The Royal Fanzine

Princess Margaretha Désirée Victoria of Sweden, Mrs. Ambler  was born 31 October 1934 as the eldest daughter of    Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten  and   Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha { Source }. She has two younger sisters and a younger brother, as well as several siblings-in-law, nieces and nephews, and great-nieces and nephews{ Source }: Princess Birgitta Ingeborg Alice Bernadotte of Sweden (1937) Karl Christian Prinz von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1962) Nikolas Prinz von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1999) Désirée Margaretha Victoria Sibylla Katharina Maria Prinzessin von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1963) Carl Theodor Graf von Ortonburg (1992) Friedrich-Hubertus Graf von Ortonburg (1995) Carolina Gräfin von Ortonburg (1997) Hubertus Gustaf Adolf Prinz von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1966) Princess Desiree Elizabeth Sibylla of Sweden (1938) Carl Otto Edmund Silfverschiold, Baron Silfverschiold (1965) Anna Margareta Sybilla Desire...

Doña María de Fátima  Simoneta  Luisa Gómez-Acebo y de Borbón  was born 31 October 1968, the eldest of five children of Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz, Grandee of Spain, Dowager Viscountess de la Torre and Don Luis Gómez-Acebo y Duque de Estrada, ?th Viscount de la Torre, Grandee of Spain { Source }. She married on 12 September 1990 to José Miguel Fernández y Sastrón, later Fernández-Sastrón{ Source }. Together, they have three children, two sons and a daughter{ Source }: Luis Juan Fernández-Sastrón y Gómez-Acebo (1991) Pablo Fernández-Sastrón y Gómez-Acebo (1995) María de las Mercedes Fernández-Sastrón y Gómez-Acebo (born 17 January 2000) She and José were divorced in 2012{ Source } Little is known about Simoneta and her life as she is not considered a member of the Spanish Royal Family, in spite of being a first cousin to the current King of Spain. She shares a birthday with the future Queen of Spain, Infanta Doña Leonor de Todos los Santos de Borbón...

Infanta Doña Leonor de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Ortiz, Princess of Asturias, Princess of Girona, Princess of Viana, Duchess of Montblanc, Countess of Cervera and Lady of Balaguer   was born the eldest of two daughters of King Felipe VI & Queen Letizia on 31 October 2005{ Source }.  Her godparents were her paternal grandparents, King Juan Carlos I  & Queen Sofia { Source ).  Her maternal grandparents are: Jesús José Ortiz Álvarez &María de la Paloma Rocasolano Rodríguez According to the 1978 Spanish Constitution, since her parents have yet to produce a male heir (and likely won't, but you never know...), upon her father's succession as King of Spain in June 2014, she became Princess of Austrias and will later become Queen of Spain{ Source }.  She has one younger sister, The Infanta Sofia . She began her education among the children of the Royal Guard at the Palace of El Pardo in 2007{ Source }.  She began attending Santa Maria d...

Sophia Katharina Maria von Lattorff  was born 30 October 2009 as the daughter of  Princess Tatiajna of Liechtenstein and Philipp von Lattorff  { Source }. She has an older brother, 4 older sisters and a younger brother  { Source }: Lukas Maria von Lattorff (2000) Elisabeth Marie Angela Tatiana von Lattorff (2002) Marie Theresa von Lattorff (2004) Camilla Maria Katharina von Lattorff (2005) Anna Pia Theresia Maria von Lattorff   (2007) Maximilian Maria von Lattorff (2011) It is likely given that she is not in line for the Liechtenstein throne due to Male-preference cognatic primogeniture, that she leads a fairly normal life. It is likely that she speaks German, the official language of Liechtenstein. Other than that, very little is known about the Princely Family of Liechtenstein. They tend to keep out of the limelight.

Countess Camilla Alexandrine Cristine of Rosenborg was born 29 October 1972, one of the twin daughters of Count Christian of Rosenborg and Countess Anne Dorte of Rosenborg { Source }. She has two sisters, a twin and a younger sister Josephine & Fedora { Source }. Countess Camilla was married in 1995, and has four children { Source }: Anastasia Caroline Amalie Rosanes af Rosenborg (1997)  Ludwig Christian Mikael Rosanes af Rosenborg (2000)  Leopold Christian Ingolf Rosanes af Rosenborg (2005)  Theodor Christian Emanuel Rosanes af Rosenborg (2008) Due to her father marrying a commoner and him not seeking parliamentary approval, he lost his succession rights to the throne, as did Countess Josephine, her children, and sisters, as well as her nieces and nephews. Therefore, Countess Josephine and her family perform no public functions on behalf of the monarchy. Little is known about her. However, she did attend her father's funeral in May 2013 { Photos }.

Countess Josephine Caroline Elisabeth of Rosenborg was born 29 October 1972, one of the twin daughters of Count Christian of Rosenborg and Countess Anne Dorte of Rosenborg { Source }. She has two sisters, a twin and a younger sister Camilla & Fedora { Source }. Countess Josephine was married on 3 October 1998 to Thomas Christian Schmidt { Source }. Together they have two children { Source }: Julius Christian Emil Schmidt af Rosenborg (2001) Clara Dorte Elisabeth Schmidt af Rosenborg (2004) Due to her father marrying a commoner and him not seeking parliamentary approval, he lost his succession rights to the throne, as did Countess Josephine, her children, and sisters, as well as her nieces and nephews. Therefore, Countess Josephine and her family perform no public functions on behalf of the monarchy. Little is known about her. However, she did attend her father's funeral in May 2013 { Photos }.

Princess Sofia of Romania , or Sophie de Romanie as she uses as a professional photographer, was born 29 October 1957 as the fourth daughter of King Michai I of Romania & Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma { Source }. She has three older sisters and a younger sister, as well as several brothers-in-law, a niece andn nephew-in-law, and numerous great nieces and nephews{ Source }: Crown Princess Margarita (1949) Princess Elena (1950) Mr. Nicholas de Roumanie Medforth-Mills (1985) Miss Elisabeta Karina de Roumanie Medforth-Mills (1989) Princess Irina (1953) Miss Angelica Margaretta Bianca Kreuger de Romaine Knight(1986) Richard Robert Knight Miss Courtney Bianca Knight (2007) Miss Diana Knight (2011) Michael Torsten Kreuger (1984) Tara Littlefield Kreiger Master Kohen Kreuger (2012) Princess Maria (1964) She studied Fine Arts and photography at the University of North Carolina, Asheville { Source }. She also studied Graphic Design at the Cocoran College ...

Richard Casimir Karl August Robert Konstantin, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg was born 29 October 1934 as the eldest child of Gustav Albrecht Alfred Franz Friedrich Otto Emil Ernst Fürst zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and MargaretaFouché { Source }. He has the following siblings, siblings-in-law, and nieces and nephews, and great nieces and nephews: Princess Madeleine of  Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1936-) Otto Graf zu Solms-Laubach Tatiana Gräfin zu Solms-Laubach(1958-) Patrick Graf von Saurma Baron von und zu Jeltz Benjamin   Graf   von   Hochberg (1978-) Robin Patrick   Graf   von   Saurma   Baron von und zu Jeltz (1989-) Nicolaus-Marianus   Graf   von   Saurma (1991) Ariane Gräfin zu Solms-Laubach (1958-) Anna Margareta Gräfin zu Solms-Laubach (1960-) Christina Gräfin zu Solms-Laubach (1962-) Karl Graf zu Solms-Laubach (1963-) Gustav Graf zu Solms-Laubach (1965-)...

Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece was born 29 October 1998 and is the second child and eldest son of The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Greece, which makes him a grandson of the former King and Queen of Greece{ Source }. Among his godparents are{ Source }: Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark (paternal uncle),  Princess Alexandra von Fürstenberg (maternal aunt)  King Felipe VI of Spain (1st cousin 1x removed) Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark (1st cousin 1x removed) The Duke of Cambridge (distantly related cousin-on The Duke's grandmother's side they are 3rd cousins 4x removed, and on the Duke's grandfather's side, they are 1st cousins 5x removed or something like that-if anyone wants to calculate it and leave me a comment, please do! ;)) Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden (first cousin 3x removed) Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia Doris Robbs. (family friend) He also has several siblings, an elder sister, and three younger brothers{ Source }: Pr...

Princess Sophie Elisabeth Marie Gabrielle, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein, Duchess in Bavaria  was born in Bavaria on 28 October 1967 in Munich as the eldest of the five daughters of Duke Max and Duchess Elizabeth in Bavaria { Source }. She  is a direct descendant of the last King of Bavaria. Ludwig III (1845-1921) was her great-great-grandfather { Source }. Hereditary Princess Sophie spent her childhood with her parents and sisters in Wildbad Kreuth, where she also attended the first years of the primary school { Source }. From 1978 to 1980 she attended the Girls' Home Primary School of the English Lady in Heiligenstatt and then changed to the Girls' Secondary Boarding School Hohenburg in Lenggries { Source }. In 1984, she entered the Adolf Weber Gymnasium in Munich and passed the school-leaving examination in 1988 { Source }. During a stay in London, which lasted several months, she attended tutorial classes at the Inchbald Sc...

Princess Tessy of Luxembourg was born Tessy Antony on 28 October 1985{ Source }. She attended a technical high school in Pétange, Luxembourg, prior to following her brother's footsteps and joining the army. With her career in the Luxembourg Army, she has participated in missions in Yugoslavia and Kosovo. During her mission in Yugoslavia, she met Prince Louis, who was there visiting the Luxembourg troops. She and Prince Louis were married on 29 September 2006{ Source }. Upon their marriage, the prince gave up his succession rights and those of their son Gabriel, and any of the couple's future children, although Prince Louis retains his title of Prince of Luxembourg and the style of Royal Highness while his and Antony's sons were initially given the surname de Nassau with no titles{ Source }. On Luxembourg's National Day 2009, Ms. Antony and her two sons were given titles by the Grand Duke{ Source }. Her title was Her Royal Highness Princess of Luxembourg, while her son...

Julia Caroline Rawlinson, now Julia Caroline Ogilvy was born 28 October 1964 as the daughter of Charles Rawlinson{ Source }. She married James Robert Bruce Ogilvy   on 30 July 1988 { Source }. Together, they have two children: Flora Alexandra Ogilvy (1994) Alexander Charles Ogilvy (1996) Ogilvy has had a successful business career, and was involved with the managing director of Hamilton & Inches Jewellers for several years{ Source }. She also has served as the non-executive director of Lloyds TSB Scotland{ Source } n 1992, she received the Scottish Business Achievement Award from The Princess Royal. In 2007 she won the Ernst and Young Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award for her work with ProjectScotland, a charity of which she is the Founder and Chairman. She also works for the Scottish Executive on social and community charity programmes.

Anita Theodora van Eijk  aka Princess Anita  of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven  was born on 27 October 1969 as the second daughter of Leonardus van Eijk and J.C.M. van Eijk-Steens { Source }. She studied in The Netherlands, and Singapore. She earned an international baccalaureate from Rijnlands Lyceum Oegstgeest { Source }. She attended the United World College of South East Asia in Singapore { Source }. In 1996, she earned a degree in the direction of communication studies from the Univeristy of Amsterdam  { Source }.  She married Prince Pieter-Christiaan Michiel of Oranje-Nassau,van Vollenhoven   on 25 August 2005  in a civil marriage, and on 27 August 2005 in a religious ceremony{ Source }. Together, they have two children{ Source }: Emma Francisca Catharina van Vollenhoven (2006) Pieter Anton Maurits Erik van Vollenhoven (2008) Princess Anita works as an independent entrepreneur { Source }. In 1997, s...

Amelia Morales y de Grecia was born 26 October 2007 as the youngest daughter of Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark and Carlos Morales y Quintana{ Source }. She has two older sisters and an older brother{ Source }: Arrietta Morales y de Grecia (2002) Ana María Morales y de Grecia (2003) Carlos Morales y de Grecia (2005) 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 Margarethe II of Denmark (3rd cousin 2x removed, through The Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn) King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (2nd cousins 2x removed, through Queen Victoria) King Juan...

Lucas Maurits Pieter Henri van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven  was born 26 October 2002 as the son of  Prince Mauris of Oranje-Nassau, van Vollenhoven and Princess Marilène of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven { Source }. He has two sisters, one older and one younger{ Source }: Anastasia Margriet Josephine van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven  (2001) Felicia Juliana Bénedicte Barbara van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven (2005) He was baptized on 21 April 2003 with the following as his godparents { Source }: Prince Pieter-Christiaan van Oranje-Nassau (paternal uncle) Jeroen Pit (if I have the right one, Pit died in 2012, he was a Dutch businessman and died of GIST) Emilie Pit (Jeroen's wife) By Royal Decree of 26 May 1998, the children of  Mauris  bear the surname "van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven". Wit the abdication of Queen Beatrix in April 2013, Mauris, his children, as well as his brothers and their children, were no longer elligable f...

Austria -Count Constantin de Limburg-Stirum  celebrated his 2nd birthday on Sunday. Belgium -King Philippe attended the 20th Edition of the Entreprise de l'Annee (Enterprise of the Year) award ceremony on Monday { Photos } -Queen Mathilde  attended the 1st Edition of the European Microfinance Day on Monday { Photos }. -Princess Elisabeth, The Duchess of Brabant  celebrated her 14th birthday on Saturday. -Prince Laurent  celebrated his 52nd birthday on Monday. France -Marie Marguerite, The Duchess of Anjou  celebrated her 32nd birthday on Wednesday. Germany -Princess Olga Margarita of Leiningen  celebrated her 31st birthday on Friday. Great Britain -Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh viewed a display of Chinese items from the Royal Collection at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday { Photos }. -Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince Andrew, The Duke of York, The Prince Edward...

Count Constantin de Limburg-Stirum  was born on 25 October 2013 as the younger son of  Archduchess Marie Christine of Austria, The Countess of Limburg-Stirum and  Count Rodolphe de Limburg-Stirum { Source }. He has one older brother { Source }: Count Léopold de Limburg-Stirum (2011) His maternal grandparents are Archduchess Marie Astrid of Austria, Princess of Luxembourg and Archduke Carl Christian of Austria{ Source }. He shares a birthday with The Duchess of Brabant (Belgium) and The King of Romania.

Princess Élisabeth Thérèse Marie Hélène of Belgium, The Duchess of Brabant was born via C-section as the eldest child of King Phillippe and Queen Mathilde on 25 October 2001{ Source }. She has two younger brothers and a younger sister: Prince Emmanuel Prince Gabriel Princess Eléonore She was baptized on 9 December 2001, her godparents are: Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (paternal cousin) Countess Hélène d'Udekem d'Acoz (maternal aunt) She is named for the following: Élisabeth : her great-great grandmother Elisabeth of Bavaria. Thérèse : Possibly for her maternal great-great-grandmother Countess Teresa Sobanska. Marie : the Virgin Mary as per tradition with Catholic Royalty. Hélène : her maternal aunt and godmother Countess Hélène d'Udekem d'Acoz. Presently she is the first female heir to the throne, and the will be Belgium's first Queen Regent. Like her elder cousins, she is enrolled in Sint-Jan Berchmanscollege . Again, anoth...

King Michai I of Romania was born on 25 October 1921 as the eldest legitimate son of King Carol II & Queen Helen { Source }. He had one older half brother, Prince Mircea Grigore Carol Hohenzollern{ Source }. King Michai (or Michael) reigned in Romania sporadically over the last 60 years. His first reign began at the age of 6, in 1927 after the death of his grandfather, with regency held by his uncle Prince Nicholas{ Source }. This reign lasted until 1930, when his father returned to Romania and was proclaimed King{ Source }. His second reign began in 1940, and only officially lasted seven years. He was forced to abdicate in 1947 by the Romanian government { Source }. During the War, he would comfort Romanian soldiers who fought for the unification of the country{ Source }. In 1944, His Majesty King opposed with all his might instilling communist authorities (royal strike was the culmination of these attempts){ Source }. Eventually, he was forced to abdicate on 30 December 1947, un...

Alexander Patrick Gregers Richard Windsor, The Earl of Ulster  was born 24 October 1974 as the son of The  Duke  and  Duchess of Gloucester { Source }. He has two younger sisters, two brother-in-laws, two nieces and nephews{ Source }: Lady Davina Lewis (1977) Mr. Gary Lewis Miss Senna Kowhai Lewis  (2010) Master Tane Mahuta Lewis (2012) Lady Rose Gilman  (1981) Mr. George Gilman Miss Lyla Beatrix Christabel Gilman (2010) Master Rufus Gilman (2012) He was baptized in 1975, with one of his godparents being The Prince of Wales{ Source }. At birth he was 9th in the line of succession.Presently,he is 25th in line. He was educated at Eton College, King's College London, and The Royal Military College, Sandhurst{ Source }.  On 14 April 1997, he became a second Lieutenant of the King's Royal Hussars { Source }In 1998, he gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the King's Royal Hussars { Source }. He became a Captain ...