The Royal Fanzine

Archduchess Marie-Christine Anne Astrid Zita Charlotte of Austria, The Countess of Limburg-Stirum was born 31 July 1983 as the eldest daughter of Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg, Archduchess of Austria and Archduke Carl Christian of Austria { Source }. She has the following younger siblings, siblings-in-law and nieces and nephews{ Source }. Archduke Imre of Austria (1985) Archduchess Kathleen Elizabeth of Austria (1986) Archduchess Maria-Stella Elizabeth Christiana Yolande Alberta of Austria (2013) Archduchess Magdalena Maria Alexandra Zita Charlotte of Austria (2016) Archduke Christoph of Austria (1988) Archduchess Adélaïde of Austria (1989) Archduchess Katarina Marie-Christine Fabiola of Austria (2014) Archduchess Sophia of Austria (2017) Archduke Alexander of Austria (1990) Archduchess Gabriella of Austria (1994) Prince Henri de Bourbon-Parma (engaged 2017) Victoria Antonia Marie-Astrid Lydia von Österreich de Bourbon-Parme (2017) On 6 December...

Marina Victoria Alexandra Ogilvy was born 31 July 1966 as the second child of Rt Hon. Sir Angus Ogilvy and Princess Alexandra of Kent { Source }. She has an older brother, a sister-in-law, a niece and a nephew{ Source }: James Robert Bruce Ogilvy (1964) Julia Caroline Rawlinson (m. 1988) Flora Alexandra Ogilvy (1994) Alexander Charles Ogilvy (1996) Her godparents were{ Source }{ Source }: Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon Prince Charles of Wales As a youngster, she was rather rebellious, and tabloids often labeled her the "black sheep". She appeared on the cover of the fetish magazine, Skin Two , wearing a rubber jumpsuit and a crown, surrounded by corgis{ Source }. Upon this publication, her relationship with her parents and other royal relations became...strained to say the least { Source }.  It is said that during her marriage, she had a falling out with her godfather, The Prince of Wales { Source }. In 1989 rebel Marina tore her family apart wit...

Princess Louise-Marguerite Eléonore Marie d'Orléans was born 30 July 2014 as the third child, and second daughter of Prince Jean d'Orléans, The Duke of Vendôme & Philomena, The Duchess of Vendome. She has two older siblings and a younger brother: Prince Gaston Louis Antoine Marie d'Orléans (2009) Princess Antoinette Léopoldine Jeanne Marie d'Orléans (2012) Prince Joseph Gabriel David Marie of Orléans (2016) The young princess has five godparents{ Source }: Princess Marguerite of Liechtenstein (her first cousin) Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg Philippe d'Albert, 13th duc de Luynes Don Alvaro-Jaime de Orléans-Borbón Archduke Michael of Austria

Carlos Morales y de Grecia was born 30 July 2005 in Barcelona the third child and only son of  Princess Alexia of Greece & Denmark & Carlos Morales { Source } He has two older sisters and a younger sister { Source }: Arrietta Morales y de Grecia (2002) Ana María Morales y de Grecia (2003) Amelia Morales y de Grecia (2007) His godparents were: Infanta Elena of Spain (his maternal 1st cousin 1x removed) Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece (his maternal uncle) Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark (his maternal uncle) At the age of 5, he attended his maternal uncle's wedding in Greece with his parents and sisters { Source }. He resides in Puerto Calero, Lanzarote, Canary Islands in a house designed by his father { Source }. Although 8th in line for the Greek throne after two uncles, his mother and several cousins, he seems to lead a relatively normal life and little is known about him.

Infanta María del Pilar Alfonsa Juana Victoria Luisa Ignacia y Todos los Santos de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias of Spain, Duchess of Badajoz, Grandee of Spain, Dowager Viscountess de la Torre was born 30 July 1936 is the eldest daughter of Infante Juan Carlos, Count of Barcelona and Princess María Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies { Source }. She also has three younger siblings, two siblings-in-law, several nieces and nephews and their families{ Source }:   King Juan Carlos of Spain  (1938) Queen Sofia of Spain (1938, m. 1962) Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo (1963) 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  (1965) Iñaki Urdangarín Don Juan Urdangarín y de Borbón(1999) Don Pablo Urdangarín y de Borbón (2000) Don Miguel Urdangarín y de Bórbon (2002) Doña Irene Urdangarín y Bórbon (2005) King Felipe VI of S...

Austria -Archduke Joseph Albrect celebrated his 24th birthday on Thursday. -Archduke Bartholomäus of Austria-Este celebrated his 12th birthday on Friday. Denmark -Konstantin Gustav Heinrich Richard Johannsmann celebrated his 8th birthday on Tuesday. France -Prince François d'Orléans, Count of Dreux & Princess Theresa d'Orleans, Countess of Dreux celebrated their 4th wedding anniversary on Friday. Great Britain -Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall visited the Isle of Wight, the Osborne House with Patron of the House, Dame Judi Dench on Tuesday { Photos } -Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex attended the 2018 International AIDS Conference on Monday and Tuesday { Source } -Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex & Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex attended the 2018 Sentebale Polo Cup on Thursday { Photos } -Princess Eugenie of York & Princess Beatrice of York attended a UN meeting with a key stakeholders on ending modern slavery around the world on Thursd...

Samuel David Benedict Chatto was born 28 July 1998 in London, the elder of two sons of The Lady Sarah Chatto and David Chatto { Source }. He has a younger brother: Arthur Robert Nathaniel Chatto (1999) One of his godparents was The Prince Charles of Wales { Source }. He is currently 24th in line to succeed to the throne of the United Kingdom after his mother { Source }. He was educated in England For his younger years, he attended Westminster Cathedral Choir School { Source }. He is believed to have followed Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry's footsteps and attended Eton College { Source }.   Although he performs no official royal functions, he has attended a few in recent years. He and his family typically attend Christmas at Sandringham { 2006 , 2008 , 2010 , 2015 }. He also has attended the State Opening of Parliament { 2010 }{ 2013 }. He along side his family, aunt and uncle and cousins, attended the service of Thanksgiving in hono...

King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun was born 28 July 1952 the only son of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand , and Queen Sirikit.   He had a worldly education, spending his primary years in Thailand, before moving on to England and Australia for his upper educational studies. The Prince undertook military training at the Royal Military College, Duntroon in Canberra, Australia, and also completed an arts degree at Sukhothai Thammatirat University in Bangkok. He also took a period of time as a Buddhist monk { Source }.   In 1977, he married his maternal first cousin Princess Soamsavali Kitiyakara { Source } , a year later his first child was born { Source }. He and Princess Soamsvali Kitiyakara were divorced sometime in the 1980s { Source }. His second marriage produced four illegitimate children as they were born prior to the 1994 marriage { Source }. In 2001, he married again, to HRH Princess Srirasmi, who has since given him a son { Source }. ...

Anne Mary Sibylla Liddell-Grainger  was born as Anne Mary Sibylla Abel-Smith on 28 July 1932 as the first daughter of    Colonel  Sir  Henry Abel Smith  and  Lady May Abel Smith (formerly Princess May of Teck) { Source }.  She had two younger siblings, siblings-in-law, nieces, nephews, great nieces and great-nephews, as greatx2 nieces and nephews { Source }: Colonel Richard Francis Abel Smith (1933–2004) Marcia Kendrew (1940, m. 1960) Katherine Emma Abel-Smith (1961) Hon.   Hubert Wentworth  Beaumont (m. 1980) Amelia May Beaumont Murray  (1983) Simon Peregrine Gauvain Murray (1974, m. 2007) Matilda Alice Murray (2012) Archibald Peregrine Murray (2012) George Wentworth Beaumont (1985) Katharine Hannah Fiona Fitzpatrick (1986, m. 2016) Richard Christian Beaumont (1989) Michael Patrick Beaumont (1991)   Noella  Murphy (m. after 1991) Isobella  Beaumont (1992 or later) Elizabeth Alice...

Archduke Bartholomäus Karl Robert of Austria-Este was born 27 July 2006 as the eldest of four children of Archduke Martin of Austria-Este and Princess Katharina von Isenburg, Archduchess of Austria-Este { Source }. He has one younger sister, and two younger brothers { Source }: Archduke Emmanuel of Austria (2008) Archduchess Helene of Austria (2009) Archduke Luigi of Austria (2011) He is the maternal nephew of Princess Sophie of Prussia, Princess von Isenburg & Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia { Source }. He is the paternal nephew of Prince Lorenz of Belgium, The Archduke of Austria-Este & Princess Astrid of Belgium, The Archduchess of Austria-Este { Source }. He is named: Bartholomäus:  Likely a name his parents liked Karl:  likely for his paternal grandfather who was Archduke Robert Karl of Austria, who died in 1996 Robert:  For his paternal grandfather, Archduke Robert Karl of Austria-Este, who died in 1996.

Archduke Joseph Albrect of Austria was born 26 July 1994 as the second child of Archduke Joesph Karl of Austria and Princess Margarete von Hohenberg, Archduchess of Austria { Source }. He has two older siblings { Source }: Archduchess Johanna of Austria (1992) Archduke Paul Leo of Austria (1996) Through his father he is the paternal grandson of Archduke Joseph Arpád of Austria and Princess Maria zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, Archduchess of Austria{ Source }. Through his mother, he is the grandson of Prince Albrecht  von Hohenberg and Leontine Letitia Gräfin von Cassis-Faraone { Source }. Through his maternal grandfather he is the great grandson of Maximilan, Duke von Hohenberg { Source }. As both his royal lines are defunct, he likely leads a normal life and not much is known about him or his family. 

Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece & Denmark was born 25 July 1996 in New York, NY USA the eldest child of Crown Prince Pavlos & Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece { Source }. She has four younger brothers: Prince Constantine Alexios (1998) Prince Achileas-Andreas (2000) Prince Odysseus-Kimon(2004) Prince Aristidis-Stavros (2008) Her godparents were { Source }: Princess Alexia of Greece (paternal aunt) Prince Michael of Greece (1st cousin 2x removed) The Prince Charles of Wales(2nd cousin 2x removed) She has grown up mostly in the US and Europe. She was born in the US, and likely lived here until she was at least two, before the family temporary went back to England, where her brother Odysseus-Kimon was born in 2004. Four years later, she was back in the US, this time on the "left coast", where her youngest brother was born in Los Angeles in 2008. Although a member of the defunct Greek Royal Family, she still participates in numerous appearances....

Lord Nicholas Charles Edward Jonathan Windsor was born on 25 July 1970 as the youngest child of Prince Edward, The Duke of Kent and Katharine, The Duchess of Kent { Source }. He has an older brother, an older sister, two siblings-in-law,three nephews, and four nieces { Source }: George, The Earl of St Andrews (1962) Sylvana Windsor, The Countess of St. Andrews (1957. m. 1988) Edward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick (1988) Lady Marina Charlotte Windsor (1992) Lady Amelia Windsor (1995) The Lady Helen Taylor (1964) Timothy Taylor (m. 1992) Columbus George Donald Taylor (1994) Cassius Edward Taylor (1996) Eloise Olivia Katherine Taylor (2003) Estella Olga Elizabeth Taylor (2004) He was educated at Harrow School in London, England{ Source }. He became a Roman Catholic in 2001, thus barring him and his descendants from the throne { Source }. He married Paola, Countess Doimi de Lupis in November 2006{ Source }. Together, they have three sons: ...

Konstantin Gustav Heinrich Richard Johannsmann was born 24 July 2010 as the first child of Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Alexander Johannsmann{ Source }. He has a younger sister { Source }: Louisa Johannsmann (2015) He was named for various relatives { Source }: Konstantin: for her father's middle name and his great-uncle Constantine of Greece Gustav: for his maternal uncle and godfather, Gustav Frederik Philip Richard, Hereditary Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Heinrich: for his father Richard: for his maternal grandfather His godparents were{ Source }: Crown Princess Mary (his mother's cousin's wife) Ann-Kathrin Joannasmann (paternal aunt) Gustav Frederik Philip Richard, Hereditary Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg  (maternal uncle) It is likely he will lead a fairly normal life in Germany. He is not in succession for the Princely House of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg or The Danish Throne, but is distantly in success...

Princess Georgina Maximiliana Tatiana Maria of Liechtenstein was born 23 July 2005 in Vienna, Austria, the middle child and only daughter of Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein and his wife, Princess Marie Gabriele { Source }. She has one older brother and one younger one:   Prince Moritz of Liechtenstein (2003) Prince Benedikt of Liechtenstein (2008)   Her brother Prince Moritz was born in New York, NY USA and her younger brother was also born in Vienna, like she was { Source }.   She is the 4th granddaughter (and 10th grandchild overall) of Prince Hans-Adam II and his wife, Princess Marie .     Because Liechtenstein is ruled under Agnatic primogeniture law, meaning male-only succession, Princess Georgina is not line line for the throne. If for some reason the laws were to change, she would be no higher than 7th after her father today.

Marie José Pando y Corvalán-Reyna was born 23 July 1996 as the only child of Azaea Beatrice Corvalan-Reyna y de Saboya and Arturo Pando y Mundet { Source }. Her maternal grandparents are Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy and Luis Rafael Reyna-Corvallán y Dillon  { Source }. Through her maternal grandmother, she is a great granddaughter of the last King of Italy, Umberto II and Queen Marie José of Italy { Source }. She is named for her great grandmother, Queen Marie José of Italy { Source }. Her great-uncle, Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma , the husband of Princess Maria Pia of Savoy, died only a few weeks ago. It's likely that Marie José lives a fairly normal life.

Austria -Archduke Karl-Konstantin celebrated his 14th birthday on Friday. Belgium -King Philippe, Queen Mathilde, Princess Elisabeth, The Duchess of Brabant, Prince Gabriel, Prince Emmanuel & Princess Eléonore released new official portraits on Wednesday { Photos }. On Saturday, they attended festivities to mark Belgian's National Day { Photos }{ Photos } -King Philippe held an audience with NATO Military Committee Chairman Air Chief Marshall Sir Stuart Peach on Thursday { Photos } Bhutan -Prince Dasho Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck celebrated his 34th birthday on Monday. Denmark -Prince Felix celebrated his 16th birthday on Sunday. -Princess Benedikte, Dowager Princess of Sayn-Wittgensein Berleberg attended a meeting of the Global Dressage Foundation on Friday { Photos } Germany -Prince Ernest August of Hanover celebrated his 35th birthday on Thursday. Great Britain -The Prince Charles of Wales, The Duke of Cornwall & Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwa...

Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge was born 22 July 2013 as the first child of Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge { Source }. He is also the first grandchild of The Prince Charles of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales, as well as the first step-grandchild of Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall { Source }. In May 2015, he was joined by a younger sister, and in April 2018, by a younger brother: Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge (2015) Prince Louis Arthur Charles of Cambridge (2018) Like his father, he is in line to succeed the British throne after his great grandmother and grandfather { Source }. His birth marked the second time that three generations of direct heirs to the British throne are alive at the same time, a situation that last occurred between 1894 and 1901, in the last seven years of the reign of Queen Victoria, when she, Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII, and George VI were all alive. He was bapti...

Prince Felix Henrik Valdemar Christian of Denmark, Count of Monpezat was born 22 July 2002, the younger son of Prince Joachim and his then-wife Countess Alexandra of Fredriksburg { Source }. He also has a stepmother and a soon-to-be former stepfather. He has one full brother and two younger half siblings{ Source }:     Prince Nikolai William Alexander Fredrik of Denmark (1999) Prince Henrik Carl Joachim Alain of Denmark (2009) Princess Athena Marguerite Françoise Marie of Denmark (2012) Prince Felix was christened in Møgeltønder church on 4 October 2002 { Source }. At the christening the musical work Dåbens Pagt composed by Frederik Magle, dedicated to Prince Felix, was given its first performance { Source }.His godparents are:   Martina Bent (maternal aunt) Count Christian Ahlefeldt-Laurvig Oscar Davidsen Siesbye Damian Sibley Annick Boel     He was named:     Felix: a name his parents liked, that means "Happy And...

Prince Constantin Jean Philippe Marie Albert Marc d'Aviano de Nassau was born 22 July 1988 as the second child of Prince Jean of Luxembourg and his first wife, Hélène Suzanna Vestur   { Source }. He has an older sister, a brother-in-law, and two younger brothers { Source }:   Princess Marie-Gabrielle Cécile Charlotte Sophie de Nassau (1986) Antonius Benedikt Clemens Douglas Emanuel Willms (1988, m. 2017) Zeno Willms (2018) Prince Wenceslas François Baudoin Léopold Juraj Marie Marc d'Aviano de Nassau (1990) Prince Carl-Johan Félix Julien Marc d'Aviano de Nassau (1992) Due to his parents morganatic marriage and the fact that his father had given up succession rights and succession rights for that of his descendants, he was originally given the title Count de Nassau, but his uncle Grand Duke Henri elevated him and his siblings to HRH Prince/ss de Nassau by royal decree in 2004.   He grew up in Paris, and likely leads a normal li...

Archduke Karl-Konstantin Michael Stephan Maria of Austria was born 20 July 2004 as the only son of Georg von Habsburg and Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg { Source }. He has two older sisters: Archduchess Zsófia Mária Tatjana Monika Erzsébet Katalin von Hasburg (2001) Archduchess Ildikó Mária Walburga von Hasburg (2002) He is a grandson of Otto von Hasburg { Source }.     He resides in Hungary with his family. Other than this, there is not much known about him. It's likely he lives a fairly normal life.

Princess Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Maryam Virginia of Hanover was born 20 July 1999 in Vöcklabruck, Upper Austria as the only child of Prince Ernest August V of Hanover and his second wife, Princess Caroline of Hanover { Source }. She has a host of much older siblings, two sisters-in-law, a soon-to-be sister-in-law, and three nephews and a niece{ Source }{ Source }: Ernst August, Hereditary Prince of Hanover (1983) Ekaterina Malysheva (1986, m. 2017) Princess Elisabeth of Hanover (2018) Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi (1984) Prince Christian of Hanover (1985) Alessandra de Osma (1992, m. 2017) Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi (1986) Raphaël Casiraghi-Elmaleh (2013) Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghi (1987) Beatrice Borromero-Casiraghi (1985, m. 2017) Stefano Ercole Carlo Casiraghi-Borromeo (2017) Francesco Carlo Albert  Casiraghi-Borromeo (2018) Princess Alexandra was christened on 19 September 1999, in a ceremony at her father's hunting lodge Au...

Crown Prince Haakon of Norway was born 20 July 1973, the only son of then Crown Prince Harald  and then Crown Princess Sonja . He has one elder sister, an ex-brother-in-law and three nieces{ Source }: Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (1971) Mr. Ari Behn (1972, div 2016) Maud Angelica Behn (2003) Leah Isadora Behn (2005) Emma Taullah Behn (2008) The future King of Norway attended the Norwegian Naval Academy, graduating in 1995{ Source }.. The Prince also attended University of Califorina, Berkley, where he received a BA in Political Science in 1999{ Source }. After finishing his education, he participated in the UN's General Assembly as a third delegate{ Source }. In 2001, he followed the Foreign Ministry’s trainee programme for diplomats, and completed his education in 2003 at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he was awarded an MA in development studies, specializing in international trade and Africa{ Source }. He is the patron of...

Prince Ernst August Andreas Philipp Constantin Maximilian Rolf Stephan Ludwig Rudolph of Hanover is the elder son of Prince Ernest of Hanover and Chantal Hochuli on born 19 July 1983 { Source }. He has one full brother, a sister-in-law, a half-sister, two stepbrothers and a stepsister, as well as a stepsister-in-law, and three step-nephews:   Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi (1984) Prince Christian of Hanover (1985) Alessandra de Osma (m. 2018) Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi (1986) Raphaël Casiraghi-Elmaleh (2013) Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghi (1987) Beatrice Borromero-Casiraghi (1985, m. 2015) Stefano Ercole Carlo Casiraghi-Borromeo (2017) Francesco Carlo Albert Casiraghi-Borromeo (2018) Princess Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Marym Virginia of Hanover (1999)     He was christened at almost two months old with the following godparents:   Prince Ludwig Rudolph of Hanover (his paternal uncle, 1955-1988) Prince Andreas of Lein...