The Royal Fanzine

Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi (aka HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco ) was born 14 March 1958, the only son and middle child of HSH Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco. He was surrounded by two sisters-one older and one younger. As a child, he and older sister  Princess Caroline did not get along-one time she even destroyed a picture book because he simply touched it and she would often bite him when mom and dad weren’t looking! He has a wonderful relationship with his sister, Princess Stephanie of Monaco, Countess of Polinac , the two are said to be extremely close. He is the godfather of his nephews, one of his nieces and one of his 1st cousins 1x removed: Baron Jean-Leonard Taubert-Natta de Massy  Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghi  Pauline Grace Maguy Ducruet Louis Robert Paul Ducruet   Like his sisters, Prince Albert attended local Monaco primary schools, only he was the only one to graduate with the French baccalauréat from Lycée Al...

Xan Richard Anders Windsor, Lord Culloden  was born 12 March 2005, the eldest child of Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster and Claire Windsor, Countess of Ulster. He has a younger sister, Lady Cosima Windsor { Source }. He is the eldest of the grandchildren of The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and is in line for the Duchary of Gloucester (2nd after only his father) and the British throne (23rd as of March 2012) { Source }. In December 2012, Lord Culloden attended the pre-Christmas lunch with his parents, sister and the rest of the royal family.

Prince Gabriel  de Nassau was born 12 March 2006, as Master    Gabriel Michael Louis Ronny de Nassau, as the eldest and out-of-wedlock son of Prince Louis of Luxembourg and Miss Tessy Antony  in a private hospital in Geneva, Switzerland. He was the 1st born grandson of The Grand Duke & Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. His godparents were his paternal aunt, Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg and his maternal uncle Michael Antony. He was legitimatized upon the marriage of his parents when he was 6 1/2 months old, however, this did not place him in line for the Luxembourger throne. His father had renounced his and his heirs rights to the throne prior to marrying Prince Gabriel's mother { Source }. While his parents were both students in London, he resided there with them, often returning to Luxembourg for official events { Source }. On Luxembourg's National Day 2009, his grandfather granted the title Prince/ss of Luxembourg to the children and pe...

Princess Lilian of Sweden, Duchess of Halland was born 30 August 1915 in Wales, the daughter of William and Mary Davies. During WWIII, she worked in a radio manufacturing factory for the British Navy and in a hospital for wounded soldiers. She also worked as a fashion model for several years. She married actor Ivan Craig in 1940, and they were divorced in 1945. She met her second husband, Prince Bertil, in 1943, reportedly at a cocktail party in her honor for her birthday. Shortly after that meeting, the two would become lovers. Because of the way Sweden was at the time, that Prince's had to marry people of equal status to retain their rights to the throne, and his brother died while his nephew was young, and it looked like Prince Bertil would have to be regent for his nephew for a time, Princess Lilian and Prince Bertil did not marry right away, but lived together for nearly 30 years. After his nephew ascended the throne in 1973, and then married a commoner himself,  King Carl...

Edward Antony Richard Louis Mountbatten-Windsor (AKA HRH The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex ) was born the third son and fourth child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip on 10 March 1964. At the time of his birth, his two brothers stood before him and the throne, now, in addition to his brothers he has two nephews (Prince Charles's sons), and two nieces (Prince Andrew's daughters), making him 7th in line. Like his older siblings, he was born at Buckingham Palace. He was baptized on 2 May 1964 in the Private Chapel at Windsor Castle.  The Prince's godparents were: Prince Richard of Gloucester (his cousin) The Duchess of Kent (his cousin by marriage, for whom Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent stood proxy)  Princess George William of Hanover (his paternal aunt) The Prince of Hesse and by Rhine (his cousin) The Earl of Snowdon (his maternal uncle by marriage). Again, following the upbringing of his siblings, his early education was the responsibil...

Belgium -King Albert II  held an audience with the Ministre du Budget and Simplification administrative on Tuesday. -Queen Paola  visited the Athénée Royal Marche-Barvaux-Bomal on Thursday { Photos } -Prince Philippe, The Duke of Brabant  attended the awards ceremony of "Righteous Among the Nations."  and met with the Prime Minister of Thailand  and Deputy Prime Minister of Forign Affairs on Tuesday { Photo }. On Wednesday, the future Belgian Monarch paid a visit to "BOOST", led by the King Baudouin Foundation { Source } -Prince Philippe, The Duke of Brabant & Princess Mathilde, The Duchess of Brabant visited the Olympia Dairy Company, toured an educational centre and attended a reception in their honor during a visit to the Province de Brabant Flamand on Tuesday { Photos } -Princess Mathilde, The Duchess of Brabant  visited the Fondation Folon in on the occasion of Journée Internationale de la Femme 2013 on Thursday { Photos } Bhutan...

Day 1 (March 5) Upon their arrival, they attended a Welcome Ceremony at Ankara International Airport before making a visit to the   Mustafa Kemel Atatürk  mausoleum { Source }. After, The King joined The Turkish President for a meeting at the Presidential Palace while The Queen attended a luncheon with the First Lady. After their luncheon, the Queen an First Lady toured    the reception halls and the kitchen of the Çankaya Presidential Palace, where they watched the preparations for the official dinner the First Couple will host in honor of their Jordanian guests. { Source }. Day 2 (March 6) After a relaxing morning, The King of Jordan joined the Turkish President for a tour of the the TUSAS Aerospace Industries (TAI) production facilities in Ankara and attended the Turkey-Jordan Economic Cooperation Meeting. The King also had a meetign with the Prime Minister of Turkey { Source }. As for her schedule, the Queen paid a visit to the Institu...