The Royal Fanzine

Prince Philipp Gabriel Franz Josef Magnus Maria Lamoral von Thurn und Taxis  was born 19 April 1975, the younger of the two sons of    Christa Ingeburg Heinle & Prince Max Emanuel of Thurn and Taxis{ Source }. Because his parents marriage was unequal, he and his brother Prince Hubertus, have no claim to the throne, a position in which his cousin Albert is presently the Head of House  Source }. Because he is such a minor royal, little is known about him.

Vittoria Knecht de Massy was born 18 April 2007 in Monaco, the third of four daughters of Donatella Knecht de Massy and Keith Sébastien Knecht de Massy. She attended Prince Albert's 2011 Wedding with her parents, and two older sisters (Vittoria is the smallest, in the rose colored dress in between her parents) in July 2011. She also attended the events the day before, where she was seen with her mother and Princess Charlene . She should be in her first year of L'Institut François d’Assise Nicolas Barré primary school division, a school which is also attended by her older sisters. She is the granddaughter of Christine-Alix Knecht de Massy, the youngest of Princess Antoinette's children, and thus is Princess Antoinette's great-granddaughter, and is a 1st cousin 1x removed from the reigning Prince Albert II . Because she is not *technically* in line for the throne of Monaco, she is primarily kept from the limelight and not much is known about her. It is presume...

Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg was born 16 April 1955 at Betzdorf Castle in Betzdorf, Luxembourg, the eldest son of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium { Source }. His maternal grandparents were King Leopold III of Belgium and Astrid of Sweden{ Source }. He is a nephew of the current King of the Belgians, Albert II { Source }. He has four siblings{ Source }:  Archduchess Marie Astrid of Austria (b. 1954) Prince Jean of Luxembourg (b. 1957) Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein (b. 1957)   Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg (b. 1963). Grand Duke Henri became Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg on 12 November 1964{ Source } and was educated in Luxembourg and in France, where he obtained his baccalaureate in 1974{ Source }. He then studied political sciences at University of Geneva , graduating in 1980{ Source }. The Grand Duke also undertook military officer training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, England{ Source ...

Queen Margrethe Alexandrine Þorhildur Ingrid of Denmark was born 16 April 1940 at the Amalienborg Palace, the oldest child and daughter of King Frederick IX and Queen Ingrid of Denmark.  She was christened on 14 May 1940 in Holmens Kirke (the Naval Church) and confirmed on 1 April 1955 at Fredensborg Palace. Her godparents were:  King Christian X of Denmark (paternal grandfather) Prince Knud of Denmark (her uncle) Prince Axel of Denmark (her 1st cousin 2x removed) King Gustaf V of Sweden (her great uncle) Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (her great uncle) She was named{ Source }: Margrethe after her maternal grandmother, Princess Margaret of Connaught Alexandrine after her paternal grandmother, Duchess Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Ingrid after her mother. She was joined by younger sisters Princess Benedikte and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece in 1944 and 1946. On 20 April 1947, King Christian X died and Margrethe's father ascended the th...

Prince Sébastien Henri Marie Guillaume. Prince of Luxembourg, Prince of Nassau and Bourbon-Parma was born 16 April 1992 at  the Maternity Grande-Duchesse Charlotte in Luxembourg { Source }. His godparents were: Prince Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke (his brother) Princess Astrid, Archduchess of Austria-Este (1st cousin 1x removed) He is the youngest of The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess's five children{ Source }. He has 4 siblings{ Source }: Prince Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke Prince Felix Prince Louis Princess Alexandra He also has two sisters-in-law and one upcoming sister-in-law{ Source }: Princess Stephanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess Princess Tessy Claire Lademacher He was named: Sébastien: likely a name his parents liked  Henri: For his father  Marie: a popular name with Catholic royalty  Guillaume: likely for his brother and godfather For his 18th birthday, he was given the Order of the Golden Lion of ...

Prince Philippe Léopold Louis Marie of Belgium, The Duke of Brabant was born 15 April 1960, the eldest son (thus heir-apparent to) of Albert II, King of the Belgians and Queen Paola. His godparents were: King Leopold III of the Belgians (his paternal grandfather)  Donna Luisa, Princess Ruffo di Calabria.(his maternal grandmother) He attended both French and Dutch primary and secondary schools before attending Royal Military Academy from which he graduated in 1981, upon graduation, he qualified as fighter pilot (1982) and as a paratrooper- and commando officer before assuming command over a paratrooper platoon{ Source }. The Prince's military career further led him to his current rank of Lieutenant-General and Vice Admiral in the Armed Forces (as from March 2010){ Source }. He continued his academic career at Trinity College, University of Oxford (UK) and at the Graduate School of Stanford University (USA) where he obtained a Master of Arts degree in political science in 1...

Prince Dasho Jigme Dorji Wangchuck of Bhutan  was born 14 April 1986, and is the 4th son of King Jugme Singye Wangchuck and Queen Ashi Tshering Yangdon. He has two older siblings, including King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck , and has 3 half-brothers, and 4 half-sisters. In February 2009, it was revealed that the Prince was attending Menlo College { Source }. However, it is likely that by now, in 2013, he has either finished or is nearly finished with his studies. Since his studies take priority and often place him away from Bhutan, he is only seldom seen attending functions in Bhutan.