Prince Albert II of Monaco poses for photos before attending the Princess Grace Awards Gala Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006, in New York. The awards, named for his mother, American film star Grace Kelly, were created to help aspiring artists realize their dreams of a performing arts career.
Baby's Birthday
Spain's Crown Prince Felipe, right, and Princess Letizia, left, pose with their daughter Princess Leonor in Madrid Monday Oct. 30, 2006. Princess Leonor celebrated her first birthday on Oct. 31, 2006. Princess Letizia is pregnant with their second child.
White House Visit
President Bush, second from left, and first Lady Laura Bush, center, greet Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf, right, and Queen Silvia, left, as they arrive on the South Portico of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 23, 2006.
And On To Canada
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf, second left, examines a hockey puck given to him by Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper, second right, as Sweden's Queen Silvia, left, and Harper's wife, Laureen Harper, look on during a meeting in Harper's office on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006.
Ready for State Dinner
Willem-Alexander, the prince of Orange, and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands pose for photos before a state dinner at the Governors House in Canberra, Australia, Monday, Oct. 23, 2006. The royal couple were on an offical visit to Australia with stops in Uluru, Tasmania and Sydney.
Willem-Alexander, the prince of Orange and Princess Maxima of The Netherlands lay a wreath of flowers in the Hall of Memory at the Australian War Memorial on the first day of their 13-day tour of Australia and New Zealand in Canberra, Australia, Monday Oct. 23, 2006.
Visit to the Hague
Jordan's Queen Rania, with her foot in a cast, watches her husband King Abdullah and Dutch Queen Beatrix, both unseen, inspect the honor guard upon her arrival at Royal Palace Noordeinde in The Hague, Monday Oct. 30, 2006. The Jordanian royal couple was on a three-day visit to the Netherlands. The reason for Queen Rania's injury is not known.
Jordan's King Abdullah, left, and Dutch Queen Beatrix, right, inspect the honour guard upon arrival at Royal Palace Noordeinde in The Hague, Monday Oct. 30, 2006. The Jordanian royal couple was on a three-day visit to the Netherlands.
Jordan's Queen Rania listens to speeches by her husband King Abdullah and Dutch Queen Beatrix, unseen, during a state banquet at the Royal Palace Noordeinde in The Hague, Monday Oct. 30, 2006.
Jordan's King Abdullah, left, and Dutch Queen Beatrix, right, propose a toast during a state banquet at Royal Palace Noordeinde in The Hague, Monday Oct. 30, 2006.
Queen in Egypt
Queen Sonja of Norway applauds the unveiling of a bust of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen at the Alexandria Library in Alexandria, Egypt, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2006. She was accompanied by library director Dr. Ismail Serageldin, left. Queen Sonja, on the final day of a five-day visit to Egypt, toured the library, built near the famous Bibliotheca Alexandrina, which was destroyed in antiquity.
Queen Sonja of Norway visits the Mohammed Ali Mosque in the ancient citadel of Cairo in Egypt, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2006.
Recovering
Japan's Crown Princess Masako exchanges a smile with her husband, Crown Prince Naruhito, during a visit to Nara National Museum, Oct. 26, 2006. Masako, recovering from a stress-induced illness, attended an exhibition of imperial treasures at the museum, marking her first official out-of-town trip in nearly a year and a half.
London Royals
Elizabeth ll looks into a model of the head of Albert Einstein during a reception at Buckingham Palace to mark the importance of British Science on Oct. 24, 2006, in London.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is received at the Presidential Palace by the President of Lithuania, Valdas Adamkus in the capital, Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday Oct. 17, 2006. Queen Elizabeth II made a four-day tour of the three Baltic states, her first visit to the region.
Queen Elizabeth II leaves the Thomas Bennett Community College on Nov. 3, 2006, in Crawley, England. The queen scaled down her original plans for the visit due to continuing back pain.
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, speaks with Arsenal captain Thierry Henri, right, and Manager Arsene Wenger, center, at the official opening of Arsenal Emirates Stadium on Oct. 26, 2006, in London. Queen Elizabeth II, cancelled her visit due to a muscle strain.
Britain's Prince Edward, left, stands with Antigua's Governor General Sir James B. Carlisle, during a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of Antigua's independence from Britain, in St. John, Antigua, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2006.
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, walks with Sebha Musharraf prior to a meeting at the Presidency on day two of a week long royal tour of Paskistan Oct. 30, 2006, in Islamabad.
Tourists look at a photo taken of newly illuminated Buckingham Palace, in London, late Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006, after the palace announced that for the rest of Queen Elizabeth II's reign, the facade of her official London residence will be illuminated nightly from sundown until 11 p.m.