The Royal Fanzine

Princess Katharina Victoria Elisabeth Cheryl of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was born on 30 April 2014 as the first child of Prince Hubertus & Princess Kelly. She has two younger siblings: Prince Philipp Hubertus Andreas Christian of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. (2015) Princess Madeleine Aurelia Viktoria Carin of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (2017)   She was baptized on 14 September 2014 with the following as her godparents:     Countess Katharina of Faber-Castell Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden Duchess Elisabeth in Bravia Prince Ernest August of Hanover (1984) Konstantin-Assen, Prince of Vidin   She is named for:     Katharina: for her godmother, Countess Katharina Victoria: For her godmother, Crown Princess Victoria Elisabeth: for her godmother, Ducesss Elisabeth in Bravia Cheryl: for her maternal grandmother   She is not in succession for the defunct throne of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, but is distantly in succession for the B...

Don Miguel de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Bórbon was born 30 April 2002 as the third son of Infanta Cristina of Spain and Iñaki Urdangarín { Source }. He has two older brothers and a younger sister { Source }: Don Juan (1999) Don Pablo (2000) Doña Irene (2005) In June 2002, he was baptized with the following as his godparents: King Felipe VI of Spain (maternal uncle) Lucía Urdangarín (paternal aunt) He has had a global life-residing mostly in Spain, but spending time in the US, before moving to Switzerland. He and his family resided in Washington, DC from 2009-2012, while his father worked for Telefónica. In August 2013 the family, without his father, moved to Geneva, Switzerland, where his mother had taken a job with the Caixa Foundation{ Source }. In early April 2013, his father was offered a new position in Qatar, it was unclear whether or not Infanta Christina and her children would join him there at the end of this school year, which in the end, they did not joi...

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden was born on 30 April 1946 as the only son of Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Sidylla{ Source }. The young prince has four older sisters{ Source }: Princess Margaretha John Kenneth Ambler (1924-2008,1964-separated 2006) Sybilla Louise Ambler, Baroness von Dincklage (1965) Baron Henning von Dincklage (1971, m.1998) Madeleine Charlotte Freiin von Dincklage (1999) Sebastian Eric Henning Freiherr von Dincklage (2000) Charles Edward Ambler (1966) Helen Jane Ross (1969, m.1999) Sienna Rose Ambler(2000) India Tani Ambler (2003) James Patrick Ambler (1967) Ursula Mary Shipley (1965, m. 2001) Lily Elektra Ambler (2003) Oscar Rufus Ambler (2004) Princess Birgitta Baron Carl Otto Edmund Silfverschiöld (1965)  Gunilla Maria Fredriksson (1965, m. 2005) Anna Margareta Sybilla Desiree Silfverschiold Baroness Kristina-Louisa Ewa Madeleine Silfverschiöld (1966) Baron Hansde Geer af Finspång (1963, m. 1999) Estelle Louise...

Belgium -King Philippe & Queen Mathilde undertook an official two-day visit to NYC and the United Nations on Tuesday and Wednesday { Photos }{ Photos }. -King Philippe held an audience with the President of Colombia on Tuesday { Photos } -Princess Laetitia Maria, Archduchess of Austria-Este celebrated her 15th birthday on Monday. Bhutan -King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, Queen Jetsun Pema, King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, Queen Mother Tshering Yangdon  Queen Gyalyum Dorji Wangmo, Queen Mother Sangay Choden Crown Prince Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, Prince Dasho Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck Princess Kezang Choden, Princess Dechen Yangzom, Princess Sonam Dechan, Princess Euphelma Choden, Princess Kesang Choden, & Princess Chimi Yangzom attended the 4th Royal Bhutan Flower Exhibition on Wednesday { Photos } Denmark -Queen Margrethe II presented a pulpit dress to Stadtkirche St. Petri on Tuesday { Source } -Crown Prince Fredrik attended a dawn service...

The Infanta Sofía de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Ortiz of Spain was born 29 April 2007, the younger of the two daughters of the King and Queen of Spain, and the youngest grandchild of Queen Sofia and King Juan Carlos { Source }. She is second in line for the Spanish throne after her elder sister. The Infanta was named after her paternal grandmother, Sofía of Greece and Denmark. Likewise, this grandmother, Queen Sofía of Spain, is named after her (Infanta Sofia's great-great grandmother)paternal grandmother, Sophie of Prussia. She was baptized in July 2007 { Source }, with the following as her godparents: Paloma Rocasolano (her maternal grandmother)  The Prince of Vidin (friend of her father's) She began her education among the children of the Royal Guards at the Palace of El Pardo, a zone in which is restricted by the royal guard in September 2009. In 2010, she joined her older sister at Santa Maria de los Rosales (a school previously attended by her father and aunts, a...

Maud Angelica Behn was born 29 April 2003 as the eldest of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and Mr. Ari Behn's three daughters { Source }.She eldest grandchild of King Harald V of Norway and Queen Sonja of Norway. She has two younger sisters{ Source }: Leah Isadora (2005) Emma Tallulah (2008) She was christened at Slottskapellet, The Royal Palace, Oslo, Norway, on 2 July 2003, the one-hundredth birthday of her great-grandfather, King Olav V of Norway. Her godparents consisted of { Source }: King Harald of Norway (maternal grandfather) Crown Prince Haakon of Norway (maternal uncle) Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg , Countess of Pfeil and Klein-Ellguth(her mother's 3rd cousin 1x removed) Marianne Ulrichsen (her mother's friend, was maid-of-honor at her wedding) Anja Sabrina Bjørshol (paternal aunt) Kåre Conradi (her father's friend and best man at his wedding) Trond Giske (friend of her father) At present, she is 5th in line for the throne ...

Prince Heinrich Julius Christian Otto Friedrich Franz Anton Günter of Hanover  was born 29 April 1961 as the youngest child of Ernest Augustus, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick and his first wife, Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg { Source }. He has the following siblings, siblings in laws and nieces and nephews{ Source }{ Source }: Princess Marie of Hanover, Countess of Houchburg (1952) Count Michael of Houchburg Hereditary Count Conrad of Houchburg (1985) Count Georg of Houchburg (1987) Prince Ernst August V of Hanover (1954) Chantall Houlichi Hereditary Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover (1983) Ekaterina Malysheva (1986, m. 2017) Princess Elisabeth of Hanover (2018) Prince Christian of Hanover (1985)  Alessandra de Osma Foy (1992, m. 2017) Princess Caroline of Monaco, Princess of Hanover Princess Alexandra of Hanover (1999) Prince Ludwig of Hanover (1955-1988) Princess Isabella Prince Otto (1988) Princess Olga of...

Princess Benedikte Astid Ingeborg Ingrid of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg was born 29 April 1944 as the second of three daughters of King Federik XI & Queen Ingrid of Denmark { Source }. She has two sisters, two brothers in law, several nieces and nephews, an numerous great nieces and nephews { Source }: Queen Margarethe II of Demark  (1940) Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark Crown Prince Fredrik of Denmark Crown Princess Mary  (1972, m. 2004) Prince Christian (2005) Princess Isabella (2007) Prince Vincent  (2011) Princess Josephine  (2011) Prince Joachim of Denmark Alexandra, Countess of Fredriksburg (m. 1995-2005) Prince Nikolai (1999) Prince Felix (2002) Princess Marie (m. 2008) Prince Henrik (2009) Princess Athena (2012) Queen Anne-Marie of Greece King Constantine of Greece Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark (1965) Mr. Carlos Morales Quintana Miss Arrietta Morales y de Grecia (2002) Miss Ana Marí...

The Lady Helen Marina Lucy Taylor was born as   The Lady Helen Marina Lucy Windsor  on 28 April 1964 as the middle child and only daughter of The Duke and The Duchess of Kent { Source }. She has two brothers, two sisters-in-law, 2 nieces, and four nephews { Source } : George Windsor, The Earl of St. Andrews (1962) Sylvanna, The Countess of St. Andrews Edward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick (1988) Lady Marina Charlotte Windsor (1992) Lady Amelia Windsor (1995) Lord Nicholas Windsor  Lady Nicholas Windsor (Paola) Master Albert Louis Philip Edward Windsor (2007) Master Leopold Ernest Augustus Guelph Windsor (2009) Master Louis Arthur Nicholas Felix Windsor (2014) She is also a first cousin 1x removed from Queen Elizabeth II { Source }, thus is distantly in line for the British Throne. She was baptized on 12 May 1964{ Source }. Her godparents were{ Source }: The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (her father's 1st cousin) Mrs. David Butler Sir Angus Og...

Prince Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand of The Netherlands , now known as King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands was born on 27 April 1967, the first child of Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus of The Netherlands { Source }. He was baptized on 2 September 1967, with the following as his godparents { Source }: Prince Bernhard (maternal grandfather) Queen Margrethe II of Denmark Ferdinand von Bismarck Prime Minister Jelle Zijlstra Ms Renée Smith-Roëll He has two brothers, two sisters-in-law, four nieces and a nephew: Prince Friso of Oranje-Nassau (1968-2013) Princess Mabel van Oranje-Nassau (1968) Countess Luana van Oranje-Nassau, Jonkvrouw van Amsberg (2005) Countess Zaria van Oranje-Nassau, Jonkvrouw van Amsberg (2006) Prince Constantijn of The Netherlands (1969) Princess Laurentien of The Netherlands (1966) Countess Eloise van Oranje-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (2002) Count Claus-Casimir van Oranje-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg (2004) Countess Le...

Augustin Crépy was born 26 April 2005 as the son of Princess Clotilde d'Orléans& Edouard Yves Corneille Crépy { Source }. He has the following siblings { Source }:   Louis Nicolas Marie François Stephane Corneille Crépy (1995) Charles Edouard Marie Alvaro Tatiana Corneille Crépy (1996) Gaspard Marie Leon Canio Corneille Crépy (1999) Eléonore Crépy (2007)     Through his mother, he is the grandson of Prince Michel d'Orléans, Comte d'Evreux & Béatrice Marie Pasquier de Franclieu { Source }.   It is likely he leads a fairly normal lifestyle as his family's throne has been defunct for many years.

Prince Philippos of Greece & Denmark was born 26 April 1986 as the third son and youngest child of King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece { Source }.He has two older brothers and two older sisters, a brother-in-law and two sisters-in-law, as well as many nieces and nephews{ Source }:   Princess Alexia (1965) Mr. Carlos Morales Quintana(1970) Miss Arrietta Morales y de Grecia (2002) Miss Ana María Morales y de Grecia (2003) Miss Amelia Morales y de Grecia (2007) Master Carlos Morales y de Grecia (2005) Crown Prince Pavlos (1967) Crown Princess Marie-Chantal (1968) Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark (1996) Prince Constantine-Alexios of Greece and Denmark (1998) Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece and Denmark (2000) Prince Odysseus-Kimon of Greece and Denmark (2004) Prince Aristidis-Stavros of Greece and Denmark (2008) Prince Nikolas (1969) Princess Tatiana Princess Theodora (1983)   His godparents were{ Source }:   P...

Louis Alphonse of Bourbon, Duke of Anjou was born 25 April 1974 as the son of the second son of Alfonso de Borbón, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz and Doña María del Carmen Martínez-Bordiú y Franco{ Source }. He has one older brother { Source }: Don Francisco de Asís Alfonso Jaime Cristóbal Víctor José Gonzalo Cecilio de Borbón y Martínez-Bordiú, Duc de Bourbon (1972-1984, car accident) He also has several step siblings and a half sister from his mother's subsequent marriages: Mathilda Rossi (1971-1984, boating accident, stepsister from his mother's marriage to Jean-Marie Rossi, twin of below)  Marella Rossi (1971, stepsister from his mother's marriage to Jean-Marie Rossi) Frederick Rossi (stepbrother from his mother's marriage to Jean-Marie, younger brother of Mathilda and Marella) María Cynthia Francisca Matilda Rossi (half sister, 1985, from his mother's marriage to Rossi) He attended the Lycėe Français de Madrid, obtaining his COU in June 1992 { Source } ...

Prince Carlos Enrique Leonard, Hereditary Prince of Parma  was born 24 April 2016 as the son of  Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Parma, Duke of Parma and Piacenza & Princess Annemarie of Bourbon-Parma, Duke of Parma and Piacenza { Source } He has an older half brother, and two full sisters{ Source }: Mr. Carlos Hugo Roderik Sybren Klynstra de Bourbon de Parme  (1997) Princess Luisa Irene Constance Anna Maria of Bourbon-Parma (2012) Princess Cecilia Maria Johanna Beatrix of Bourbon-Parma (2013) He was baptized in Parma on 25 September 2016, his godparents are:  King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (father's first cousin) Princess Marie des Neiges of Bourbon-Parma (great-aunt) Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza (his late grandfather's second cousin) Lodewijk Gualtherie van Weezel Javier Lubelza Roca  

Princess Iman bint al-Hussein of Jordan was born 24 April 1983 as the daughter of King Hussein & Queen Noor . She has several older half-siblings, two brothers, and a sister: Princess Alia bint Al Hussein of Jordan (1956, half sister) Nasser Wasfi Mirza (m. 1977-1988, div) Prince Hussein Mirza (1981) Sayyid Mohammed Al-Saleh (m. 1988) Talal Al-Saleh (1989) Abdul Hamid Al-Saleh (1992) King Abdullah II of Jordan (1962, half brother) Queen Rania of Jordan (m. 1993) Crown Prince Hussein (1994) Princess Iman (1996) Princess Salma (2000) Prince Hashem (2005) Prince Faisal bin Al-Hussein of Jordan (1963, half brother) Princess Alia Tabbaa of Jordan (m. 1989-2008) Princess Ayah bint al-Faisal of Jordan (1990)  Mr. Mohammad Talal Halawani (m. 2014) Miss Raiyah Halawani (2016) Prince Omar bint al-Faisal of Jordan (1993) Princess Sara bint al-Faisal of Jordan (1997)  Princess Aisha bint al-Faisal of Jordan (1997)  Princess Sara of J...

Princess Laetitia Maria Nora Anna Joachim Zita of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este was born 23 April 2003 as the the fifth child and third daughter of Princess Astrid & Prince Lorenz of Belgium { Source }. She has 4 siblings, including, two sisters and two brothers,  a sister-in-law and a niece: Prince Amedeo, Archduke of Austria-Este (1986) Archduchess Elisabetta "Lili" of Austria-Este (1987) Archduchess Anna Astrid of Austria-Este (2016) Princess Maria Laura, Archduchess of Austria-Este (1988) Prince Joachim, Archduke of Austria-Este (1991) Princess Luisa Maria, Archduchess of Austria-Este (1995) Her godparents are her brother Prince Joachim and Princess Nora of Liechtenstein{ Source }. Like her elder siblings before her, she attended  Sint-Jan-Berchmans School in Brussel{ Source }. In 2016-2017, she began attending Bromsgrove School  { Source } As she is 10th and so distantly in line for the throne after her four cousins, mother, two brothers an...

Princess Thérèse Isabelle Marie Éléonore d'Orléans was born 23 April 2001 as the elder of two children of Prince Eudes d'Orléans, Duke of Angouleme & Marie-Liesse Claude Anne Rolande de Rohan-Chabot. She has one younger brother: Prince Pierre Jean Marie d'Orléans (2003) She was baptized on 7 July 2001 in the church La Madeleine in Paris. Her godparents were: Princess Marie Isabelle of Liechtenstein (paternal aunt) Count Thibud de Rohan-Chabot (maternal uncle) She was named: Thérèse: for her paternal grandmother Isabelle: for Princess Isabelle of Brazil, her great grandmother Marie: for her paternal grandmother Éléonore: unsure. As her royal line is defunct, she likely leads a normal life.

The Lady Gabriella Marina Alexandra Ophelia Windsor  was born 23 April 1981 as the second child and only daughter of Prince Michael of Kent & Princess Michael of Kent { Source }. She has a brother, sister-in-law and two nieces{ Source }: Lord Fredrick Windsor (1979) Lady Fredrick Windsor (m. 2009) Miss Maud Elizabeth Daphne Marina Windsor (2013) Miss Isabella Alexandra May Windsor (2016) Gabriella was educated in England and the United States { Source }. Her primary education was at Downe House School in England { Source }. She graduated from Brown University with a Bachelor's degree in Comparative Literature in 2004 { Source }. In 2012, she obtained a MPhil in Social Anthropology from the University of Oxford's Linacre College { Source }. She is currently a freelance journalist. She is related to both Queen Elizabeth II (through her paternal grandfather, they are 1st cousins 1x removed) and Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh (through her paternal grandmother...

Austria -Count Léopold de Limburg-Stirum celebrated his 7th birthday on Thursday. Belgium -King Philippe visited the organization DUO for a Job on Tuesday { Photos }. On Thursday, he held an audience with newly appointed ambassadors from Denmark, Palau, Barbados, Vietnam, and Australia and met with representatives from Sant ' Egidio { Photos }{ Photos } For those like me who have never heard of Palau, it is a country in the Pacific ocean that contains approximately 340 islands, forming the western chain of the Caroline Islands in Micronesia -Queen Mathilde attended the closing ceremony of Academics for Development on Tuesday { Photos }. On Thursday, the Belgian consort attended the Latour Health Award 2018  and celebrated the 50th anniversary of Art Brussels { Photos } { Photos } -Princess Eléonore celebrated her 10th birthday on Monday. Denmark -Queen Margrethe II, Crown Princess Mary, Prince Joachim, Princess Marie, Prince Christian, Princ...