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Crown Prince Frederik, daughter Princess Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe, 16 months, and son Prince Christian Valdemar Henri John, 3 next month, were photographed in the Government House gardens in Sydney on Wednesday. Also with them, but not pictured, was Australian mum Crown Princess Mary.

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Once the world’s youngest living queen, Queen Rania of Jordan now has a whole list of royal duties to fulfill for her country, among those raising her four kids — Prince Hussein, 14, Princess Iman, 12, Princess Salma, 8, and Prince Hashem, 3. Realizing that there is a "major misconception" associated with being part of the royal family, Rania says her status is "just real life," and that even queens aren’t exempt from the worries accompanied with motherhood! The 37-year-old admits she is like any other mother across the globe, saying, "I care about my children. I worry about what they eat. I worry about the influences from their friends."

As for their upbringing, Rania strives for her children — who each have a list of chores — to be as normal as possible. So much in fact, that Rania prefers people call her and her children by their names instead of the traditional title of ‘Your Majesty,’ saying she "makes a conscious effort not to be conscious of [being queen]." Rania and her husband King Abdullah are also responsible for making some minor adjustments to royal traditions in order for their kids to associate themselves with the outside world. Never spending time to discuss their children’s royal future with them — including their oldest son’s position to one day be king — Rania is adamant that the most important lesson for her kids isn’t their power in the world, but rather "the most important thing is to instill them with the right values." Says Rania,

I just feel that values are the shield that you carry with you throughout life. It protects you from whatever life throws at you.

Source: CNN via Oprah; Photo by INF.

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Prince Felipe (not pictured), 40, and Princess Letizia, 35, of Spain were snapped returning to the Yacht Club in Palma de Mallorca with their daughters, Infantas Leonor, 2, and Sofía, 15 months, on Tuesday in Spain.

Photo by Radial Press/StarTraks.

Wearing matching smocked dresses, Princesses of the Netherlands Catharina-Amalia Beatrix Carmen Victoria, 4 ½, Alexia Juliana Marcela Laurentien, 3, and Ariane Wilhelmina Máxima Ines, 15 months, posed during a Dutch Royal Family photocall at Landgoed de Horsten on July 11th in Wassenaar, Netherlands. Parents are Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima.

Photo by Mark Renders/Getty Images.

Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece, 41, and his wife, Princess Marie-Chantal, 39, have welcomed their fifth child, a son. The baby boy, who’s name has not been announced, arrived at 6:45 a.m. at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Sunday, June 29th. He weighed in at 8 lbs, 8 oz, and mother and son are doing "very well," according to a rep.

The new baby joins siblings Princess Maria-Olympia, 11 ½, Prince Constantine Alexios, 9 ½, Prince Achileas-Andreas, 7 ½, and Prince Odysseas-Kimon, 3 ½. The pregnancy was announced in January.

The family continues to use their courtesy European royalty titles; however, the Hellenic Republic abolished the monarchy in 1974.

Source: Greek Royal Family

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Princess Beatrice of York, 19, and boyfriend Dave Clark enjoyed an evening out at the Boodles Wonderland Collection launch party in London on Monday.

Beatrice is the eldest daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, 48, and Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, 48. She has a younger sister Princess Eugenie, 18.

Source: Hello!

Crown Princess Mary, 36, and her son Prince Christian, 2 ½, enjoyed some ice-cream on a hot, sunny day in Denmark recently.  The Princess was on guard though, as Prince Christian had a furry friend who was interested in getting a bite of his treat! 

Prince Christian’s father and Crown Princess Mary’s husband is Crown Prince Frederik.

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Source: Hello Magazine

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Danish Crown Prince Frederik celebrated his 40th birthday on Monday, May 26th. The prince, Crown Princess Mary, 36, and their children Prince Christian, 2, and Princess Isabella, 13 months, waved to the crowd from a balcony at Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen.

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Prince Pieter-Christiaan of Orange Nassau, 36, and his wife, Princess Anita, 38, are expecting their second child together. The baby is due in October and will be welcomed by older sister Emma Francisca Catharina, 17 months. This will be the ninth grandchild of Princess Margriet, 65, and the eleventh grandnephew or niece for Queen Beatrix, 70.

Source: Het Koninklijk Huis

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Australian swimmer and Olympics competitor Michael Klim, 30, and his wife, Balinese Princess Lindy Klim, welcomed their second child last week. Son Agung Rocco, who will be known by his middle name, arrived on Saturday, May 10th, and weighed in at 7 lbs 2 oz (3.25kg). Speaking of her joy, Lindy revealed,

He’s very cute, and has heaps of black hair.

The name Agung is popular in Bali, and is thought to indicate that he is of Balinese royalty. Rocco joins big sister Stella, 2.

Source: Herald Sun