The Royal Fanzine

Prince Bernhard Lucas Emmanuel van Oranje-Nassau, van Vollenhoven was born 25 December 1969 as the son of Princess Margriet Francisca of The Netherlands and Prof. Pieter van Vollenhoven { Source }. He has one older brother, and two younger brothers, as well as three sisters-in-law and several nieces and nephews: Prince Maurits van Oranje-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (1968) Princess Marilène van Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (1970) Miss Anastasia (Anna) Margriet Joséphine van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven (2001) Master Lucas Maurits Pieter Henri van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven (2002) Miss Felicia Juliana Bénedicte Barbara van Lippe-Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven (2005) Prince Pieter-Christiaan van Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (1972) Princess Anita van Oranje-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (1969) Miss Emma Francisca Catharina van Vollenhoven (2006) Master Pieter Anton Maurits Erik van Vollenhoven (2008) Prince Floris van Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhove n (1975) Princess Aimée van Ora...

Princess Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel of Kent, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy was born on 25 December 1936 as the only daughter of The Duke and Duchess of Kent { Source }. She has two brothers, two sisters-in-law, three nephews, two nieces, three nieces-in-law, a nephew-in-law, six great nephews, and five great-nieces { Source }: Prince Edward, The Duke of Kent (1935) Katharine, The Duchess of Kent (1933, m. 1961) George Philip Nicholas Windsor,The Earl of St. Andrews (1962) Sylvanna Windsor, The Countess of St. Andrews (1957) Edward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick (1988) The Lady Mariana-Charlotte Windsor (1992) The Lady Amelia Windsor (1995) The Lady Helen Marina Lucy Windsor (1964) Mr. Timothy Taylor (1963, m. 1992) Mr. Columbus George Donald Taylor (1994) Mr. Cassius Edward Taylor (1996) Miss Eloise Olivia Katherine Taylor (2003) Miss Estella Olga Elizabeth Taylor (2004) Lord Nicholas Windsor (1970) Paola Doimi de Lupis de Frankopan aka Lady Nicholas Windsor (1969) Master ...

Amelia Mary Carnegie Etherington was born 24 December 2001 as the only child of The Lady Alexandra Carnegie Etherington and Mark Fleming Etherington { Source }. She is the only granddaughter of The 3rd Duke of Fife and his wife, Caroline, The Duchess of Fife { Source }. She has three cousins and cousin-in-law from her uncle David, The 4th Duke of Fife { Source }: Charles Duff Carnegie, The Earl of Southdesk (1989) Camille, The Countess of Southdesk (m. 2020, b. 1990, nee Ascoli) Lord George William Carnegie (1992) Lord Hugh Alexander Carnegie (1993) Currently, under British law, she is currently 78th in line for the British throne as a great-great-great-great granddaughter of Queen Victoria through her son, Edward VIII{ Source }. One of her godparents is The Countess of Wessex . She is often seen out and about with the Wessexes. In August 2015, she joined the Wessexes for the 2015 Unibet EuroHockey Championships{ Photos }. Because she is so far down the line, it is likely that s...

Edwina Victoria Louise Brudenell was born 24 December 1961 as the first child and elder daughter of David Nightingale Hicks and Lady Pamela Carmen Louise Mountbatten { Source }. She has two younger siblings, their former and current partners/spouses, as well as several niece and nephews{ Source }: Ashley Louis David Hicks (1963) Allegra Marina Tondato (1960, m. 1983, div) Angelica Margherita Edwina Hicks (1992) Ambrosia Maria Elizabeth Hicks (1997) Katalina Sharkey de Solis (1981, m. 2015, divorce pending 2017) Caspian William Donald Sebastian Hicks  (2018) Horatio Valentine Hicks  (2019) India Amanda Caroline Hicks (1967) David Flint Wood (not married) Wesley Cleare (1997, foster son, his single mother died when he was only 15, India became his legal guardian upon his mother's death ) Felix Austen Flint Wood  (1997) Amory John Flint Wood  (1999) Conrad Lorenzo Flint Wood  (2003) On 24 March 1984, she married Jeremy Brudenell {Source}. Together, they have ...

Princess Marie Gabrielle Yolande Camilla Philippine of Bourbon-Parma was born 23 December 1982 as the second daughter of Countess Lydia Adelaide Maria Holstein til Ledreborg & Prince Eric of Bourbon-Parma { Source }. She has an older sister, a younger sister, two younger brothers, two brothers-in-law, a soon-to-be sister-in-law, five nieces, and a nephew{ Source }: Princess Antonia Monica Charlotte Marie of Bourbon-Parma (1981) Martin Krusbæk (m. 2010) Inès Philippine Alexia Krusbæk (2011) Maximilian Allan Michel Gabriel Krusbæk (2012) Alix Beatrice Lidia Eva Krusbæk (2016) Princess Alexia Thérèse Sybille Erica Marie of Bourbon-Parma (1985) Fabian Davis (m. 2007) Rebecca Davis (2004) Bianca Davis (2008) Prince Michel Knud John Joseph Marie of Bourbon-Parma (1989) Prince Henri Luitpold Antoine Victor Marie Joseph of Bourbon-Parm a (1991) Archduchess Gabriella Maria Pilar Yolande Joséphine Charlotte of Austria (1994, m. 2020) Victoria Antonia Marie-Astrid Lydia von Österreich-de...

Queen Silvia of Sweden was born Silvia Renate Sommerlath on 23 December 1943 in Germany as only the daughter of Walter & Alice Sommerlath { Source }. 'She has three brothers: Ralf Sommerlath Walther Sommerlath Jörg Sommerlath (died 2006) She spent her pre-teen and early teen years in Brazil where her father held various positions with Swedish companies that were based in Brazil{ Source }. When she was 14 years of age, the family returned to West Germany{ Source }. She attended high school in Düsseldorf, Germany, where she graduated in 1963{ Source }. From 1965-1969, she attended the Munich School of Interpreting, with a Spanish major{ Source }. Upon graduation, she began working as an interpreter at the Argentinean Consulate in Munich Germany{ Source }. In the early 1970s, she worked as a hostess trainer for the Organizing Committee for the Munich Olympic Games{ Source }. Then took a position as Deputy Head of Protocol of the Organizing Committee for the Winter Olympics i...

Emperor Emeritus Akihito of Japan was born 23 December 1923 as the eldest son and fifth child of Emperor Hirohito (the Showa Emperor) and Empress Kōjun { Source }. He had 5 sisters and one brother{ Source }: Shigeko, Princess Teru (1925-1961) Morihiro Higashikuni Prince Nobuhiko Higashikuni (1945) Yoshiko Shimada (m. 1973) Yukihiko Higashikuni (1974) Princess Fumiko Higashikuni (1946) Mr. Kazutoshi Omura Hidehiko Higashikuni (1949) Naohiko Higashikuni (1953) Kazuko Sato Teruhiko Mutsuhiko Yūko Higashikuni (1954) Princess Hisa of Japan (1927-1928) Princess Taka of Japan (1929-1989) Princess Yori of Japan (1931) Prince Hitachhi of Japan (1935) Princess Suga of Japan (1937) He was known as Prince Tsugu as a child (like his granddaughter is Princess Toshi today){ Source }. He was educated primarily by private tutors before attending Gakushūin School from 1940-1952{ Source }.He briefly studied Political Science at Gakushuin University, but never received a degree{ Source }. He has written ...

Archduchess Katarina Marie-Christine Fabiola of Austria was born on 22 December 2014 as the eldest child of Archduke Christoph of Austria & Archduchess Adélaïde of Austria { Source }. She has one younger sister:{ Source }: Archduchess Sophia of Austria (2017) She was baptized on 27 December 2014 with the following as her godparents { Source }: Archduchess Marie-Christine of Austria, The Countess of of Limburg-Stirum  (paternal aunt) Galdric Drapé-Frisch (maternal uncle) She was named: Katarina: likely a name her parents liked, a Greek name meaning pure Marie-Christine: for her paternal aunt and godmother, Archduchess Marie-Christine of Austria, The Countess of of Limburg-Stirum Fabiola: for her great-aunt the late Queen Fabiola of Belgium , who had died only a few weeks before she was born. Archduchess Katarina is the paternal granddaughter of Archduke Carl Christian of Austria and Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria, Princess of Luxembourg { Source }.

Inigo Norton Sebastian Mountbatten Hooper was born 21 December 2017 as the first child of The Lady Alexandra Hooper and Thomas Hooper { Source }. He has a younger brother{ Source }: Alden Peter Theodore Mountbatten Hooper (2020) On 13 July 2018, he was christened at his grandfather's estate in a private ceremony. Amongst his godparents was his first cousin 3x removed, The Duke of Edinburgh{ Source }. Inigo's grandfather is also a godson of The Duke of Edinburgh, and The Duke of Edinburgh is a godson of Inigo's great grandfather, Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma.

Estella Olga Elizabeth Taylor was born on 21 December 2004 as the youngest daughter of The Lady Helen Taylor and Timothy Taylor { Source } She has two older brothers and an older sister{ Source }: Columbus George Donald Taylor (1994) Cassius Edward Taylor (1996) Eloise Olivia Katherine Taylor (2003) She is a first cousin twice removed from Queen Elizabeth II via King George V. Her grandfather is The Duke of Kent . She is presently 44th in line for the British throne { Source }. At her birth, she was 28th. She and her family likely live a fairly normal lifestyle.Since her mother operates an art gallery in Mayfair, England, it's likely her family lives and goes to school in that area. With her family, she is often a guest at The Trooping of Colour ( 2010 , 2011 , 2014 , 2015 ) and the Queen's annual pre-Christmas luncheon ( 2014 , 2015 , 2019 ). She made a major royal appearance during her mother's cousin, Lady Gabriella's royal wedding in 2019 { Photos }

Archduke Martin Karl Amadeo Maria of Austria-Este was born 21 December 1959 as the fourth child and third son of Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este and Princess Margheretia of Savoy-Aosta { Source }. He has the following siblings, siblings-in-law, nieces, nephews, niece-in-law and great niece{ Source }: Prince Lorenz of Belgium, The Archduke of Austria-Este Princess Astrid of Belgium, The Archduchess of Austria-Este  (1962, m. 1983) Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este  (1986) Archduchess Elisabetta "Lili" of Austria-Este  (1987) Archduchess Anna Astrid of Austria-Este  (2016) Archduke Maximilian of Austria-Este (2019) Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este  (1988) Prince Joachim of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este  (1991) Princess Luisa Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este  (1995) Princess Laetia Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este  (2003) Archduchess Maria Beatrice of Austria-Este, Countess ...

Belgium -Prince Lorenz, The Archduke of Austria-Este  celebrated his 65th birthday on Wednesday. France - Almudena Marie Sarah Béatrice Aline Dailly  celebrated her 16th birthday on Wednesday. Germany -Princess Christa Ingeborg von Thurn und Taxis  celebrated her 79th birthday on Monday. Italy -Princess Isabella of Savoy-Aosta  celebrated her 7th birthday on Monday. Liechtenstein -Princess Marie- Immaculata   celebrated her 29th birthday on Tuesday. Monaco  -Prince Albert II, Princess Charlene, Hereditary Prince Jacques & Princess Gabriella  took part in the annual Children's Christmas Party at the Royal Palace on Wednessday { Photos } -Prince Albert II, Princess Charlene & Hereditary Prince Jacques  attended the naming of the new  Maritime and Airport Police Division boat Princesse Gabriella on Wednesday { Photos }  -Princess Gabriella, The Countess of Carladès  officially named the new star of the Maritime and Airport...

Infanta Elena María Isabel Dominica de Silos de Borbón y de Grecia of Spain, The Duchess of Lugo was born 20 December 1963 as the eldest child of King Juan Carlos I & Queen Sofia of Spain { Source }. She has two younger siblings, two siblings-in-law and three nieces and two nephews: Infanta Cristina of Spain (1965) Iñaki Urdangarín (1968, m.1997) 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 Spain (1968) Queen Letizia of Spain (1972, m. 2004) Leonor, Princess of Asturias (2005) The Infanta Sofia of Spain (2007) Her father would become King of Spain when the young Infanta was only 12 years old. Her godparents were: Princess María Mercedes, The Countess of Barcelona (paternal grandmother) Infante Don Alfonso de Orleans(paternal distant cousin) She attended Santa Maria del Camino School and trained as a teacher at the ESCUNI University School, whe...

Princess Akiko of Mikasa was born 20 December 1981 as the elder of two daughters of Prince Tomohito of Mikasa and Princess  Tomohito (Nobuko) of Mikasa. She has one younger sister: Princess Yōko of Mikasa (1983) Princess Akiko was educated in Japan. She graduated from Gakushuin University with a degree in history. During her university years, she also studied abroad at Merton College at Oxford University, where she focused on Japanese Art History { Source }. In 2004, she returned to Oxford as a doctoral student at the Faculty of Oriental Studies, earning a dPhill in January 2010 { Source }. Princess Akiko has undertaken her fair share of royal apperances since becoming of age in 2001. She has undertaken several trips to Turkey. In 1998, she visited Turkey    to view the remains of Kaman Kalehoyuk, arranged by the Middle Eastern Culture Center in Japan, on behalf of her father's honorary presidency of the    organization  and visited many heritage sites...

Maximilian John Gerald Lascelles was born 19 December 1991 as the only son of Henry Ulick Lascelles and Alexandra Clare Ruth Morton { Source }. His paternal grandparents were Hon. Gerald David Lascelles and Angela Estree Lyssod D'Arcy Dowding{ Source }. His paternal great-grandparents were The Princess Mary, The Princess Royal & Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood{ Source }. Through his great grandparents, he is in succession for the British throne, in 73rd place as of 2019{ Source }. Maximilian is likely named for: Maximilian : Likely a name his parents liked John : likely a name his parents liked Gerald : his father He is active on social media (NO, Don't Ask for it). According to his social media, he attended New College, Swindon; Dauntsey's School, St John's School & Community College and is currently enrolled at The Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford, England. He is a drummer/percussionist for the band Sasquatch Walk . He does not perform any r...

Raphaël Casiraghi Elmaleh was born 17 December 2013 as the illegitimate son of Charlotte Casiraghi and Gad Elmaleh { Source }. His godparents are his great-aunt and great-uncle, Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco { Source }. Although only a child, he can frequently be seen out and about with his parents. The little family was spotted vacationing together in France and vacationing in the US . He also undertook his first official duty with his mother in November 2016, appearing with the Princely Family of Monaco on the balcony during the National Day celebrations { Photos }. He repeated his role at Monaco's National Day in 2017 { Photos }. In May 2017, he appeared with his great uncle (and godfather), mother, and 1st cousin 1x removed, Louis Ducruet, during the 2017 Grand Prix of Monaco Formula E { Photos }. In 2018 and 2019, he was kept out of the limelinght Currently, as his parents are not married, he is not included in the line of succession. However, if one day h...

Maximilian von Lattorff was born 17 December 2011 as the youngest child of Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein & Baron Matthias Claus-Just Carl Philipp von Lattorff { Source }. He has six older siblings, one brother and five sisters { Source }: Lukas Maria von Lattorff (2000) Elisabeth Marie von Lattorff (2002) Marie Theresa von Lattorff (2004) Camilla von Lattorff (2005) Anna Pia Theresia Maria von Lattorff (2007) Sophia Katharina Maria von Lattorff (2009) It is likely given that he is not in line for the Liechtenstein throne due to Male-preference cognatic primogeniture, he lives a fairly normal life. It is likely that he is learning to speak German, the official language of Liechtenstein. He shares a birthday with: Miss Ellen Mary Lascelles (1984) James, Viscount Severn (2007) Master Domino Carmen Flint Wood (2007) Master Raphaël Casiraghi Elmaleh (2013) (illegitimate son of Charlotte Casiraghi, Monaco)

Domino Carmen Flint Wood was born 17 December 2008 as the youngest biological child of India Amanda Caroline Hicks and her partner David Flint Wood{ Source }{ Source }. Domino has three older biological brothers and a foster brother{ Source }{ Source }: Wesley Cleare (1997, foster son, his single mother died when he was only 15, India became his legal guardian upon his mother's death ) Felix Austen Flint Wood (1997) Amory John Flint Wood (1999) Conrad Lorenzo Flint Wood (2003) She is growing up in the Bahamas, and has spent some vacations at the family home "America Farm" near Ewelme in Oxfordshire, England, not too far from her mother's childhood home { Source }. As her parents aren't married, he is not in succession for the British throne, however, her mother is 650+ for the British throne . Her maternal grandmother is Lady Pamela Hicks , who is a first cousin of The Duke of Edinburgh. It's likely because of her mother's distance to the throne an...

James Arthur Philip Theo Mountbatten-Windsor, Viscount Severn was born 17 December 2007 as the youngest child of The The Earl and The Countess of Wessex & Forfar { Source }. He has one older sister: The Lady Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor (2003) His godparents were{ Source }: Denise Poulton (a friend of his parents) Jeanye Irwin (a former American flatmate of his mother's) Alastair Bruce (a Scots Guard Falklands veteran, who is a friend of his mother's) Duncan Bullivant Tom Hill At only a few weeks old, he was admitted to Great Ormond Street Hospital for what Buckingham Palace called a "minor allergic reaction". For several years he attended the same school as his elder sister, St. George's School, Windsor Castle. In more recent years, he has attended Eagle House School { Source } Because he is so young, and so far down in the line of succession, he rarely makes public appearances or performs public duties. In 2009, he attended the Royal Wi...

Ellen Mary Lascelles was born 17 December 1984 as the daughter of The Hon. R. Jeremy Lascelles and Julie Bayliss { Source }. She has an older brother, a sister-in-law, a niece, a younger sister and a younger half-sister: Thomas Robert Lascelles (1982) Laura Bailey (m. 2015) Cleo Lascelles (b. 2017) Amy Rose Lascelles (1986) Tallulah Grace Lascelles (2005) She and her siblings, and niece currently occupy the 65-69th spots for the British throne { Source }. His paternal grandmother was The Princess Mary, The Princess Royal, the eldest daughter of King George V and Queen Mary { Source }, thus making her a 1st cousin 2x removed from Queen Elizabeth II via George V. Together, with her sister Amy, they offered a " Royal workout" at GYMBOX gyms in England in April 2011 in preparation for the wedding of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (of which she was not on the invite list for) { Source }. Ellen likely leads a fairly normal lifestyle and does not perform any royal duties. I...

Xavier Albert Alphons Brenninkmeijer was born 16 December 2015 as the second child and only son of Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Parma, The Marchioness of Sala & Albert Brenninkmeijer { Source }. He has one older sister{ Source }: Alaïa-Maria Irene Cécile Brenninkmeijer (2014) His maternal grandparents are Prince Carlos Hugo of Bourbon-Parma & Princess Irene of The Netherlands { Source }. It is likely that he will lead a fairly normal life.