Get to Know the World's Most Stylish Royals
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Princess Madeleine of Sweden
Age: 30
Royal Profile: Born to King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden, Princess Madeleine (aka Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland) is the fourth in line of succession to the Swedish throne.
Style Profile: Princess Madeleine gravitates toward the girlie and glam. As a royal, there's a more conservative air about her everyday dress — think skirt suits and trench coats — but when this princess hits a red carpet, she's all about feminine gowns done up in ruffles and finished with statement jewels.
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Charlene, Princess of Monaco
Age: 34
Royal Profile: Charlene is the daughter of Michael and Lynette Wittstock, so while this beauty is not a royal by blood, her marriage to Albert II, Prince of Monaco, made her a princess when they tied the knot on July 1, 2011.
Style Profile: Charlene plays luxe, glamour, and modern femininity, all in perfect balance. Not too long ago, the princess chopped her hair into a sleek bob, and her style choices followed suit. She's embraced chic sheaths and a decidedly sleeker style since her royal nuptials.
Photo Credit: Didier Baverel, WireImage/Getty Images
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Princess Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis
Age: 30
Royal Profile: Elisabeth is a princess of the German Thurn und Taxis House, born to parents Countess Gloriae of Schonborn-Glauchau and Johannes, 11th Prince of Thurn and Taxis.
Style Profile: This royal knows fashion. She's been blogging about her relatively normal life as princess-turned-editor and most recently was hired on as style editor at large for Vogue. Look for her popping up front-row at Fashion Week and showing off her au courant sense of chic. Forget pomp and circumstance; Elisabeth is all about embracing fashion's trends.
Photo Credit: Gilbert Carrasquillo, FilmMagic/Getty Images
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Princess Letizia of Spain
Age: 40
Royal Profile: This princess was a journalist before her marriage to Felipe, Prince of Asturias, the heir apparent to the Spanish throne.
Style Profile: Princess Letizia gravitates toward modern suiting and clean-cut shift dresses. Her style sense may be on the classic side, but she has a decidedly on-trend way of dressing it up. As far as details are concerned, she has an eye for cool oversized clutches and steers clear of frills.
Photo Credit: Carlos R. Alvarez, WireImage/Getty Images
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Princess Beatrice of York
Age: 24
Royal Profile: Princess Beatrice is the elder daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York. She is the fifth grandchild of Elizabeth II.
Style Profile: You may remember Princess Beatrice best for her appearance at Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding, where she donned an attention-grabbing Philip Treacy fascinator (which went on to earn $123,325 for charity through sale on eBay). It's clear Beatrice has fun with fashion — from her lavish party dresses and event styles to her more understated, chic appearances at Fashion Week, she knows just when to play it cool and when to play up the drama.
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Charlotte Casiraghi
Age: 25
Royal Profile: She may not be an official princess yet, but Charlotte's just fourth in line to the throne of Monaco. She's the second child of Caroline, Princess of Hanover, hereditary princess of Monaco, and the late Stefano Casiraghi. As if that wasn't enough to propel her to royal status, her maternal grandparents were the late Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco (aka Grace Kelly).
With Grace Kelly as a grandmother, Charlotte is who you'd expect to have great style in her genetic code — and you just might be right. The 25-year-old stunner keeps it modern and cool, but turns up the glamour with bold, elegant gowns and rich color. She works a riding outfit just as easily as a red carpet look at Cannes.
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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
Age: 30
Royal Profile: We've followed her romance with Prince William for years, but it wasn't until their royal nuptials (which had the whole world watching) last April that she officially became a member of the royal family. We'll always know her as Kate Middleton, but officially she's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and wife of the eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II. Should Prince William become king, she would indeed become his queen.
Style Profile: She's both a princess of the people and a girl with serious status, and she plays her part with the style to match. Opting for labels like Zara and her go-to LK Bennett heels on one occasion, she'll show off a custom-made McQueen the next. She gravitates toward the more ladylike options in soft fit-and-flare silhouettes by day, then channels a more glamorous angle in labels like Jenny Packham and J.Mendel by night. She can also pull off a hat like nobody's business.
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We can safely credit Kate Middleton for our latest obsession with the royals, and rightfully so. Since her engagement to Prince William, the British beauty has garnered worldwide attention, not just for her real-life princess status, but also as a fashion pro in her own right. Our style obsession may have started with Kate, but the worldwide network of royals boasts a bevy of style-setters. We've traveled the globe (so to speak) surveying the style of real-life princesses. Sure, they can fashion up a red-carpet look like nobody's business, but this batch of savvy trendsetters also offers up a lesson in chic, modern-day looks that appeal to our everyday sense of dress. From Princess Letizia of Spain's feminine-chic sheaths to Princess Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis's fashion-forward ways, click on to get acquainted and inspired by some of the world's best-dressed royals.
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