The Royal Fanzine

Day 1 (7 December): The Royal Couple arrived in New York City at JFK Airport, and headed to settle into their hotel { Source }. After taking time to freshen up, they headed out to a private dinner for the American Friends of the Royal Foundation { Source }. Day 2 (8 December):  They began their first full day in New York and Washington by separating-the future monarch took a commercial flight to Washington, DC to visit with the US President and Vice President and give a speech at the World Bank on illegal wildlife trade { Source }. Meanwhile, his wife, Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge spent the day  with New York's First Lady in New York City, where she visited The Northside Centre for  Child Development in Harlem { Source }. Upon the future King's arrival back in New York, the royal pair attended a basketball game of the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Brooklyn Nets { Photos }. Day 3 (9 December): The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended to a visit t...

Prince Albert II of Monaco has said the babies are due "before Christmas" and he and Princess Charlene are predicting an early birth "by at least two weeks". Names. Birthday. Godparents. Keep in mind, these are just predictions...I know nothing of fact here. I am predicting these things based on what I have seen done by the Monégasque Royals in the past and what I know of their personalities. A lot of things to predict here, so I'm going to get right into it! Names: For girls: Marie Elisabeth Grace Marie Elisabeth:  for aunt  Princess Stephanie  Marie Elisabeth, also nods to greatx1 grandmother Marie Juliette and 1st cousin 1x removed Baroness Elisabeth Anne. Grace : For her paternal grandmother Louise Marguerite Lynette Louise : for her aunt Princess Caroline Louise Marguerite and a nod to her ancestress  Louise Hipyolte who reigned in 1731 Marguerite : For her greatx1 grandmother Margaret Kelly. Lynette : For her grandmother, Lynette W...

Prince Joachim Karl-Maria Nikolaus Isabelle Marcus d'Aviano of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este  was born 9 December 1991 as the second son and third child of Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este and Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este { Source }. He has one older brother and an older sister, as well as an older sister-in-law, and  two younger siblings { Source }: Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (1986) Elisabetta "Lili", Archduchess of Austria-Este (1987) Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (1988) Princess Luisa Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este  (1995) Princess Laetitia Mariaof Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (2003) He began his education at Sint-Jan Berchmanscollege, until at least 2009. From 2009-2010, he attended Malvern College { Source }. Upon graduating from his primary education, he attended a voluntary army training course at the Centre for Basic Tra...

Crown Princess Masako of Japan was born 9 December 1963, the eldest child of of Hisashi Owada, a senior diplomat, and former President of the International Court of Justice. She has two younger sisters, twins named Setsuko and Reiko{ Source }. When she was just two years old, she moved to Moscow, Russia, where she completed her early education{ Source }. Upon the family's return to Japan, she was enrolled in a private girls' school in Tokyo, Denenchofu Futaba, which she attended until her second year of high school{ Source }. She and her family then moved to the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States while her father acted as a Vice Ambassador to the US for Japan and was a guest professor at Harvard{ Source }. She graduated from Belmont High School in 1981, where she had been involved with the National Honor Society{ Source }. She then enrolled in Radcliffe College{ Source }. She obtained a A.B. magna cum laude in Economics from Harvard College{...

Austria -Archduchess Marie Christine, Countess of Limburg-Stirum & Count Rodolphe of Limburg-Stirum  celebrated their 6th wedding anniversary on Saturday. Belgium -King Philippe & Queen Mathilde  celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary on Thursday. -Queen Mathilde  attended the 2014 Fondation Contre le Cancer's Grants ceremony on Monday { Source }. On Tuesday, the Belgian Queen visited the Vanparys chocolate and candy factory { Photos } -Queen Fabiola  passed away on Friday. -Princess Léa  celebrated her 63rd birhtday on Tuesday. Bhutan -Princess Ashi Dechen Yangzom Wangchuck  celebrated her 33rd birthday on Tuesday. Denmark -Crown Princess Mary hosted a reception for cooperation partners of the Mary Fonden on Thursday { Photos }. -Alexander  Johannsmann  celebrated his 37th birthday on Saturday. -Julius Christian Emil Schmidt af Rosenborg  celebrated his 13th birthday on Monday. Grea...

Princess Catharina-Amalia Beatrix Carmen Victoria of Oranje was born 7 December 2003 to then The Prince of Oranje and Princess Maxima  { Source }. She has two younger sisters{ Source }: Princess Alexia (2005) Princess Ariane  (2007) She was baptized on 12 June 2004, with the following godparents { Source }: Prince Constantijn of The Netherlands (paternal uncle) Martín Zorreguieta (maternal uncle) Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden Herman Tjeenk Willink Samantha Deane Marc ter Haar Since the investiture of the King on 30 April 2013, Princess Catharina-Amalia has borne the title Princess of Orange, and she is the first female to hold it with her own right { Source }. Upon turning 18 years old (on this date in 2021), she will officially become a member of the Council of State{ Source }. Even at the age of 11, she has undertaken several official duties. In 2010, she was a bridesmaid during her godmother's 2010 wedding { Photos }. She attends Bloemcamp prim...

Prince Nikolaus Sebastian Alexander Maria of Liechtenstein is the son of The Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein and The Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein on 6 December 2000{ Source }. He has two older brothers and an older sister{ Source }: Prince Joesph Wenzel (1994) Princess Marie-Caroline (1996) Prince Georg (1999) Like his father and elder brothers, he is in line for the throne of the Principality of Liechtenstein. He is presently fourth in line after his father and two brothers. One of the 14 year old Prince's godparents is Count Alexander of Quadt. Through his mother, he is also in line for the Jacobite claims to the thrones of England, Scotland, Ireland and France.