The Royal Fanzine

Infanta María del Pilar Alfonsa Juana Victoria Luisa Ignacia y Todos los Santos de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias of Spain, Duchess of Badajoz, Grandee of Spain, Dowager Viscountess de la Torre  was born 30 July 1936 is the eldest daughter of Infante Juan Carlos, Count of Barcelona and Princess María Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies {Source}. She also has two younger siblings, King Juan Carlos of Spain and Infanta Margarita of Spain {Source}. The majority of her early years was spent in exile in Portugal. Infanta Pilar renouced her rights to the Spanish throne upon her marriage, but due to it being before the Constitution it is debated whether or not it holds today.  It is long debated whether or not she and her family have Spanish succession rights or not  as the Spanish Constitution section 57 states: The Crown of Spain shall be inherited by the successors of H. M. Juan Carlos I de Borbón, the legitimate heir of the historic dynasty. Succession to the throne shal...

Carlos Morales y de Grecia  was born 30 July 2005 in Barcelona the third child and only son of Princess Alexia of Greece & Carlos Morales { Source } He has two older sisters and a younger sister { Source }. His godparents were{Source}: Infanta Elena of Spain (his maternal 1st cousin 1x removed) Crown Princess Pavlos of Greece (his maternal uncle) Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark (his maternal uncle) At the age of 5, he attended his maternal uncle's wedding in Greece with his parents and sisters { Source }. He resides in Puerto Calero, Lanzarote, Canary Islands in a house designed by her father { Source }. Although 8th in line for the Greek throne after two uncles, his mother and several cousins, he seems to lead a relatively normal life and little is known about him.

Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn of Thailand  was born 28 July 1952 the only son of    Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, and Queen Sirikit {Source}. He had a worldly education, spending his primary years in Thailand, before moving on to England and Australia for his upper educational studies. The Prince undertook military training at the Royal Military College, Duntroon in Canberra, Australia, and also completed an arts degree at Sukhothai Thammatirat University in Bangkok. He also took a period of time as a Buddhist monk { Source }. In 1977, he married his maternal first cousin Princess Soamsavali Kitiyakara { Source } , a year later his first child was born { Source }. He and Princess Soamsvali Kitiyakara were divorced sometime in the 1980s { Source }.  His second marriage produced four illegitimate children as they were born prior to the 1994 marriage { Source }. In 2001, he married again, to HRH Princess Srirasmi, who has since given hi...

Samuel David Benedict Chatto  was born 28 July 1998 in London, the elder of two sons of The Lady Sarah Chatto and David Chatto { Source }. One of his godparents was Prince Charles { Source }. He is currently 20th in line to succeed to the throne of the United Kingdom after his mother { Source }. For his younger years, he attended Westminster Cathedral Choir School { Source }. He is believed to now be following Prince William and Prince Harry's footsteps and attending Eton College { Source }. Although he performs no official royal functions, he has attended a few in recent years. He and his family typically attend Christmas at Sandringham { 2006 , 2008 }. He along side his family, aunt and uncle and cousins, attended the service of Thanksgiving in honor of his late grandmother and great-grandmother in 2012 { Photos }. Also in 2012, he alongside his parents and brother, attended the Cartier Style & Luxury Lunch at Goodwood Festival of Speed { Photos } and attended day 1 o...

Belgium -King Philippe, Queen Mathilde, Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant, Prince Gabriel, Prince Emmanuel & Princess Eléonore  posed for the press for the family's annual photo shoot while on holiday on Île d'Yeu, France  on Wednesday{ Photos } -King Philippe  held an audience with Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo, and attended two receptions with Belgian government officials on Tuesday { Video } -Prince Laurent & Princess Claire  viewed the exhibit  Weg van Vlaanderen: Hedendaagse Vlaamse Landschappen (Away From Flanders: Contemporary Flemish Landscapes)  at the Maison de la Culture De Warande on   Tuesday { Source } Denmark -Prince Felix  celebrated his 11th birthday on Monday. -Konstantin Gustav Heinrich Richard Johannsmann  celebrated his 3rd birthday on Wednesday. Great  Britain -Queen Elizabeth II hosted a reception for the winners of the 2013 Queen’s Award for Enterprise on Tuesday { Photos } -The Pri...

Princess Maria-Olympia  was born 25 July 1996 in New York, NY USA the eldest child of Crown Prince Pavlos & Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece { Source }. She has four younger brothers: Prince Constantine Alexios (1998) Prince Achileas-Andreas (2000) Prince Odysseus-Kimon(2004) Prince Aristidis-Stavros  (2008) Her godparents were { Source }: Princess Alexia of Greece (her paternal aunt) Prince Michael of Greece (her 1st cousin 2x removed) Prince Charles of Wales(her 2nd cousin 2x removed) She has grown up mostly in the US and Europe. She was born in the US, and likely lived here until she was at least two, before the family temporary went back to England, where her brother Odysseus-Kimon was born in 2004. Four years later, she was back in the US, this time on the "left coast", where her youngest brother was born in Los Angeles in 2008.  Although a member of the defunct Greek Royal Family, she still participates in numerous appearances. In 2...

Konstantin Gustav Heinrich Richard Johannsmann  was born 24 July 2010 the first child of Nathalie, Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and  Alexander Johannsmann{ Source }. He was named for various relatives { Source }: Konstantin : for her father's middle name and his great-uncle Constantine of Greece Gustav : for her brother/his godfather Heinrich:  for his father Richard:  for her father His godparents were{ Source }: Crown Princess Mary (his mother's cousin's wife) Ann-Kathrin Joannasmann (his paternal aunt) Gustav Frederik Philip Richard, Hereditary Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (his maternal uncle)

Princess Georgina Maximiliana Tatiana Maria of Liechtenstein was born 23 July 2005 in Vienna, Austria, the middle child and only daughter of Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein and his wife, Princess Marie{ Source }. She has one older brother and one younger one: Prince Moritz Emanuel Maria of Liechtenstein  (2003) 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 { Source }. 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.

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{ Source }. He has an older brother, Prince Nikolai, a younger half-brother, Prince Henrik and a younger half-sister, Princess Athena{ Source }.. Prince Felix was christened in Møgeltønder church on 4 October 2002 { Source }.  At the christening the musical work Dåbens Pagt composed by Frederik Magle, dedicated to Prince Felix, was given its first performance { Source }. His godparents are: Count Christian Ahlefeldt-Laurvig Oscar Davidsen Siesbye Damian Sibley Martina Bent (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/Valdemar as one o...

Austria - Archduke Karl-Konstantin  celebrated his 6th birthday on Saturday. Belgium - King Albert II & Queen Paola  attended the unveiling of two new bronze busts of themselves and a reception at the Belgian Sénat Buliding on Tuesday { Video } { Photos } -King Albert II,Queen Paola, Prince Philippe, The Duke of Brabant & Princess Mathlide, The Duchess of Brabant  attended a luncheon for members of the Belgian government on Monday { Photos }. On Saturday evening, the double royal pair of Belgium attended Le Bal Nationale { Photos } -King Albert II,Queen Paola, Queen Fabiolia, Prince Philippe, The Duke of Brabant, Princess Mathlide, The Duchess of Brabant, Prince Laurent, Princess Claire, Princess Astrid, Archduchess of Austria-Este & Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este  attended the National Day Te Deum Mass on Sunday { Photos } -King Albert II,Queen Paola, Queen Fabiolia, Prince Philippe, The Duke of Brabant, Princess Mathlide, The Duches...

Archduke Karl-Konstantin Michael Stephan Maria von Habsburg was born 20 July 2004, the only son of Georg von Habsburg amd Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg { Source }. He has two older sisters { Source }: Archduchess Zsofia of Austria (2001) Archduchess Ildiko of Austria (2002) He is a grandchild of Otto von Habsburg { Source }. He is presently 3rd in line for the defunct Austro-Hungarian throne. Other than that, not much is known about him. It's likely he leads a fairly normal life, given the family's royal status is defunct { Source }. He resides in Hungary with his family, and likely attends school there.

Crown Prince Haakon of Norway was born 20 July 1973, the only son of then Crown Prince Harald and then Crown Princess Sojna. He has one elder sister, Princess Martha Louise{ Source }. The future King of Norway attended the Norwegian Naval Academy, graduating in 1995{ Source }.. The Prince also attended University of Califorina, Berkley, where he received a BA in Political Science in 1999{ Source }.. After finishing his education, he participated in the UN's General Assembly as a third delegate{ Source }.. 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{ Source }. 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{ Source }.. ...

Princess Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Maryam Virginia of Hanover  was born 20 July 1999 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 Auer...

 Prince Ernst August Andreas Philipp Constantin Maximilian Rolf Stephan Ludwig Rudolph of Hanover  is the elder son of Prince Ernest of Hanover and Chantal Hochuli. He was born  19 July 1983, and has an younger brother Prince Christian. He also has a younger half sister, Princess Alexandra, two stepbrothers ( Andrea  & Pierre) and a stepsister (Charlotte).  He was christened at almost two months old with the following godparents:   Prince Ludwig Rudolph of Hanover (his paternal uncle) Prince Andreas of Leiningen (his paternal uncle) Princess Welf Henry of Hanover (his paternal great-aunt, first name Alexandra) Philipp-Ernst, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe Felipe, Prince of Asturias Constantine II of Greece Maximilian, Margrave of Baden Rolf Sachs (friend of his father's) Stephan von Watzdorf He grew up primarily in England. He attended Malvern College  and New York University , studying finance. He allegedly was caught experimen...

Camilla Rosemary Shand was born the eldest child of Maj. Bruce Shand and The Hon. Rosalind Shand on 17 July 1947 { Source }. She has two younger siblings, Annabel and Mark { Source }. She grew up in East Sussex, England  { Source }. She attended Dumbrells School and Queen's Gate School before attending finishing school in Switzerland and the Institut Britannique in Paris  { Source }. In 1973, she marred Andrew Parker-Bowels, with whom she has two children{ Source }. They divorced in 1995 { Source }. Ten years after her divorce, sh married the future King of England  in a civil ceremony on 9 April 2005{ Source }. Both of her children married in 2005 and 2006 and have five children between them { Source }. When her husband becomes King, it is her intention to be known as HRH The Princess Consort rather than Queen Camilla { Source }.

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 { Source }. 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{ Source }. His father had to declare to the Civil Guard because Spanish law does not p...

Prince Dasho Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck  was born 16 July 1984 as the second son of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck from Queen Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck, which makes him second in line for the Bhutanese throne and is a half brother to the present Bhutantese King . In addition to the King, he also has one full (and older) sister, and three other half brothers and three half sisters. Like his brother, the young prince had a worldly education, being educated in Bhutan, the United States,  and in England. He attended Yangchenphug Higher Secondary School before moving to the United States to attend Choate Rosemary Hall  until 2003 (during which time the school was also attended by Ivanka Trump and James Lee Schroeder Jr, who graduated a few years ahead of the Prince). After graduation, he moved to England to attend St. Peter's College, Oxford to earn a degree in history and politics in 2007. Like his other siblings, he takes responsiblity for Bhutan, and is often travelin...

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 name could...

Crown Princess Victoria Ingrid Alice Désirée of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland was born 14 July 1977, and is the eldest child and oldest daughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia. She has two younger siblings- Prince Carl Phillip (1979), and Princess Madeline (1982) { Source }. She was baptized at the Palace Church on 27 September 1977 and given the names Victoria Ingrid Alice Désirée. Her godparents are: Ralf Sommerlath (maternal uncle) Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (paternal aunt) King Harald V  of Norway  Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands 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 S...

Belgium -King Albert II, Queen Paola, Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant & Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant  hosted a luncheon for "...Minister-Presidents of the Regions and Communities...” on Friday { Photos }{ Photos } Great  Britain -Queen Elizabeth II  held audience with The King & Queen of The Netherlands on Wednesday { Photos }. -Queen Elizabeth II, The Prince Andrew, The Duke of York, The Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex & Sophie, The Countess of Wessex  spent a leisurely afternoon together aboard the Royal Barge, Gloriana, cruising the Thames River on Tuesday { Photos } -Queen Elizabeth II, The Prince Charles of Wales, Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall,  Princess Anne, The Princess Royal, Sophie, The Countess of Wessex, Princess Beatrice of York, Princess Eugenie of York, James, Viscount Severn, The Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, Peter Mark Andrew Philips,  Zara Anne Elizabeth Philips-Tindall, The Hon. Charles Armstro...