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The youngest of five children of the last Greek king Constantine II and former queen Anne Maria of Denmark. And it’s not scary that he doesn’t have a kingdom; in fact, he is considered a prince of both Greece and Denmark. The prince graduated from Georgetown University, lives in New York and is actively building a career, not sand castles.
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The most charming free man in the East is also very rich - the fortune of the Crown Prince of Dubai is estimated at $18 billion. By the age of 32, the prince had achieved a lot - he graduated military academy Sandhurst, London School of Economics, became Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council and patron of the Dubai Center for Autism Research and the Youth Business League. But he’s still not married, and that’s why free time dedicates not to family, but to travel and numerous hobbies. The sheikh is interested in photography, writes poetry under the pseudonym Fazza (and even publishes collections), parachute jumps, scuba dives, breeds camels (he is also a skilled rider), loves falconry and cars, and devotes his Instagram account @faz3 to his hobbies.
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Prince Joseph Wenzel, 19 years old
The youngest of our selection is Prince Joseph, the eldest son of Princess Sophia Elisabeth Maria Gabriela of Bavaria and Crown Prince Alois of Liechtenstein. This one has young man good prospects: he is second in line to the throne of Liechtenstein and a contender for the thrones of England, Scotland, France and Ireland. In 2013, the prince completed his secondary education, graduating from Malvern College in England.
Prince Azim, 33 years old
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The heir to the throne of Brunei still cannot find his one and only, despite the fact that he has a billion-dollar fortune and loves to relax in the company of celebrities. Personally, Azim admires us not so much with his love for the songs of Dima Bilan, Mariah Carey and Michael Jackson, but with his big heart: he helps the blind, organizes charity concerts and participates in fashion shows for a good cause. Rich, kind and worldly, in a word - a real prince.
Prince Lorenzo Borghese, 42 years old
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It's hard to believe that this brown-eyed tall brunette, the son of Prince Francesco Marco Luigi Costanzo Borghese and American Amanda Lee, is still not married. And wherever he looked for his future wife- even took part in the reality show “Bachelor” in 2006 and in the Dutch show Prins Zoekt Vrouw (“Princes are looking for wives”) in 2010. We're really surprised, because this guy is definitely no slouch. When he's not searching for the girl of his dreams, he runs the Royal Treatment company, which produces organic cosmetics for pets, and protects animals from cruelty through his company Animal Aid USA. Another kind, rich one. And the prince. And so sexy!
Prince Albert of Thurn and Taxis, 32 years old
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He may not be the most charming of our selection, but he is so smart! The German prince received a master's degree in economics and theology from the University of Edinburgh. He is also fabulously rich: the prince's fortune is estimated at $2.1 billion. Want to impress the prince? Then you will have to overtake him in a sports car - the heir to an ancient aristocratic family really loves auto racing.
Crown Prince of Brunei Al-Muhtadi Billa Bolkiah has been a darling of fortune since birth. He was lucky to be born first in large family one of richest people peace in a country where an absolute monarchy still remains. He has 11 brothers and sisters, born from four marriages of his father, Sultan Bolkiah. His parents are cousins and brother. And if the monarch managed to divorce his second and third wives, depriving them of palace benefits, then the first and main wife-relative Saleh is always with him.
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The education of their first-born was long and thorough: His Royal Majesty graduated from universities in Brunei and Oxford, and additionally studied the Koran and the basics of diplomacy. Al-Muhtadi is not a secular person and does not receive much attention from the paparazzi, but he is busy with business: Heads the Cabinet of Ministers of Brunei. In 2004, photographs from the prince’s luxurious wedding with a 17-year-old commoner named Sarah spread around the world. Princes, kings and sultans of neighboring states gathered for the celebration.
The prince was 30 years old at the time of the wedding. Since then, three children have been born into the family. The Crown Prince of Brunei owns a collection of sports cars from all over the world and enjoys swimming, football and billiards. His father will soon be 70 years old, and the day is not far when Al-Muhtadi will become Sultan and move to the Istana Nurul Iman palace, built of pure gold and marble, in which 1778 rooms and 200,000 m² - and this, by the way, is a world record.
Prince of Dubai
Disney's Aladdin-like 33-year-old crown prince The emirate of Dubai is fabulously rich and is among the top most eligible bachelors on the planet. He bears the pompous name Hamdan ibn Mohammed al-Maktoum and the titles of Sheikh, His Excellency and His Highness, but at the same time he is far from officialdom. The prince is fond of extreme sports, writes poems about his homeland, leads Instagram- to his page filled with selfies, children, animals and beautiful scenery, more than 3 million users are subscribed. Hamdan was declared crown prince only in 2008, and his older brother Rashid, who had been groomed for power since childhood, was forced to abdicate. This sudden reshuffle was explained only recently, after WikiLeaks publications: it was reported that Rashid killed one of the assistants in the emir's palace, after which the angry sheikh revised the order of succession.
Hamdan received an excellent education and is very well prepared for his future role as head of state. First, he graduated from the Dubai Government School, then from the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, where the heirs to the British throne, Harry and William, studied and where they traditionally send their children Arab sheikhs, followed by the London School of Economics. Today, Hamdan holds several key positions: he heads an investment fund, a university named after him, the Young Entrepreneurs Support League, the Sports Committee and the Dubai Autism Research Center. His fortune, according to Forbes magazine, was $18 billion in 2011.
Prince of Jordan
The 21-year-old Crown Prince of Jordan, the eldest son of King Abdullah II, Hussein bin al-Abdullah is actively involved in father's affairs, despite his youth and studies at Georgetown University in Washington. He accompanies his parent on his trips around the country and abroad, takes part in military and official events, several times served as regent and acted as monarch during the king's trips abroad.
The prince's official website states that he is direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad in the 42nd generation and named after his grandfather, who is the founder of modern Jordan. Last year he took part in a meeting of the UN Security Council and became the youngest participant in its history.
IN Instagram the prince can be seen not only in a business suit, but also in military uniform holding a machine gun (he is a junior lieutenant in the Jordanian Armed Forces), and wearing a keffiyeh, a red and white headscarf traditionally worn by men in Arab countries, and in casual clothes. The prince plays football, rides a motorcycle, visits sick children, poses with his brother and sisters and subtly advertises the beauty of his native country. Before popularity Dubai Prince He’s still far away - he doesn’t even have half a million subscribers.
Princes of Wales
There are a lot of princes in Europe. The most popular are British: 67-year-old Prince Charles, who still will not give up the throne to his mother Queen Elizabeth II - the longest-reigning monarch in the history of Great Britain, and his sons from his marriage to Princess Diana: 33-year-old William and 31-year-old Harry.
The prince brothers were raised without officialdom from childhood: Princess Diana insisted that her children should not be educated in isolation, but should go to school along with their peers. At a boys' boarding school, Crown Prince William shared a room with four students and led the hockey and rugby teams. True, later, at Eton College, he lived separately and used a special shower, but this was done for his own safety. William later graduated from the prestigious University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Part of the education of both princes included travel, work practice and military service: in particular, William visited Chile and several African countries, worked on a dairy farm and managed to study at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst and flying school. Today he is the captain Royal Air Force and a rescue helicopter pilot. In December 2011, William participated in the operation to rescue Russian sailors from the sinking ship Swanland. In 2010, the prince married Kate Middleton, with whom he studied in Scotland; their wedding was included in the Guinness Book of Records for “the most a large number of event views in live" The couple has since had a son, Crown Prince George of Cambridge, and a daughter, Charlotte.
Crazy child, as the journalists called Harry,- only the fifth in line of heirs to the throne. In the past, he had been caught drinking alcohol and marijuana, received poor grades in geography, and as an adult he took part in risky combat operations in Afghanistan and, according to British press reports, killed one of the leaders of the Taliban movement. Today Prince Harry - the most eligible bachelor in all of Europe.
Prince of Nassau and Prince of Parma
Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg has three sons and two daughters. The eldest of them, 34-year-old Guillaume, is stately and handsome. He is the heir to Luxembourg and bears the pompous titles: Hereditary Grand Duke, Prince of Nassau and Prince of Parma. To celebrate the 25th anniversary, a portrait of the son and father was printed on a commemorative €2 coin. The future Duke speaks fluently five languages: his native Luxembourgish, as well as French, English, Spanish and German. Wherever he studied: in Luxembourg, Switzerland, Great Britain and France, he graduated, like many princes, from the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst and with honors - the Faculty of Languages, Philology and humanities University of Angers, majoring in political science. During ten years of service in the Armed Forces of Luxembourg, he managed to rise to the rank of lieutenant colonel.
In 2012, Guillaume, to the regret of many women, married Countess Stephanie de Lannoy, a representative of an ancient Belgian aristocratic family. The couple has a common titled ancestor, and both love music and sports. The prince can play the piano and guitar, the princess can play along on the violin. In the past, Guillaume sang in a children's choir and was even in a school rock band at the Swiss college Alpin Beausoleil.
The Crown Prince has headed the Council for 15 years economic development, visited Russia, USA, Canada, South Korea and other countries, has been a member for ten years State Council. But his main task now is to give his father and all of Luxembourg an heir: the newlyweds still have not had children.
Prince of Liechtenstein
In dwarf European state Liechtenstein still maintains a constitutional monarchy. Although Prince Hans-Adam II is in power, state affairs have been managed since 2004 by his eldest son, 47-year-old Crown Prince Alois Philipp Maria, also known as Count Rietberg.
Alois spent his childhood in Vaduz Castle with his brothers and sisters: Maximilian, Constantine and Tatiana. After studying at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, he served in Hong Kong and London for six months. After graduating from the law department of the University of Salzburg, he managed to work in an auditing company in London, until the pope-prince called him and entrusted all state affairs to his shoulders - he appointed him regent.
The prince has an exemplary family: three sons and a daughter, as well as a beautiful wife Sophia from an aristocratic family - a descendant of the last king of Bavaria, Louis III. In politics, Alois also advocates large families: when the question of legalizing abortion arose, the prince threatened to veto, and the activists lost. Today, abortion is still illegal in Liechtenstein and the population is only growing - largely thanks to the prince, almost 37,000 people live in the dwarf state.
Every year on August 15th, Alois and his family organize a day open doors in the family castle and treat all guests with drinks and delicacies.
Prince of Denmark
The 47-year-old Danish Prince Frederik could be filmed modern version fairy tales "Cinderella". He married a simple teacher from Australia, whom he met in 2000 in a pub in Sydney, where he came to the Olympics. As the legend goes, Frederick, who was then 28 years old, did not introduce himself to the girl as a prince, but met with her incognito for some time. Mary Donaldson, the daughter of emigrants from Scotland, moved to Europe a year after they met and married the crown prince in 2004. True, for this she had to renounce Australian citizenship, convert to Lutheranism and learn Danish. Now at happy couple already have four children: two boys and two girls.
Frederik is the eldest son of Queen Margrethe II, She is 75 years old, and for the sake of her accession to the throne, the law on succession to the throne was changed in Denmark: three girls and not a single boy were born in the family of her father Frederick IX. Her son Frederick attended Harvard University, interned at the UN in New York, received a PhD in political science from Aarhus University and has had a career in all branches of the military: he is a rear admiral in the navy, a major general in the army and air force.
Prince of Norway
Prince of Norway, 42-year-old Haakon, has a sister, Martha Louise, who is two years older than him. Haakon was lucky to be born before the law regarding male superiority in inheritance of the crown was repealed. Martha Louise herself is a strange person, she writes books about angels and runs the Center for Teaching Alternative Medicine. One day she shocked the public by declaring her paranormal abilities - in particular, that she could hear angels.
Unlike her, Haakon is a person without features. As a child, he went to a regular kindergarten, then graduated high school and Christian Grammar School. Its universities are the Naval preparatory school in Stavanger, the Naval Academy in Horten, the University of California and the University of Oslo. The prince currently serves in the Norwegian Foreign Ministry.
Haakon is married. In 2001, the tabloids spent a long time discussing Haakon’s scandalous marriage: he married his single mother, Mette-Marit, who, when they met, worked as a waitress and raised her four-year-old son Marius (the boy’s father was in prison for drug possession). All relatives, of course, were against this marriage, but Haakon acted decisively: he adopted a child (however, Marius is not involved in inheriting the throne) and married a commoner. They had two more children: the firstborn is Ingrid's daughter Alexandra, she will inherit the crown from her father, leaving her with her nose younger brother Sverre Magnus. The couple and their children are vacationing on ski resorts, ride on a yacht and radiate happiness in family photographs.
“Even if you are a little over thirty, there is hope of marrying a prince...” Verka Serduchka once sang. Of course, there is always hope, however unmarried princes every year it becomes less and less. Just the other day, one of the most eligible bachelors, Prince William, tied the knot. However, few infantas are ready to follow his example, and Cinderellas around the world still have many chances to become princesses.
The first place in the ranking of unmarried royals of the world was empty for long. After Prince William left him, he eligible bachelor became his younger brother, twenty-six-year-old Prince Harry. As you know, he broke up with his girlfriend Chelsea Davey last year and is still single. Harry is far from an angel and is very different in character from his reserved older brother. There are many scandals associated with his name. At the age of 17, he was caught smoking marijuana and underwent treatment at a drug treatment clinic. Then there were photos from a strip club, an apology to the whole kingdom for the swastika on the sleeve and an excursion to Auschwitz and so on. Surprisingly, these “misconducts” did not interfere with the prince’s military career. In 2006, Prince Harry graduated from the Royal Military Academy and served in Afghanistan. Harry continues the work of his mother, the late Princess Diana, who devoted herself to charity. Second place in the global ranking of single princes is taken by Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, Duke of Värmland. He is the second child and The only son the current reigning Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia. Thirty-one-year-old Carl Philip is second in line to become king. In front of him is only him elder sister Crown Princess Victoria.
The tall, dark-haired handsome man studied graphic design and advertising and is currently studying crop production, engineering and forestry. Like any representative royal family Prince Carl Philip holds the rank of military officer navy. He enjoys sports: auto racing, skiing, Athletics, football, swimming are the infant’s favorite sports. The prince loves to travel and make documentaries, and is also interested in photography and organizes exhibitions of his works. Last year, Prince Carl Philip split from his girlfriend of 12 years, Emma Pernald. And in November last year, he introduced his fiancée, fashion model Sofia Helqvist, to his parents, but there are rumors that Carl Philip is not yet going to tie the official knot. Twenty-four-year-old Belgian Prince Amedeo is also in no hurry to get married. Despite the fact that he is the eldest son of Princess Astrid, he may not even dream of royalty, since he is closer to the end of the line for the royal crown than to the beginning, but his descendants will be of royal blood in any case. Prince Amedeo attended college in Kent, spent a year at a military academy in Belgium (he holds the rank of Belgian Army Reserve Officer), and also received a diploma from the London School of Economics. Now he works for the largest audit company Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu in New York, where he lives in his own apartment. Prince Amedeo is handsome, modest, shy and hardworking, which is probably why he is still completely alone. To become the chosen one of Prince Adrea of Monaco Albert Pierre Casiraghi, you will have to try hard. The twenty-six-year-old fair-haired, blue-eyed handsome man has several higher education, is fluent in English, French, Italian and German languages. In addition to social gatherings, he loves skiing and horse riding, and collects Swatch watches and Louis Sciolla tuxedos. Prince Andrea Casiraghi is the eldest son of the daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco and her late husband Stefano Casiraghi and, by the way, grandson famous actress Grace Kelly. He is second in line to his mother's Monegasque throne if his uncle, the current reigning Prince of Monaco Albert II, who by the way is also single, leaves no offspring. Prince Andrea Casiraghi has a girlfriend, the heiress of a Latin American billionaire, Tatiana Santo Domingo. However, he is in no hurry to get married yet. As already mentioned, there is another single representative of the royal dynasty in Monaco. Fifty-three-year-old Prince Albert II, or Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi, now ruling the kingdom, has still not found a life partner. He has two illegitimate children, but they cannot inherit the throne, even despite being recognized by their father. Albert II is an officer of the French navy and a good athlete; for almost 20 years he was part of the Belgian Olympic four-man bobsleigh team and even competed at 5 Olympics. He is also interested in football, swimming and judo. Also single is the thirty-year-old King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk, who ascended the throne in 2006. He is the youngest king in the world. Little is known about him. Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck was educated in Bhutan, also studied at several colleges in the USA and Great Britain, after which he defended his dissertation in political science at Oxford. Twenty-eight-year-old Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prince of Dubai, is also considered an eligible bachelor. In addition to being heir to a twelve-billion-dollar fortune, the prince also serves as the head of the Dubai Executive Council, the Dubai Sports Council, the Dubai Autism Center and the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Institute for Young Business Leaders. Elementary education received in private school in Dubai, then decided to continue his studies and left for the UK, where, following the example of the princes of European dynasties, he graduated from the Royal Sandhurst Academy and then from the London School of Economics. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is passionate about horses and has even won several local and international awards in horse racing competitions. He writes poetry and reads them to the public, and also breeds purebred camels. The Crown Prince of Luxembourg, Guillaume Jean Joseph Marie, is single. He is twenty-nine years old and first in line to the throne following the coronation of his father, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg. Prince Guillaume studied at several educational institutions, including the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, but did not graduate from any of them. The infant loves sports, especially football, he even played for the local football club. In addition, the prince travels a lot, plays the violin and does charity work. Prince Guillaume has been single for several years now, although in 2002 he met Norwegian Pia Haraldsen, to whom he was even engaged for about a year, but the engagement was called off. Guillaume's younger brother Prince Felix is also not married. He is twenty-six years old. And he is second in line to the throne. He is tall, young and handsome. Fourth in line to the throne of Brunei is the single Prince Azim. At the insistence of his father, he entered the same Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, however, on the third day of training he ran away. Although military career the prince did not succeed, he received diplomas from several prestigious educational institutions Brunei, Singapore and Great Britain. He is the heir huge fortune, which is valued at $22 billion, and loves to splash around with money. By the way, he spends huge sums not only on entertainment, such as a party with Michael and Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey and Joan Collins, but also on charity. Prince Azim is the leader charitable foundation"Make a wish". He helps the blind and organizes charity concerts. Finally, a little about single princes no kingdoms. Twenty-four-year-old Prince Philippos - younger son former king Greece Constantine II and Anna Maria of Denmark. Despite the fact that he will no longer become king, he holds a high position in the EIM Group, lives in New York and works a lot. At the same time, his heart is completely free. Completes our list of the most eligible bachelors « blue bloods", heir to the Russian imperial house Tsesarevich and Grand Duke Georgy Mikhailovich Romanov. He is the son of Prince Franz Wilhelm of Hohenzollern of Prussia and Maria Vladimirovna Romanova, daughter of the head of the imperial house in exile, Vladimir Kirillovich Romanov. He is thirty years old and it has been 14 years since he swore allegiance to the Fatherland in Jerusalem at the Holy Sepulcher. He was educated at Oxford, worked in the European Parliament, and in 2008 was appointed advisor to the general director of MMC Norilsk Nickel and a member of the board of the Nickel Institute. The heir-Tsarevich completely submits to the will of his mother and is full of desire to serve Russia. By the way, his title of Grand Duke is not recognized by all the heirs of the Romanov dynasty, since he later came from a noble family through the female line. At the same time, as the great-grandson of Joachim-Franz-Humbert, Prince of Prussia, he theoretically has the right to claim the title of Elector of Brandenburg. In the arsenal of the Tsarevich and Grand Duke George Mikhailovich there is neither monarchy, but wealth, nor glamorous chic. However, blue blood flows in his veins.
Well, what woman doesn’t dream of a handsome and rich prince on a white horse?) We don’t know anything about horses, but today we’ll tell you about princes! 😉
What is it like to be a prince in the 21st century?
Prince of Brunei
The Prince and his wife Sarah Salleh
Crown Prince of Brunei Al-Muhtadi Billa Bolkiah has been a darling of fortune since birth. He was lucky to be the first to be born in a large family of one of the richest people in the world, in a country where an absolute monarchy still exists. He has 11 brothers and sisters, born from four marriages of his father, Sultan Bolkiah. His parents are first cousins. And if the monarch managed to divorce his second and third wives, depriving them of palace benefits, then the first and main wife-relative Saleh is always with him.
The education of their first-born was long and thorough: His Royal Majesty graduated from universities in Brunei and Oxford, and additionally studied the Koran and the basics of diplomacy. Al-Muhtadi is not a secular person and does not enjoy much attention from the paparazzi, but he is busy with business: he heads the cabinet of ministers of Brunei. In 2004, photographs from the prince’s luxurious wedding with a 17-year-old commoner named Sarah spread around the world. Princes, kings and sultans of neighboring states gathered for the celebration.
The prince was 30 years old at the time of the wedding. Since then, three children have been born into the family. The Crown Prince of Brunei owns a collection of sports cars from all over the world and enjoys swimming, football and billiards. His father is soon 70 years old, and the day is not far when Al-Muhtadi will become Sultan and move to the Istana Nurul Iman palace, built of pure gold and marble, which has 1,778 rooms and 200,000 m² - and this, by the way, is a world record.
Prince of Dubai
Looking like Disney's Aladdin, the 33-year-old crown prince of the Emirate of Dubai is fabulously rich and is among the top most eligible bachelors on the planet. He bears the pompous name Hamdan ibn Mohammed al-Maktoum and the titles “Sheikh”, “Your Excellency” and “Your Highness”, but at the same time he is far from officialdom.
The prince is fond of extreme sports, writes poems about his homeland, runs Instagram - more than 3 million users are subscribed to his page filled with selfies, children, animals and beautiful landscapes.
Hamdan was declared crown prince only in 2008, and his older brother Rashid, who had been groomed for power since childhood, was forced to abdicate. This sudden reshuffle was explained only recently, after WikiLeaks publications: it was reported that Rashid killed one of the assistants in the emir's palace, after which the angry sheikh revised the order of succession.
Hamdan received an excellent education and is very well prepared for his future role as head of state. First, he graduated from the Dubai Government School, then the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, where the heirs to the British throne, Harry and William, studied and where Arab sheikhs traditionally send their children, then the London School of Economics.
Today, Hamdan holds several key positions: he heads an investment fund, a university named after him, the Young Entrepreneurs Support League, the Sports Committee and the Dubai Autism Research Center. His fortune, according to Forbes magazine, was $18 billion in 2011.
Prince of Jordan
The 21-year-old Crown Prince of Jordan, the eldest son of King Abdullah II, Hussein bin al-Abdullah, is actively involved in his father’s affairs, despite his youth and studies at Georgetown University in Washington. He accompanies his parent on his trips around the country and abroad, takes part in military and official events, several times served as regent and acted as monarch during the king's trips abroad.
The prince's official website states that he is a 42nd generation direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad and is named after his grandfather, who is the founder of modern Jordan. Last year he took part in a meeting of the UN Security Council and became the youngest participant in its history.
On the prince’s Instagram, you can see him not only in a business suit, but also in a military uniform with a machine gun in his hands (he is a junior lieutenant in the Jordanian Armed Forces), and in a keffiyeh, a red and white headscarf traditionally worn by men in Arab countries, and in everyday clothes.
The prince plays football, rides a motorcycle, visits sick children, poses with his brother and sisters and subtly advertises the beauty of his native country. He is still far from the popularity of the Dubai prince - only about half a million subscribers.
Princes of Wales
Prince Charles
Prince Harry
There are a lot of princes in Europe. The most popular are British: 67-year-old Prince Charles, who still will not give up the throne to his mother Queen Elizabeth II - the longest-reigning monarch in the history of Great Britain, and his sons from his marriage to Princess Diana: 33-year-old William and 31-year-old Harry.
From childhood, the prince brothers were raised without officialdom: she insisted that her children not study in isolation, but go to school along with their peers. At a boys' boarding school, Crown Prince William shared a room with four students and led the hockey and rugby teams. True, later, at Eton College, he lived separately and used a special shower, but this was done for his own safety.
William also graduated from the prestigious University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Part of the education of both princes included travel, work practice and military service: in particular, William visited Chile and several African countries, worked on a dairy farm and managed to study at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst and the flying school.
Today he is a captain in the Royal Air Force and a rescue helicopter pilot. In December 2011, William participated in the operation to rescue Russian sailors from the sinking ship Swanland. In 2010, the prince married Kate Middleton, with whom he studied in Scotland; their wedding was included in the Guinness Book of Records for the “largest number of views of an event live.” The couple has since had a son, Crown Prince George of Cambridge, and a daughter, Charlotte.
The crazy child, as journalists nicknamed Harry, is only the fifth in line of heirs to the throne. In the past, he had been caught drinking alcohol and marijuana, received poor grades in geography, and as an adult he took part in risky combat operations in Afghanistan and, according to British press reports, killed one of the leaders of the Taliban movement. Today, Prince Harry is the most eligible bachelor in all of Europe.
Prince of Nassau and Prince of Parma
Prince Guillaume of Nassau and his wife Stephanie de Lannoy
Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg has three sons and two daughters.
The eldest of them, 34-year-old Guillaume, is stately and handsome. He is the heir to Luxembourg and bears the pompous titles: “Hereditary Grand Duke”, “Prince of Nassau” and “Prince of Parma”. To celebrate the 25th anniversary, a portrait of the son and father was printed on a commemorative €2 coin. The future Duke speaks fluently five languages: his native Luxembourgish, as well as French, English, Spanish and German. Wherever he studied: in Luxembourg, Switzerland, Great Britain and France, he graduated, like many princes, from the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst and with honors from the Faculty of Languages, Philology and Humanities at the University of Angers, majoring in political science. During ten years of service in the Armed Forces of Luxembourg, he managed to rise to the rank of lieutenant colonel.
In 2012, Guillaume, to the regret of many women, married Countess Stephanie de Lannoy, a representative of an ancient Belgian aristocratic family. The couple has a common titled ancestor, and both love music and sports. The prince can play the piano and guitar, the princess can play along on the violin. In the past, Guillaume sang in a children's choir and was even in a school rock band at the Swiss college Alpin Beausoleil.
The Crown Prince has headed the Economic Development Council for 15 years, has visited Russia, the USA, Canada, South Korea and other countries, and has been a member of the State Council for ten years. But his main task now is to give his father and all of Luxembourg an heir: the newlyweds still have not had children.
Prince of Liechtenstein
Prince Alois of Liechtenstein and his wife Sophia
The dwarf European state of Liechtenstein still maintains a constitutional monarchy. Although Prince Hans-Adam II is in power, state affairs have been managed since 2004 by his eldest son, 47-year-old Crown Prince Alois Philipp Maria, also known as Count Rietberg.
Alois spent his childhood in Vaduz Castle with his brothers and sisters: Maximilian, Constantine and Tatiana. After studying at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, he served in Hong Kong and London for six months. After graduating from the law department of the University of Salzburg, he managed to work in an auditing company in London, until the pope-prince called him and entrusted all state affairs to his shoulders - he appointed him regent.
The prince has an exemplary family: three sons and a daughter, as well as his beautiful wife Sophia from an aristocratic family - a descendant of the last king of Bavaria, Louis III. In politics, Alois also advocates large families: when the question of legalizing abortion arose, the prince threatened to veto, and the activists lost. Today, abortion is still illegal in Liechtenstein and the population is only growing - largely thanks to the prince, almost 37,000 people live in the dwarf state.
Every year on August 15, Alois and his family organize an open day at the family castle and treat all guests to drinks and delicacies.
Prince of Denmark
Prince Frederick and his wife Mary Donaldson
A modern version of the Cinderella fairy tale could be made about 47-year-old Danish Prince Frederik. He married a simple teacher from Australia, whom he met in 2000 in a pub in Sydney, where he came to the Olympics. As the legend goes, Frederick, who was then 28 years old, did not introduce himself to the girl as a prince, but met with her incognito for some time. Mary Donaldson, the daughter of emigrants from Scotland, moved to Europe a year after they met and married the crown prince in 2004. True, for this she had to renounce Australian citizenship, convert to Lutheranism and learn Danish. Now the happy couple already has four children: two boys and two girls.
Frederick is the eldest son of Queen Margrethe II, she is 75 years old, and for her accession to the throne, the law on succession to the throne was changed in Denmark: three girls and no boys were born in the family of her father Frederick IX. Her son Frederick attended Harvard University, interned at the UN in New York, received a PhD in political science from Aarhus University and has had a career in all branches of the military: he is a rear admiral in the navy, a major general in the army and air force.
While serving in elite unit In the navy, he received the nickname Penguin (Pingo) because of a funny incident: his underwater suit bulged and did not allow Frederick to dive, instead he slid along the surface of the water like a penguin.
The prince also took part in the Sirius 2000 polar expedition, and now acts as regent when the queen mother travels abroad.
Prince of Norway
Prince Haakon, 42, of Norway, has a sister, Märtha Louise, who is two years older than him. Haakon was lucky to be born before the law regarding male superiority in inheritance of the crown was repealed.
Martha Louise herself is a strange person, she writes books about angels and runs the Center for Teaching Alternative Medicine. One day she shocked the public by declaring her paranormal abilities - in particular, that she could hear angels.
Unlike her, Haakon is a person without features. As a child, he went to a regular kindergarten, then graduated from high school and a Christian gymnasium. Its universities are the Naval Preparatory School in Stavanger, the Naval Academy in Horten, the University of California and the University of Oslo. The prince currently serves in the Norwegian Foreign Ministry.
Haakon is married. In 2001, the tabloids spent a long time discussing Haakon’s scandalous marriage: he married his single mother, Mette-Marit, who, when they met, worked as a waitress and raised her four-year-old son Marius (the boy’s father was in prison for drug possession).
All relatives, of course, were against this marriage, but Haakon acted decisively: he adopted a child (however, Marius is not involved in inheriting the throne) and married a commoner.
They had two more children: the first-born, Ingrid's daughter Alexandra, she will inherit the crown from her father, leaving Sverre's younger brother Magnus with his nose. Together with their children, the couple vacations at ski resorts, rides on a yacht and radiates happiness in family photographs.
Men of everyone's dreams: handsome and rich princes of the 21st century updated: October 29, 2018 by: mila ognevich
However, in some countries the monarchy has been preserved, which means there are princes there. We propose to take a closer look at some of them and find out what it is like to be the heir to the throne in our time.
Prince of Wales cue
Perhaps one of the most famous heirs to the throne in the world is Prince Harry. All aristocratic Europe, and non-aristocratic ones too, are sighing for the red-haired bachelor.
The Prince of Wales was awarded the rank of Captain of the Air Corps, he removed documentary about African orphans and set a world record by concluding the largest brokerage deal (all proceeds went to charity, of course).
But it should be noted that princes also cry and make mistakes: Harry has a college background, graduating with a bad grade in geography, several alcohol-related scandals, and a broken heart.
Chelsea Davy, to whom the prince proposed, refused him with the words “this kind of life is not for me.” Well, princes are people like everyone else.
Prince of Brunei
Unlike many other persons of blue blood, Prince Al-Muhtadi is really involved in business: after graduating from Oxford, he headed the cabinet of ministers of Brunei.
His hobbies include billiards and collecting sports cars. When Al-Muhtadi becomes Sultan, his residence will be this palace made of pure gold and marble.
The prince is interested in auto racing and artistic photography. He participated in the creation of several films for National Geographic and completed a 90 km marathon.
Carl Philip's wife Princess Sofia, before becoming august, worked as a model, yoga instructor and even a waitress. Now the happy family is expecting a new addition.
Prince of Jordan
Prince of Denmark
Hamdan ibn Mohammed al-Maktoum, in addition to his fabulous fortune, has an excellent education and interesting hobbies: he writes poetry and engages in extreme sports.
Somehow he still has time to maintain Instagram, where he has over 3 million followers.
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