The Royal Fanzine

Belgium - Princess Astrid, Archduchess of Austria-Este  attended the   FXB International Association Gala  on Saturday { Video }{ Source }. Jordan -King Abdullah II  celebrated his 54th birthday on Saturday. -Prince Hashem  celebrated his 11th birthday on Saturday. Liechtenstein -Prince Maximilian & Princess Angela celebrated their 16th wedding anniversary on Friday. -Princess Margaretha  attended the 2016 International Forum on Learning Disabilities on Saturday { Photos } -Elisabeth Maria Angela Tajana von Lattorff  celebrated her 14th birthday on Monday. Luxembourg -Grand Duke Henri, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa,Prince Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke, Princess Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess, Prince Sébastien, Prince Louis & Princess Tessy attended the 2016 International Forum on Learning Disabilities on Saturday { Photos } Monaco -Prince Albert II, Princess Charlen e, Jonkvrouw Leticia de Mass...

Princess Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard of The Netherlands was born at Soestdijk Palace in Baarn on 31 January 1938 as the first child of Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard{ Source }. At her birth, she held the titles of Princess of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau and Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld{ Source }. She has three younger sisters: Princess Irene (1939) Princess Margriet (1943) Princess Christina (1947) In May 1940, she and her family fled to the United Kingdom during the outbreak of WWII { Source }. Her father and grandmother remained in England, while she, her mother and younger sister continued on to Canada where they would be safer{ Source }. Her second younger sister, Princess Margriet, was born in Canada in 1943{ Source }. In August 1945, the entire family returned to The Netherlands{ Source }. Her youest sister, Princess Christina was born in The Netherlands in 1947{ Source }. The future Queen of The Netherlands attended schools in Canada, The Netherla...

King Felipe VI of Spain was born as the third child and only son of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia on 30 January 1968{ Source }. He has two sisters, a brother-in-law, two nieces and four nephews{ Source }: Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo Don Felipe Juan Froilán de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borbón (1998) Doña Victoria Federica de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borbón (2000) Infanta Cristina of Spain   Iñaki Urdangarín Don Juan Urdangarín y de Borbón(1999) Don Pablo Urdangarín y de Borbón (2000) Don Miguel Urdangarín y de Borbón (2002) Doña Irene Urdangarín y de Borbón (2005) He was named for{ Source }: Felipe: in memory of the first Bourbon to reign in Spain Juan: His paternal grandfather, the Count of Barcelona Pablo: His maternal grandfather, King Paul (Pablo in Spanish) of Greece Alfonso: His paternal great-grandfather, King Alfonso XIII of Spain His godparents were{ Source }: Juan de Borbon, Count of Bareclona (paterna...

Prince Hashem bin Al Abdullah of Jordan was born 30 January 2005 as the youngest son of King Abdullah & Queen Rania of Jordan{ Source }He has an older brother and two older sisters{ Source }: Crown Prince Hussein (1994) Princess Iman (1996) Princess Salma (2000) At the present time, he is second in line for the Jordian throne after his older brother. During a 2009 working visit to the US, he was spotted out and about with his mother and siblings { Photos }. Also in 2009, he attended an air show which was organized by the military in cooperation with the British Embassy to celebrate his father's 10th anniversary of his succession to the throne { Source }. In June 2009, he along with his parents, attended the awards ceremony for the 2009 King Abdullah II Award for Physical Fitness awards in which his sister won 4th place { Source }.

Prince Abdullah bin Al-Hussein (now King Abdullah II of Jordan ) was born 30 January 1962 the eldest son of King Hussein and his 1st wife, Princess Muna al-Hussein{ Source }. He has one older half sister from his father's 1st marriage, two younger full brothers, and two younger full sisters, as well as 4 younger half sisters, and 3 younger half brothers{ Source }. Under the 1952 Constitution, he was considered heir to his father, but due to the unstable times in the 1960s, his father named his brother, King Abdullah's uncle the heir{ Source }. The future king attended to his education at various institutions around the world{ Source }. He attended St. Edmund's School in Hindhead, Surrey, England from 1964-1975{ Source }. After that, he moved on to Eaglebrook School and then to Derrfield Academy in the United States{ Source }. Upon graduation, he went back to England to attend the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, where he graduated in 1980, and was subsequently commissioned...

Louisa Johannsmann  was born on 28 January 2015 as the first daughter of Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg & Alexander Johnnsmann { Source }. She has an older brother{ Source }: Konstantin Gustav Heinrich Richard Johannsmann (2010) As she is only a year old, and distantly in line for the British throne, little is known about her.  The little girl resides in Germany with her parents and older brother. She is a maternal granddaughter of Prince Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg  & Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg.  

Prince Carlos Javier Bernardo Sixto María of Bourbon Parma, The Duke of Parma  was born 27 January 1970 as the eldest of four children of Prince Carlo Hugo of Borbon-Parma, The Duke of Parma & his wife, Princess Irene of The Netherlands { Source }. His siblings, sibling-in-laws and nieces and nephews are{ Source }: Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Parma, The Count of Bardi (1972, twin) Princess Viktória of Bourbon-Parma, The Countess of Bardi (1982) Princess Zita Clara of Bourbon-Parma (2014) Prince/ss of Bourbon-Parma (2016) Princess Margarita of Bourbon-Parma, The Countess of Colorno (1972, twin) Mr. Tjalling Siebe ten Cate(1975) Miss Julia Carolina Catharina ten Cate (2008) Miss Paola Cecilia Laurentien ten Cate (2011) Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Parma (1974) Mr. Albert Alphons Ludgerus Brenninkmeijer (1974) Miss Alaïa-Maria Irene Cécile Brenninkmeijer (2014) Master Xavier Albert Alphons Brenninkmeijer (...

Princess Charlene Lynette of Monaco was born as  Charlene Lynette Wittstock on born 25 January 1978, as the eldest child and only daughter of Mike and Lynette Wittstock in Zimbabwe{ Source }. She has two younger brothers, two sisters-in-law, a niece and a nephew: Garreth Wittstock (1982) Rosin GalvinWittstock (m 2015) Kaia Rose Wittstock (2013) Sean Michael Wittsock (1983) Chantell Violet Serfontein (m. 2013) Raigen Wittstock (2015) She and her family re-located from Zimbabwe to South Africa when Charlene was 11 years old { Source }. The future Princess of Monaco attended local schools in Benoni, South Africa, but left school to peruse her passions for swimming. She developed a passion for swimming at a very early age { Source }. In 1996, at 18, she won the South African Championship { Source }. In 2000, her team came in fifth at the Sydney Olympic Games { Source }. That same year, she won the gold medal for the 200m backstroke event at the "Maren...

Elisabeth Maria Angela Tatjana von Lattorff was born 25 January 2002 is the daughter of Philip von Lattorff and Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein{ Source }. She has three brothers and four sisters{ Source }{ Source }: Lukas Maria von Lattorff (2000) Marie Theresa von Lattorff (2004) Camilla Katharina Maria von Lattorff (2005) Anna Pia Theresia Maria von Lattorff (2007) Sophie Katharina Maria von Lattorff (2009) Maximilian 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 lifestyle. 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. She shares a birthday with Princess Charlene of Monaco.

Belgium -King Philippe & Queen Mathilde   attended the Opening Concert of the Dutch Presidency of the European Union on Friday { Photo } -Queen Mathilde   attended the 22nd Annual Crystal Awards on Tuesday { Photo }  celebrated her 41st birthday on Wednesday. -Princess Claire celebrated her 42nd birthday on Monday. Bhutan - Princess Ashi Kesang Choden Wangchuck  celebrated her 34th birthday on Saturday. Denmark -Princess Athena  celebrated her 4th birthday on Sunday. France -Princess Hélène Sybille Irène d'Orléans  celebrated her 15th birthday on Sunday. Germany -Prince Carl Friedrich of Prussia  celebrated his 3rd birthday on Wednesday. - Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia  celebrated his 3rd birthday on Wednesday. Great Britain -Queen Elizabeth II   attended the annual Women's Institute Meeting on Thursday { Source } -The Princess Anne, The Princess Royal & Sir Vice Admr...

Princess Athena Marguerite Françoise Marie of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat was born 24 January 2012 as the fourth child and first daughter of Prince Joachim and second child and only daughter of Princess Marie { Source }. She has two older paternal half brothers and an older brother{ Source }: Prince Nikolai of Denmark, Count of Monpezat (1999) Prince Felix of Denmark, Count of Monpezat (2002) Prince Henrik of Denmark, Count of Monpezat (2009) Due to the 2008 Succession Act, which made Denmark's monarchy an absolute primogeniture monarchy (absolute primogeniture=boys and girls have equal rights to the throne and younger brothers do not displace older sisters), she is in line for the Danish throne and will not be displaced by any possible younger brothers. She was christened in May 2012{ Source }, with the following as her godparents: Gregory Grandet (maternal uncle) Edouard Cavallier (maternal uncle) Carina Axelsson (her father's cousin's girlfriend) Ju...

Princess Hélène Sybille Irène d'Orléans was born 24 January 2001, as the third child and second daughter of Prince Charles-Louis of Orleans, Duke of Chartres and Ileana Manos { Source }. She has one older brother, one older sister, one younger brother and one younger sister { Source }: Prince Philippe Jacques Nicolas d'Orléans (1998) Princess Louise d'Orléans (1999) Prince Constantin d'Orléans (2003) Princess Isabelle d'Orléans (2005) As her royal family is defunct, she likely leads a normal life and next to nothing is known about her. She shares a birthday with Princess Athena of Denmark.

Princess Ashi Kesang Choden Wangchuck of Bhutan  was born 23 January 1982 as the daughter of   King  Jigme Singye Wangchuck and Queen Mother Ashi Tshering Pem { Source }. She has the following siblings, half-siblings, and siblings-in-law, as well as several nieces and nephews{ Source }: King Druk Gyalpo Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (1980) Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan Child on the way (First Quarter of 2016-rumored to be a son) Prince Dasho Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (1986) Yetsho Lhamo Princess Ashi Chimi Yangzom Wangchuck (1980) Dasho Sangay Wangchuk Son (2006) Princess Ashi Sonam Dechen Wangchuck (1981) Dasho Phub W. Dorji Princess Ashi Dechen Yangzom Wangchuck(1982) Dasho Tandin Namgyel Prince Dasho Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck (1984) Prince Dasho Khamsum Singye Wangchuck (1984) Princess Ashi Euphelma Choden Wangchuck (1993) Prince Dasho Ugyen Jigme Wangchuck (1994) She studied psychology at Stanford University in the United ...

Princess Caroline Louise Margurite of Hanover, Princess by Birth of Monaco was born 23 January 1957 as the first child of Prince Rainier III of Monaco and Princess Grace{ Source }. She has two younger siblings, a sister in law, and seven nieces and nephews{ Source }: Prince Albert II (1958) Princess Charlene (1978) Jazmin Grace Grimaldi (1992) Alexandre Eric Stephane Coste (2003) Princess Gabriella, The Countess of Carladès (2014) Prince Jacques, Hereditary Prince of Monaco (2014) Princess Stephanie, The Countess of Polinac (1965) Louis Robert Paul Ducruet (1992) Pauline Grace Maguy Ducruet (1994) Camille Marie Kelly Gottlieb (1998) She attended to her education in Monaco, England and France. She attended local primary schools before she was sent to St. Mary's School, Ascot{ Source }. She received her French Baccalaureat (high school or A level) degree in 1974 with honors and continued her studies at the Sorbonne in Paris where she received a diploma in Philosoph...

Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway was born on 21 January 2004 the elder of the two children of The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Norway { Source }. She has one older half-brother from her mother's side, Marius Borg Høiby { Source }. On 17 April 2004, she was christened with the following as her godparents{ Source }: The King of Norway (her paternal grandfather) Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (paternal aunt) Marit Tjessem (her maternal grandmother) Crown Prince Fredrik of Denmark (close friend of her parents who is also a distant cousin) Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden (close friend of her parents who is also a distant cousin) King Felipe VI of Spain (close friend of her parents, who is also distantly related) Just before her second birthday, she began attending a day-care centre { Source }. At the age of 6 years and 8 months, she began attending Jansløkka elementary school, which she attended until 2014{ Source }. In the 2014-2015 school year, she was trans...

Carlos Hugo Roderik Sybren Klynstra was born 20 January 1997, as the eldest child of Prince Carlo, Duke of Parma and Brigitte Klynstra { Source }. He is the stepson of Princess Annemarie of Bourbon-Parma and elder half-brother of { Source }: Princess Luisa Irene of Bourbon-Parma (2012) Princess Cecilia Maria of Bourbon-Parma (2013) Prince/ss of Bourbon-Parma (2016) Little is known about his education and upbringing. However, in December 2015, he started legal proceedings to attempt to change his surname to his father's by Royal Decree. If successful, he will automatically be legitimatized and henceforth become His Royal Highness Prince Carlos Hugo Roderik Sybren de Bourbon de Parme { Source }.

Louis Ferdinand Christian Albrecht, Prince of Prussia  was born 20 January 2013 as the elder of the two twin sons of The Prince and Princess of Prussia{ Source }. He was baptized in June 2013 { Source }. Very little is known about him, but it is likely he will lead a fairly normal life in Germany. In 2015, his family welcomed a little sister for Carl Friedrich. Her name is Princess Emma Marie of Prussia.

Carl Friedrich Franz Alexander, Prince of Prussia was born 20 January 2013 as the elder of the two twin sons of The Prince and Princess of Prussia{ Source }. He was baptized in June 2013 { Source }. Very little is known about him, but it is likely he will lead a fairly normal life in Germany. In 2015, his family welcomed a little sister for Carl Friedrich. Her name is Princess Emma Marie of Prussia.

Queen Mathilde of Belgium was born on 20 January 1973 Ras the daughter of the Count and Countess Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz { Source }. She was educated in Belgium, attending primary school in Bastogne, and attending the "Institut de la Vierge Fidèle" { Source }. From 1991-1994, she studied to be a speech therapist at the "Institut Libre Marie Haps" in Brussels, graduating magna cum laude{ Source }. Upon graduation, she embarked on a professional career as a speech therapist, setting up a practice in Brussels{ Source }. In 1999, she returned to school for a masters degree in Psychology at the Catholic University of Louvain, graduating cum laude in 2002{ Source }. Queen Mathilde has taken patronage of many organizations, especially children. In 2000, just a short year after marrying into the Royal Family, the " Fund Princess Mathilde " was created{ Source }. In addition, Princess Mathilde has given her patronage to several associations dealing with is...

Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones was  on 20 January 1965 in Oxford as the daughter of Christopher and Mary Rhys-Jones{ Source }. She has a older brother, a sister-in-law and two nephews { Source }: David Rhys-Jones (1963) Zara Louise (Freeland) Rhys-Jones Oliver Hugh Rhys-Jones (1999) Harry Christopher Rhys-Jones (2000) She was named: Sophie: Mrs Rhys-Jones is said to have decided on the name Sophie while shopping for shoes when pregnant. Someone in the shop called out the name - and a pretty little girl turned around{ Source }. Helen: after her paternal Aunt Helen, who died before she was born. She grew up in Kent{ Source }. She attended Dulwich College Preparatory School, Kent College School for Girls & West Kent College { Source }. After leaving school, Miss Rhys-Jones embarked on a career in public relations working for a variety of firms, including four years at Capital Radio, as well as public relations companies the Quentin Bell Organisation and MacLaurin...

Princess Margriet Francisca of The Netherlands was born on 19 January 1943 at the Civic Hospital in Ottawa (Canada) as the third daughter of Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands { Source }. She has three sisters, two older and a younger sister, as well as brothers-in-law, and several neices and nephews and their families{ Source }: Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands (1938) Prince Claus of The Netherlands King Williem-Alexander of The Netherlands Queen Maxima Princess Catharina-Amalia of Oranje (2003) Princess Alexia of The Netherlands (2005) Princess Ariane of The Netherlands (2007) Prince Constantijn of The Netherlands Princess Laurentien of The Netherlands Countess Eloise of Oranje-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (2002) Count Claus-Casimir of Oranje-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg (2004) Countess Leonore of Oranje-Nassau,, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (2006) Prince Friso of The Netherlands Prin...

Princess Birgitta Ingeborg Alice   of Sweden, Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen  was born 19 January 1937 as the second daughter to   Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten  and  Princess Sibylla of Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha, Princess of Sweden { Source }. She has an older sister and two younger siblings, as well as three brothers-in-law and several nieces and nephews (and nieces and nephews in law and great nieces and nephews) { Source }: Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler (1934)   John Ambler (1924-2008, m. 1964, separated 1996) Sybilla Louise Ambler(1965) Baron Henning von Dincklage (1971) Baroness Madeleine Charlotte Margaretha von Dincklage (1999) Baron Sebastian Eric Henning von Dincklage (2000) Charles Edward Ambler (1966) Helen Jane Ross Senna Rose Ambler (2000) India Tani Ambler (2003) James Patrick Ambler (1967) Ursula Mary Shipley Lily Elektra Ambler(2003) Oscar Rufus Ambler(2004) Princess Désir...