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[mathsandwhiteroses]

Royal Autumn 2024 Challenge: Day 9

Favourite photo(s) of royals learning about their past

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Foreign Royals at the Coronation of King Charles III

Even though we now know that the coronation on May 6th will not be a tiara event, I'll still keep a running list of foreign royals that have confirmed attendance. Traditionally other monarchs don't attend coronations in the United Kingdom unless they are from a Commonwealth country (Brunei, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malaysia, and Tonga) but they are doing away with that this time around.

Bahrain - King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

Belgium - King Philippe & Queen Mathilde

Bhutan - King Jigme Kesar & Queen Jetsun Pema

Brunei - Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah & Prince 'Abdul Mateen

Cambodia -

Denmark - Crown Prince Frederik & Crown Princess Mary

Eswatini - King Mswati III & Queen Sibonelo LaMbikiza

Japan - Crown Prince Akishino & Crown Princess Kiko

Jordan - King Abdullah II & Queen Rania

Kuwait - Crown Prince Mishal Al Ahmad

Lesotho - King Letsie III & Queen 'Masenate

Liechtenstein - Hereditary Prince Alois & Hereditary Princess Sophie

Luxembourg - Grand Duke Henri & Grand Duchess Maria Teresa

Malaysia - King Abdullah & Queen Azizah

Monaco - Prince Albert & Princess Charlene

Morocco - Princess Lalla Meryem

Netherlands - King Willem Alexander & Queen Máxima

Norway - Crown Prince Haakon & Crown Princess Mette Marit

Oman - Crown Prince Theyazin bin Haitham Al Said

Qatar - Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Saudi Arabia - Prince Turki bin Mohammed Al Saud

Spain - King Felipe & Queen Letizia

Sweden - King Carl XVI Gustaf & Crown Princess Victoria

Thailand - King Vajiralongkorn & Queen Suthida

Tonga - King Tupou VI & Queen Nanasipau’u

United Arab Emirates - Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Non-Reigning Royals

Ashanti - King Otumfuo Osei Tutu II & Lady Julia

Baden - Margrave Bernhard & Margravine Stephanie

Bulgaria - King Simeon & Queen Margarita

Greece - Queen Anne Marie & Crown Prince Pavlos (I've seen conflicting reports about Crown Princess Marie Chantal attending.)

Hesse - Landgrave Donatus

Hohenlohe-Langenburg - Prince Philipp & Princess Saskia

Māori - King Tuheitia & Queen Te Atawhai

Romania - Princess Margareta & Prince Radu

Serbia - Crown Prince Alexander & Crown Princess Katherine

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Foreign Royals arrive for the Coronation Reception For Overseas Guests at Buckingham Palace ┃May 5th, 2023

In order:

King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan

King Felipe V and Queen Letizia of Spain

King Carl VXI Gustaf and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden

King Philippe and Princess Elisabeth of Belgium

Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway

Princess Catharina-Amalia and Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands

Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark

Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco

King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan

Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria-Teresa of Luxembourg

Queen Anne Marie, Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie Chantal of Greece

 King Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida of Thailand 

Crown Prince Alexander and Princess Catherine of Serbia

Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco 

Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania and Prince Radu of Romania

King of Tonga Aho'eitu Unuaki'otonga Tuku'aho Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau’u of Tonga

Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa of Bahrain

Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Prince Abdul Mateen of Brunei

[duchessofostergotlands]

Hello duchess! I’m new to royal watch and I just found out that queen Margareth of Denmark sister is also a queen! Is royals marrying other royals common nowadays or do you think we won’t see royals marrying royals for a long time now?

My name's Jessica :) It is not as common as it used to be. Most of the inter-royal marriages are amongst those who are over 60 or they're deposed royals whose titles don't mean anything (you regularly see the pretender to some tiny German throne marrying the pretender to a throne of an Eastern European nation that doesn't exist anymore etc). Some examples (not an exhaustive list before people start with the THIS PERSON IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE nonsense):

Anne Marie is Queen Margrethe of Denmark's sister and married King Constantine of Greece.

Constantine's sister Sofia married King Juan Carlos of Spain

Princess Caroline of Monaco is still legally married to Prince Ernst August of Hanover (they live apart).

Princess Haya of Jordan - half sister of the King of Jordan - recently divorced Sheih Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum who is the Ruler of Dubai

Princess Margaretha is the sister of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and is married to the brother of Prince Hans-Adam of Liechtenstein

Lots of royals married into German or Austrian houses including Princess Birgitta who is the sister of the King of Sweden, Princess Astrid who is the sister of the King of Belgium, Margrethe and Sofia's other sister Princess Benedikte, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg's other sister Marie-Astrid etc, Prince Alois of Liechtenstein who is the heir and married a Bavarian royal.

It's not the case that royals all got some sort of memo saying they couldn't marry each other any more. It was just a natural thing. They no longer had to marry each other because countries didn't forge political alliances that way anymore. They had all been fighting each other during the wars so it was safer to marry someone from your own country. And then over time they started to go to ordinary schools or go to university with normal people or go clubbing and societal attitudes shifted and so they met different kinds of people than their ancestors would have met. So I don't think for a second that William and Kate or Victoria and Daniel are whispering into their kids' ears at night trying to convince them not to marry a royal, but whereas their ancestors might have had a pool of 10 eligible candidates to draw from because they only went to debutante balls and hunting trips with other royals, now they have access to essentially an unlimited number of people and so the probability has dropped that it will be another member of this comparatively small social class

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Members of other royal families who attended the coronation of Their Majesties, King Charles III and Queen Camilla at Westminster Abbey - 06/05/23

Europe

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium 🇧🇪

Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (representing the Queen of Denmark) 🇩🇰

Alois, Hereditary Prince and Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein (representing the Prince of Liechtenstein) 🇱🇮

Grand-Duke Henri and Grand-Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg 🇱🇺

Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco 🇲🇨

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands 🇳🇱

Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway (representing the King of Norway) 🇳🇴

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain 🇪🇸

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden 🇸🇪

Asia

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain 🇧🇭

King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan 🇧🇹

Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Prince 'Abdul Mateen of Brunei 🇧🇳

Crown Prince Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of Kuwait (representing the Emir of Kuwait) 🇰🇼

Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko of Japan (representing the Emperor) 🇯🇵

King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan 🇯🇴

Yang di Pertuan Agong and Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia 🇲🇾

Theyazin bin Haitham Al Said, Crown Prince of Oman (representing the Sultan of Oman) 🇴🇲

Emir and Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad of Qatar 🇶🇦

Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi (representing the Emir of Abu Dhabi and President of the United Arab Emirates) 🇦🇪

Prince Turki bin Mohammed Al Saud of Saudi Arabia (representing the King of Saudi Arabia) 🇸🇦

King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida of Thailand 🇹🇭

Africa

King Mswati III and Inkhosikati LaMbikiza of Eswatini 🇸🇿

King Letsie III and Queen 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso of Lesotho 🇱🇸

Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco (representing the King of Morocco) 🇲🇦

Oceania

King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipa’u of Tonga 🇹🇴

Ceremonial monarchs

Asantehene and Lady Julia of Asante 🇬🇭

Māori King Tuheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero VII and Queen Te Atawhai 🇳🇿

Members of defunct foreign royal families

Margrave Bernhard and Margravine Stephanie of Baden 🇩🇪

Tsar Simeon II and Tsaritsa Margarita of Bulgaria 🇧🇬

Landgrave and Langravine of Hesse 🇩🇪

Prince Philipp and Princess Saskia of Hohenlohe-Langenburg 🇩🇪

Margareta of Romania (Custodian of the Crown of Romania) and Prince Radu of Romania 🇷🇴

Queen Anne-Marie, Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of the Hellenes 🇬🇷

Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Yugoslavia 🇷🇸

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Happy 24th wedding Anniversary to HRH Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark and Carlos Morales Quintana, who got married in London on this day in 1999! The eldest child of King Constantine and Queen Anne Marie of Greece, Princess Alexia’s wedding was attended by a large royal contingent.

HRH Princess Alexia announcement of the engagement was made at 20-03-1999

On July 7th, there was a grand pre-wedding gala at Bridgewater House in London two days before their Wedding, with many members of her family, including King Constantine and Queen Anne Marie, Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie Chantal, Prince Nikolaos Princess Theodora, Prince Philipos, and Princess Irene, Queen Ingrid, Queen Margrethe, Prince Henrik, and Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark, Queen Sofia, King Juan Carlos, the Prince of Asturias, Infanta Elena, and Infanta Cristina of Spain, and Princess Benedikte of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg with Prince Gustav, Princess Alexandra, and Princess Nathalie. Other Royal Guests included Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia, Prince Kyril and Princess Rosario of Bulgaria, Princess Badiya of Jordan, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and Prince and Princess Michael of Kent among a series of Royal and Noble Guests and Relatives

The Wedding Ceremony was held at the Greek Orthodox .Cathedral of Saint Sophia in London on July.

Princess Alexia wore a Inge Sprawson gown with Princess Margaret of Connaught’s lace veil, the Khedive of Egypt Tiara (which all female descendants of Queen Ingrid wear at their wedding ) and her Diamond Earrings. Carlos Morales Quintana wore Morning Dress.

The Greek Royal Family has links to all the European Royal Houses, and many guests travelled to London to take part in this event. Three Kings and eight Queens were in attendance, including Queen Elizabeth II, who rarely attends foreign royal events, Queen Margrethe, Prince Henrik, and Queen Ingrid of Denmark, King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain, King Carl GVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden, Queen Noor of Jordan, Queen Sonja of Norway, and Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte of Luxembourg.

Χρονια πολλά για την 24η επέτειο γάμου Στην ΑΒΥ Αλεξία της Ελλάδας και της Δανίας και τον Κάρλος Μοράλες Κουιντάνα, που παντρεύτηκαν στο Λονδίνο σαν σήμερα το 1999! Στο γάμο της πριγκίπισσας Αλεξίας, του μεγαλύτερου παιδιού του βασιλιά Κωνσταντίνου και της Βασίλισσας Άννας Μαρίας της Ελλάδας, παραβρέθηκε μεγάλη βασιλική ομάδα.

Η ανακοίνωση του αρραβώνα της ΑΒΥ Πριγκιπισσας Αλεξιας έγινε στις 20-03-1999

Στις 7 Ιουλίου, έγινε ένα μεγαλειώδες προγαμήλιο γκαλά στο Bridgewater House στο Λονδίνο δύο ημέρες πριν από τον γάμο τους, με πολλά μέλη της οικογένειάς της, όπως ο βασιλιάς Κωνσταντίνος και η βασίλισσα Άννα Μαρία, ο διάδοχος του θρόνου Παύλος και η διάδοχος πριγκίπισσα Μαρία Σαντάλ, ο Πρίγκιπας Νικόλαος Πριγκίπισσα Θεοδώρα, ο πρίγκιπας Φίλιππος και η πριγκίπισσα Ειρήνη, η βασίλισσα Ίνγκριντ, η βασίλισσα Μαργαρίτα , ο πρίγκιπας Ερρίκος και ο διάδοχος Φρειδερίκος της Δανίας, η βασίλισσα Σοφία, ο βασιλιάς Χουάν Κάρλος, ο Πρίγκιπας της Αστούριας, η Ινφάντα Έλενα και η Ινφάντα Κριστίνα της Ισπανίας και η Πριγκίπισσα Βενεδίκτη της Ο Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg με τον πρίγκιπα Gustav, την πριγκίπισσα Alexandra και την πριγκίπισσα Nathalie. Άλλοι βασιλικοί προσκεκλημένοι ήταν η βασίλισσα Βεατρίκη της Ολλανδίας, η βασίλισσα Sonja και ο διάδοχος πρίγκιπας Haakon της Νορβηγίας, ο διάδοχος Αλέξανδρος και η διάδοχος πριγκίπισσα Αικατερίνη της Σερβίας, ο πρίγκιπας Κύριλλος και η πριγκίπισσα Ροζάριο της Βουλγαρίας, η πριγκίπισσα Badiya της Ιορδανίας, ο δούκας και η δούκισσα του Gloucester και Ο Πρίγκιπας και η Πριγκίπισσα Μιχαήλ του Κεντ μεταξύ μιας σειράς Βασιλικών και Ευγενών Προσκεκλημένων και Συγγενών

Η Γαμήλια Τελετή πραγματοποιήθηκε στον Ελληνορθόδοξο Καθεδρικό Ναό της Αγίας Σοφίας στο Λονδίνο στις 9 Ιούλιου.

Η πριγκίπισσα Αλεξία φορούσε ένα φόρεμα Inge Sprawson με το δαντελένιο πέπλο της πριγκίπισσας Margaret of Connaught, την Khedive of Egypt Tiara (την οποία φορούν στο γάμο τους ολες οι γυναίκες απόγονοι της Βασίλισσας Ίνγκριντ ) και τα διαμαντένια σκουλαρίκια της. Ο Carlos Morales Quintana φορούσε Πρωινό κουστούμι .

Η Ελληνική Βασιλική Οικογένεια έχει συνδέσμους με όλους τους Ευρωπαϊκούς Βασιλικούς Οίκους και πολλοί καλεσμένοι ταξίδεψαν στο Λονδίνο για να λάβουν μέρος σε αυτή την εκδήλωση. Τρεις βασιλιάδες και οκτώ βασίλισσες ήταν παρόντες, συμπεριλαμβανομένης της βασίλισσας Ελισάβετ Β', η οποία σπάνια παρευρίσκεται σε ξένες βασιλικές εκδηλώσεις, η βασίλισσα Μαργαρίτα , ο πρίγκιπας Ερρίκος και η βασίλισσα Ίνγκριντ της Δανίας, ο βασιλιάς Χουάν Κάρλος και η βασίλισσα Σοφία της Ισπανίας, ο Βασιλιάς Καρλ Γκουστάφ και η Βασίλισσα Σίλβια Σουηδία, η βασίλισσα Noor της Ιορδανίας, η βασίλισσα Sonja της Νορβηγίας και ο μεγάλος δούκας Jean και η μεγάλη δούκισσα Josephine Charlotte του Λουξεμβούργου.

[theroyalfanzine]

Attendees of King Constantine II’s Funeral

Immediate Family

Queen Anne- Marie

Crown Prince Pavlos

Crown Princess Marie-Chantal

Princess Maria-Olympia

Prince Constantine-Alexios

Prince Achilies-Andreas

Prince Odysseus-Kimon

Prince Arisites-Stavros

Princess Alexia

Carlos Morales Quintana

Arrietta Morales y de Grecia

Anna-Maria Morales y de Grecia

Carlos Morales y de Grecia

Amelia Morales y de Grecia

Prince Nikolas

Princess Tatiana

Prince Philippos

Princess Nina

Princess Theodora

Mr. Mathew Kumar

Princess Irene

Prince Michael

Marina, Consort of Prince Michael

Princess Alexandra Elli Francisca Maria of Greece, Mrs. Mirzayantz

Mr.  Darius Mirzayantz

Foreign Royals

Spain

King Felipe VI

Queen Letizia

Queen Sofia

The Infanta Elena, The Duchess of Lugo

Infanta Cristina of Spain

Don Felipe de Marichalar y Borbón

Doña  Victoria de Marichalar y Borbón

Don Juan Urdangarin y Borbón

Don Pablo Urdangarin y Borbón

Don Miguel Urdangarin y Borbón

Doña Irene Urdangarin y Borbón

Denmark

Queen Margrethe Ii

Crown Prince Fredrik

Prince Joachim

Germany

Princess Benedikte, Dowager Princess of Sayn- Wittgenstein- Berlerberg

Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleberg, The Countess  Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille

United Kingdom

The Princess Anne, The Princess Royal- Representing The King

Sir Vice admiral Timothy Laurence

The Lady Gabriella Kingston-represting The Prince of Wales

Mr. Thomas Kingston

Belgium

King Philippe

Queen Mathilde

Bulgaria

King Simeon II

Germany

Prince Berhand, The Margrave of Baden

Princess Stephanie, The Margravine of Baden

Prince Ernst-August, The Hereditary Prince of Hanover

Princess Ernest-August (Ekaterina), The Hereditary Princess of Hanover

Prince Christian of Hanover

Princess Christian (Sofia) of Hanover

Chantal, Princess of Hanover

Iran

Empress Farrah

Jordan

Queen Noor-representing her stepson

Princess Rayiah bint  al-Hussien

Luxembourg

Grand Duke Henri

Grand Duchess Maria Teresa

Monaco

Prince Albert II

The Netherlands

King Willeim-Alexander

Queen Maxima

Princess Beatrix

Norway

Crown Prince Haakon-representing his father, The King of Norway

Crown Princess Mette-Marit

Princess Märtha Louise

Romania

Prince Radu-representing The Custodian of the Royal Crown of Romania

Sweden

King Carl XVI Gustaf

Queen Silvia  

Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnusson

Russia

Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia

Yugoslavia

Crown Prince Alexander

Crown Princess Katherine

Other Notable People

Pia Getty-sister of his daughter-in-law. Marie Chantal

Marie Blanche Bierlein-mother of his daughter-in-law, Tatiana

Thomas Flohr-father of his daughter-in-law, Nina

[princessvictoriamelita]

Dowager Grand Duchess Marie Anne of Luxembourg and her five surviving daughters, Grand Duchess Charlotte, Princess Hilda, Crown Princess Antonia of Bavaria, Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis and Princess Sophie of Saxony, late 1920s.

[tiny-librarian]

Marie Anne of Portugal, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, with her six daughters: Marie Adelaide, Charlotte, Hilda, Antonia, Elisabeth, and Sophie.

The two eldest, first Marie Adelaide and then her younger sister Charlotte, would both become reigning Grand Duchesses after the death of their father, William IV. Marie Adelaide would be the first female monarch of Luxembourg since Maria Theresa in the 18th Century, and the first monarch to be born in Luxembourg since John of Bohemia in the late 13th century. 

[royalmotherhood]

Grand Duchess Marie Anne of Luxembourg, née Infanta of Portugal, with her three eldest daughters: Marie Adelaide, Charlotte and Hilda. Maria Anna would give birth to three more daughters.

[princessanneftw]

Foreign Royals attending the Service of Thanksgiving for the life of The Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey on 29 March:

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden 🇸🇪

King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway 🇳🇴 - no longer attending due to Harald testing positive for Covid.

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain 🇪🇸

Queen Margrethe of Denmark 🇩🇰

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium 🇧🇪

King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima and Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands 🇳🇱

Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg 🇱🇺

Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia 🇷🇸

Her Majesty Margareta Custodian of the Romanian Crown and HRH Prince Radu 🇷🇴

Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain 🇧🇭

Prince El Hassan bin Talal and Princess Sarvath El Hassan of Jordan 🇯🇴

Prince Albert of Monaco 🇲🇨

Queen Anne-Marie, Crown Prince Pavlos, Crown Princess Marie-Chantal, Prince Philippos and Princess Nina of Greece 🇬🇷

Prince Kyril of Preslav 🇧🇬

[allaboutroyalty]

Royal women

1. Princess Charlotte of Cambridge

2. Princess Gabriella of Monaco

3. The Princess of Asturias

4. Princess Ariane of The Netherlands

5. Princess Adrienne of Sweden

6. Countess Zaria of Orange Nassau

7. Princess Athena of Denmark

8. Princess Amalia of Nassau

9. Irene Urdangarin

10. Countess Leonore of Orange Nassau

11. Princess Leonor of Sweden

12. Emma Behn

13. Infanta Sofia of Spain

14. Princess Josephine of Denmark

15. Princess Alexia of The Netherlands

16. Princess Isabella of Denmark

17. Princess Estelle of Sweden

18. Princess Elèonore of Belgium

19. Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor

20. Countess Luana of Orange Nassau

21. Princess Louise of Belgium

22. The Duchess of Brabant

23. Princess Eugenie of York

24. Leah Behn

25. Countess Eloise of Orange Nassau

26. Maud Behn

27. Princess Laetita of Belgium (also archduchess of Austria Este)

27. Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway

29. Camille Gottlieb

30. Victoria Federica Marichalar

31. Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg

32. The Princess of Orange

33. Princess Alexandra of Hannover

34. Princess Elisabetta of Belgium (also archduchess of Austria Este)

35. Princess Maria Laura of Belgium (also archduchess of Austria Este)

36. Charlotte Casiraghi

37. Princess Beatrice of York

38. Princess Maria Luisa of Belgium (also archduchess of Austria Este)

39. Pauline Ducruet

40. Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor

41. The Countess of Wessex

42. Crown Princess Mary of Denmark

43. Queen Mathilde of the belgians

44. Princess Sofia of Sweden

45. Princess Martha Louise of Norway

46. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden

47. Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway

48. Queen Maxima of the Netherlands

49. Princess Stèphanie of Luxembourg

50. Princess Marie of Denmark

51. Queen Letizia of Spain

52. Princess Mabel of Orange Nassau

53. Princess Madeleine of Sweden

54. The Duchess of Cambridge

55. Princess Claire of Luxembourg

56. Princess Claire of Belgium

57. The Duchess of Sussex

58. Princess Charlène of Monaco

59. Zara Tindall (neé Phillips)

60. Princess Laurentien of The Netherlands

61. Queen Silvia of Sweden

62. Princess Stèphanie of Monaco

63. Queen Paola of Belgium

64. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark

65. Infanta Cristina of Spain

66. Queen Anne Marie of Greece (née princess of Greece)

67. Queen Elizabeth II

68. Queen Sofia of Spain

69. Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands

70. Queen Sonja of Norway

71. Princess Caroline of Monaco (also princess of Hannover)

72. Princess Margriet of The Netherlands

73. Princess Astrid of Belgium (also archduchess of Austria Este)

74. Grand Duchesse Maria Teresa of Luxembourg

75. The Royal Princess

76. Princess Astrid of Norway

77. Infanta Elena of Spain

78. Princess Benedikte of Denmark (also princess of Sayn Wittgenstein)

79. The Duchess of Cornwall

80. Princess Christina or Sweden

Plus other royal women that support or had supported the Crown

1. Princess Desiree of Sweden

2. Queen Juliana of The Netherlands

3. Princess Michael of Kent

4. Princess Irene of The Netherlands

5. Infanta Pilar of Spain

6. The Duchess of Kent

7. Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg

8. Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg (also princess of Liechtenstein)

9. Princess Margaretha of Sweden

10. Countess Diane of Nassau

11. Princess Christina of The Netherlands

12. Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg (also archduchess of Austria Este)

13. Princess Irene of Greece

14. Princess Alexandra of Kent

15. Princess Margaret, countess of Snowdon

16. The Duchess of Gloucester

17. Queen Ingrid of Denmark (née princess of Sweden)

18. Princess Birgitta of Sweden

19. Grand Duchesse Josephine Charlotte of Luxembourg (née princess of Belgium)

20. Infanta Margarita of Spain

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Pre-Wedding Hair ~ Gala dinner on the occasion of the wedding of Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby ~ 24.08.2001

[royalpain16]

A Royal Greeting! Prince Charles Is Joined by Queen Letizia of Spain for Rare Joint Outing

An art exhibition hundreds of years in the making brought Spain's Queen Letizia to England

He's a future King and she's a Queen, but Prince Charles and Queen Letizia of Spain greeted each other like dear friends.

Queen Letizia received a warm welcome from Prince Charles on Tuesday at England's Auckland Castle. Although Prince Charles, 73, became known for greeting people with "namaste" — a traditional Hindu greeting where the palms are pressed together and accompanied with a slight bow — during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, he said hello to Letizia, 49, with a kiss on her hand and cheek.

The two royals reunited in the U.K. to view a new exhibition of Spanish art by Francisco de Zurbarán. The exhibit has been housed in Auckland Castle for over 250 years. Zurbarán's Jacob and His Twelve Sons, based on the biblical story, were painted between 1641 and 1658 and accessible only to the guests of the Bishop of Durham in the castle's Long Dining Room.

The Zurbarán series was in danger of being sold off by the Church of England Commission, but philanthropic financier Jonathan Ruffer purchased the paintings in 2012. He also bought the castle, where the historic works will be displayed for the public

Queen Letizia was among the royals from around Europe who traveled to London last week to attend the Service of Thanksgiving honoring Prince Philip at Westminster Abbey. She joined Queen Elizabeth and several other members of the royal family in wearing a color with special significance: a dark green hue which was the color of Prince Philip's official livery. Known as "Edinburgh Green," it has been used for staff uniforms and private cars. A green Land Rover was also used to carry Prince Philip's coffin at his funeral last April.

Queen Letizia was joined by her husband, King Felipe of Spain, at the service.

Other foreign royals to attend the service included King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands with his wife, Queen Maxima, and his mother, Princess Beatrix; Prince Albert of Monaco; King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden; Queen Margrethe of Denmark; Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece; and King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium.

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Royal July 2017 Photo Challenge 

[11/31]: Favourite Photo(s) of Hats/Fascinators worn by a Royal . 

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[[OC Character Profile ]]

Theme:

1600s-1700s: Medieval/ Fantasy

Full name:

Louis Auguste, Duke of Maine

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March 31, 1670

Age: 22 year old

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•Fighting

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•Charming

•Flirty

•Knowledge

•Courageous

•Daring

•Charismatic

•Attractive

•Dramatic

•Faithful

•Freethinking

•Herioc

Likes:

•Nature

•Moon light

•Tea

•French biscuits

•Alcoholic beverages

•Fancy things

Dislikes:

•Asswholes

•Jerks

•Wars

•Emeries

Background:

Occupation: Duke of Maine

Fears:

•Losing love ones

•The kingdom falling in Ruins

Sexual Orientation: Bisexual

Species: Human

Faceclaim:

•Timothée Chalamet

[[ Relations ]]

Father: Louis XIV of France

Mother: Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan

Siblings: Louis, Grand Dauphin, Louise de Maisonblanche, Françoise Marie de Bourbon

Significant Other(s):

Multiships

[[ Biography ]]

Louis-Auguste de Bourbon was born at the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye on 31 March 1670. He was named Louis after his father[2] and Auguste after the Roman Emperor Augustus. Immediately after his birth, Louis-Auguste was placed in the care of one of his mother's acquaintances, the widowed Madame Scarron, who took him to live in a house on rue de Vaugirard, near the Luxembourg Palace in Paris. His siblings, Louis-César, Louise-Françoise and Louise Marie Anne de Bourbon were also brought there after their births. Their mother, living with the king at Versailles, rarely saw her children, and Madame Scarron took the place of mother in Louis-Auguste's affections.

One of his legs was shorter than the other and Scarron took him to consult, first, a famous quack at Antwerp and later to the waters of Bareges, a small town near the Pyrenees, whither they traveled incognito (she as the marquise de Surgeres). On 19 December 1673, when Louis-Auguste was three years old, Louis XIV legitimised his children by Montespan by letters patent registered by the Parlement de Paris. At this time, Louis-Auguste received the title of duc du Maine. In 1674, at the age of four, Louis-Auguste and his siblings were officially introduced to the court at Versailles. In the same year, he was made a colonel-general of the Swiss Guards. Du Maine's greatest enemy at court became his father's sister-in-law, the duchesse d'Orléans, known at court as Madame.

In her famous correspondence describing life at Versailles, Madame claimed that du Maine was not the son of the king Louis XIV showered him with gifts and titles, and hired the best tutors for him. The maréchal du Luxembourg, a famous military strategist, was put in charge of the child's military training. Despite this, Louis-Auguste never became more than a mediocre soldier. He was made Grand Maître de France. The king also blackmailed his cousin, the wealthy La Grande Mademoiselle, into ceding some of her estates to du Maine in return for the liberation of her imprisoned lover, Antoine Nompar de Caumont, Duke of Lauzun. As a result, Louis-Auguste became the comte d'Eu, sovereign Prince of the Dombes, and duc d'Aumale. He also received the governorship of Languedoc and was awarded the Order of the Holy Spirit.