In Royal Circles

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Danish Queen Margrethe and Prince Consort Henrik pose with their latest grandchild at the Palace of Fredensborg north of Copenhagen June 2, 2007. The royal couple celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on June 10.

Danish Queen Margrethe and Prince Consort Henrik pose with three of their grandchildren at the Palace of Fredensborg north of Copenhagen June 2, 2007. From left are Prince Felix, Prince Nikolai, and the baby princess Isabella.

Germany

Countess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis performs on stage during the operetta "Weisses Roessl" at the Thurn und Taxis castle festival on June 29, 2007, in Regensburg, Germany.

Britain

Britain's Prince Charles reacts as he looks around a new eco-center at the Roots and Shoots environmental and educational charity in south London, June 12, 2007. The center caters for young people under 20 years old who have educational needs and who found their school years difficult.

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, wears university robes to attend a ceremony to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the University of Wales on June 7, 2007, in Bangor, Wales.

Britain's Prince Michael of Kent, left, patron of the Commission for Global Road Safety, watches as seven-time Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher of Germany, right, presents a signed "Make Roads Safe" campaign T-shirt to Sophie Roberts from Telford, England, for winning the campaign's poetry competition in her age group.

Belgium

Prince Philippe, Princess Elisabeth and Princess Mathilde of the Belgian royal family arrive at the opening of a new Technopolis youth interactive at Malines, on June 13, 2007, in Brussels.

Prince Philippe of Belgium, Princess Mathilde of Belgium and Princess Elisabeth of Belgium read a book at the opening of a new Technopolis youth interactive at Malines on June 13, 2007, in Brussels.

Princess Elisabeth of Belgium plays with some of the toys at the new Technopolis youth interactive in Malines on June 13, 2007, in Brussels.

Bahrain

The Crown Prince of Bahrain, Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, right, speaks in front of ILO Director General Juan Somavia of Chile, left, during the 96th International Labor Organization, ILO, Assembly at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva June 11, 2007.

Sweden

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during their meeting in Moscow June 14, 2007. The king was on a private visit to Russia.

Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria, in a folk costume, receives flowers from a young girl during Swedish national day celebrations in Lundsbrunn, outside the western Swedish town of Gotene, June 6, 2007.

Swedish Crown Princess Victoria walks to attend a festive dinner at the Uppsala Castle to mark the 300th anniversary of the birth of Swedish biologist Carolus Linnaeus, who invented the current system of classifying organisms.

Queen Silvia of Sweden, right, and Brigitte von Boch-Galhau arrive for the Mentor charity event "Royal Dinner At a Royal Table" for the German Mentor Foundation at Mainau Castle on June 15, 2007, in Mainau Island, Germany.

Spain

Crown Prince Felipe of Spain waits to address the annual International Labour Conference, June 13, 2007, at the United Nations International Labour Organization agency in Geneva.

Jordan

Jordan's Queen Rania gestures during her taped interview about global micro finance loans on the NBC "Today" television program in New York.

Jordan's Queen Rania poses with students as she arrives at the Queen Rania Society for Military Families on June 12, 2007, in Zarqa, Jordan.

Monaco

Prince Albert II of Monaco greets actress Lauren Holly as he attends the 2007 Monte Carlo Television Festival closing ceremony held at Grimaldi Forum on June 14, 2007, in Monte Carlo.

"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" actor Gary Dourdan and Prince Albert II of Monaco pose in the courtyard of the Monaco Palace as they attend a reception on the third day of the 2007 Monte Carlo Television Festival on June 13, 2007, in Monaco.

Prince Albert II of Monaco presents the Honorary Gold Nymph Award to HBO during the opening night of the 2007 Monte Carlo Television Festival held at Grimaldi Forum on June 10, 2007, in Monaco.