The Royal Fanzine

The Lady Marina-Charlotte Alexandra Katherine Helen Windsor was born on 30 September 1992 as the daughter of George Philip Nicholas Windsor, Earl of St. Andrews and Sylvana Palma Windsor, The Countess of St. Andrews { Source }. Mariana-Charlotte is one of three children{ Source }: Edward Edmund Maximilian George Windsor, Baron Downpatrick (1988) The Lady Amelia Sophia Theodora Mary Margaret Windsor (1995) She is a granddaughter of The Duke and Duchess of Kent. At her birth in September 1992, she was in a  distant 20th place in line for succession to the British throne, however, with the rule changes and births of several babies and with her confirmed having converted to Catholicism during her teen years, she is no longer in succession. If she were in succession, she would be no higher than 37th place as of 2015.

Ari Behn was born 30 September 1972 as the first child of Waldorf teachers Olav Bjørshol and Marianne Rafaela Solberg { Source }. Behn's original surname was Bjørshol. In 1996, he changed his name to Ari Behn when he took his maternal grandmother's maiden name { Source }. He was educated in Norway. He attended the Waldorf School in Moss. He later attended the University of Olso.  Upon graduation, he became a writer. With his first collection of short stories    titled Trist som faen (" Sad as hell "), he gained a little literary success with several good reviews and selling more than 100,000 copies. After his success with his first book, he wrote two more books that weren't as successful. His first book is sort-of available on Amazon . In 2002, with his wife , he co-wrote a book on their wedding { Source }. He has also dabbled in other creative projects such as  the design of china for Magnor Glassverk, and has been a model for a clothing chain { Sou...

Princess Marie-Esméralda Adelaide Lilian Anna Léopoldine of Belgium, Lady Moncada was born 30 September 1956, as the second daughter and youngest child of King Leopold III of Belgium and his second wife, Lilian, Princess of Réthy { Source }. She has five older siblings, three of whom are from her father's 1st marriage{ Source }: Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg, Princess of Belgium (1927-2005, half-sister) King Baudin I of Belgium (1930-1993, half brother) King Albert II of Belgium (1932-, half brother) Prince Alexander of Belgium (1942-2009, full brother) Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium (1951-, full sister) Her family ties also make her (in addition to being the aunt of members of the Belgian Royal Family) an aunt to members of the Grand Ducal family of Luxembourg. She grew up with her parents and siblings in Belgium and her brother, King Albert II is one of her godparents. Due to her father having an out of order marriage ceremony for his second marri...

Emma Tallulah Behn was born 20 September 2008, the third daughter and youngest child of  Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and husband Ari Behn{ Source }. She has two older sisters{ Source }: Maud Angelica Behn (2003) Leah Isadora Behn (2005) Her godparents were: Marianne Solberg Behn The Crown Princess of Norway Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark Christian Udnæss Carl Christian Christensen Anbjørg Sætre Håtun Sigvart Dagsland She was named after American actress Tallulah Bankhead. She is the 5th grandchild of Queen Sojna and King Harald{ Source }. She is 7th in line for the Norwegian Throne after her uncle, two cousins, mother and sisters.

Don Juan Valentín de Todos los Santos   Urdangarin y de Borbón   was born 30 September 1999, the eldest son of Infanta Cristina of Spain and Iñaki Urdangarín{ Source }. He has two younger brothers and a younger sister{ Source }: Don Pablos Nicolás de Todos los Santos Urdangarin y de Borbón (2000) Don Miguel de Todos los Santos Urdangarin y de Borbón (2002) Doña Irene de Todos los Santos Urdangarin y de Borbón  (2005)  His godparents are his maternal aunt Infanta Elena and paternal uncle Mikel Urdangarín{ Source }. He grew up in Spain, until his family moved to Washington, DC for his dad's job in 2009{ Source }. He and his family moved  to Switzerland in 2012{ Source }. Just like any other 14 year old, Juan enjoys riding his bike, going to handball games and to Palma de Mallorca for the much-celebrated Spanish Regatta season. He and his brothers are avid fans of FC Barcelona. Because he and his siblings are so far down the line for the throne and th...

Alexandra, Duchess of Croy was born 7 July 1960 { Source } She married Rudolf Carl Rupprecht, Duke von Croÿ  civilly on  23 Oct 1987  and in a religious ceremony on 24 Oct 1987 { Source }. Together, they had the following children { Source }: Prince Carl Philipp Emmanuel Rudolph Zdenko Seraphim Maria von Croÿ (1989) Princess Xenia Maria Alexandra Antonia Agnes Gabrielle Camilla von Croÿ (1990) Prince Marc Emanuel Carl Rudolph Zdenko Seraphim Maria von Croÿ (1992) Prince Heinrich Carl Rupprecht Rudolph Zdenko Seraphim Maria von Croÿ (1993) Prince Alexander Carl Rupprecht Rudolph Zdenko Seraphim Maria von Croÿ (1995) Princess Anastasia Maria Irina Adelgunde Gabrielle Agnes Sophie von Croÿ (1998) Duchess Alexandra was a very charitable person, often taking part with several charities. She was active as a Maltese lady and member of the board of Bishop Heinrich Tenhumberg Foundation { Source }. She was ...

Austria -Archduke Alexander  celebrated his 25th birthday on Saturday. Belgium -Princess Astrid, Archduchess of Austria-Este & Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este  celebrated their 31st wedding anniversary on Tuesday. Great Britain -Prince William, The Duke of Cambrdridge  met with members of the Welsh Rugby Union and attended the RWC 2015 Welcome Ceremony, and visited Hammersmith Academy to support an anti-bullying campaign set up by the Diana Award's nationwide Anti-Bullying Ambassadors programme on Monday { Photos }{ Photos }{ Source }{ Source }. On Tuesday, the future monarch visited RAF Coningsby to observe the 100th Anniversary Parade of 29 (Reserve) Squadron { Source }{ Photos }. -Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge, Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge & Prince Harry of Wales  attended the 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool A match between England and Wales on Saturday { Photos } -Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge  visited...

Princess Iman bint Abdullah of Jordan was born 27 September 1996, the second child and elder daughter of 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.

Archduke Alexander Hector Marie Karl Leopold Marcus d'Aviano of Austria was born 26 September 1990 as the youngest son and second youngest child of Archduke Carl Christian of Austria and  Archduchess Marie Astrid of Austria, Princess of Luxembourg{ Source }. He has the following brothers, sisters, siblings in law, and nieces and nephews{ Source }: Archduchess Marie Christine of Austria, Countess de Limburg-Stirum (1983) Count Rodolphe de Limburg-Stirum (1979) Count Léopold Menno Philippe Gabriel François-Xavier Marie Joseph Ghislain de Limburg-Stirum (2011) Count Constantin de Limburg-Stirum (2013) Archduke Imre of Austria (1985) Archduchess Kathleen Elizabeth of Austria (1986) Archduchess Maria-Stella of Austria (2013) Archduke Christoph of Austria (1988) Archduchess Adélaïde of Austria (1989) Archduchess Katarina Marie-Christine Fabiola of Austria (2014) Archduchess Gabriella of Austria (1994) He is related to the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembour...

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 where her sister, Princess Iman who is 4 years and a day older, also attended.

Princess Maria Pia Elena Elisabetta Margherita Milena Mafalda Ludovica Tecla Gennara of Bourbon-Parma  was born Princess Maria Pia Elena Elisabetta Margherita Milena Mafalda Ludovica Tecla Gennara of Savoy   on 24 September 1934 as the first child of Umberto II of Italy and Marie-José of Belgium{ Source }.She was the eldest of four children { Source }: Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples (1937) Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy (1940) Princess Maria Beatrice Caroline of Savoy (1943) She married Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia on 12 February 1955{ Source }.Together, they have four children, two sets of twins{ Source }: Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia (1958) Prince Michael of Yugoslavia (1958) Prince Sergius "Serge" Wladimir Emanuel Maria of Yugoslavia (1963) Princess Helene Olga Lydia Tamara Maria of Yugoslavia (1963) Milena Maria Pia Angelique Armaule Gaubert (1988) Nastasia Marie-José Tania Vanessa Isabelle Gaubert (1991) Leopold Umberto Armand Michel G...

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 24 year old.

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 }. T...

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 three sisters, one older and two younger{ Source }: Christine (2001) Vittoria (2007) Andrea (2008) 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 Troisième year (equal to 9th 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 (Prin...

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, Prince 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 resided in London with his parents and elder brother, where he likely began school in 2010{ Source }. He ...

Belgium -King Philippe, Queen Mathilde, Princess Elisabeth, The Duchess of Brabant, Prince Gabriel, Prince Emmanuel, Princess  Eléonore   participated in events surrounding the 2016 Paralympics during Car Free Sunday on Sunday { Photos }{ Photos }{ Photos }{ Photos }. -King Philippe & Queen Mathilde  participated in the annual meeting of the heads of state of German-speaking countries on Thursday { Video }{ Photos }. -King Philippe attended the 50th anniversary celebrations of Volvo Car Gent on Friday { Photos }. -Queen Mathilde participated in the 2015 Council meeting of the UN Human Rights on Tuesday{ Video } -Princess Elisabeth, The Duchess of Brabant lit the cauldron of the Paralympic flame on Sunday { Photos } Denmark -Princess Benedikte, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleberg  visited the Deutsch-Skandinavische Schule (German-Scandinavan School) on Tuesday { Photos } -Count Friedrich Richard Oscar Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth ...

Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was born 12 November 1981 as the son of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum {{ Source }. He had many brothers and sisters, and numerous nieces and nephews from his fathers many junior wives. He was educated in Dubai and England. He attended the Rashid School for Boys in Dubai. He also attended the  Sandhurst Military Academy in the United Kingdom and graduated in 2002 { Source }. In January 2008 Sheikh Rashid was appointed President of the UAE Olympic Committee. However in 2010 he resigned from his position on account of his overloaded work schedule. Sheikh Rashid was a principal partner or owner in the following listed companies: Noor Investment Group, Principal Partner Noor Islamic Bank, Principal Partner United Holdings Group Dubai, Owner Zabeel Racing International, Owner Dubai Holding Company, Principal Partner In the UAE, he was a well known...

Princess Anne Antoinette Françoise Charlotte Zita Marquerite of Bourbon-Parma, now known as Queen Anne of Romainia   was born 18 September 1923 as the only daughter of Prince René of Bourbon-Parma and Princess Margaret of Denmark{ Source }. Through her mother, she is 2nd cousin 2x removed from Queen Margrethe II and her family through Christian IX of Denmark. She has four brothers, sister-in-laws, many nieces and nephews{ Source }: Prince Jacques of Bourbon-Parma (1922-1964) Princess Birgitte of Bourbon-Parma (1922-) Prince Philippe  of Bourbon-Parma (1949-) Princess Annette of Bourbon-Parma (1955-) Prince Jacques Carl Christian Marie of Bourbon-Parma ( 1986) Prince Joseph Axel Alain Erik Marie of Bourbon-Parma ( 1989) Princess Lorraine Charlotte of Borbon-Parma (1951-) Prince Alain Jean of Bourbon-Parma (1955) Prince Michael of Bourbon-Parma (1926-) Princess Yolande of Bourbon-Parma (1928-) Princess Ines of...

Prince Odysseas-Kimon of Greece was born 17 September 2004 in London as the 2nd son of Crown Prince Pavlos & Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece { 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: Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece  (1996) Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece (1998) Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece(2000) Prince Aristidis-Stavros of Greece  (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 Nasso...

Marie-Chantal Claire Miller (aka HRH Crown Princess Marie Chantal of Greece ) was born 17 September 1968, the daughter of Ecuadorian born María Clara "Chantal" (née Pesantes Becerra) and Robert Warren Miller{ Source }. She has two sisters, Pia-Christina, ex-wife of Christopher Getty, and a younger sister, Alexandra-Natasha, ex-wife of Prince Alexander von Fürstenberg{ Source }. She grew up as an American citizen, but spent much of her younger years globe trotting{ Source }. She was born in England, and spent her early childhood years in Hong Kong, Switzerland and France{ Source }. She graduated from high school and attended University in the US (in NYC){ Source }. She began dating Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece in the early 1990s, he proposed during a skiing holiday in 1993{ Source }. They wed in 1994. Together, they have a daughter and four sons, all of who bear the title HRH Prince(ss) of Greece{ Source }: Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece (1996) Prince Constanti...

Doña María Sofía Emilia Carmen Zurita y de Borbón  was born 16 September 1975 as the daughter of Don Carlos Zurita y Delgado, Duke of Soria & Hernani and Infanta Margarita of Spain,    Duchess of Soria, 2nd Duchess of Hernani{ Source }. She has one brother, Don Alfonso Juan Carlos Zurita y de Borbón{ Source }. She is a niece of King Juan Carlos I & Queen Sofia. Thus a first cousin of King Felipe VI  and his sisters. She is a greatx3 grandchild of Queen Victoria. Even though she is a greatx3 grandchild of Queen Victoria, she is not in line for either the Spanish or British thrones. She is not in line for the British throne because she is Catholic. She is not considered to be in line for the Spanish throne for two reasons: Her mother gave up her succession rights and those of her descendants upon her marriage. However, this occurred prior to the adaption of the current Constitution, therefore it is debated whether or not that was...

Hubertus Michael, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg und Gotha, Duke of Saxony born 16 September 1975 as the eldest child of    Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and of his wife, Carin Dabelstein{ Source }{ Source }. He has the following siblings{ Source }: Princess Stephanie of Saxe-Coburg und Gotha (1972) Prince Alexander of Saxe-Coburg und Gotha (1977) He studied Law at the University of Würzburg from 1997-1999{ Source }. He attended the London School of Economics from 1999-2000 and the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich from 2000-2003{ Source }. Upon his University graduation, he worked as a lawyer for a bank in NYC, specializing in wealth management { Source } Prince Hubertus worked as a lawyer for a bank in New York specialising in wealth management{ Source }. At the beginning of 2012 he moved back from New York to Coburg where he is on the board of the family Foundation - the Stiftung der Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha'schen Familie { Sour...

Prince Henry Charles Albert David of Wales  was born as the younger of two sons of The Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales on 15 September 1984{ Source }. He has one older brother, a sister-in-law and a niece and nephew : Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge (1982) Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge (1982) Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge (2013) Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge (2015) Through his father's second marriage to The Duchess of Cornwall , he has two stepsiblings, two stepsiblings-in-law, two step-nieces, and four step-nephews: Mr. Thomas Parker-Bowels (1974) Mrs. Sara (Buys) Parker-Bowels Miss Lola Parker-Bowels (2007) Master Freddy Parker-Bowels (2010) Mrs. Laura (Parker-Bowels) Lopes (1978) Mr. Harry Lopes Miss Eliza Lopes (2008) Master Gus Lopes (2009) Master Louis Lopes (2009) At his birth, he was 3rd in line for the throne after his father and brother, but with the births of his niece and nephew...

Prince Daniel of Sweden was born 15 September 1973 in Sweden as the son of Ewa Westlind and Olle Gunnar Westling{ Source }. He has a sister, Anna { Source }. The future Prince Consort attended schools in Sweden, including Rabo Primary School, Perslunda School and Hammargymnasiet upper secondary school { Source }. He graduated upper secondary school in 1991 { Source }. During his summers, he would work at a home for the elderly{ Source }. Prince Daniel was also a member of the Swedish military group 114 in Gävle { Source }. After completing his military service, he worked at a centre for children with special needs { Source }. In 1994, he moved to Stockholm, Sweden to study at the Gymnastics Federation's Folk High School { Source }.During his time at Gymnastics Federation's Folk High School, he studied the youth recreation leader programme { Source }.While studying there, he worked for a fitness company, and after completing his education, he continued to work for the company f...