The Royal Fanzine

Princess Marie-Esméralda Adelaide Lilian Anna Léopoldine of Belgium, Lady Moncada  was born 30 September 1956 is the younger half-sister of King Albert II from his father's marriage to Lilian, Princess of Réthy{ Source }. Princess Marie-Esméralda has two older siblings as well as two older half brothers and an older half sister: Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg (1927-2005) King Baudouin I of Belgium (1930-1993) King Albert II of Belgium (1934) Prince Alexander of Belgium (1942-2009)   Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium (1951) Her godparents were her elder half-siblings, King Albert II & Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg. Princess Marie-Esméralda trained as a journalist and writes under the name Esméralda de Réthy{Source}. In 2001, the Princess teamed up with Jean-Louis Peareau to write Christian Dior: The Early Years:1947-1957 { Source }. On 4 April 1998, she married Salvador Moncada in London { Source }. Together they have two ch

Belgium -King Philippe & Queen Mathilde  attended their ‘Joyous Entry - Blijde Intrede - Joyeuse Entree’ ceremony in Hasselt, Belgium on Tuesday { Photos }. On Wednesday, they attended a concert organized by Association de la Noblesse du Royaume de Belgique{ Photos } and met with former IOC Chair and his wife{ Photos }. On Friday, they spent the day visiting the city of Antwerp for a one-day visit { Photos } . Denmark -Crown Princess Mary  christened the new A.P. Møller-Mærsk’s new container ship the    Majestic Mærsk on Wednesday { Photos }{ Source } The future Queen of Denmark was accompanied by her husband Crown Prince Fredrik. -Princess Marie  presented the 2013 Innovation Storm Prizes to five Danish companies on Wednesday { Source } Great Britain -Camilla, The Duchess of Rothesay officially opened the new Maggie’s Centre on Monday { Photos } -Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge & Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge  announced the date of the christenin

Don Juan Valentin de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y Bórbon was born 29 September 1999 as the eldest of   Infanta Cristina of Spain and Iñaki Urdangarín . He has three younger siblings: Don Pablo Nicolás Urdangarín y Bórbon (2000) Don Miguel de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y Bórbon (2002) Doña Irene Urdangarín y Bórbon (2005) Don Juan Urdangarín y Bórbon was christened at three months of age in December 1999 { Source }. His godparents were { Source }: Infanta Elena, Duchess Lugo (his maternal aunt) Mikel Urdangarin (his paternal uncle) He was named: Juan : for his great-grandfather, The Count of Barcelona & his grandfather the King Valentin:  for his father's great-granducle    Saint Valentín of Berriochoa, or Berriotxoa Todos los Santos:   of All Saints a custom amongst the Bourbons- his mother, her brother, his siblings and his cousins also bear the name. He has had a worldly education having been educated in Spain, the United States and presently

Emma Tallulah Behn was born on 29 September 2008 the third and youngest daughter of  Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and husband Ari Behn{ Source }. Her two older sisters are: Maud Angelica Behn Leah Isadora Behn She was christened in January 2009, and her godparents included{ Source }: Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway  (maternal aunt) Marianne Solberg Behn (paternal grandmother) Princess Alexia of Greece  Christian Udnæss Carl Christian Christensen Anbjørg Sætre Håtun Sigvart Dagsland As a granddaughter of the King of Norway, she is presently 7th in line for the Norwegian throne, and as a greatx3 granddaughter of Edward VII she is distantly in line for the British throne as well. Prior to moving to London in 2012, Emma resided in Lommedalen , Bærum, Norway with her parents and older sisters{ Source }. She likely attends the same school as her sisters in London.  She may be young, but she has frequented several events such as Norway's National Day celeb

Princess Iman bint Abdullah  was born 27 September 1996, the second child and elder daughter of  King Abdullah II of Jordan  and  Queen Rania of Jordan  { Source }. She has an older brother and a younger brother and sister { Source }: Crown Prince Hussein  (1994) Princess Salma (2000) Prince Hashem  (2005) Little is known about her, but it is possible she attended  International Academy Amman  with her sister, Princess Salma who is 4 years and a day younger. Princess Iman is apparently a keen athlete at the school.

Princess Salma bint Abdullah was born 26 September 2000, the third child and second daughter of King Abdullah II of Jordan and Queen Rania of Jordan { Source }. She has two older siblings and a younger brother{ Source }: Crown Prince Hussein (1994) Princess Iman (1996) Prince Hashem (2005) Little is known about her, but it is possible she attended International Academy Amman with her sister, Princess Iman who is 4 years and a day older.

Luis Juan Fernández-Sastrón y Gómez-Acebo was born 23 September 1991, as the eldest grandchild of  Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz, Dowager Viscountess of la Torre { Source }. His parents are Doña Simoneta Gómez-Acebo y de Borbón and José Miguel Fernández y Sastrón { Source }. He has two siblings{ Source }: Pablo Fernández-Sastrón y Gómez-Acebo (1995) María de las Mercedes Fernández-Sastrón y Gómez-Acebo (2000) As he is not technically or is technically a minor member of the Spanish Royal Family (pending on if you see his grandmother's abdication prior to the adaption of the constitution and define "descendants of King Juan Carlos I" as his sisters and their descendants as well), little is known about him nor does he perform public duties, one can assume he lives a fairly normal life of a 22 year old.

Austria -Archduke Christophe, Archduchess Adelaide, Archduke Imre, Archduchess Kathleen, Archduke Alexander & Archduchess Gabriella, Archduchess Marie Christine, Countess of Limburg-Stirum and Count Rodolphe de Limburg-Stirum  attended the religious wedding of Prince Felix of Luxembourg to Claire Lademacher on Saturday { Photos } Belgium -King Philippe & Queen Mathilde  visited the city of Mons in the province of Hainaut on  Tuesday { Photos } -Queen Mathilide  attended a side-event co-hosted by  UNICEF and Global Compact Belgium: 'Children's rights are everyone's business' at UNICEF House in NYC on Wednesday { Photos }. On Thursday, Queen Mathilde participated in day two of the United Nations Global Compact Leaders Summit 2013: Architects for a Better World { Photos } -Queen Fabiola, Prince Laurent, Prince Amedeo, Archduke of Austria-Este, Prince Joachim, Archduke of Austria-Este. Princess Maria-Laura, Archduchess of Austria-Este  attended the religi

Princess Märtha Louise of Norway  was born 22 September 1971 at Rikshospitalet University Hospital and is the elder of two children of the present King and Queen of Norway{ Source }. She has one younger brother, Crown Prince Haakon { Source }. She was named for her grandmother, Crown Princess Märtha and her great-grandmother, Queen Louise { Source }. Prior to 1990, the young princess could not inherit the throne due to there being a rule for males only, however, in 1990 a constitutional amendment was adopted establishing female rights to the throne as well as rights to the first born child{ Source }.. However, these new rules took place only for those born after the amendment was established  (thus why her brother remains heir apparent, and her niece is his heir-apparent, and not she and her eldest daughter being the heir apparent and heir's heir){ Source }. She grew up along side her younger brother at their parent's Skaugum Estate, with fairly normal childhoods{ Source

Alexia Knecht de Massy was born 21 September 2001, the second of four daughters of  Donatella Knecht de Massy and K. Sébastien Knecht de Massy  { Source }. She has one older sister, Christine , and two younger sisters, Vittoria and Andrea. She is a great-granddaughter of Princess Antoinette of Monaco, Baroness of Massy, but is not  a member of the Princely Family. She attended the private catholic school, L'Institut François d’Assise Nicolas Barré , along with her sisters and second cousins once removed (I think. Alexia's grandmother was a cousin of Camille and Alexandra's mothers) Princess Alexandra of Hanover and Camille Gottlieb  until 2010 or 2011 when the family moved to South Africa. She should be in the Cinquième year (equal to 7th grade in the US system) at  Ecole Francaise du Cap Francois le Vaillant in South Africa. As she is so young and not technically in line for the throne anymore with the death of her great uncle (Prince Rainier III) in 2005, her pa

Prince Noah de Nassu was born 21 September 2007, the younger of Prince Louis of Luxembourg and  Princess Tessy's two children{ Source }. He has an older brother, P rince Gabriel , who is a little over a year and a half older{ Source }. His godparents are:  Prince Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg (his paternal uncle) Patty Antony (his maternal aunt) Prior to his parents marriage, his father renounced his title for himself and his descendents, so Prince Noah is not in line for the Luxembourg throne { Source }. However, on Luxembourg's National Day on 23 June 2009, Grand Duke Henri issued a Grand-Ducal decree granting his mother the title of Princess of Luxembourg with the style Her Royal Highness{ Source }. . The same proclamation gave the title Prince of Nassau and style Royal Highness to him and his elder brother and possible future children{ Source }. . He resides in London with his parents and elder brother, where he likely began school in 2010{ Sourc

Prince Odysseas-Kimon of Greece was born 17 September 2004 in London as the  2nd son of   Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece  and  Crown Princess Marie-Chantal  {Source}. He has an older sister, two older brothers and a younger brother, all of who carry the title and style HRH Prince/ss of Greece. They are:   Maria-Olympia  (1996)  Constantine Alexios (1998) Achileas-Andreas (2000) Aristidis-Stavros  (2008) Like his siblings, he's grown up mostly in the US and Europe. As of right now, the family is based in London. He shares a birthday with his mother. His christening took place in Greece the following summer after his birth { Source }. His godparents consisted of{ Source }: Prince Philippos of Greece (paternal uncle) Princess Olga of Greece (paternal 2nd cousin 1x removed) Princess Alexandra of  Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (paternal 1st cousin 1x removed) Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway Nassos Thanopolous (Greek businessman based in England, likely a friend of

Marie-Chantal Claire Miller (aka Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece ) was born 17 September 1968 { Source } She is the daughter of  Ecuadorian born María Clara "Chantal" (née Pesantes Becerra) and Robert Warren Miller { Source } She is one of the famed "Miller Sisters" socialite trio{ Source } She has two sisters, Pia-Christina & Alexandra-Natasha{ Source } Crown Princess Marie-Chantal is a former sister in law to Christopher Ronald Getty and Alexander von Fürstenberg{ Source } Her sisters have several children between them/ She is aunt to{ Source }: Princess Talita Natasha  von Fürstenberg (1999) (Princess Alexandra-Natasha von Fürstenberg) Prince Tassilo Egon Maximilian  von Fürstenberg(2001) (Princess Alexandra-Natasha von Fürstenberg) Isabelle Getty (1993) (Pia-Christina Miller-Getty) Robert Maximilian Getty (1996) (Pia-Christina Miller-Getty) Conrad Getty(1998) (Pia-Christina Miller-Getty) Maximus Getty (2002) (Pia-Christina Miller-Getty)

Belgium -King Philippe  attended a special dinner & gala concert in honor of the Lithuanian Presidency of the European Union on Thursday { Photos } -King Philippe & Queen Mathilde  attended   ‘Joyous Entry-Blijde Intrede-Joyeuse Entree’ to present themselves to the public in the different provincial capitals on Tuesday { Photos } -Queen Mathilde  visited the exhibit   L’Europe de Rubens: 170 Oeuvres de l'Artiste, de ses Modèles et de sees Contemporains on Friday { Photos } -Queen Paola  celebrated her 76th birthday on Wednesday. -Prince Laurent & Princess Claire attended a gala evening of the “support Committee of the Province of Flanders for the King Baudouin Foundation” on Thursday { Source } Denmark -Queen Margarethe II  inaugurated the Monument area in Jelling on Tuesday { Source } -Queen Margarethe II & Henrik, Prince Consort  took part in King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden's 40th Jubilee celebrations on Saturday{ Source }. Queen Margarethe

Princess Letizia of Asturias  was born Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano  on 15 September 1972 and is the daughter of Don Jesús Ortiz Álvarez and Dona Paloma Rocasolano Rodriguez{ Source }. The future Spanish Queen has two sisters: Telma Ortiz Rocasolano ( 1973) and Érika Ortiz Rocasolano (1975-2007){ Source }. She began his studies in Oviedo, in the public school La Gesta and later at the Institute Alfonso II{ Source }.  At age 14 he moved with his parents and sisters to Madrid, where she completed her school at Instituto Ramiro de Maeztu{ Source }. She received a degree in Information Sciences, Journalism industry, Complutense University of Madrid{ Source }. She holds a Master of Audiovisual Journalism from the Institute of Journalism Media Studies{ Source }.. During her studies, Letizia worked for the Asturian daily newspaper La Nueva España and later for the newspaper ABC and the news agency EFE{ Source }. She was awarded the Larra Prize by the Madrid Press Association to the year&#