The Royal Fanzine

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 The Princess Anne, The Princess Royal , and great-grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II  & 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 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 2014, she is presently at 14th after three great-uncles, six 1st cousins 1x removed, a second cousin, her grandmother, and her father), Savannah isn't often seen in the public eye. The biggest event we probably saw her a...

Princess Vittoria 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.

Angelica Margaretta Bianca Kreuger Knight  was born 29 December 1986 as the daughter of John Kreuger and Princess Irnia of Romania { Source }. Her maternal grandparents are  King Mihai I of Romania  and Queen Anne of Romania { Source }. She has one older brother, Michael Kreuger  { Source }. On 31 May 2007, she gave birth to a daughter, Courtney Bianca Knight { Source }. Almost two and a half years later, she married her child's father, Richard Robert Knight on 29 October 2009 { Source }. Currently, according to Romanian laws, she is not included in the line of succession { Source }. However, this page on the site about succession includes her in 7th place, so I don't know { Source }. It's likely that she grew up fairly normally, and lives a relatively normal life.

Claire Alexandra Windsor,  The Countess of Ulster  was born 29 December 1977 as the elder child of Robert Booth and Barbra Booth{ Source }. She has a sister, Joanne, who is two years younger { Source }. She attended King's College, London, recieving a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery in 2001. In 2007, she received a further degree of Masters of Science from University College, London. Lady Ulster qualified as a pediatric specialist registrar, after which she became a Consultant Pediatrician with the General Medical Council{ Source }. On 1 September 2012, she was appointed Clinical Training Fellow (Walport Lecturer) at UCL{ Source }. She married the son of The Duke of Duchess of Gloucester, The Earl of Ulster on 22 June 2002 at the Queen's Chapel, St. James Palace { Source }. Upon her marriage, she gained the title The Countess of Ulster{ Source }. Together, with the Earl of Ulster, she has two children{ Source }: Xan Windsor, Lord Cullden Lady Cosima Windsor

Japan -Emperor Akihito  celebrated his 81st birthday on Tuesday. Great Britain -Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince Charles of Wales, Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall, The Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex, Sophie, The Countess of Wessex, The Princess Anne, The Princess Royal, Sir Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence, Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge, Prince Harry of Wales, Princess Beatrice of York, Princess Eugenie of York, The Lady Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor, Peter Mark Andrew Philips,  Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge &Autumn Patrica Kelly Philips  attended the annual Christmas morning church service on Thursday { Source } James, Viscount Severn, Prince George of Cambridge, Savanah & Isla Philips  were left at home due to their being so young. -Zara Anne Elizabeth Philips Tindall attended the 2014 Sydney To Hobart Yacht Races on Thursday { Photos } -Princess Alexandra of Kent,...

Cassius Edward Taylor  was born 26 December 199 is the son of The Lady Helen Taylor and Timothy Taylor { Source }. He has one older brother and two  younger sisters { Source }. He is  the grandson of The Duke  and Duchess of Gloucester { Source }. Presently, Mr. Taylor is 37th in line for the British throne { Source }. When he was 8 years old, his father was diagnosed with cancer, but he survived it { Source }. Other than this, Mr. Taylor is a private citizen, and does not perform any public duties, therefore there is not much information about him.

Twin: n. either of two children or animals brought forth at a birth. { Source } Royal: adj. a person of royal status or of relation to a King or Queen. France. Austria. Luxembourg. Yugoslaiva. The Netherlands. Ethiopia. Jordan. Bulgaria. Belgium. Germany. Denmark. Monaco. What do they all have in common? Royal Twins. What happens in succession when royal twins are born, you ask? Depends. In most cases, the elder of the twins is before the younger twin. In some cases, (for example, The Hereditary Prince of Monaco and his big sister The Countess of Carladès) the son is first in succession due to the succession laws. Here's a list of the current living sets of Royal Twins around the world: Jacques, duc d'Orléans & Prince Michael d'Orléans, Comte d'Evreux (1941), twin sons of Prince Henri of Orléans, Count of Paris & Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza, Countess of Paris Archduchess Michaela of Austria & Archduchess Monika of Aus...

Princess Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel of Kent, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy  was born on 25 December 1936 as the only daughter of The Duke and Duchess of Kent { Source }. She has one older brother , and a younger brother , as well as two sisters -in-law, three nephews, two nieces, six great nephews and five great nieces{ Source }. When she was just five years old, her father died in a wartime accident { Source }. Her mother chose to raise her and her two brothers primarily at the family's country home Choppins in Buckinghamshire{ Source }. Much of Her Royal Highness's childhood was spent at the Duke and Duchess of Kent's country home, Coppins, in Buckinghamshire. Her father was killed in a wartime flying accident in 1942 when she was just five years old{ Source }.  Unlike her cousins, Princess Elizabeth & Princess Margaret who were privately tutored at home, she attended a regular school, starting at age five. She attended Heathfield School, Ascot begining in ...

Amelia Mary Carnegie Etherington  was born 24 December 2001 as the only child of The Lady Alexandra Carnegie Etherington and Mark Fleming Etherington { Source }. She is the only granddaughter of The 3rd Duke of Fife and his wife, Caroline, The Duchess of Fife { Source }. She has three cousins { Source }: Charles Duff Carnegie, Lord Carnegie (1989) Hon. Geogre William Carnegie (1992) Hon. Hugh Alexander Carnegie (1993) Currently, under British laws, she is 70th+ in line for the British throne as a great-great-great-great granddaughter of Queen Victoria through her son, Edward VIII. Because she is so far down the line, it is likely that she lives a relatively normal life and not much is known about her.

Queen Silvia of Sweden was born Silvia Renate Sommerlath the daughter of Walter & Alice Sommerlath on 23 December 1943 in Germany{ Source }. 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{ Source }. When she was 14 years of age, the family returned to West Germany{ Source }. She attended high school in Düsseldorf, Germany, where she graduated in 1963{ Source }. From 1965-1969, she attended the Munich School of Interpreting, with a Spanish major{ Source }. Upon graduation, she began working as an interpreter at the Argentinean Consulate in Munich Germany{ Source }.  In the early 1970s, she worked as a hostess trainer for the Organizing Committee for the Munich Olympic Games{ Source }. Then took a position as Deputy Head of Protocol of the Organizing Committee for the Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria in 1976{ Source }. She and King Carl XVI G...

Emperor Akihito of Japan was born 23 December 1923 as the eldest son and fifth child of Emperor Hirohito (the Showa Emperor) and Empress Kōjun { Source }. He had 5 sisters and one brother{ Source }: 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){ Source }. He was educated primarily by private tutors before attending Gakushūin School from 1940-1952{ Source }.He briefly studied Political Science at Gakushuin University, but never received a degree{ Source }.  He has written papers for scholarly journals, namely Gene and the Japanese Journal of Ichthyology{ Source }. Unlike the emperors before him, he did not receive a commission in the Japanese Army at the request of his father{ Source }. When he was 22 years old, he and his brother were evacuated from Japan during the WWII b...

Belgium -King Philippe, Queen Mathilde, Princess Elisabeth, The Duchess of Brabant, Prince Gabriel, Prince Emmanuel & Princess Eléonore  attend the annual Christmas Concert on Wednesday { Photos } -Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este  celebrated his 59th birthday on Tuesday. Great Britain -Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince Charles of Wales, Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall, The Prince Andrew, The Duke of York, The Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex, Sophie, The Countess of Wessex, The Princess Anne, The Princess Royal, Sir Vice Admrial Timothy Laurence,  Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge, Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry of Wales, Princess Beatrice of York, Princess Eugenie of York, The Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, James, Viscount Severn, Peter Mark Andrew Philips, Autumn Patricia Kelly Philips, Zara Anne Elizabeth Tindall, Michael James Tindall.  Prince George of Cambridge,...

Estella Olga Elizabeth Taylor  was born on 21 December 2004  { Source } She is the youngest daughter of The Lady Helen Taylor and Timothy Taylor { Source }. She has two older brothers and an older sister{ Source }: Columbus George Donald Taylor (1994) Cassius Edward Taylor (1996) Eloise Olivia Katherine Taylor (2003) She is a great-great-granddaughter of King George V{ Source }. She is a first cousin twice removed from Queen Elizabeth II via King George V. She is presently 39th in line for the British throne { Source }. With the birth of Baby Cambridge #2 this spring, she will become 40th  { Source }. At her birth, she was 28th. Her star sign is Sagittarius.  Her birth number is 3. She and her family likely live a fairly normal life.Since her mother operates an art gallery in Mayfair, England, it's likely her family lives and goes to school in that area. She has a paternal aunt, two half paternal uncles, and two paternal uncles.

The Infanta Elena María Isabel Dominica de Silos de Borbón y de Greciaof Spain, The Duchess of Lugo  was born 20 December 1963 as the eldest child of K ing Juan Carlos I  & Queen Sofia of Spain {Source}. Her father would become King of Spain when the young Infanta was only 12 years old. Her godparents were: Princess María Mercedes, The Countess of Barcelona  (paternal grandmother)   Infante Don Alfonso de Orleans(paternal distant cousin) 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 University, earning a degree in Education in 1993. When the young Infa...

Raphaël Casiraghi Elmaleh  was born 17 December 2014 as the illegitimate son of Charlotte Casiraghi  and Gad  Elmaleh { Source }. His godparents are his great-aunt and great-uncle, Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene { Source }. Although only a year old, he can frequently be seen out and about with his parents. The little family was spotted vacationing together in France  and  vacationing in the US . Currently, as his parents are not married, he is not included in the line of succession, however, if one day his parents were to marry, he would gain succession rights.

Maximilian von Lattorff  was born 17 December 2011 as the youngest child of Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein and  Philipp Baron von Lattorff { Source }. He has six older siblings, one brother and five sisters { Source }: Lukas von Lattorff (2000) Elisabeth von Lattorff (2002) Marie von Lattorff (2004) Camilla von Lattorff (2005) Anna von Lattorff (2007) Sophie von Lattorff (2009) It is likely given that he is not in line for the Liechtenstein throne due to Male-preference cognatic primogeniture, he lives a fairly normal life. It is likely that he is learning to speak German, the official language of Liechtenstein. He shares a birthday with: James, Viscount Sevrn (2007) Raphaël Casiraghi Elmaleh (2013)

James Alexander Philip Theo Mountbatten-Windsor, Viscount Sevrn was born 17 December 2007 as the only son and youngest child of The Earl and Countess of Wessex { Source }. He has one older sister: The Lady Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor (2003) His godparents were{ Source }: 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 3rd 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 Windsor Horse Show . In 2...

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 and daughter-in-law are: Prince Amedeo (1986) Archduchess Elisabetta "Lili" of Austria-Este  (1987) Princess Maria Laura (1988) Prince Joachim (1991) P rincess 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 engagemen...

Flora Alexandra Ogilvy  was born 15 December 1994 as the elder of two children of James Robert Bruce Ogilvy and Julia Ogilvy { Source }. She is a granddaughter of Princess Alexandra of Kent, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy{ Source }. She has one younger brother, Alexander { Source }. She was educated at Rugby School before beginning at St. Andrews University in the fall of 2013    { Source }. During her gap year in 2013, she appeared in an episode of Downton Abbey { Source }. Currently, as of December 2014, she is 48th in line for the British throne{ Source }. However, when the new succession laws go into effect and with the birth of the Cambridge's second child in 2015, she will be 54th in line. It is likely that Miss Ogilvy lives a relatively normal life. She has seldom made royal appearances throughout the years, such as appearing at the gala preview of Mary Poppins { Photos }, her grandfather's funeral { Photos } and last year's Christmas luncheon at Buckingham Pal...

Austria -Archduke Carl Christian & Archduchess Marie Astrid, Princess of Luxembourg  a viewing of Queen Fabiola's body on Tuesday { Photos }. They also attended her funeral on Friday { Photos } Archduchess Marie-Astrid was Queen Fabiola's niece through her marriage to King Baudin and is the daughter of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg and Princess Josephine Charlotte of Belgium. Belgium -King Philippe, Queen Mathilde, King Albert II, Queen Paola, Princess Astrid, The Archduchess of Austria-Este, Prince Lorenz, The Archduke of Austria-Este, Prince Laurent & Princess Claire  attended a viewing of Queen Fabiola's body on Tuesday { Photos }. -King Philippe, Queen Mathilde, King Albert II, Queen Paola, Princess Astrid, The Archduchess of Austria-Este, Prince Lorenz, The Archduke of Austria-Este, Prince Amedeo, Archduke of Austria-Este, Elisabetta “Lili”, Archduchess of Austria-Este, Princess Maria Laura, Archduchess of Austria-Este, Princes J...

Princess Christa Ingeborg von Thurn und Taxis was born 14 December 1941 as the daughter of Erich and Ingeburg Heinle{ Source }. She married Prince Max Emanuel von Thurn und Taxis on 14 March 1973 (civil) and 14 March 1973 (religous) { Source }. Together, they have two sons { Source }: Prince Hubertus von Thurn and Taxis (1973) Prince Philipp von Thurn and Taxis (1975) As her marriage was no equal (she was a commoner, he a royal), their sons do not have succession rights. As her children grew, she began to take an active role in German charities. For twenty years, from 1985-2005, she served as Vice Chairman of the Bravarian Red Cross for the districts of Ostallgäu   (1985-1989) and Swabia (1989-2005) { Source }. Since 1989, she has been a member of the BRK-Land Board and the Committee for Social Services { Source }. Since 1994, she has been a member of the Federal Comittee for Welfare and Social Work in BRK { Source }. From 1993-2001, she was a member of BRK...

Prince Aymeric Auguste Marie of Belgium was born on 13 December 2005, the third child of  Prince Laurent  &  Princess Claire  of Belgium { Source }. He has an older twin brother, Prince Nicolas and an older sister, Princess Louise{ Source }. 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 fifth year at the school.  Presently, Prince Aymeric is 13th 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 . On 29 May 2014, he and his brother Nicolas made their first communion at Sainte-Catherine Bonlez, with the royal family in attendance { Source }. I...

Prince Nicolas Casimir Marie of Belgium was born on 13 December 2005, the second child of Prince Laurent & Princess Claire  of Belgium { Source }. He has a younger twin brother, Prince Aymeric { Source }. Prince Nicolas was named for his maternal grandfather, Nicolas Coombs{ Source }. 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 fifth year at the school.  Presently, Prince Nicolas is 13th 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 . On 29 May 2014, he and his brother Aymeric made their first communion at Sainte-Catherine Bonlez, with the royal family in attendance { Sour...