The Royal Fanzine

The Lady Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor  was born 8 November 2003, via emergency C-Section, and is the elder of two children of The Earl and Countess of Wessex { Source }. She has one younger brother, James, Viscount Severn{ Source }. She was baptized at 5 months old in April 2004 during a ceremony in the Private Chapel at Windsor Castle{ Source }. Her godparents were the following{ Source }: Lady Alexandra Etherington Lady Sarah Chatto (her 1st cousin 1x removed) Lord Ivar Montbatten (her 1st cousin 2x removed via Princess Victoria of Hesse by Rhine, her parents are also godparents to his daughters Alexandra and Ella) Rupert Eliott (friend of her father's) Francesca Schwarzenbach (friend of her parents) Over the years, Lady Louise has had her own medical issues. She was born with a condition called exotoropia, and underwent a 30-minute operation under general anesthesia to correct the issue in 2006 { Source }. In April 2012, she broke her left arm a...

Alejandro Juan Gómez-Acebo y Cano  was born 5 November 2004, the eldest son of Don Bruno Alejandro Gómez-Acebo y de Borbón and Bárbara Cano y de la Plaza { Source }. As he is *technically* not in the Spanish line of succession, little is known about him. Okay. Maybe technically not, pending on how you'd like to interpret the Spanish Constitution, article 57, which states: Section 57 of the Spanish Constitution provides that The Crown of Spain shall be inherited by the successors of H. M. Juan Carlos I de Borbón, the legitimate heir of the historic dynasty. Succession to the throne shall follow the regular order of primogeniture and representation, the first line always having preference over subsequent lines; within the same line,the closer grade over the more remote; within the same grade, the male over the female, and in the same sex, the elder over the younger.{ Source } To date, the Spanish government has not seen fit to clarify whether this provision includes anyon...

Denmark - Crown Prince Fredrik & Crown Princess Mary  presided over the 2013 Crown Prince Couple's Awards Ceremony on Monday { Photos } -Crown Prince Fredrik visited Israel on Wednesday { Photos } -Countess Josephine Caroline Elisabeth of Rosenborg  celebrated her 41st birthday on Tuesday. -Countess Camilla Alexandrine Cristine of Rosenborg  celebrated her 41st birthday on Tuesday. German -Richard Casimir Karl August Robert Konstantin, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg    celebrated his 79th birthday on Tuesday.  Greece -Prince Constantine Alexios  celebrated his 15th birthday on Tuesday. Great Britain -Queen Elizabeth II  attended an Investiture ceremony{ Photo } and met with the Afgan President { Photo } on Wednesday. -Queen Elizabeth II & Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall  visited Ebony Horse Club & Community Riding Centre on Tuesday { Photos } -Queen Elizabeth II & ...

David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley  was born 3 November 1961, the eldest child  of Princess Margaret & Antony Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowdon {Source}. He has younger sister, The Lady Sarah Chatt o , as well as two paternal half siblings, Lady Frances Armstrong-Jones (1979, from his father's second marriage) and Jasper William Oliver Cable-Alexander (1998, from his father's affair with Melanie Cable-Alexander) { Source }. When he turned 5, he began attending lessons at the Buckingham Palace school room, alongside his cousin Andrew{ Source }. When he was 7 years old in 1968, he began attending the Gibbs Pre-Prepatory School { Photo }, he also attended pre-prepatory classes at Ashdown House School, Millbrook House School,  and Bedales School{ Source }. From 1980-1982, he attended  Parnham College, where he studied craftsmenship in woodmaking. As for his professional life, he opened a workshop where he designed an made furniture fo...

In order to celebrate Queen Sofia of Spain's 75th birthday, here are some random facts! Enjoy! She was born Princess Sophia of Greece & Denmark in Athens, Greece on 2 November 1938 { Source } She was the eldest daughter of King Paul and Queen Federica of the Hellenes{ Source } She is the elder sister of King Constantine & Princess Irene of Greece { Source } One of her godparents was Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother { Source } She spent part of her childhood in Egypt and South Africa because her family was forced into exile during the Second World War{ Source }. She returned to her homeland in 1946{ Source }. She completed her secondary education in the Schloss Salem boarding school in Germany{ Source }. After studying in Germany, she returned to Greece where she specialized in childcare, music and archaeology{ Source }.  She was a reserve member of the Greek sailing team at the Olympic Games held in Rome in 1960{ Source }. Princess Sophia met Infante Juan ...

Infanta Leonor Lenor de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Ortiz was born the eldest of two daughters of Prince Felipe of Asturias & Princess Letizia  of Asturias on 31 October 2005{ Source }. Her godparents were her paternal grandparents, King Juan Carlos I & Queen Sofia { Source ). According to the 1978 Spanish Constitution, if her parents fail to produce a male heir, upon her father's succession as King of Spain, she will become Princess of Austrias and later Queen of Spain{ Source }. She has one younger sister, Infanta Sofia . She began her education among the children of the Royal Guard at the Palace of El Pardo in 2007{ Source }. She began attending Santa Maria de los Rosales, Arvaca in 2008, where she is presently in her 6th year at the school{ Source }. Through her grandparents, she is related to several monarchies including: British : through Queen Victoria's youngest daughter Princess Beatrice. Infanta Leonor is Beatrice's greatx4 granddaughter th...

Doña María de Fátima  Simoneta  Luisa Gómez-Acebo y de Borbón  was born 31 October 1968, the eldest of five children of Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz, Grandee of Spain, Dowager Viscountess de la Torre and Don Luis Gómez-Acebo y Duque de Estrada, ?th Viscount de la Torre, Grandee of Spain { Source }. She married on 12 September 1990 to José Miguel Fernández y Sastrón, later Fernández-Sastrón{ Source }. Together, they have three children, two boys and a daughter{ Source }: Luis Juan Fernández-Sastrón y Gómez-Acebo (born 23 September 1991) Pablo Fernández-Sastrón y Gómez-Acebo (born 4 May 1995) María de las Mercedes Fernández-Sastrón y Gómez-Acebo (born 17 January 2000) She and José were divorced in 2012{ Source } Little is known about Simoneta and her life as she is not considered a member of the Spanish Royal Family, in spite of being a niece of King Juan Carlos. She shares a birthday with Infanta Leonor of Spain, who is her 1st cousin 1x removed....