The Queen of Spain has been ruling fashion trends worldwide ever since her royal wedding to Prince Felipe of Asturias at the Cathedral Santa Maria la Real do la Almudena in Madrid. The ceremony in May of 2004 marked the first time a royal wedding was performed at that cathedral. It was also a momentous occasion because it had been almost a century since Madrid celebrated a royal marriage. Her Prince was anointed King of Spain, and she became Queen of Spain in 2014. She is the first Spanish Queen who was born as a commoner.
Letizia came to royalty after studying journalism and working for news outlets like Bloomberg and CNN+. Later she was promoted to anchor of Spain’s largest newscast. Her duties now include working at the UN as the Ambassador of Nutrition.
Princess Claire Lademacher of Luxembourg
Frankfurt-born Princess Claire of Luxembourg met her charming prince at boarding school. Her father is Jartmut Lademacher, a wealthy telecommunication company owner. Though her father owned two castles, she did not officially become a princess until she married Prince Felix of Luxembourg, second in line to the throne.
Princess Claire is a bioethics researcher who has worked for UNESCO. As a strong academician, in 2012 she delivered a dissertation about organ donation at Regina Apostolorum, in Rome. She speaks English, French, and Italian outside her native German. As her Royal Highness, she and Prince Felix have resided in the South of France on a winery in Lorgues. As of 2017, they moved to Geneva, Switzerland. They have two children. Princess Amalia and Prince Liam of Nassau.
Princess Grace Kelly of Monaco
One of the most beautiful princesses in the world was Grace Kelly. The Golden Age of Hollywood film icon met Prince Rainer III in 1955. Her stately beauty and spellbinding screen presence also wooed the prince. The couple married at Saint Nicholas Cathedral in 1956. Memorably, the couple ceremoniously left the cathedral waving from the backseat of a new convertible Rolls Royce, a wedding gift from the people of Monaco. With natural elegance, she was perfectly suited to royalty.
Grace Kelly’s last film was 'High Society', a musical with Bing Crosby. Afterward, she became Princess Grace and left the screen for her royal duties. Sadly, she died tragically at age 52. Prince Rainer never remarried and was buried next to her in 2005.
Princess Keisha Omilana of Nigeria
African American Princess Keisha Omilana was a model and an actress before she met her prince. Now she’s a philanthropist who owns and operates a media company. Most exciting is the California-born princess’s romantic meetup story with her true love.
It all happened because she got lost on the way to a modeling gig. The young man noticed her from the window of a business meeting at the W. He left to go see the woman. After chatting for 45 minutes, he said, “You are the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen in my entire life. Would you do me the honor of having your number?”. Keisha said no and left, but then returned to find him waiting for her. So, the “guy” turns out to be Prince Kunle Omilana of Nigeria. A month later, they married and now live happily ever after. As a princess living outside of Nigeria, she says doesn’t have official duties other than “keeping my husband and son feeling healthy and loved.”
Princess Mako of Japan
Princess Mako is the oldest daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and the niece of Emperor Naruhito. But Princess Mako has a dilemma. She must relinquish her title and leave the Japanese Imperial Family, as required by law, once she marries her prince.
In this case, Princess Mako fell in love with Japanese commoner Kei Komuro. They were both studying at the International Christian University when she met him. The Imperial Household Agency announced the couple’s engagement in 2017, but it has been postponed until 2020 because the groom’s mother is going through a financial dispute over her son’s university expenses. To make matters worse, the Japanese Imperial Family disapproves of such sordid affairs. For now, she is known as Her Imperial Highness Princess Mako, but things may change.