He was christened on 15 October 1983 at Marienburg Castle. The prince's godparents are:  Prince Andreas of Leiningen, his paternal uncle   Philipp -Ernst, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, a friend of his parents Felipe, Prince of Asturias,  a friend of his parents Constantine II of Greece,  a friend of his parents Maximilian , Margrave of Baden,  a friend of his parents Rolf Sachs,  a friend of his parents Stephan von Watzdorf,  a friend of his parents Prince Ludwig Rudol...

Don Felipe Juan de Marichalar y Borbón  was born 17 July 1998, the eldest son of Infanta Elena and Don Jaime de Marichalar. He has one younger sister, Doña Victoria Federica de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borbón. He is in 5th line for the Spanish throne after his mother. His godparents were his grandfather, King Juan Carlos of Spain and his grandmother, Doña Concepción Sáez de Tejada. He was named: Felipe after his uncle, The Prince of Asturias  Juan after his great-grandfather the Count of Barcelona  Froilán after the patron saint of Lugo (his parents are the Duke and Duchess of Lugo)  Todos los Santos as it is customary among the Bourbons. Felipe Juan Froilán currently attends the Santa Maria del Pilar School in Madrid. On April 9, 2012 Felipe, while he was on a farm of his father's family in Garray (Soria), accidentally shot himself himself in his left foot. His father had to declare to the Civil Guard because Spanish law does not permit to ...

Camilla Rosemary, The Duchess of Cornwall  was born 17 July 1947, the eldest child and first daughter of Major Bruce Shand and his wife, The Hon. Rosalind Cubitt. At the age of 5, she began her education at Dumbrells School. At the age of 10, she attended fashionable Queen's Gate School, where she left with one O-level. At the age of 16, she attended the Mon Fertile finishing school in Switzerland and studied at theInstitut Britannique in Paris.  Following her education, she made her London debut as a debutante in 1965. When she began in the workforce, she worked as a part-time secretary, before taking a job at the decorating firm of Sybil Colefax and John Fower. During this time, she became an avid horsewoman, and participated in fox hunting until it was banned.  On 4 July 1973, 26-year old Camilla married 34-year old Andrew Parker Bowles at the Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks, London. Their bridesmaids included Parker Bowles' goddaughter Lady Emma Herbert...

Princess Marie of Liechtenstein was born  Countess Marie Gabriele Franciska Kálnoky de Kőröspatak on 16 July 1975 in modern-day Czech Republic. She married her 1st cousin,  Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein  on 5 June 1999. She is her husband's cousin on his mother's side, they are both grandchildren of Count Ferdinand Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (1907–1969) and Countess Henriette Caroline of Ledebur-Wicheln. Together, they have three children, both sons who are in line for the throne of Liechtenstein: 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

Belgium -King Albert II held an audience with Prime Minister, Mr. Elio di Rupo, at Château de Laeken on Monday.After they met, the king and the prime minister met with Belgian athletes who recently won the gold medal in the Men's 4 x 400 Meters Relay Race during the European Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland { Photos }. -Princess Mathilde visited the ‘Vlaamse Diabetes Vereniging’ (Flemish Diabetes Association) in Gent, Belgium on Thursday { Photos } Denmark -Queen Margrethe II &  Prince Henrik  arrived at Aabenraa Havn (port) via the royal yacht Dannebrog to begin their summer holiday at Gråsten Slot on Tuesday { Photos }. On Thursday, they hosted a garden party at Gråsten Palace for representatives of local businesses, culture, and politics. Great Britain -Queen Elizabeth  met with French President Francois Hollande at Windsor Castle on Tuesday { Photos }. -Queen Elizabeth & Prince Phillip, Duke of  Edinburgh  met...

Camille Marie Kelly Gottlieb  was born on 15 July 1998 in Monaco, the third child and second daughter of Princess Stephanie of Monaco and supposedly the only child of former palace body guard, Jean-Raymond Gottlieb-Princess Stephanie has never made who her father is public information. From her mother, she has two half-siblings,  Louis  and  Pauline  Ducruet. She is considered one of the "lucky" ones of the royal illegitimate children. She is fully acknowledged by her mother, a princess, and is rarely hidden from family events ( her uncle Albert's enthronement , the circus festivals of 2009 , 2010 , 2011 & 2012 , and her uncle's civil and religious wedding ceremonies). Her name is Camille Marie Kelly Gottlieb. Camille-likely a name her mother liked, however it could also be speculated that it is after Prince Honoré Camille Léonor Grimaldi de Goyon de Matignon Marie-likely, a name Princess Stephanie liked, but it could also be speculated that the nam...

Crown Princess Victoria Ingrid Alice Désirée of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland was born 14 July 1977, and is the eldest and oldest daughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia. She has two younger siblings- Prince Carl Phillip (1979), and Princess Madeline (1982). She was baptised at the Palace Church on 27 September 1977 and given the names Victoria Ingrid Alice Désirée. Her godparents are King Harald V of Norway, her maternal uncle, Ralf Sommerlath, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands , and her aunt Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld. She was named in honor of various relatives- Her first name comes primarily from her great-great-grandmother, Victoria of Baden, the queen-consort of Sweden as wife of King Gustaf V. The same name also glorifies her (twice-over paternally) great-great-great-grandmother, Victoria of the United Kingdom. Her other names honour her great-aunt Ingrid of Denmark; her maternal grandmother, the Brazilian Alice Sommerlath (née de Toledo); and ...