The Royal Fanzine

James Robert Bruce Ogilvy is the elder of two children of Princess Alexandra of Kent, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy and Sir Angus Ogilvy and he was born on 29 February 1964** { Source }. He has a younger sister, Ms. Mariana Victoria Alexandra Ogilvy { Source }. He was the first of four royal babies born in 1964-the others being{ Source }: The Prince Edward (10 March) (his 2nd cousin through his mother) The Lady Helen Windsor (28 April)(his 1st cousin, her father is the present Duke of Kent) The Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones (1 May)(his second cousin through his mother) At his birth, he was 13th in line for the throne, as of January 2014 and the birth of Miss Mia Grace Tindall, he is 46th { Source }. He was baptized, and one of his seven godparents was Queen Elizabeth II { Source }. He himself became a godfather in 1990, to Princess Eugenie of York { Source } { Source } He, like his younger second cousins 1x removed (Prince William, and Prince Harry), attended Eton College{ Source }. He also

Countess Feodora Mathilde Helena af Rosenborg was born 27 Februrary 1975, the youngest of three daughters of Count Christian af Rosenborg and Countess Anne af Rosenborg { Source }. Her two elder sisters were twins who have given her several nieces and nephews{ Source }: Countess Josephine af Rosenborg (1972) Julius Christian Emil Schmidt(2001) Clara Dorthe Elisabeth Schmidt (2004) Countess Camilla af Rosenborg (1972) Anastasia Caroline Amalie Rosanes(1997) Ludwig Christian Mikael Rosanes (2000) Leopold Christian Ingolf Rosanes (2005) Theodor Christian John Rosanes (2008) She has been married twice. She married Eric Hervè Patrice Patte on 31 July 2004, and they divorced in 2006 { Source }. On 26 September 2008, she married Morent Rønnow{ Source }. On 1 Februrary 2009, she gave birth to her only child, Caroline-Mathilde Margareth Rønnow { Source }. Her daughter is presumably named for her great-grandmother, Hereditary Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark (wife of Heredita

Prince Ernst August Albert Paul Otto Rupprecht Oskar Berthold Friedrich-Ferdinand Christian-Ludwig of Hanover  was born on 26 February 1954 as the eldest son of Ernst August, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick (1914-1987) and his first wife, Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1925-1980) { Source }. He has one older sister, two younger brothers and two younger sisters { Source }: Princess Marie of Hanover, Countess von Houchberg (1952) Prince Lugwig of Hanover (1955-1988) Princess Olga of Hanover (1958) Princess Alexandra of Hanover, Princess of Leiningen (1959) Prince Heinrich of Hanover (1961) He has been married twice. He was married to Chantal Hochuli from 1981-1997, producing two sons { Source }: Prince Ernest August of Hanover (1983) Prince Christian of Hanover (1985) He married secondly to Princess Caroline of Monaco  on 23 January 1999, together, they have one daughter{ Source }: Princess Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Marym Virginia of Han

Michael Torsten de Roumanie Kreuger was born as the first child of Princess Irinia of Romania, Mrs. John W. Walker and Mr. John Kreuger on 25 February 1985{ Source }. He has a younger sister { Source }: Angelica Margaretta Bianca Kreuger (1986) He married a woman named Tara Littlfield in February 2011{ Source }. Together, they have a son named Kohen{ Source }. He was born in the United States, and thus is a US citizen. It is likely that he leads a normal private life, despite being a grandson of deposed royalty. 

Arrietta Morales y de Grecia was born 24 February 2002 in Barcelona, Spain, the eldest of Princess Alexia of Greece & Denmark and Carlos Morales's children. She has two younger sisters and a younger brother. She was baptized on 30 June 2002 { Source }. Her godparents consisted of{ Source }: Princess Theodora of Greece (maternal aunt) Maria Teresa Morales (paternal aunt) Infanta Cristina of Spain (1st cousin of her mother)  Manuel Cabrera (friend of her father)  and an unknown Greek friend of her mother  She resides in Puerto Calero, Lanzarote, Canary Islands in a house designed by her father { Source }. She is the granddaughter of Queen Anne-Marie of The Hellenes & King Constantine II of Greece. Technically, she is biologically related to the following monarchs and/or consorts: Queen Elizabeth II (3rd cousin 2x removed, through The Princess Victoria, The Princess Royal) The Duke of Edinburgh (1st cousins 3x removed, through King George I of Greece) Queen

Prince Carlo of Bourbon-Two Siclles, The Duke of Castro was born 24 February 1963 as the only son of Ferdinand, Duke of Castro and Chantal de Chevron-Villette { Source }. He has He he baptized in France with the name Charles Marie Bernade Gennaro, but he generally uses the Italian form of his name, Carlo { Source }. The Duke of Castro has two elder sisters, and between them they have four children{ Source }: Princess Béatrice Marie Caroline Louise Françoise of the Two Sicilies (1950) Princess Caroline Marie Constance Napoléon ( 1980) Prince Jean-Christophe Napoléon (1986) Princess Anne Marie Caroline Carmen of the Two Sicilies (1957) Nicolas Cochin (1979) Dorothée Cochin (1985) Prince Carlo was educated firstly at the Institute of the Marist Fathers at Toulon, France{ Source }. He went on to study at a namesake of the Collège Stanislas de Paris{ Source }. After studying at an international university in Paris, he spent three years working for a public relations firm in

Princess Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary of Sweden, The Duchess of Östergötland  was born 23 February 2012 as the first child of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel { Source }. In accordance with the 1979 Act of Succession, which entered into force on 1 January 1980, Princess Estelle is second in the line of succession, following Crown Princess Victoria{ Source }. Princess Estelle was christened in the Royal Chapel at the Royal Palace on 22 May 2012{ Source }. Her godparents were{ Source }: Anna Westling Soderstrom (paternal aunt) Prince Carl Philip of Sweden (maternal uncle) Crown Prince Haakon of Norway (friend of her parents, her mother is his eldest child's godmother) King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (friend of her parents, her mother is his eldest child's godmother) Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (friend of her parents, her mother is her eldest child's godmother) Although she is only two years old, she already has a collection of Swedish Royal medals in

Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan was born 23 February 1960 as the eldest son of the then Crown Princely couple { Source }. During his childhood years, he was known as Prince Hiro-no-Miya { Source }. He was invested as Japan's Crown Prince on 23 February 1991, eleven years after his Coming of Age ceremony in 1980{ Source }. Today he serves as honorary vice president to the Japanese Red Cross and Honorary President of the United Nations Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation{ Source }. Like most of the Japanese Imperial Family, his educational background is extensive. He graduated from Gakushuin University with a degree in History { Source }.From 1983-1985, he studied at Merton College, University of Oxford{ Source }. In 1988, he returned to Gakushuin to persue a doctorate degree in Humanities, but never finished{ Source }. In 1992, he became a guest researcher for the archives of Gakushuin{ Source }. His engagement was formally announced by the Imperial House

Belgium - Prince Amedeo, Archduke of Austria-Este  celebrated his 29th birthday on Saturday. Bhutan -King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck     visited Sarpang Town, where 81 shops and huts were damaged in a fire on Sunday, and met with the people{Photos}On Saturday, he celebrated his 35th birthday. Denmark -Crown Prince Fredrick  attended a memorial service for the victims of the 2/14/2015 Copenhagen shootings on Monday {Photos} German -Princess Alexandra Irene of Hanover, Princess of Leiningen  celebrated her 56th birthday on Wednesday. Great  Britain -Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh re-opened Canada House on Thursday { Source } -Queen Elizabeth II  met with the outgoing Ambassador from the Republic of Iraq and attended a reception to mark the 80th anniversary of Diabetes UK on Tuesday {Photos}{ Source } -The Prince Charles of Wales & Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall   attend the Royal Film Performance 2015 on Tuesd

Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley (now known as Katharine, The Duchess of Kent)  was born 22 February 1933 as the only daughter of Colonel Sir William Arthington Worsley, 4th Bt. and Joyce Morgan Brunner { Source }. She had three older brothers, one of whom is currently living { Source }: Sir William Marcus John Worsley, 5th Bt.(1925-2012) George Oliver Worsley (1927-2010) John Arthington Worsley (1928-) She married Prince Edward , The Duke of Kent on 8 June 1961 and together, they have the following children and grandchildren{ Source }: George Philip Nicholas Windsor,The Earl of St. Andrews (1962) Sylvana Windsor, The Countess of St. Andrews Edward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick (1988) The Lady Marina-Charlotte Windsor (1992) The Lady Amelia Windsor (1995) The Lady Helen Windsor (1964) Mr. Timothy Taylor Mr. Columbus George Donald Taylor (1994) Mr. Cassius Edward Taylor (1996) Miss Eloise Olivia Katherine Taylor (2003) Miss Estella Olga Elizabeth Taylor (2004)

Princess Zita Clara of Bourbon-Parma was born 21 February 2014 as the first child of Prince Jaime  of Bourbon-Parma, Count of Bardi & Princess Viktória of Bourbon-Parma, Countess of Bardi{ Source }.  She is a granddaughter of Princess Irene of the Netherlands  and late  Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma. Princess Zita was named: Zita :  for her great-great aunt Empress Zita Maria delle Grazie Adelgunde Michaele Raphaele Gabriele Josephine Antonie Louise Agnes of Bourbon-Parma Clara : for her maternal great grandmother She had a double baptism with her cousin, Alaïa-Maria Brenninkmeijer, on October 4, 2014 at Noordwijk aan Zee in the Netherlands{Source}. Her godparents are: King Willem-Alexander I of The Netherlands (paternal 1st cousin 1x removed) Princess Margarita of Bourbon-Parma  (paternal 1st cousin 1x removed) Princess Maria-Teresa of Bourbon-Parma (paternal great aunt) Dorothea ter Riet-Bartos (maternal grandmother) Jacco Eltingh (friend of her parents) In 20

Prince Amedeo Marie Joesph Carl Pierre Philippe Paola Marcus d'Aviano of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este, Prince Royal of Hungary & Bohemia was born 21 February 1986 at the University Clinic of St. Luc in Belgium, the eldest child of Princess Astrid, Archduchess of Austria-Este & Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este { Source }. He has three younger sisters and a younger brother{ Source }. His godparents wee his grandmother, Queen Paola, and his maternal uncle, Prince Philippe, The Duke of Brabant { Source }. He attended Sint Jan Berchmans College for his early education until 2001{ Source }. He then moved on to Sevenoaks College in Kent, England from 2001-2004 { Source }. He then went on to attend Belgium's Royal Military Academy from 2004-2005{ Source }, and then went back to England to study at the London School of Economics from 2005-June 2008{ Source }. Upon graduation from LSE, he took a gap year to travel and better his Spanish language skills { Source

King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck was born 21 February 1980 as the son of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck and is the current reigning Druk Gyalpo or Dragon King, of the Kingdom of Bhutan{ Source }. He attended to his primary education in Bhutan, before studying his upper secondary education abroad in the UK and US{ Source }. He attended a special program at the National Defense College in India in 2005{ Source }. He has also received several honorary doctorates from the following universities including{ Source }: University of New Brunswick(Canda) Rangsit University (Thailand) Calcutta University (India) Keio University (Japan) His father abdicated in 2006, and he became King on 9 December 2006{ Source }. A public corranation ceremony was held on 1 November 2008{ Source }. In addition to his regular duties as King of Bhutan, he oversees the Royal University of Bhutan as Chancellor; Patron of the Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Patron of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Stud

King Harald V of Norway was born on 21 February 1937 as the third child and only son of Crown Prince Olav (the future King Olav V, 1903-1991) and Crown Princess Märtha (1901-1954) { Source }. He had two older sisters{ Source }: Princess Ragnhild (1930-2012) Princess Astrid (1932-) At the time of his birth, the Norwegian Constitution of 1884 stipulated that only male heirs could inherit the throne, this was amended in 1990 to include females and the eldest child regardless of gender{ Source }. He was the first prince born in Norway in 567 years{ Source }. His early years wehre spent at his parents' estate, Skaugum{ Source } (Skaugum would later become his official residence before giving it to his son as his official residence). However, in April 1940, things changed when the Germans invaded Norway{ Source }. The Royal family, members of the government and most members of the Norweigan Storting escaped the country by train{ Source }. Once the family reached the city of Elver

Princess Leonore Lilian Maria of Sweden, The Duchess of Gotland  was born 20 February 2014 as the first child of Princess Madeleine of Sweden & Mr. Christopher O'Neil { Source }. She was born in the United States, but they celebrated her birth in Sweden anyway! Her birth was celebrated with a 21-gun salute, and a Te Deum Thanksgiving service attended by her maternal grandparents, The Crown Princess Couple, and  Prince Carl Philip{ Source }. From her birth she was eligible to be part of the Swedish succession, however, to remain  in line, she must: Be commune with the Church of Sweden (Lutheran) Reside in Sweden at some point during her upbringing Not marry without the consent of the Government (Article 5) orascends the throne of another state by election, inheritance or marriage without the consent of the monarch and the Riksdag. It has been claimed that she is named: Leonore : a name her parents liked after weighing several options. It could also be a nod t

The Prince Andrew Albert Christian Edward, The Duke of York was born 19 February 1960 as the second son and third child of Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh{ Source }.  He has two older siblings and a younger brother{ Source }: The Prince Charles of Wales (1948) The Princess Anne, The Princess Royal (1950) The Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex (1964) He was the first child born to a reigning monarch in 103 years, the last being Princess Beatrice in 1857{ Source }. His earliest years were spent residing between Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle{ Source }.  He began his education with a governess{ Source }.  When he was eight years old, he began attending Heatherdown Preparatory School, Ascot{ Source }. When he was thirteen years of age, he followed in his father and brother's footseps by attending Gordonstoun School in Scotland{ Source }. When he attended Gordonstoun, he was a member of the Air Training Corps and learned to fly gliders{ Source }.   He sp

Princess Stéphanie Marie Claudine Christine, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg was born 18 February 1984 in Belgium { Source }. At birth, she was part of Belgian nobility, therefore was titled Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy { Source }.She is the youngest of seven children of Count Philippe de Lannoy and the late Countess Alix della Faille Leverghem de Lannoy { Source }: Count Jehan de Lannoy Count Christian de Lannoy Countess Nathalie de Lannoy Countess Gaëlle de Lannoy Count Amaury de Lannoy Count Olivier de Lannoy Countess Isabelle de Lannoy She began her education at Sancta Maria School Ronse{ Source }. She attended College Sainte-Odile in France for two years { Source }.She completed her primary education at l'Institut de la Vierge Fidèle à Bruxelles{ Source }.Princess Stéphanie spent a year in Russia, where she studied Russian Language and Literature{ Source }.She obtained a Bachelors in Arts degree in Germanic Philology from the Catholic University of Leuven, wit

Princess Alexandra Joséphine Teresa Charlotte Marie Wilhelmine of Luxembourg was born 16 February 1991 as the fourth child and only daughter of the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (who were then the Hereditary Grand Ducal Couple) { Source }. Princess Alexandra has three older brothers and one younger as well as two sisters-in-law, two nephews and a niece{ Source }: The Hereditary Grand Duke  The Hereditary Grand Duchess Prince Felix of Luxembourg Princess Claire of Luxemboug Princess Amalia of Nassau (2014) Prince Louis of Luxembourg Princess Tessy of Nassau Prince Noah de Nassau (2006) Prince Gabriel de Nassau (2007) Prince Sébastien She has received several orders in Luxembourg, including the Order of the "Lion d'Or" of the House of Nassau{ Source }. She also received the Grand Cross of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau { Source }. She attended her primary education years in Luxembourg, attended Angelsburg and then the Lycée Vauban w

Belgium -King Philippe visited the project, OpBoksen  on Wednesday { Source } -Queen Mathilde  attended a viewing of the film, Disconnect,  on Tuesday { Photos }. On Wednesday, the Belgian consort visited  the Perce-Neige { Photos } Brunei -Princess Hafizah  gave birth to her second child on Friday { Source } Denmark -Prince Joachim, Princess Marie, Prince Nikolai, Prince Felix, Prince Henrik & Princess Athena attended a press photocall on their annual Switzerland Ski Trip on Tuesday { Photos } Great Britain -Queen Elizabeth II  held several audiences on Thursday{ Source } -Queen Elizabeth II, The Prince Andrew, The Duke of York, The Prince Edward, The EArl of Wessex & Sophie, The Countess of Wessex  attended a reception in honor of The Earl & Countess of Wessex's 50th birthdays to celebrate their patronages on Tuesday { Source } -The Prince Charles of Wales  continued his official visit to Jordan and Kuwait on Monday { Source }. The Queen's eld