Which royal family do you like best?

[Gabriella]

Name the three best educated Royal families
1. Denmark
2. Spain
3. The Netherlands

Name the three funniest (in the sense of good humour) Royal families
1. The Netherlands
2. Denmark
3. Norway


Name the three Royal families, whose members really stick together
1. Sweden
2. Greece
3. Spain

Name the three most quarreling Royal families
1. Monaco
2. UK
3. Netherlands

Name the three most scandalous Royal families
1. Monaco
2. Netherlands
3. Norway

Name the three best looking Royal families
1. Sweden
2. Norway
3. Greece

Name the three most charming Royal families:
1. Netherlands
2. Belgium
3. Norway

Name the three most interesting Royal families:
1. Denmark
2. Monaco
3. Norway

Name the three most boring Royal families:
1. Luxembourg
2. Liechtenstein
3. Belgian

Name the three most traditional Royal families:
1. Japan
2. Belgium
3. UK

Name the three most modern Royal families:
1. Sweden
2. Norway
3. Netherlands

[Humera]

I wonder what some members mean by "traditional"
Its interesting to see Jordan on that list because I think that the JRF is quite modern, especially its women, compared to lets say, the Gulf royals or even some European houses. Quite a few of the female members of JRF have military ranks (I dont just mean the honorary ones). Princess Iman, for example, went to Sandhurst, and then there's Princess Aisha. And as for protocol, they dont seem to have many of the restrictions that fall under that heading.
If you look at Queen Rania, she is the most active and involved consort than any other. And thats true whether one likes her or hates her. Infact I think that Rania and Abdullah are the most modern royal couple. Not just because Rania works almost/just as much as her husband, but primarily because their marriage is really one of equals, in every sense of the word. Both of them have said as much so many times. They've said how they go about their duties separtely everyday and then come home and talk about their day and various issues raised during their meetings with Jordanians and make plans together.
I think all of that is very true irrespective of what one thinks of them as a couple.

And here I could even mention Brunei. The women of that royal family are very active as well whether its the Queen, the crown princess, the sultan's daughters, or his sisters.

[Elspeth]

Originally Posted by Claire

The Queen and Princess Margaret were home taught by a master from Eton. It was during the time that female royals were always home taught.

The Queen was given lessons by an Eton master; Princess Margaret wasn't, because it wasn't considered necessary. They both got most of their education from Marion Crawford, their governess. Apparently Queen Mary didn't think much of the sort of education the Queen Mother wanted them to have, which was minimal. I read somewhere (although I don't know how true it was) that Princess Margaret always resented the fact that she was deprived of a good education.

[Dennism]

Originally Posted by Elspeth

I'm really surprised to the the UK coming high on the list of "best educated." Most of the members of the royal family haven't been to university, and some of the schools they've used, especially for girls, have been more because of their social status than because of good education. Set against a country like Japan, where the royal family seem to really prize education, the British royals seem to me to be very deficient.

I was thinking of Charles and his interests and the Queen too. Maybe not formal education per se. I had Japan as second. :) I saw that they are very big on education in that family.

[Dennism]

Originally Posted by ~*~Humera~*~

I wonder what some members mean by "traditional"
Its interesting to see Jordan on that list because I think that the JRF is quite modern, especially its women, compared to lets say, the Gulf royals or even some European houses. Quite a few of the female members of JRF have military ranks (I dont just mean the honorary ones). Princess Iman, for example, went to Sandhurst, and then there's Princess Aisha. And as for protocol, they dont seem to have many of the restrictions that fall under that heading.

Well said. It´s a question of how we define these words. Since the majority of us are from what is defined as the "West", we may think that those monarchies and houses which seem to embody "Western" ideals are more "modern" and those that don´t are more "traditional". But of course, this isn´t necessarily so. It´s a never ending debate. I would add Morocco as a family too where the women have been very much in the public sphere as well. Just like Rania as well. But you make a good point in saying that they are "modern" in comparison to other families. I agree with you there.

[Sean.~]

Originally Posted by Elspeth

I'm really surprised to the the UK coming high on the list of "best educated." Most of the members of the royal family haven't been to university, and some of the schools they've used, especially for girls, have been more because of their social status than because of good education. Set against a country like Japan, where the royal family seem to really prize education, the British royals seem to me to be very deficient.

You took the words right out of my mouth. I too was surprised, as the British royals are amongst the least formally educated.

[hillary_nugent]

Originally Posted by Gabriella

Name the three most boring Royal families:
1. Luxembourg
2. Liechtenstein
3. Belgian

hahaha 2 of my three most favourite royal family is there hehe

IMO...
the most charming royal family:
1. Luxembourg
2. Belgium
3. Denmark

the most interesting:
1. Monaco
2. Denmark
3. Luxembourg

[QRania]

Originally Posted by Dennism

Well said. It´s a question of how we define these words. Since the majority of us are from what is defined as the "West", we may think that those monarchies and houses which seem to embody "Western" ideals are more "modern" and those that don´t are more "traditional". But of course, this isn´t necessarily so. It´s a never ending debate. I would add Morocco as a family too where the women have been very much in the public sphere as well. Just like Rania as well. But you make a good point in saying that they are "modern" in comparison to other families. I agree with you there.

I also agree. Rania is a very hard working woman, she manages the kids and has done a lot of social works... well done! She's a good queen.

[jonatanka]

Name the three best educated Royal families
1.Spain
2.UK
3.Japan

Name the three funniest (in the sense of good humour) Royal families
1.Norway
2.Netherlands
3.Danmark


Name the three Royal families, whose members really stick together
1.Danmark
2.Spain
3.Greece

Name the three most quarreling Royal families
1.UK
2.Monaco
3.Netherlands

Name the three most scandalous Royal families
1.UK
2.Monaco
3.Norway

Name the three best looking Royal families
1.Spain
2.Norway
3.Sweden

Name the three most charming Royal families:
1.Spain
2.Norway
3.Greece

Name the three most interesting Royal families:
1.Spain
2.Greece
3.Norway

Name the three most boring Royal families:
1.Japan
2.Jordan
3.Belgium
Name the three most traditional Royal families:
1.Spain
2.UK
3.Japan

Name the three most modern Royal families:
1.Norway
2.Netherlands
3.Danmark

[grim_lady]

(I only answered a few of them…)

Name the three Royal families, whose members really stick together
1. Sweden
2. Monaco


Name the three most quarreling Royal families
1. Monaco
2. UK

Name the three most scandalous Royal families
1. Monaco (Prince Albert's son, Andrea’s run-in with Paparazzi and so on...)
2. UK
3. Norway (Mette-Marit, her past)

Name the three best looking Royal families
1. Monaco
2. Sweden
3. Denmark

Name the three most charming Royal families:
1. UK
2. Sweden
3. Denmark

Name the three most interesting Royal families:
1. UK
2. Monaco
3. Japan

Name the three most traditional Royal families:
1. Japan
2. UK
3. Spain

Name the three most modern Royal families:
1. Monaco
2. Sweden
3. Denmark

[LaMinka]

Name the three best educated Royal families
1.Spain
2.England
3.Japan

Name the three funniest (in the sense of good humour) Royal families
1.Norway
2.England
3.Netherlands

Name the three Royal families, whose members really stick together
1.Norway
2.Greece
3.Spain

Name the three most quarreling Royal families
1.England(Edward/Charles,Queen/Camilla,Andrew/Edward,Camilla/Anne)
2.Monaco
3.Netherlands

Name the three most scandalous Royal families
1.England(Diana/Charles/Camilla,Sophie,Fergi and Henry)
2.Norway(Mett-Marit,Espen Høiby,Sven Høiby,Ragnhild,Olav/Maud/Haakon/british dr.)
3.Monaco(Stephanie,Daniel,Andrea....more)

Name the three best looking Royal families
1.Norway(Haakon,Sonia,Mette-Marit,Marius,Victoria,Martha-Louise, Sophia,Christian,Charles William,Ingrid,Angelica and William)
2.Spain(Felipe, Letty,Juan Carlos,Cristina, Inaki and Sofia)
3.England(William, Diana, Eugenie,Beatrice and Sophie)

Name the three most charming Royal families:
1.Norway
2.Belgium
3.Spain

Name the three most interesting Royal families:
1.Norway(Mette-Marit, Haakon,Ingrid,Angelica)
2.England(Charles,William,Camilla,Eugenie)
3.Monaco(Charlotte,Caroline,Alex)

Name the three most boring Royal families:
1.Denmark(Mary is boring)
2.Sweden(Vickan and Madde is boring)
3.Jordan(Rania and Noor is boring)

Name the three most traditional Royal families:
1.England
2.Japan
3.Spain

Name the three most modern Royal families:
1.Norway(Mette-Marit)
2.Spain(Letty)
3.Monaco

Mariella

[kittencrews]

Best Educated
1. Spain
2. UK
3. Japan

Funniest
1. Denmark (they seem fun)
2. Hannover (Ernst inparticular always has someone laughing)
3. Sweden

Stick Together
1. Sweden
2. Greece
3. Spain

Quarreling
1. Monaco
2. UK
3. Netherlands

Scandalous
1. Monaco
2. UK
3. Norway

Best looking
1. Monaco
2. Sweden
3. Norway

Most Charming
1. Norway
2. Sweden
3. Spain

Interesting
1. Monaco
2. Sweden
3. Spain

Boring
1. Luxembourg
2. Denmark
3. Japan

Traditional
1. UK
2. Spain
3. Japan

Modern
1. Monaco
2. Norway
3. Denmark

[Lady Jennifer]

Name the three best educated Royal families
1. Japan
2. Spain
3.UK

Name the three funniest (in the sense of good humour) Royal families
1. Denmark
2. Sweden
3. Norway


Name the three Royal families, whose members really stick together
1. Sweden
2. Denmark
3. Spain

Name the three most quarreling Royal families
1. Monaco
2. UK (sometimes)
3. Can't think of a 3rd right now

Name the three most scandalous Royal families
1. Monaco
2. Netherlands (the picks for the wives- a few years ago)
3. Norway (a few years ago...the whole Crown Princess debate- now most ppl love her)

Name the three best looking Royal families
1. Sweden
2. UK
3. Jordan/Spain (its a toss-up)

Name the three most charming Royal families:
1. Sweden
2. Netherlands
3. Denmark

Name the three most interesting Royal families:
1. Jordan
2. UK
3. Lechtenstien

Name the three most boring Royal families:
1. Japan (b/c you don't hear much abt them- at least I don't)
2. Lechtenstien (as above...don't hear much abt them)
3. Luxembourg (same as above)

Name the three most traditional Royal families:
1. Japan
2. Spain
3. Russia/Germany (still have to marry equally for marriage to be recognized)

Name the three most modern Royal families:
1. Norway
2. Netherlands
3. UK

[zarzuela]

Name the three best educated Royal families
1. Denmark
2. Spain
3. Belgium

Name the three funniest (in the sense of good humour) Royal families
1. Denmark
2. Norway
3. Netherlands


Name the three Royal families, whose members really stick together
1. Sweden
2. Greece
3. Spain

Name the three most quarreling Royal families
1. United Kingdom
2. Monaco
3. Denmark

Name the three most scandalous Royal families
1. United Kingdom
2. Monaco
3. Norway

Name the three best looking Royal families
1. Sweden
2. Spain
3. Greece

Name the three most charming Royal families:
1. Netherlands
2. Spain
3. Norway

Name the three most interesting Royal families:
1. Spain
2. Netherlands
3. Norway

Name the three most boring Royal families:
1. Luxembourg
2. Liechtenstein
3. United Kingdom

Name the three most traditional Royal families:
1. Saudi Arabia
2. Brunei
3. Japan

Name the three most modern Royal families:
1. Sweden
2. Norway
3. Denmark

[oldiebutgoodie]

Hi everyone! Since I am new here, , I thought it would be interesting to see who your favorite royal family was! I have so many of them for different reasons!!! My first two that I pick are the royal families from Spain and Serbia, but as I have noticed over the years, there are many other royal families out there that hardly get talked about that are really interesting to read about! Thanks!

[Paula**]

I adore the most Monegasque royal family and the british royal family

[Margrethe II]

The Royal Family that I adore the most would be without a doubt the Danish Royal Family.

"MII"

[*SofiaM*]

Spanish definately :) ..They seem so friendly and in touch with their people.

[LaChicaMadrilena]

Royal Family of SPAIN, of course!

[Scott]

The Danish closely followed by the Spanish

Scott