Their Highness: What Princesses Around the World Look Like

Everyone knows everything about the British royal family. But, besides Elizabeth II, her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, there are 30 other monarchies around the world, in each of which the young royals look and live in completely different ways.

Elizabeth and Eleanor are the daughters of King Philippe of Belgium and his wife Queen Mathilde.

Elder Elizabeth is preparing to succeed her father to the throne and become the first queen of Belgium in history to receive this title by birthright. The girl graduated from college in Wales and is now studying at the Royal Military Academy in Brussels. The heiress already enjoys great authority among the citizens of her country thanks to exemplary behavior, closeness to the people and an impeccable sense of style. Elizabeth has even been compared to Kate Middleton.

Her younger sister Eleanor goes to school in Brussels, loves playing the violin and drawing. In addition, Eleonora, together with Elizabeth and two brothers, is engaged in voluntary activities: during the pandemic, the children of the Belgian king helped the elderly and delivered food to them.

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Spanish Princesses Leonor and Sofia look like twins, but were actually born a year and a half apart. The sisters attend the school of Santa Maria de los Rosales near Madrid, where their father, King Philip VI, also studied. The girls do almost everything together: they play music and dance, learn languages ​​(Chinese, French, Arabic) and even share a room for two. As befits royalty, the girls often attend official events, immersing themselves in affairs of state. But since Leonor is older, she will inherit the throne after her father.

Alexandra is the only daughter of Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. She is one of the most educated and determined princesses. At the age of 30, the girl managed to take a course in psychology at the University of Luxembourg, study social sciences in America, obtain a degree in philosophy, ethics and anthropology in Paris and a master’s degree in conflict resolution in Dublin. In addition, she speaks six languages: English, French, Luxembourgish, Spanish, German and Italian. In her spare time, the princess likes to travel, play tennis, dance and do gymnastics. Nothing is known about her personal life, but she is eager to see who can win the heart of such an enviable wife.

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There are three princesses in the family of King Willem Alexander of the Netherlands and Queen Maxima: Katarina-Amalia, Alexia and Ariana. The girls study at the Christian Gymnasium Sorghvliet in The Hague. Everyone speaks Dutch, English and Spanish. Together they do ballet, hockey, judo and horseback riding. The sisters also love music: Katarina-Amalia plays the violin, and Alexia and Ariana play the piano.

Katarina-Amalia is the future queen of the Netherlands, as she is the first to ascend the throne. But unlike many other states, this is not surprising – Holland has long been called the land of queens.

Eloisa is the niece of the reigning King of the Netherlands. The girl is not at all like her cousins: at least because she leads the most ordinary life. The princess rarely appears at official events, but at the same time she actively maintains Instagram (the social network is recognized as extremist and banned in the Russian Federation), in which she has almost 270,000 subscribers. In 2020, Eloise graduated from the Maerlant Lyceum in The Hague. Today, she runs her own clothing store and, like a true blogger, she shares a chronicle of her daily life on her personal page.

Princess Ingrid Alexandra, 17, is second in line to the Norwegian throne behind her father, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway. When the girl ascends the throne, she will become the second queen in Norwegian history. Ingrid therefore increasingly participates in official events, speaks alone and even communicates with the heirs to the thrones of other countries. For example, in 2018, the Princess led a tour of the Children’s Sculpture Park, opened in her honor, for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Free from royal duties, Ingrid devotes her time to sport: she skis, practices kickboxing and surfs. As for education, the future queen received her in a private international school in Oslo, where she studied foreign languages ​​in depth.

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Crown Princess Victoria, 44, is the daughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. She received the most appropriate education for a future leader: she graduated from the Western Catholic University of Angers (France), after which she entered Yale, where she studied public administration, political science , diplomacy, peacekeeping and humanities, and earned a Bachelor of Arts from Uppsala University. She was trained in the Swedish parliament, at the Swedish embassy in Washington, at the UN. In addition, Victoria served three weeks in the Swedish army. According to polls of Swedish citizens, most are not opposed to the Crown Princess having already succeeded her father to the throne.

Victoria’s personal life was also successful. In 2010, she married her trainer Daniel Westling. The couple have a daughter, Estelle, and a son, Oscar.

The future queen’s younger sister is Princess Madeleine. She did not need to study public administration and world politics, so the girl connected her life with child psychology and volunteering. She has worked for the international charity Childhood, was an intern at UNICEF and co-founded the ThankYou by Childhood campaign, which addresses the issue of child sexual abuse.

In 2019, the princess released the children’s book Stella and the Secret. Despite the relative freedom of choice of activities, Madeleine remains subject to royal protocol. Thus, the princess could not marry lawyer Jonas Bergström, with whom she had been in a relationship for a long time until her older sister married. Fortunately, the lovers have successfully passed the test of time. The couple now have three children.

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Iman and Salma’s mother is Queen Rania, the second most famous and influential style icon among the royal family after Kate Middleton, and her daughters are taking their cue from her. The eldest Iman looks especially like her mother. In addition to external resemblance, the girl has the same interests – diplomacy and fashion. Since childhood, she has accompanied Rania on trips around the world, attending charity events and receptions with foreign leaders. Princesses always impeccably select an image for a release. Now, Iman continues her higher education: after graduating from the International Academy – Amman in Jordan, she entered Georgetown University.

Her younger sister Salma doesn’t go out that often. The girl is interested in sports and military art. Therefore, after graduating from the same school, she continued her education at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, where not only her grandfather, father, brother, but also the British princes William and Harry took studied.

Bajrakitiyabha and Sirivannavari are the daughters of the reigning King of Thailand, Rama X, from different marriages. Bajrakitiyabha is 42 years old, she studied law and international relations, obtained a doctorate in law. Now the princess is committed to protecting the rights of Thai women in prison and after their return to freedom. Bajrakitiyabha is also a Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations.

35-year-old Sirivannavari, unlike her sister, is interested in fashion, thanks to which she has become more recognizable in the world. The girl graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Bangkok with a degree in fashion and textiles, after which she left for Europe, where she trained in fashion houses in France (Balmain, Christian Dior ) and in Italy (Salvatore Ferragamo, Giorgio Armani, Bulgari). Now the princess has her own brand. She also helps Thai newcomers to the fashion world and organizes fashion shows in Thailand.

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Despite the fact that Princess Aiko is the only child of Emperor Naruhito of Japan, she will not ascend the throne after her father. The law of succession to the throne has been discussed many times, the result is the same – only a man can be a monarch. However, it is assumed that this outcome is even better for Aiko. She dislikes being the center of attention and has earned the title “the princess who never smiles”. According to rumors, the girl suffers from many disorders: from neurosis to anorexia. Aiko is resisting her illnesses as best she can and, judging by the photos released on her 19th birthday, successfully. Many noted that she was starting to look much better.

The princess is very talented: she studies Japanese language and literature at Gakushuin University, speaks English and Spanish, writes scripts for plays, plays the piano and the violin.

Eldest daughter of Mswati III, king of Eswatini (a small kingdom in South Africa), Sihanizo Dlamini received a western education. The Princess studied in the UK and California, then earned a Masters in Digital Communications from the University of Sydney. Life abroad greatly influenced the outlook for the princess. She refused to follow the old traditions of her native land, so she wears jeans and miniskirts, goes to parties, drinks alcohol and does not observe the vow of chastity.

Speaking of parties. Sihanizo raps under the pseudonym Pashu. This way of life does not prevent the girl from engaging in public activities: she is the Minister of Information Technology and Communications of Eswatini. The princess is not married, she has a son.

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Text: Arina Fedosova