The Royal Fanzine

Prince Gabriel Carl Walther of Sweden, The Duke of Dalarna  was born on August 31, 2017 as the second child of Prince Carl Philip  and Princess Sofia { Source }. Prince Gabriel has one older brother { Source }: Prince Alexander Erik Hubertus Bertil of Sweden, The Duke of Södermanland (2016) The fourth grandson and seventh grandchild overall of King Carl XVI Gustaf & Queen Silvia was christened in December 2017, with the following as his godparents { Source }: Princess Madeleine (paternal aunt) Thomas de Toledo Sommerlath (paternal 1st cousin 1x removed) Sara Hellqvist (maternal aunt) Oscar Kylerg (friend of his father's) Carolina Pihl (friend of his mother's)

Queen Rania of Jordan was born 31 August 1970 as Rania al Yassin as the daughter of two Palestinians form Tulkarm. During her youth, she attended schools in Kuwait and Turkey, earning a degree in Business Administration. After graduation, she worked for marketing departments for various international banks and computer companies { Source }. In January 1993, she met her future husband and then Crown Prince of Jordan at a dinner party, and after a brief courtship and engagement, they were married in June 1999{ Source }. Together, they have four children{ Source }: Crown Prince Hussein  ( 1994) Princess Iman ( 1996) Princess Salma (2000) Prince Hashem  (2005) She once said, “I just wake up and feel like a regular person. At the end of the day you are living your life for the people that you represent. It’s an honour and a privilege to have that chance to make a difference – a qualitative difference in people’s lives – and it’s my responsibility to make the most out of that opp

Archduchess Sophia of Austria was born 30 August 2017 as the younger daughter of Archduke Christoph  of Austria & Archduchess Adélaïde  of Austria { Source }. Archduchess Sophia has an older sister { Source }: Archduchess Katarina Marie-Christine Fabiola of Austria (2014) She is the paternal granddaughter of Archduke Carl Christian of Austria and Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria, Princess by Birth of Luxembourg .

Alexander Joaquim Pedro Spearman was born 30 August 2016 as the first child of Princess Amélia of Orléans-Braganza & Mr Alexander James Spearman { Source }. He has one younger brother: Nicholas Rafael William Spearman (2018) He is the first grandchild of Princess Christine de Ligne, Princess of Orléans-Braganza & Prince Antônio of Orléans-Braganza . His mother works as an architect, while his father works as an investement banker { Source }. It is likely he will lead a normal lifestyle. He is named: Alexander: his father, James Alexander Joaquim: the Portugese version of Joachim Pedro: for Princess Amélia 's brother who died in a airplane crash in 2009

Queen Anne-Marie Dagmar Ingrid of Greece was born Princess Anne-Marie Dagmar Ingrid of Denmark , the third child of King Fredrick IX of Denmark and Queen Ingrid of Denmark on 30 August 1946 { Source }. She has two older sisters, two brothers-in-law, three nephews, two nieces, several neices and nephews-in-law, and great nieces and great 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) Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944) Richard,6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Gustav, 7th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ber

Prince Nikolai William Alexander Fredrik of Denmark, Count of Monpezat was born 28 August 1999, the elder of the two sons of Prince Joachim and Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg { Source }. His is the oldest of Queen Margarethe II and Henrik, Prince Consort's grandchildren{ Source }. At present, he has one younger brother, one younger half brother and a younger half-sister, the half-siblings being from his father's second marriage to Princess Marie { Source }. His siblings are{ Source }:     Prince Felix Henrik Valdemar Christian of Denmark (2002) Prince Henrik Carl Joachim Alain of Denmark (2009) Princess Athena Marguerite Françoise Marie of Denmark (2012)     Prince Nikolai was christened in chapel of Fredensborg Palace on 6 November 1999. At the christening the musical work Lys på din vej composed by Frederik Magle, dedicated to Prince Nikolai, was given its first performance.   His godparents are:   Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark (his pat

Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark was born 28 August 1980 as Tatiana Ellinka Blatnik in Venezuela as the daughter of Ladislav Blatnik & Marie Blanche Bierlein { Source }. When she was three years old, her family moved to Switzerland. When she was six years old, her father died { Source }. Her mother later remarried Attilio Brillembourg { Source }. She was primarily raised by Marie and Attilio Brillembourg in Europe with her elder brother, Boris { Source }{ Source }. She was educated in Switzerland, and the United States. Princess Tatiana studied at Aiglon College { Source }. She studied at Georgetown University, receiving her bachelors degree in sociology in 2003 { Source }. After graduation, she began to work in the publicity department as an event planner for fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg { Source }. Princess Tatiana resigned in July 2010 from her position with designer Diane von Fürstenberg to focus on her wedding plans { Source }.Despite the rumors, her wedding

Austria -Archduke Carl Christian celebrated his 64th birthday on Sunday. -Archduchess Eikika, Duchess of Oldenburg   celebrated her 46th birthday on Wednesday. Brazil -Prince Rafael of Orléans-Braganza celebrated his 32nd birthday on Friday. Belgium -Prince Gabriel celebrated his 15th birthday on Monday. -Princess Maria Laura, Archduchess of Austria-Este celebrated her 30th birthday on Sunday. France -Gaetano Dailly celebrated his 9th birthday on Saturday. Denmark -Crown Prince Fredrik, Crown Princess Mary, Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, Prince Vincent & Princess Josephine underwent an official visit to Faroe Islands from Thursday to Sunday { Photos }{ Photos }{ Photos }{ Photos } { Video } The Faroe Islands is a Danish territory located 320 kilometres (200 miles) north-northwest of Scotland , about halfway between Norway and Iceland. - Prince Joachim, Princess Marie, Prince Henrik & Princess Athena attended the 2018 Tønder Festival on Sat

Princess Maria Laura Zita Beatrix Gerhard of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este was born 26 August 1988, the second child and oldest daughter of Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este and Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este at the University Clinic St. Luc,Woluwe-St-Lambert, Belgium{ Source }. She is currently eighth in line to the Belgian throne after her four cousins, and mother, elder brother and niece. At her birth she was not in line due to the laws at the time, however when the laws changed in 1991, she was placed 4th, eventually moving down the line after the births of her cousins who now occupy the 1st-4th positions for the succession. She has one older brother, and a younger brother{ Source }: Prince Amedeo, Archduke of Austria-Este (1986) Prince Joachim, Archduke of Austria-Este (1991) She has two younger sisters { Source }: Princess Luisa Maria, Archduchess of Austria-Este (1995) Princess Laetitia Maria, Archduchess of Austria-Este (200

Archduke Carl Christian Maria Anna Rudolph Anton Marcus d'Aviano of Austria was born 26 August 1954 as the third child of Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria & Princess Yolande de Ligne { Source }. Archduke Carl Christian has two older siblings and one younger sister, as well as Archduke Rudolf of Austria (1950) Baroness Hélène de Villenfagne de Vogelsanck (1954, m. 1976) Archduke Carl Christian of Austria (1977 Estelle de Saint-Romain (1979, m. 2007) Archduchess Zita of Austria (2008) Archduchess Anezka of Austria (2010) Archduchess Anna of Austria (2012) Archduchess Paola of Austria (2014) Archduchess Priscilla of Austria (1979) Archduke Johannes of Austria (1981) Archduke Thomas of Austria (1983) Archduchess Marie-des-Neiges of Austria (1986) Archduke Franz-Ludwig of Austria (1988 Mathilde Vignon (1992, engaged) Archduke Michael of Austria (1990) Archduke Joseph of Austria (1991) Archduchess Alexandra of Austria (1952) Héctor Riesle Felipe Ries

Prince Richard Alexander Walter George, The Duke of Gloucester was born 26 August 1944, the second son of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Princess Alice, The Duchess of Gloucester { Source }. He is the youngest grandchild of King George V and a first cousin to Queen Elizabeth II { Source }.   It was not anticipated that he would become the Duke of Gloucester as his elder brother Prince William of Gloucester stood in front of him for the role{ Source }. However, when his brother was killed in a flying accident on 28 August 1972, that changed { Source }. He succeeded his father in the role of Duke of Gloucester in June 1974 { Source }.   Although distantly in line for the throne, he began taking on a public duty very early on in life. At four months old, he accompanied his parents to Australia while his father served as Australia's Governor General from 1945-1947 { Source }.   His education began as most royals did during that time, at home { Source }. He then attend

Gaetano Dailly was born 25 August 2009 as the son of Princess Adélaïde d'Orléans &    Pierre-Louis Étienne Marcel Éric Dailly{ Source }. He has two older brothers{ Source }: Diego Marie Michel Dailly (2003) Almudena Marie Sarah Béatrice Aline Dailly (2004) It is likely that Gaetano leads a normal lifestyle. He is a grandson of Prince Michel d'Orléans, Comte d'Evreux .

Count Alessandro Czarnocki-Lucheschi  was born 24 August as the youngest son of    Count  Andrea Czarnocki-Lucheschi and Archduchess Isabella of Austria-Este { Source }. He has two older siblings{ Source }: Count Carlo Czarnocki-Lucheschi (2000) Countess Maria Anna Czarnocki-Lucheschi (2002) Other than this, very little is known about him. He likely leads a fairly normal life, and is a nephew of Prince Lorenz of Belgium, The Archduke of Austria-Este and Princess Astrid of Belgium, The Archduchess of Austria-Este.

Alexandre Éric Stéphane Coste-Grimaldi was born as Alexandre Éric Stéphane Tossoukpé and later known as Alexandre Éric Stéphane Coste on 24 August 2003 as the son of Prince Albert II of Monaco and Nicole Coste{ Source }. He has two older half brothers from his mother, and an older half sister and two younger half siblings from his father, who are{ Source }: Jazmin Grace Grimaldi (1992, also illegitimate) Prince Jacques of Monaco (2014) Princess Gabriella of Monaco (2014) He is also the step-son of Princess Charlene of Monaco , and nephew of Princess Caroline of Hanover, Princess by birth of Monaco & Princess Stephanie of Monaco, The Countess of Polignac (1965) His mother Nicole changed their surname to Coste on 10 November 2004, a move in which is believe to be in homage to Prince Albert's lawyer, Thierry La Coste. His mother owns a villa just outside of Monaco in Villefranche-sur-Mer, France and has an apartment in Paris{ Source }. It is believed that one of these is

The Lady Amelia Sophia Theodora Mary Margaret Windsor was born 24 August 1995 as the youngest daughter of George Windsor, The Earl of St. Andrews and Sylvana Palma Tomaselli { Source }. She has two older siblings{ Source }: Edward Edmund Maximilian George Windsor, Lord Downpatrick (1988) Lady Marina-Charlotte Alexandra Katherine Helen Windsor (1992) She is a granddaughter of The Duke and Duchess of Kent. At her birth in August 1995, she was 19th in line for succession to the British throne, however, with the rule changes and births of several babies, she is currently 38th in succession{ Source }. On 30 November 2013, Lady Amelia made her début into society whilst attending the Ball Des Débutantes in Paris { Source }. Like most teens and twenty-somethings, Amelia is active on Social media, most notably on Facebook ( DO NOT ask for her link). She attended St. Mary's School, Ascot. She is currently a student at The University of Edinburgh.

Prince Rafael Antonio Maria José Francisco Miguel Gabriel Gonzaga of Orléans-Braganza  was born 24 August 1986 as the second son of    Prince António of Orléans-Braganza   and Princess Christine of Orléans-Braganza, Princess de Ligne { Source }. He had an older brother, has an older sister, a brother-in-law, a nephew, and a younger sister{ Source }: Prince Pedro Luiz of Orléans-Braganza (1983-2009) Princess Amelia of Orléans-Braganza, Mrs. James Spearman (1986) James Alexander Spearman (m. 2014) Alexander Spearman (2016) Nicholas Rafael William Spearman (2018) Princess Maria Gabriela of Orléans-Braganza  (1989) He was educated in Brazil, graduating from a Production Engineering program at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. He currently works for AmBev in Brazil. 

Keith Sébastien Knecht de Massy , or Sébastien as he is known by the family, was born the son of Christine Alix de Massy and Charles Wayne Knecht on 24 August 1971, in Philadelphia, PA{ Source }. In addition to being a 1st cousin once removed of the present reining Monégasque Princely Family, he is also a distant cousin of the family on their maternal side as his father was a cousin of Princess Grace (I believe Sébastien's grandfather was Princess Grace's uncle on her father's side). He is a member of his aunt Baroness Elisabeth-Anne de Massy ’s organization, All-sports Country team (A.S.Co.T., Team Monaco captain) of the tennis tournament. He also serves as founder and director of the board to his wife's organization, ConservationGuardians . After obtaining his BA in business, Sébastien moved to Lima, Peru to work for Grana y Montero Petrolera . After living in Peru he moved back to Monaco and started his shipping career with the V. Ships Group. This brought him t

Queen Noor al-Hussein, Queen Dowager of Jordan was born as Lisa Najeeb Halaby on 23 August 1951 the daughter of Najeeb Halaby and Doris Carlquist in Washington, DC, USA. She has two siblings, brother Christian and sister Alexa{ Source }. She was educated National Cathedral School from fourth to eighth grade, before she briefly attended The Chapin School in New York City. She went on to graduate from Concord Academy in Massachusetts{ Source }. She attended Princeton University with its first coeducational freshman class, and received a BA in Architecture and Urban Planning in 1973{ Source }.After she graduated, Lisa Halaby moved to Australia, where she worked for a firm that specialized in planning new towns. She became increasingly interested in the Middle East and immediately accepted a job offer from a British architectural firm that had been employed to redesign the city of Tehran{ Source }. In 1976, she moved back to the United States{ Source }.  She thought about earning a

Archduchess Eilika of Austria, Princess of Austria and Hungary, Duchess of Oldenburg was born 22 August 1972 as the eldest daughter of Johann Friedrich Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp , Duke of Oldenburg and Countess Ilka of Ortenbourg { Source }. She has a younger brother and a younger sister{ Source }: Duchess Tatiana von Holstein-Gottorp von Oldenburg (1974) Duke Constantin Nikolaus von Holstein-Gottorp von Oldenburg (1975)  She married Archduke Paul of Austria in October 1997 { Source }. Together, they have the following children: Archduchess Zsófia Mária Tatjana Monika Erzsébet Katalin von Hasburg (Sophie Maria Tatiana Monica Elisabeth Catherine) (2001) Archduchess Ildikó Mária Walburga (Hilda Maria Walburga) von Hasburg (2002) Archduke Károly-Konstantin Mihály István Mária (Karl-Konstantin Michael Stephan Maria) von Hasburg (2004)