July Official Picture of the Month

**dazzling** · #1 08-05-2008, 05:51 AM

Welcome to the
July 2008 Official Picture of the Month Poll!

The monthly official polls will highlight the official side of royalty as opposed to the informal side of royalty.

The monthly polls will consist of pictures that show a royal on official business.

gala events such as the Nobel prize ceremonies, state visits, royal ceremonies such as the the Order of the Garter ceremony in Great Britain or the New Years gala for the Knights of the Order of the Elephant in Denmark, Opening of Parliament, coronations, enthronements.
openings of public events, government buildings, hospitals, christening of ships, official charity work
family celebrations (such as wedding, christening, or special days such as Victoria Day in Sweden or Queen's Day in the Netherlands, King Harald's 70th birthday) and the balcony shots that accompany them
among many other official events

We hope by the end of the year to have some really stunning and regal Picture of the Month winners to compete in our 2008 Picture of the Year awards.

For more information on the 2008 Picture of the Month schedule and all we have planned for 2008, take a look at this thread.

If you have any ideas or suggestions for future polls you can post them there or contact Empress, Dazzling or Mandy.

This month, our Picture of the Month representatives had help in selecting their images with a small committee of their choosing. Below, you can see each royal house's representative (in bold) followed by their chosen committee members.

Belgium: - Marengo, stephanievl, Johann

Britain: TheTruth - Duchess, jcbcode99

Brunei/Dubai/Malaysia: Humera - Warren

Denmark: GlitteringTiaras - Jessrulz, Princess Robijn

Japan: Dragonsfire8, Vanesa

Jordan: Humera - Little_star, salma

Luxembourg: Jessrulz - grim_lady, kyansaunt20

Monaco: Iceflower - tbhrc, radker18,

Morocco: Humera – Warren

Norway: Her_Majesty - Kikkib, carlota, Atene, Rhapsody Brat

Spain: Paty, Cecile76

Sweden: Iceflower, Madame Royale,

The Netherlands: The Watcher, Marengo, Lucien

German Princely Families: GlitteringTiaras,

The pictures of this poll reflect the official royal events of January. The poll will be open for three weeks. It will close on August ??, 2008. During these three weeks, we ask that no one state whom they've voted for so as not to influence other members as they make their choices. For the final week of the month, you can discuss as much as you'd like about which image you voted for and why.

Please note that the links in the above poll have been posted in the order in which they were received and do not reflect the opinions of the moderating team.

Enjoy and have fun!
Empress, Mandy & Dazzling

**dazzling** · #2 08-05-2008, 06:00 AM

A.) Belgium

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Brussels, 21 June 2008; Belgian Royals at the militairy parade on the national Day.

B.) Brunei

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July 15, 2008 – Queen Saleha, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Princess Azrinaz attend a banquet at the Nurul Iman Palace. The Sultan was celebrating his 62nd birthday.

C.) Jordan

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July 15, 2008 - Princess Basma arrives at a royal banquet for the 62nd birthday of the Sultan of Brunei. The Princess and her husband are regular guests at the annual celebrations in the Sultanate.

D.) Morocco

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July 31, 2008 –Fête du Trône – Crown Prince Moulay Hassan watches his father, King Muhammad VI, give a speech on the occasion of the 9th anniversary of his ascension to the throne. The King was presiding over an oath-taking ceremony of officers of Royal Armed Forces. His brother, Prince Moulay Rachid, stands on the left.

E.) Malaysia

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July 22, 2008 – Royal Golden Jubilee – Sultanah Haminah ofKedah receives a souvenir from Princess Azrinaz of Brunei at a special banquet to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the reign of Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah. The Sultan ascended the throne of the Malaysianstateof Kedah on July 14, 1958 and was officially installed on February 20, 1959.

F.) Monaco

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Let the race begin - Prince Albert of Monaco gestures while riding the Tour de France's direction car ahead of the pack of riders after the start of the sixth stage of the 95th Tour de France cycling race between Aigurande and Super-Besse, France July 10, 2008.

G.) Sweden

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Birthday girl - Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden meets members of the public as she celebrates her 31st birthday at Solliden Castle on July 14, 2008 in Borgholm, Sweden. Her father King Carl XVI Gustaf is ready to capture the best moments with his digital-camera.

H.) Luxembourg

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Prince Felix prepares to award the white jersery to Luxembourg's Andy Schleck at the final route of the Tour de France 2008, on July 29th.

I.) Denmark

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Mary & Frederik attend the National Danish Swimming Championships July 6, 2008.

J.) Britian

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The Duke of Kent kisses Queen Elizabeth II's hand after the Order of St Michael and St George service at St Paul's Cathedral on July 16, 2008 in London, England.

K.) The Netherlands

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Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands rings a ship's bell to signal a champagne bottle to be broken against the side of Holland America's new MS Eurodam, on July 1, 2008, in Rotterdam.

L.) Japan

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Princess Letizia (L) Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan (C) and Prince Felipe of Spain (R) visit the Joan Miro exhibition on July 18, 2008 at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid, Spain

M.) Spain

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Official Dinner in honor of The King of Saudi Arabia, on the Ocassion of his visit to Spain.
July 17.