Malaysia's King Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, center, and his wife, Queen Nur Zahirah, wave Malaysian flags as British Prince Andrew looks on during a parade at the historic Merdeka Square in downtown Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia is marking 50 years of independence from Britain with dances and parades.
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, from left, Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah and British Prince Andrew are seen before the start of a parade at the historic Merdeka square in downtown Kuala Lumpur to mark 50 years of independence from Britain.
Denmark
Denmark's royals toast Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, second from right, at the gala dinner at the Fredensborg Palace on Sept. 12, 2007. From left are Crown Princess Mary, Prince Consort Henrik and Queen Margrethe.
Danish Queen Margrethe, left, poses with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, and his wife, Miss Marisa Leticia, and her husband, Danish Prince Consort Henrik, at the Fredensborg Palace near Copenhagen. The president was on a two-day official visit to Denmark.
Jordan
King Abdullah II of Jordan, right, receives Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak upon his arrival in Amman, Jordan, on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007. Mubarak arrived in Jordan for talks with King Abdullah II on the subject of the creation of an independent Palestinian state.
Japan
Prince Hitachi, the brother of Japanese Emperor Akihito, and his wife, Princess Hanako, visit the Orsay museum in Paris on Sept. 20, 2007.
Japanese Prince Hisahito, the son of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, is in the arms of his mother as they arrive at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo to meet with his grandparents, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, on Sept. 6, 2007. Prince Hisahito, Japanese imperial family's first male heir to be born in 41 years, celebrated his first birthday.
Prince Hitachi from Japan, the brother of Japanese Emperor Akihito, chats with French former president Valery Giscard-d'Estaing in Paris on Sept. 20, 2007, during a gala evening in the prince's honor.
Germany
Duchess Maria Anna in Bayern arrives for the bridal soiree at the Castle of Nymphenburg on Sept. 3, 2007, in Munich, Germany. She married Klaus Runow, an investment banker, on Sept. 8.
Duchess Maria Anna in Bayern, left, and her fiance Klaus Runowpose with her mother, Duchess Elisabeth Christina in Bayern, prior to the bridal soiree at the Castle of Nymphenburg on Sept. 3, 2007, in Munich. Her father is the heir presumptive to the former Bavarian Royal House.
Gerda, left, and Hermann Runow and Duchess Helene in Bayern arrive for the bridal soiree at the Castle of Nymphenburg on Sept. 3, 2007 in Munich, Germany. The Runows are the parents of the groom and Duchess Helene is the sister of the bride.
Klaus Runow, third from left, and his bride, Duchess Maria Anna, center, pose with their families at the bridal soiree at the Castle of Nymphenburg on Sept. 3, 2007, in Munich. With them, from left, are Klaus and Gerda Runow, parents of the groom; Duchess Elisabeth Christina in Bayern and Duke Max in Bayern, parents of the bride; and Duke Franz of Bayern, the bride's uncle.
Morocco
Morocco's king Mohammed VI waves to the crowd while riding a horse during a ceremony of allegiance, marking the eighth anniversary of his rule, at the king's palaces in Tetouan, northern Morocco.
Morocco's king Mohammed VI waves to the crowd while riding a horse during ceremony of allegiance at the king's palace in Tetouan, northern Morocco.
Monaco
From left, Princess Caroline of Hanover, Prince Albert II of Monaco, chief U.N. war crimes prosecutor Carla Del Ponte of Switzerland, and actress Sharon Stone pose during a meeting of the Cinema Verite fund on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2007, during the "International Rendez Vous Cinema verite" meeting in Monaco.
Princess Camilla de Bourbon des Deux-Siciles, who won the Nobel Peace Prize of 1997, Jody Williams, Princess Caroline of Hanover and Prince Albert II of Monaco pose at a press conference for International Cinema for truth festival on Oct. 10, 2007, in Monaco.
Prince Albert II of Monaco and his sister, Princess Caroline of Hanover, pose together at a gala dinner to benefit the Cinema Verite fund on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2007, during the "International Rendez Vous Cinema verite" meeting in Monaco.
Princess Caroline of Hanover, Prince Albert II of Monaco, Carla Del Ponte and Sharon Stone attend the International Rendez Vous Cinema Verite 2007 Gala Dinner on Oct. 10, 2007, in Monte Carlo.
Prince Albert II of Monaco addresses the 62nd session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007.
Britain
Prince Michael, Duke of Kent, left, congratulates Jose Donoso of Chile on his team's win over England in the Coronation Cup at Rock The Polo: The Cartier International Polo Day at Guards Polo Club in Windsor, England.