The Royal Fanzine

Princess Luisa Maria Anna Martine Pilar of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este was born 11 October 1995, the second youngest child of Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este and Princess Astrid of Belgium{ Source }. She has four older siblings{ Source }: Prince Amedeo Princess Maria Laura Prince Joachim Princess Laetitia Maria Like her elder siblings and cousins did before her, she attended  Sint Jan Berchmans College   in Belgium. In 2009, she began to attend  Sevenoaks College  in England, just like her eldest brother{ Source }. Since her mother is fiercely private about her children's lives, Princess Luisa Maria is rarely seen in the public eye. In recent years as she and her siblings get older, her mother has relaxed a bit, allowing them to attend events.  In 2003, she attended her youngest siblings baptism { Photos }. In 2008, she attended her great-aunt, Queen Faboila's 80th birthday celebrations { Photo } as well as the Royal Famil...

Prince Constantijn Christof Frederik Aschwin of The Netherlands was born 11 October 1969, the third and youngest son of Queen Beatrix and the late Prince Claus of the Netherlands { Source }.He has two older brothers,  KingWilliem-Alexander  and Prince Friso { Source }.  His godparents were { Source }:  King Constantine II of Greece Prince Aschwin zu Lippe-Biesterfeld Axel Freiherr von dem Bussche-Streithorst Max Kohnstamm Mrs. Corinne de Beaufort-Sickinghe.  Presently, he is 4th in line for the Dutch throne after his three nieces. If something should happen to his brother and sister-in-law before Princess Catharina-Amalia of Oranje becomes of legal age, he will act as regent for her { Source }. He studied law at Leiden University, and became a lawyer { Source }. He worked in Belgium, for the department of Dutch European Union Commissioner of Foreign Relations { Source }. After that, he was hired by the EU where he worked in v...

India Day 1 (Sept 18) Sophie, The Countess of Wessex met with schoolchildren during a welcome at the ITC Sonar Kolkata Hotel. During her welcoming ceremony, she planted a tree to commemorate her visit { Photos } Day 2 (Sept 19) Sophie, The Countess of Wessex visited a converted DC-10 Aircraft that Orbis uses as a flying opthalmic hospital and training facility on day 2 of her visit to India with the Charity ORBIS at Kolkata airport { Source }. The Countess of Wessex also attended a reception for the  Charity ORBIS at Kolkata airport at the ITC Kolkata Hotel  { Photos } Day 3 (Sept 20) The Countess of Wessex tried her hand at cataract surgery on the EYES1 simulator on the UK ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital and met with staff and patients at the UK ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital  { Photos }. The Countess of Wessex attended a reception for ORBIS volunteers at the ITC Sonar Hotel{ Photos } Day 4 (September 21) The Countess of Wessex attended the closi...

Belgium -King Philippe & Queen Mathilde  visited the county of Namur, Belgium on Wednesday { Photos } -Queen Mathilde  attends an international conference for the 65th anniversary of the UN Convention on Monday { Photos } On Tuesday, she opened The Pension Awareness Event { Photos } -Prince Emmanuel  celebrated his 8th birthday on Friday. -Princess Marie-Esméralda celebrated her 57th birthday on Monday Bhutan -King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck  attended the closing ceremony of the first session of the Second Parliament on Tuesday { Source } -Prince Dasho Khamsum Singye Wangchuck  celebrated his 28th birthday on Sunday Denmark -Queen Margarethe II, Henrik, Prince Consort, Crown Prince Fredrik, Crown Princess Mary, Prince Joachim, Princess Marie & Princess Benedikte  attended the opening of Parliment on Tuesday { Source } -Crown Princess Mary   a ttended the opening of Congress "Hospital + Innovati...

Prince Dasho Khamsum Singye Wangchuck  was born 6 October 1985 the eldest child of Queen Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuck and third son of Jigme Singye Wangchuck { Source }. He has a full younger sister Princess Ashi Euphelma Choden Wangchuck, as well as a host of half siblings (both older and younger){ Source }: King Druk Gyalpo Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck  (1980, from his father's 3rd wife) Princess Ashi Chimi Yangzom Wangchuck (1980, from his father's 2nd wife) Princess Ashi Sonam Dechan Wangchuck (1981, from his father's 1st wife) Princess Ashi Dechen Yangzom Wangchuck (1981, from his father's 3rd wife) Princess Ashi Kesang Choden Wangchuck (1982, from his father's 2nd wife) Prince Dasho Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck (1984, from his father's first wife) Prince Dasho Jigme Dorji Wangchuck  (1986, from his father's 3rd wife) Prince Dasho Ugyen Jigme Wangchuck (1994, from his father's 2nd wife) Other than this, little is ...

Prince Emmanuel Léopold Guillaume François Marie of Belgium was born 4 October 2005, the third child and second son of King Philippe  & Queen Mathilde { Source }. He has two older siblings and a younger sister: Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant Prince Gabriel Princess Eléonore He was baptized on {Source}. His godparents were { Source }: Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg(paternal 2nd cousin, their grandparents were brother and sister) Countess Elisabeth d'Udekem d'Acoz (maternal aunt) Like his elder siblings and cousins, he began classes at Sint-Jan Berchman 's on 1 September 2008 { Photos }. In September 2012, he began classes at Eureka, a school for children with learning disabilities in Kessel-Lo { Source }. He is named: Emmanuel is to continue the El/el tradition. Léopold is for his great-grandfather, Leopold III of Belgium. Guillaume is for his godfather, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg. François is for Saint...

Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark  was born on 1 October 1969, the second son and third child of King Constantine II & Queen Anne-Marie {Source}. He has an older brother and sister  as well as a younger brother and sister { Source }. He was educated in England, The USA. Similar to his siblings, he was educated at home before the opening of  the Hellenic College of London { Source }. He then earned an A-Level  in  Spainish at Collingham Tutorial College before moving to New York in 1987 { Source }. Before returning to his education, Prince Nikolas spent some time working as a market research post with a leading telecommunications company, Metromedia{ Source }. He began his studies at Brown University in 1988 { Source }. He took a brief sabatical from his studies in 1990 to undertake a short course at Sandhurst before serving in the British Army in Germany as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards and taking part in the majo...