The Royal Fanzine

Belgium: No idea-Thoughts? Denmark: No idea-Thoughts? German: HANOVER: Speculation is over, and a Divorce announcement for E-A & Caro  Possible Engagement for E-A Jr or Christian  Alexandra (13) converts from Protestant to Catholic, renouncing her rights to the British Throne as the new law hasn't gone into effect yet, but it doesn't really matter or is a big controversy because she's been attending a catholic school anyway in Monaco and is like 420th in line.  PRUSSIA: Birth of the twins for Sophie & Georg Fredrich, likely boys (60-40 chance…I just did the math based on DNA…27/47 of the last births in the Prussian Royals have been male, while 20/47 have been female), and sometime in February 2013. Possible Godparents: one of the von Schaumburg-Lippe royals (several attended their wedding), Maybe Lord or Lady Nicholas Windsor?, maybe one of the witnesses from their wedding (Princess Sophie of Baden, Dr Stephanie Bermig, Dr Prince Johann G...

In Chronological, not preferential Queen Margarethe II’s Ruby Jubilee Celebrations, 15 January 2012 Birth & Christening of Princess Athena of Denmark, 24 January 2012/ 20 May 2012 Birth & Christening of Princess Estelle of Sweden, 23 February 2012/ 22 May 2012 Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee, 2-5 June 2012 The London 2012 Olympics & Paralympics, (July-August-September 2012) Prince Albert & Princess Charlene of Monaco appearing with his daughter Jazmin Grace Grimaldi at the 2012 Princess Grace Awards, 22 October 2012 (two reasons: 1st time Jazmin and Albert are publicly seen together & the 1st time someone from the next generation of Grimaldis has attended the PGAs) Engagement of Princess Madeleine of Sweden, 25 October 2012 Weddings of:Prince Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg; Archduke Christophe of Austria & Archduke Imre (20/19 October, 9 September & 29 December) Pregnancy announcement from The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge, ...

Austria -Archduke Carl-Christian,   Archduchess Marie-Astrid, Archduke Imre, Archduchess Kathleen, Archduke Rudolf, Marie Helene Baroness de Villenfagne de Vogelsanck attended the wedding ceremonies of Archduke Christophe of Austria on Friday & Saturday { Photos } { Photos } Belgium -King Albert II  released a Christmas 2012 Speech on Tuesday{ Video } Denmark -Queen Margarethe II, Henrik, Prince Consort;  Prince Joachim, Princess Marie, Prince Nikolai & Prince Felix  attended Christmas Eve service at Møgeltønder Kirke on Monday { Photos } -Crown Prince Frederick, Crown Princess Mary, Prince Christian & Princess Isabella  attended Christmas Eve service at the Garnisonskirken on Monday { Source } -Crown Prince Fredrik attended the Copenhagen Masters on Thursday { Source } Great Britain - Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh  Prince Charles of Wales, Camilla, The Duchess...

Princess Vittoria Cristina Adelaide Chiara Maria of Savoy is the elder of the two biological children of Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice and Piedmont & his wife,  French actress Clotilde Courau, and was born 29 December 2003 in Geneva, Switzerland. She is a great-grandchild of the last King of Italy and the granddaughter of the present pretender to the throne,  Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, and his wife Marina. She also has two adopted brothers who were adopted from Kenya in January 2011, Alan and Moses, and a sister named Luisa, who was born in 2006. I imagine the family is living a relatively normal life in either France or Switzerland, where she likely goes to school. I also imagine that with a French mother and Italian father, she speaks at least both French and Italian.

Savannah Anne Kathleen Philips was born the elder of two children to Peter & Autumn Philips on 29 December 2010, thus making her the 1st grandchild of Princess Anne, The Princess Royal , and great-grandchild of Queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip . According to The Daily Mail (aka the most reliable source ever...* sense sarcasm*), her christening happened in late April 2011 at the Church of the Holy Cross, near Granny Anne's estate. There was no announcement as to who were selected as her godparents. However, in addition to her parents, her aunt and future uncle Zara and Mike were there, along with her great-grandparents and numerous members of the British Royal Family { Source }. Because she is so young and far down on the ranks for the throne (As of 2012, she is presently at 12th after three great-uncles, six 1st cousins 1x removed,  her grandmother, and her father), Savanah isn't often seen in the public eye. The biggest event we probably saw her at last was ...

Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel Windsor was born Princess Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel of Kent , the daughter of Prince George, The Duke of Kent & Princess Mariana of Greece & Denmark on 25 December 1936. When she was born, she was 6th in line for the throne after her uncle, two 1st cousins Princess Elizabeth of York (Now Queen Elizabeth II ) & Princess Margaret of York; her uncle, The Duke of Gloucester, her father and one brother. Presently, Princess Alexandra is 41st in line for the throne. She was batized at Buckingham Palace's private chapel in February 1937. Her godparents were: King George IV (uncle) Queen Elizabeth (aunt) Queen Maud of Norway (grandaunt) Princess Nicholas of Greece & Denmark (Elena, maternal grandmother) Princess Olga of Yugoslavia (maternal aunt) The Princess Beatrice (paternal great-grandaunt) Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone (paternal granduncle) Co...

Queen Silvia of Sweden was born Silvia Renate Sommerlath the daughter of Walter & Alice Sommerlath on 23 December 1943 in Germany. She spent her pre-teen and early teen years in Brazil where her father held various positions with Swedish companies that were based in Brazil. When she was 14 years of age, the family returned to West Germany. She attended high school in Düsseldorf, Germany, where she graduated in 1963. From 1965-1969, she attended the Munich School of Interpreting, with a Spanish major. Upon graduation, she began working as an interpreter at the Argentinean Consulate in Munich Germany. In the early 1970s, she worked as a hostess trainer for the Organizing Committee for the Munich Olympic Games, and then took a position as Deputy Head of Protocol of the Organizing Committee for the Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria in 1976. She and King Carl XVI Gustaf met at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. They announced their engagement on 12 March 1976, and they were m...

Emperor Akihito of Japan was born 23 December 1923, the eldest son and the fifth child of Emperor Hirohito (the Showa Emperor) and Empress Kōjun. He had 5 sisters and one brother: Princess Teru (1925-1961) Princess Hisa (1927-1928) Princess Taka (1929-1989) Princess Yori (1931-) Prince Hitachhi (1935-) Princess Suga (1937-) He was known as Prince Tsugu as a child (like his granddaughter is Princess Toshi today). He was educated primarily by private tutors before attending Gakushūin School from 1940-1952. Unlike the emperors before him, he did not receive a commission in he Japanese Army at the request of his father. When he was 22 years old, he and his brother were evaccuated from Japan during the WWII battles with The Americans. During the American occupation of Japan, he was tutored in English and Western manners. He briefly studied Poliical Science at Gakushuin University, but never received a degree.  His formal i nvestiture...

Bhutan -King Jigme Jhesae Namgyel Wangchuck  attended the 105th National Day Celebrations on Monday. { Photos } Belgium -Queen Paola,  Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Laurent and Princess Claire & Queen Fabiola  attended a Christmas Concert on Thursday { Photos } - Prince Phillippe  presented the 84th Trophée National du Mérite Sportif Award on Monday { Photo }. On Wednesday, the future King of the Belgians presided over the 8th Prix Belgodyssée { Source } - Prince Phillippe &  Princess Mathilde   visited the Centre Provincial d'enseignement Secondaire (CEPES) , a fire station and visited the hamlet of Molembais where they toured the Piétrain on Thursday { Photos } -Princess Mathilde visited with the students who are participating in the training program, Network for Training Entrepreneurship Belgium (NFTE) on Tuesday { Photos } - Prince Laurent  officially opened the 5th ...

Princess Akiko of Mikasa was born 20 December 1981, the eldest child of HIH Prince Tomohito of Mikasa and HIH Princess Tomohito of Mikasa (Nobuko). She has one younger sister, Princess  Yōko. Her father died on 6 June 2012, after an extended illness. She is a 1st cousin 1x removed of the present Emperor of Japan. Like most of the Japanese Royals, she has an extensive educational background. She earned a bachelor's degree  in history from Gakushuin University, and she also studied a year abroad at Merton College, Oxford. She also attended Oxford University as a doctoral candidate  in Oriental Studies. In the Spring 2008 semester, she was researching her thesis at the Clark Center for Japanese Art & Culture in California. In 2010, she passed the final exam towards a DPhil, thus becoming the 2nd member of the Japanese Imperial Family to obtain such a degree.  The young Princess also occasionally performs public duties. In 2006, she a...

HRH Infanta Elena Maria Isabel Dominica de Silos de Borbon y Grecia of Spain was born on 20 December 1963 to then Infante Juan Carlos of Spain and Princess Sofia of Greece & Denmark . Her father would become King of Spain when the young Infanta was only  12 years old. Her godparents were: her paternal grandmother, Princess María Mercedes, The Countess of Barcelona and her paternal  distant cousin Infante Don Alfonso de Orleans. She attended Santa Maria del Camino School and trained as a teacher at the ESCUNI University School, where she qualified as an primary education teacher, with a specialization in English in 1986. She then returned to her alma mater, Santa Maria del Camino School, where she worked as a English teacher for one year. After that, she took a sociology and education course at Exeter University, and completed her education at Comillas Pontifical Univserity, earning a degree in Education in 1993. When the young Infanta became of age in 1981, ...

James Alexander Philip Theo Mountbatten-Windsor, Viscount Severn  was born via Cesarean section on 17 December 2007, the second child and only son of The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex & Sophie, The Countess of Wessex . He has one older sister, Lady Louise . His godparents were: Denise Poulton ( a friend of his parents) Jeanye Irwin (a former American flatmate of his mother's) Alastair Bruce (a Scots Guard Falklands veteran, who is a friend of his mother's) Duncan Bullivant  Tom Hill At only a few weeks old, he was admitted to Great Ormond Street Hospital for what Buckingham Palace called a "minor allergic reaction". It is believed that he attends St. George's School, Windsor Castle, like his elder sister, where he should be in  his 1st year at the school.  Because he is so young, and so far down in the line of succession, he rarely makes public appearances or performs public duties. In 2009, he attended the Royal Windso...

 HIRH Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este  was born 15 December 1955, the second child of HRH Arch-Duke Robert d'Autriche-Este and of HRH Princesse Margherite de Savoie-Aoste. He attended his secondary education in France. After recieving his high school diploma, he studied at the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland) and Innsbruck (Austria), earning a degree in Economics and Social Sciences. On 22 September 1984, he married Princess Astrid, and they set up a home in Switzerland, from 1984-1993. Then they returned with their children to Belgium. Their five children are: Prince Amedeo (1986) Princess Maria Laura (1988) Prince Joachim (1991) Princess Luisa Maria (1995) Princess Laetitia Maria (2003) He works full time in the banking industry, as well as takes part in activities of the Royal Family on a regular basis. He often attends ceremonies and official engagements in the company of his wife. He has served as honorary president of the Coun...

Belgium -King Albert II & Queen Paola  visited the headquarters of the publishing company Rossel & Cie for its 125th anniversary of the Belgian newspaper Le Soir  on Monday { Photos } -Queen Paola unveiled a commemorative plaque in remembrance of the victims of December 13, 2011 shootings at Place Saint-Lambert on Wednesday { Source } -Prince Philppe & Princess Mathilde  visited the Sportpaleis  to watch Tennis star Kim Clijsters play against Venus Williams on Wednesday { Source } -Princess Mathilde  visited the Dienst Gynaecologische Oncologie (DGO) at the Universitair Ziekenhuis on Thursday { Photos } -Prince Nicholas & Prince Aymeric   celebrated their 7th birthday on Thursday. -Archduke Lorenz  celebrated his 57th birthday on Sunday. Denmark -Queen Margarethe II opened the Handicaporganisationernes Hus (Danish Disability Organization House) on Wednesday { Source } -Crown Prince Fredrik & Crown Pr...

Prince Nicolas Casimir Marie of Belgium  was born on 13 December 2005, the second child of Prince Laurent & Princess Claire of Belgium. He has a younger twin brother, Prince Aymeric. Prince Nicolas was named for his maternal grandfather, Nicolas Coombs. He and his brother should be attending the same school as their elder sister, Princess Louise,  Lycée Français de Bruxelles and they should be in their third year at the school. Presently, Prince Nicolas is 14th in line for the Belgian throne, after his uncle, aunt, 8 cousins, father and sister. Along with the other Belgian royals, he has appeared at various events, such as Belgian National Day ( 2012 ), Princess Astrid's 50th birthday party , the Belgian premiere of The Smurfs , and   a performance of  Circus Bouglione Show . Prince Aymeric Auguste Marie of Belgium  was born on 13 December 2005, the third child of Prince Laurent & Princess Claire of Belgium. He has a younger twin broth...

HI&RH Prince Joachim Karl-Maria Nikolaus Isabelle Marcus d'Aviano of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este  was born 9 December 1991 the third child of Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este. He has an older brother and sister and two younger sisters: Amedeo (1986), Maria-Laura (1988) , Luisa Maria (1995)  and  Laetitia Maria (2003) .  He is the first female-line member of the Belgian Royal Family to be born a Prince of Belgium, with succession rights to the throne: his older brother and sister, born Archduke and Archduchess of Austria, were created Prince and Princess of Belgium in December 1991, several years after their birth. All of his grandparents and great-grandparents are royal or noble; he descends from the Austrian, Belgian, Italian, French, Swedish, Danish, British, Portuguese, Spanish and German royal families. Like his elder siblings before him, he began his education at  Sint-Jan Berchmanscollege  and he also attended...