"Religious" Royals

[Lady Bluffton]

Can we have a little chat about who the "religious" royals are? I"ll leave the definition of religiosity up to you. King Baudouin comes to mind. Who else?

Cheers!

Lady Bluffton

[srivishnu]

Originally Posted by Lady Bluffton

Can we have a little chat about who the "religious" royals are? I"ll leave the definition of religiosity up to you. King Baudouin comes to mind. Who else?

Cheers!

Lady Bluffton

HM Queen Elizabeth II is a staunch and orthodox Christian.

[crisiñaki]

King Baudouin, Queen Fabiola, Princess Astrid, Prince Lorenz of Belgium
Usually the "Catholic" Monarchies like Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Monaco are more "open" in religiosity
For example:
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Infanta Cristina presenting her respects to:
(A) Christ of Medinacelli, Madrid
(B) Saint James the Greater, Compostela
(C) Virgen of la Mercé, Barcelona

(EFE)

You'll never see "Protestant" Royals doing this kind of thing because the foundations of the faiths are different, at least in what it comes to the adoration of saints and holy places

[Little_star]

The Jordanian Royal Family are descendants of the Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) and various members have been photographed performing Hajj or Umrah.

The other Arab Royals are all muslim and equally dedicated to their faith.

[Henri M.]

A few weeks ago there was a televized interview with the Court Chaplain, ds. C. ter Linden, who also officiated the wedding of Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Máxima.

He told that already for 18 years or so, Prince Willem-Alexander still has monthly meetings with his fellow-students from Leyden University. He told that the Prince and his mates do read and study the Bible and tell to each other how they practize christian principles in their lives. The most special thing is that these once 20-24 year old guys all have become 38-42 years now and have witnessed each other careers, marriages, family lifes, happy and sad events, etc. and can discuss it. The most remarkable is that no one of these guys ever has been indiscreet.

The (roman-catholic) Princess Máxima has so now and then attended a meeting, but it seems to be a fairly 'men-only' occasion.

This is a quite not-known side of the Prince's personality. He attachs great importance to these meetings and he always makes time in his agenda for this Bible Class.

[Lady Bluffton]

Henri: Thanks much for the information. This is the first I have heard of Prince Willem-Alexander's spiritual practice.

[BeatrixFan]

HM Queen Elizabeth II is a staunch and orthodox Christian.

No she isn't. She's a staunch protestant.

[CrownPrinceLorenzo]

Emperor Akihito is the head of the Shinto Religion.

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[Elspeth]

Originally Posted by BeatrixFan

No she isn't. She's a staunch protestant.

It seems to be becoming more and more common these days that devout Protestants are referred to as orthodox (please note the lowercase "o"). It isn't the same as Orthodox; it's just a way of saying that the person's faith is traditional rather than liberal or "new age" Christianity. I think Srivishnu was just saying that Her Majesty is a traditional Christian, unlike for example Prince Charles, who seems to have a hefty dollop of mysticism in his faith.

[crisiñaki]

One question: is there any royal who's an atheist or doesn't belong to a particular religion?

In my mind the concepts of religion and royalty have always been linked

Originally Posted by Elspeth

It seems to be becoming more and more common these days that devout Protestants are referred to as orthodox (please note the lowercase "o"). It isn't the same as Orthodox; it's just a way of saying that the person's faith is traditional rather than liberal or "new age" Christianity.

I think it's better to call them old-fashioned or old-school Protestants than Ortodox to stop the confusion about those terms.
QEII is a very old-fashioned Protestant, very pious on her ways

[Elspeth]

I don't know of any European monarch who's atheist; however, we don't know what an outwardly religious person might really believe. If a monarch has to be a member of a particular church in order to be monarch, then the chances are that s/he will give the appearance of being a believer whether that's really the case or not.

[crisiñaki]

Originally Posted by Elspeth

I don't know of any European monarch who's atheist; however, we don't know what an outwardly religious person might really believe. If a monarch has to be a member of a particular church in order to be monarch, then the chances are that s/he will give the appearance of being a believer whether that's really the case or not.

you are right Elspeth, maybe my question should be redirected to "whose royals don't belong to any particular religion"

[srivishnu]

Originally Posted by Little_star

The Jordanian Royal Family are descendants of the Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) and various members have been photographed performing Hajj or Umrah.

The other Arab Royals are all muslim and equally dedicated to their faith.

The Perlis Royal Family from Malaysia is also a descendant of Prophet Muhammad.

[Veram98]

Originally Posted by srivishnu

The Perlis Royal Family from Malaysia is also a decendant of Prophet Muhammad.

as the royal dynasty of Morocco. The King is in Morocco also the Amir al Mu'minin, the Commander of the Faithful or Leader of the Believers.

[Lord of Cowley]

The British Royals are also descendants of the Prophet - I think through Edward 1's wife.

Interesting, eh?

[Mari_*]

To which prophet Lord of Cowley?

[Anita]

I've heard or read one day that Princess Letizia was an atheist before she met Prince Felipe ...Does someone know more about it ?