Royalties of the World

Thai people gather near the Grand Palace to celebrate King Bhumibol Adulyadej's birthday Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006, in Bangkok, Thailand. King Bhumibol, the world's longest reigning monarch, celebrated his 79th birthday that day.

Former Iranian Empress Farah Pahlavi is welcomed by former French first lady Anne-Aymone Giscard d'Estaing at her arrival at the Palace of Versailles, west of Paris, Monday Dec. 4, 2006, to attend a charity gala concert organized by the Childhood Foundation. Anne-Aymone Giscard d'Estaing heads the foundation.

President Bush and first Lady Laura Bush greet Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and
Queen Silvia, as they arrive on the South Portico of the White House in Washington,
Monday, Oct. 23, 2006.

Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf examines a hockey puck given to him by Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper, as Sweden's Queen Silvia and Harper's wife, Laureen Harper, look on during a meeting in Harper's office on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday,
Oct. 24, 2006.

Willem-Alexander, the prince of Orange, and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands
before a state dinner at the Governors House in Canberra, Australia, Monday,
Oct. 23, 2006. The royal couple were on an offical visit to Australia with stops
in Uluru, Tasmania and Sydney.

Willem-Alexander, the prince of Orange and Princess Maxima of The Netherlands
lay a wreath of flowers in the Hall of Memory at the Australian War Memorial on the
first day of their 13-day tour of Australia and New Zealand in Canberra, Australia,
Monday Oct. 23, 2006.

Jordan's Queen Rania, with her foot in a cast, watches her husband King Abdullah
and Dutch Queen Beatrix, both unseen, inspect the honor guard upon her arrival
at Royal Palace Noordeinde in The Hague, Monday Oct. 30, 2006. The Jordanian
royal couple was on a three-day visit to the Netherlands.

Jordan's King Abdullah, and Dutch Queen Beatrix inspect the honour guard
upon arrival at Royal Palace Noordeinde in The Hague, Monday Oct. 30, 2006.

Jordan's Queen Rania listens to speeches by her husband King Abdullah and Dutch
Queen Beatrix during a state banquet at the Royal Palace Noordeinde in The Hague,
Monday Oct. 30, 2006.

Jordan's King Abdullah and Dutch Queen Beatrix propose a toast during a state
banquet at Royal Palace Noordeinde in The Hague, Monday Oct. 30, 2006.

Queen Sonja of Norway applauds the unveiling of a bust of Norwegian playwright
Henrik Ibsen at the Alexandria Library in Alexandria, Egypt, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2006.
She was accompanied by library director Dr. Ismail Serageldin. Queen Sonja,
on the final day of a five-day visit to Egypt, toured the library, built near the
famous Bibliotheca Alexandrina, which was destroyed in antiquity.

Queen Sonja of Norway visits the Mohammed Ali Mosque in the
ancient citadel of Cairo in Egypt, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2006.

Japan's Crown Princess Masako with her husband, Crown Prince Naruhito, during a visit
to Nara National Museum, Oct. 26, 2006. Masako, recovering from a stress-induced illness,
attended an exhibition of imperial treasures at the museum, marking her first official
out-of-town trip in nearly a year and a half.

Two-month-old Japanese Prince Hisahito rests in the arms of his mother
Princess Kiko. They are accompanied by his father Prince Akishino,
on Nov. 14, 2006, visit to the residence of his grandparents,
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. Hisahito is the first
male heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne in four decades.

Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik, his Australian-born wife, Princess Mary, and their
son, Prince Christian, tour the Bonorong Park Wildlife Center near Hobart, Australia,
on Friday, Nov. 24, 2006. They are in Australia on a private visit.

Prince Philippe of Belgium chats with veterans after a wreath laying at the Canadian
National War Memorial in Ottawa, Canada, on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006

King Abdullah and Queen Rania arrive at St. James's Palace in London
for the Investment Opportunities in Jordan seminar where the king
addressed the delegates Monday, Nov. 6, 2006.

Jordan's King Abdullah II delivers a speech at the opening of Parliament
in Amman, Jordan on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006.

Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway
tour ground zero on Oct. 29, 2010, in New York.

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia tours ground zero with Laurence Levy, former deputy counsel of New York City mayor's office, on Oct. 11, 2011

Jordan's Queen Rania Al Abdullah holds her son Prince Hashem as she waves to the crowd. Queen Rania is married to King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of Jordan, they have 4 children: Prince Hussein, Princess Iman, Princess Salma, and Prince Hashem.

Norwegian Prince Sverre Magnus heads out for his first day of school at Jansloekka School in Asker, near Oslo, on Aug. 18, 2011. Like children everywhere, young royals are heading back to school .

Norwegian Prince Sverre Magnus is accompanied by his family on his first day in school on Aug. 18, 2011, at Jansloekka School in Asker, near Oslo. From left are his mother, Crown Princess Mette-Marit; his sister, Princess Ingrid Alexandra; his grandmother, Queen Sonja; his father, Crown Prince Haakon, and the school headmistress, Else Beitnes Johansen.

Belgium's Crown Prince Philippe and Crown Princess Mathilde escort their children to Sint Jan Berghmans College for the first day of school on Sept. 1, 2011, in Brussels.
Youngsters, from left, are Prince Gabriel, Prince Emmanuel, Princess Elisabeth, and Princess Eleonore.

Crown Prince Philippe and Crown Princess Mathilde escort their children to school on the first day Sept. 1, 2011, in Brussels.