Nowadays princes and princesses marry commoners, but there was a time....
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1. Queen Elisabeth, Great Britain (ascended the throne on 2nd May 1953)
2. Queen Margaret, Denmark (ascended the throne on 14th January 1972)
3. Queen Beatrix , Netherlands (ascended the throne on 30th April 1980, after her mother Queen Juliana abdicated)
When most Americans hear the word "queen" these days, they immediately think of Queen Elizabeth II of England, whose lengthy reign and media-hounded royal family make newspaper headlines all over the world daily. But Queen Elizabeth is not the world’s only current, reigning queen—she’s not even the only queen in Europe.
Currently, three queens reign in Europe, and a fourth is close to the throne. The four are: Elizabeth of the House of Windsor, Queen of the United Kingdom; Margaret of the House of Holstein-Glucksburg, Queen of Denmark; Beatrix of the House of Orange-Nassau, Queen of the Netherlands; and Victoria, the crown princess of Sweden, who will inherit the country’s throne upon her father’s death. Historically, this is a unique circumstance.
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38 comments:
Interesting post about queens. For sure when I hear the word queen I think of Queen Elizabeth, but that's because officially she rules over Canada too. ;-)
I'm an republican in The Norwegian sense, but I take off my hat for yoy Q!
PS Tusen takk for hyggelig kommentar!
Well done, Wil! Since it's not Wednesday here yet, I'm still wondering what in the world I am going to use for "Q".
Merci de votre visite et de votre aimable commentaire .
Votre introduction est habile et amusante!
Billet instructif,( même pour une lectrice républicaine) !
I didn't know that about Denmark, I thought they had a King.
Good q.
You are the quintessential queen of blogs. I just love it here.
A really interesting post about queens, Wil! Thanks for your "Q" word of the day! Hope you have a great week!
It's great to be reminded that Elizabeth is not the only European queen :) A most interesting post.
Interesting facts. When I am not really giving it much thought I am one of those Americans you speak of and whats worse, I expect to see them in fancy gowns all the time.
Wil...you are right most think only England has a Queen.
xoxo,
~ Carol ~
You're right, I really only knew of Queen Elizabeth. I'm pleased to be informed of the other 2, and the crown princess who will one day rule. Thanks for teaching me, as you so often do.
Quite right too not to overlook the other European Queens. Great way to illustrate your choice.
This is a great Q post. I loved seeing these Queens...and I do more often think about Queen Elizabeth...
Nice to know there are so many Queens. Queen Elizabeth is our Queen too here in NZ.
Very cool! I always thought that Queens were so regal.
Queen Elizabeth does come to mind - although there was an accident near Queen Beatrix recently that was more than a little scary. Quality Q post!
In België is de wet ook veranderd
zodat we nu ook een koningin als troonopvolger kunnen hebben.
Groetjes
Gday Wil. very interesting post on Queens,I did know about the 3 Queens but when Queen is mentioned the 1st queen I think about is Elizabeth..
Why we have more queens than kings now, is it because of women's movement? I doubt it. But all three queens seems doing very well, better than the kings in the past.
Girl Power!
This is royalty of the historical type. Always a pleasure.
We had Nixon, Bush, Bush, and of course a token Johnson. Or was it Johnston. LOL
Hi!
Great "Q" post! Thanks for all the Queen info, I didn't know there were that many Queen's out there! Have a great day!!
Sherrie
Coming from the UK, Queen Liz is my first thought, too, but we do occasionally get news of the other Queens in Europe here. It is good to have it pointed out.
I remember reading of an Arab king, many years ago, having a little joke about Royalty. I can't remember the exact words, but something like:
'The time is coming when there'll only be five kings in the world - the king of England, the king of hearts, the king of clubs, the king of spades and the king of diamonds.'
Good to see he was wrong.
Very interesting, Reader Wil. I didn't realize that Sweden had a queen, too--I always learn something new here!
I see from your Sunday post that you also have some Angelique tulips; they are my favorite, so beautiful!
Very interesting post about royalty, and queens in particular! I did know there were other queens in Europe, but didn't know about the crown princess of Sweden!
Thanks for the interesting reminder of the 'several' queens worldwide, all as beautiful as the next...enjoyed the first print too!
Thanks for sharing!
Your Q word is ideal. Anything historical interests me. Novels I chose to read are always historical even if the story line isn't exact! I love your blog..
REALLY different and interesting!!
Ben deze week eens een bezoekje gaan brengen aan de blog van de fotografe die je op mijn blog vernoemde, er staan daar wel hele mooie beelden op he.
Groetjes
Great 'Q' choice! I couldn't have told you which countries have queens.. I'm proud that I can now ;D
Lovely take on 'Q'.
I have a great fascination for Queens. :)
Lovely photographs. I am not a royalist but I have to admire our queen, who works so very hard and takes her job so seriously in spite of being in her eighties. I am sure the same can be said for your queen too.
I remember seeing billboards of Queen Beatrix all over Holland! She was waving with a huge smile and sitting on a bicycle! What a lady!
Geen SWF vandaag Wil??
Is hier grijs en regend dus maar binnen blijven vandaag.
Groetjes
This is a wonderful post about Hollands Queen Beatrix. I always learn something new form your blog, Wil... thanks for sharing.
Be well, be happy... Pam
En schieten de werken goed op daar bij jou?
Fijn weekend.
Thank you for "Queens". I had no idea there were so many.
I also think of Queen Elizabeth when I think of a Queen.
I am enjoying reading your blog and getting to know you.
Sherry
I did not know this Wil. I have always been intrigued with the Royal Family and now I have others to look into. I will go back and study your link some more. Thanks for this post.
A good reminder Wil that there are other queens besides Queen Elizabeth.
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