European Royals Discussion Thread Part 3

Queen Mathilde of Belgium at a music award ceremony.

Charlotte and Dimitri after their wedding with their mothers, Princess Caroline and actress Carole Bouquet.

Photos of the Danish Royal Family celebrates Prince Joachim's birthday. He's on the left posing with his older brother, Crown Prince Frederik.

So Caroline and Albert have had some sort of falling out? I vaguely recall reading something to this effect in some royal blog last year, but I don't think a reason was given. A poster in Part 2 mentioned that they do not appear together at events. Is there any speculation as to why?

Bump. I haven’t heard this about Caroline and Albert. Anyone have any info?

Even though Caroline and Albert were born a year apart, they've always had different personalities. Caroline was more outgoing, sociable and bossy. Albert was quiet and shy. After their mother Princess Grace died, Caroline became the "First Lady" of Monaco. After their father Rainier died, Caroline rose even further and made numerous public appearances as the senior female in the princely family. This continued until Charlene arrived on the scene and she withdrew. Maybe the tension had something to do with that fact. Strangely enough, Albert is now closer to his younger sister Stephanie and has always defended her. I don't think Caroline is that close to her. That could be another reason for the cool down in their relationship.

Photos of the Crown Princess Victoria's children Estelle and Oscar on Sweden's National Day.

Carl Philip and Sofia of Sweden opened the gates of the Royal Palace to the public.

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark has been in Vancouver, Canada this week.

Harry sure has aged since he got married.

^ Sorry wrong thread.

With her mother Queen Silvia looking on, Princess Madeleine sells her children's book in the Royal Palace courtyard. I find it kind of inappropriate and an odd location to hawk a book on National Day.

Videos of Norwegian scenery by Princess Martha Louise on horseback.

Here's Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden with her family on National Day.

The King and Queen of the Belgians attend a concert.

Prince Joachim of Denmark turns 50 this week and here he poses with his family. The two older sons are from his first marriage and the younger two children are from his second.

Portraits of the Queen: two are by Romero Britto, one by Andy Warhol and another from Lucian Freud.

A summary of the Queen's week. It's not over yet. Tomorrow is the Trooping The Colour (her official birthday).

Kate was in good spirits last night.

Kate looked great.

Photos various royals wearing the Harry Winston diamond necklace given to the Queen by Saudi King Faisal.

Various Trooping The Colour shots.

The Queen Mum (then Duchess of York) with her two daughters, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose of York.

Charlotte mimicking the crowd.

My apologies for R17 - R24. I thought I was on the British Royal thread.

The Crown Prince and Princess of Denmark pose with their four children.

Prince Joachim of Denmark poses with his family at his birthday dinner.

Mary and Frederik of Denmark are all ready for a run.

It's not only Prince Philip's 90th birthday but Princess Madeleine of Sweden was also born on June 10 thirty seven years ago.

Queen Sonja of Norway will not participate in the South Korea state visit due to an infected foot.

Crown Princess Victoria looking like a pink flamingo.

Victoria's brother Prince Carl Philip and his wife Sofia at the same event.

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New photos have been released of Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg.

Queen Letizia of Spain in red. I don't think it's appropriate to see a Queen's nipples.

Queen Maxima of the Netherlands wearing green dress and emeralds on a state visit to Ireland.

New photos of Estelle and Oscar of Sweden.

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Queen Maxima Of The Big Hats is back in coral!

A vibrant print dress matches Maxima's personality.

All I can say to Eugenie is - WTF?

Sorry wrong thread.

Princess Martha Louise of Norway and her Shaman bf.

How time flies by...Prince Nicolas of Sweden is four years old today.

Nicolas' parents Princess Madeleine and Christopher O'Neill at the Palace for a state dinner. Father Chris has aged.

Another birthday today is 5-year-old Princess Amalia of Nassau.

The Grand Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg (grandparents to little Amalia Nassau above) attend the 500th anniversary of Chateau de Chambord in France.

Crown Princess Mary looking ravishing in red.

Photos of Princess Estelle with her father Prince Daniel in Nice to watch the Swedish Ladies soccer team.

Carole Bouquet looked like Princess Caroline of Monaco when they were young.

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Spain's King Felipe and Dutch King Willem Alexander were inducted into the Order of The Garter at Windsor today.

Queen Letizia at the Garter ceremony.

Queen Maxima of the Netherlands.

Letizia looked fabulous today. Classy and elegant. All the royal ladies died, actually. They bring it for the Garter ceremony.

Agree, love Queen Letizia’s outfit. I love how modern her style is

Meant to post, "all the royal ladies did" at r55. Of course they didn't die lol (what a story that would be if so).

More importantly, Letizia's outfit cost only £250 a fact that the Daily Mail had to print. Yet it looks as good or better than many of the astronomically priced designer frocks we've seen on some lately. Letizia doesn't have much of a choice given that the popularity of the Spanish monarchy is in decline and the unemployment rate hovers around 15%.

The Dutch King and Queen were at Ascot today.

Has Maxima lost a little bit of weight recently? she looks wonderful today and in recent outings. Very healthy and put together.

Prince Amedeo of Belgium and his wife Elisabetta are expecting their second child.

Camille Gottlieb the daughter of Princess Stephanie of Monaco looks like her grandmother, Grace Kelly.

Princess Stephanie's daughter, Pauline Ducruet, had her first fashion show with some family members in attendance.

More photos of Pauline's fashion debut.

Actor Michael Douglas attended the Monte Carlo Television Festival with Prince Albert and Princess Charlene.

The King and Queen of Spain made an appearance with their two daughters, Leonor and Sofia. Photos in the link below.

Queen Sonja of Norway has recovered from her infected foot and has resumed her duties. She and the King are on tour.

Crown Princess Victoria took her 3-year-old son Oscar to a playground.

Princess Caroline and her daughter Charlotte Casiraghi join Carole Bouquet at a Karl Lagerfeld tribute in Paris.

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway makes an appearance yesterday.

The crown prince and princess of Norway attend Pride.

Photos of the Queen on Day 4 of Ascot. She's a trouper.

^ Sorry wrong thread.

Photos of Prince Albert of Monaco's visit with King Felipe of Spain.

I know very little about the European royals, but I've been reading the Royal Confessions tumblr and it seems that Sweden's Princess Sofia is quite unpopular. Is it just because of her past as a topless model/reality TV star, or has she done anything controversial since marrying into the royal family?

R75 It’s probably a little bit of the fact that she’s a former reality star/model, but I think a lot of it comes from the fact that she married one of the most handsome and desirable princes. You know what a jealous lot fraus are (see: The BRF thread on here)

The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg attended a reception with their children.

More photos of the royal family of Luxembourg are here.

Swipe for photos of the grand ducal family of Luxembourg attending National Day.

More photos of Luxembourg's National Day.

R76 - I agree. Sofia has had the brains to turn "princess" quickly and I don't think she's done anything particularly embarrassing. I'm surprised they allowed him to marry her, just the same. I wonder if his father the King communicated to him what he really believed, that his son's birthright as the Heir was snatched away when Sweden did away with male primogeniture, and as a resutl Carl Philip felt they could stuff it, he'd marry whom he pleased. The hot piece with no class was, ironically, someone he could never have married if he had been the heir.

It was widely reported that the King was outraged at the change in the law that turned his son into a nonentity whilst Victoria was made Crown Princess. Those laws were changed after Victoria was born, and it was also widely reported that when she was born, the midwife announced, "It's a girl, they will have to try again."

In Spain, I think the laws haven't been changed yet. When then Queen Sofia's second child, another daughter (Infanta Cristina), was born, she reportedly turned her face to the wall and cried; in the event, the third was finally the much longed for son. And ex-King Juan Carlos was allged to be extremely disappointed that both his son's children were daughters.

Now, Infanta Leonor will be Spain's next Sovereign. Tempis fugit and all that.

Maybe the Swedes are more lax? I mean Victoria married her American physical trainer

R82 - why do you think Victoria's husband Daniel is American? He's Swedish.

The Luxembourg grand ducal family all dolled up.

Three Luxembourg ladies, three tiaras.

R83 - Victoria's husband is Swedish - a bona fide Sweed born to Swedish parents in Orebro. His last name, the Anglo sounding "Westling", is misleading. And R82, he wasn't just her physical trainer. He owned a company called "Balancing Act" or something like that relating to physical therapy or fitness, and three gyms in central Stockholm.

Ahd he proved to be discreet, self-effacing, and very supportive of Victoria, who suffered from serious self-doubts and a long period of anorexia in her youth. He's no Meghan Markle, he's behaved impecaably and dutifully since their marriage.

That said, they probably weren't enthused about the match, class-wise. When the younger sister, Madeleine, married the classy Britiah-American financier with the hot educational creds, Queen Silvia, when asked for her reaction to the engagement, somewhat tactlessly gushed that she was ecstatic, what mother wouldn't be as O'Neill was any mother's "dream son-in-law".

It's ironic that only the youngest of the three Swedish royals married classy - that's not a put-down of Victoria's husband, who seems a very decent fellow, it's just the social fact.

Videos of Crown Princess Mary of Denmark in Paris.

^*Swede (not Sweed)!

R86 - I know he's a Swede. I was asking R82 why he/she thought he was American.

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark with French First Lady Brigitte Macron in Paris.

Camilla getting a hug from a child while visiting a school years ago.

^ Sorry wrong thread.

R90 - Like this outfit on Mary. Have to say I didn't care for the pink lace ensemble of yesterday or the day before.

Ever seen this portrait of Mary? By Ralph Heimans, from 2006. Very different, I like it. She hasn't changed much, has she.

Mary seems like the loneliest person ever. Frederick wasn't worth this, was he?

The Grand Duchess speaking about an initiative to prevent sexual violence called "Stand Speak Rise Up".

Queen Mathilde of Belgium and her daughter Princess Elisabeth are on a UNICEF mission in Kenya.

Are Charlotte and Dmitri a love match or did they just get married so the kid would have some semblance of legitimacy?

I think she's going to be like her mother and age very badly.

He seems pretty hot. I'll bet he's fucked up a storm, and probably will again.

I love Carl Phillip. If I were married to him, he would be drained on a daily basis.

A then Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus on vacation in the 70’s

Is Luxembourg preparing the children of the Grand Duke's 2nd son to be heir apparent, since the current heir and his wife have yet to have children after several years of marriage? Yes I know the children are still small but are they preparing to educate them as heirs?

R101 - they're probably still hoping that they will eventually have a child or children. I've always suspected that that Guillaume and Stephanie's move to London was not just for continuing his studies (the reported reason) but to consult with fertility experts. That's just a hunch I have so don't ask me for evidence.

Princess Alexia of the Netherlands turns 14 years old today. I think she's the beauty in the family.

R95 - I don't know where you get that idea about Mary. I think she looks happy as the proverbial pig. She absolutely loves the royal life, it radiates from her pores. She and Frederik look like they are rubbing along together reasonably well - he's always been a bit of a lazy, petulant type - it's the life and the work she wanted, and he got her that. Their four kids are terribly attractive and look like they're close with each other, and Mary comes out at the top of most of the Danish polls about their royals. I don't think she looks lonely at all. On the contrary, I think Mary is shrewd and sensible and wakes up every day thanking God for her fabulous life.

R103 - That's a fabulous photo of Alexia. She looks like her mother, but prettier.

Princess Elisabeth of Belgium accompanies her mother Queen Mathilde to Kenya on a UNICEF mission.

Queen Maxima of the Netherlands visits an equestrian center and the horse seems very impressed with her HUGE hat.

Charlotte Casiraghi is featured in Vogue Mexico. Swipe for more photos.

R106 - Elisabeth looks just like her father, King Philippe.

R103, wow, Alexia is a real looker. Particularly her hair colour is gorgeous (at least in my humble opinion).

Granted, her elder sister (the heir) isn't bad looking either, but Alexia is a stunner.

Does Charlotte Casiraghi have any sort of job or serious interest?

R111 - Maybe modeling and equestrian events? She seems more like a socialite to me.

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I'll say one this for Charlotte C, she has a wonderfully deep speaking voice, so much better than the high-pitched nasal uptalk of so many American women her age. I was watching some clips of her last night, speaking in French of course, and it lulled me nicely to sleep.

Charlotte Casiraghi is very rich Eurotrash, like most of the Monegasque royals. Job? Purpose? Surely you jest.

R113 - That is one ugly Countess - the gums are particularly unfortunate. That said, they look like a karmic match to me.

Speaking of Charlotte Casiraghi, she married Dimitri in a religious ceremony. Here are some photos.

Charlotte's cousin Pauline Ducruet (Princess Stephanie's daughter) was at the wedding.

I like how Charlotte paid tribute to her mother’s old wedding gown, which is one of my all-time favorites.

Charlotte is beautiful but lately she has been looking a little older and harder. Is it the makeup or hair color?

Valentino had a dinner at a French chateau for Princess Marie Chantal of Greece. Photos of how the other half lives in the link below. I see Infanta Elena of Spain in the group shot. She's the cousin of Prince Pavlos.

Marie-Chantal certainly has lived a charmed life.

R119 - I think it's the darker hair. Charlotte (and most everyone) looks better as softer, lighter brunette. I've noticed so many people on TV with really dark hair and it looks harsh as well as fake.

I liked Princess Caroline of Monaco's dress for her first marriage but I didn't like her headpiece. Her dress is still preferable to Charlotte's.

R123 oh I adored the headpiece! It’s unusual and nicely balanced Caroline’s center-parted hair. Caroline had the best center part back then. An odd attribute, but an attribute nonetheless.

This is a fun Instagram account for Caroline fans, by the way.

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Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden with their two sons, Alexander and Gabriel.

Some facts on Crown Princess Mary of Denmark in the link below. She's one of the most stylish royals around.

Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway with her parents, the Crown Prince and Princess.

Princess Ingrid Alexandra will be confirmed in August.

New official portraits of Prince Joachim and Princess Marie

R130 Pss. Marie looks so much like her sister-in-law it's scary. They share the same name, only one has the Anglo version and the other the French, and their birthdays are only a day or so apart. There were rumours Joachim was sweet on Mary when Frederik married her, and Joachim's first marriage was already on the rocks. Then after the divorce when Joachim turned up with Marie, with her startling similarity to Mary, there was quite a bit of snickering.

R123 - I thought Caroline's first wedding dress was a huge disappointment - even her groom didn't like it. It was in my opinion a flat-footed attempt to create the illusion of a, er, maidenly virtue that was directly at odds with Caroline's flamboyant affair with Philippe Junot. She looked like a novitiate taking vows.

And her daughter's wedding dress is similarly rather comically demure for a woman both of whose children were born out of wedlock.

I looooovvved Caroline's first wedding dress. But I agree about Charlotte's. Charlotte looks far more the jaded Euro-sophisticate than her mother did.

R133 - I might have been all right with the dress if the headdress had been less theatrically milkmaidy.

For the record, I hated Pss. Madeleine of Sweden's Valentino wedding gown for the same reason: it looked straight out of the Austrian Tyrol with the big bedskirt ruffle at the bottom. No elegance except for the tiara and veil. - really, with her looks, too!

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A new photo of King Albert and Queen Paola on the occasion of their Diamond Wedding Anniversary. I'm surprised that their marriage has survived.

Princess Martha Louise of Norway wishes her mother Queen Sonja a Happy Birthday!

Paola was one of the most beautiful aristas in Europe when he married her. Sigh. How cruel age is.

R142, she is 82 years old and she let herself grow old gracefully, no surgery, no fillers, no botox. She isn't that bad for her age and withher bad health in the last few years. They also spend most of the year on their yacht or at their villa in Italy, lots of sun and wind. Rather this way than having a clown face like Charlene of Monaco or Sylvia of Sweden.

The Norwegian Crown Prince and his family are on holiday.

The King and Queen of the Belgians paid tribute to Baron Eddy Merckx with a reception at the Palace of Laeken on the occasion the 50th anniversary of his first victory at Tour de France 1969. Swipe for photos.

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Queen Letizia wears a flower print dress.

I have never been particularly interested in fashion, but I absolutely love looking at the fabrics on these people. Every item of clothing is perfect. No stretching, staining, no worn sections, all beautiful, well tailored, comfortable looking.

I bet the royals get new bedsheets nightly, too, and that makes me jealous.

Queen Paola was indeed a beauty. I admire her decision to age naturally. Very zen.

R135, may I ask a question? I 'd rather ask DL than Wikipedia. What is the association between the House of Orange and the color orange? And, at this point, with the fruit itself? I'm actually serious: these things have confused me, and I've been too embarrassed to ask.

[quote]Just weeks after Charlotte Casiraghi said "I do" to her fiancé in the south of France, another one of Grace Kelly's grandchildren is planning a wedding. Louis Ducruet, the son of Monaco's Princess Stéphanie and her ex-husband Daniel Ducruet, is set to marry his former schoolmate, Marie Chevallier.

[quote]The couple met seven years ago, while attending SKEMA Business School in France together, and got engaged in 2018 following Ducruet's beachside proposal. He shared the news with a sweet Instagram post in February of last year. "Let me introduce you the future madame Ducruet," he wrote in a caption. "She said yes and we are now engaged."

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The Spanish princesses are going to be beautiful women before too long. They, their mother and grandmother had an outing recently. Letizia looks tense.

The King of Sweden has removed the titles of "Royal Highness" from five of his seven grandchildren, although they remain princes and princesses.

After 7 1/2 years of marriage the rumored to be gay hereditary grand duke of Luxembourg has managed to knock up his wife

Bump. Beatrice Borromeo, wife of one of the Casiraghis, is quite beautiful and aristocratic.

An updated photo of Princess Estelle of Sweden.

Sweden's Princess Sofia is volunteering as a medical assistant in the fight against COVID-19.