King Abdullah II of Jordan greets his wife, Queen Rania, after the opening of the first ordinary session of the new parliament in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007.
King Abdullah II of Jordan delivers a speech at the opening of the first ordinary session of the new parliament in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007. He called on Israel to relinquish war-won Arab lands, saying that would help peace and security to prevail in the volatile Mideast.
Queen Rania of Jordan, center, arrives for the opening of the first ordinary session of the new parliament in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007.
King Abdullah II of Jordan arrives at the opening of the first ordinary session of the new parliament in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007.
Earlier this fall, Queen Rania of Jordan spoke at the California Governor and First Lady's Conference on Women in Long Beach, Calif.
Belgium
Belgium's King Albert II delivers his yearly Christmas message at the Royal Palace in Brussels, Monday Dec. 24, 2007.
Princess Mathilde of Belgium arrives at UNICEF headquarters to attend a meeting with young people about AIDS, on Nov. 30, 2007, in Brussels.
Princess Mathilde of Belgium is welcomed at UNICEF headquarters for a meeting with young people about AIDS, on Nov. 30, 2007, in Brussels.
Britain
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II poses during the taping of her Christmas Day message to Britain and the Commonwealth in the 1844 Room at Buckingham Palace in London, Dec. 23, 2007. The Queen's speech marks the 50th anniversary of her first televised Christmass message.
Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall, arrives to attend the annual Christmas day morning service at Sandringham Church, Norfolk, England, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2007.
Prince Charles arrives to attend the annual Christmas day morning service at Sandringham Church, Norfolk, England, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2007.
Queen Elizabeth II arrives to meet players and officials from the New Zealand Rugby League Team inside the Bow Room at Buckingham Palace, London. The team, known as the All Golds, are played in the Gillette Fusion Centenary International at Warrington's Halliwell Jones stadium.
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, cross the source of the White Nile River in a pleasure boat on Nov. 24, 2007, in Jinja, Uganda. The Prince and Duchess were in Uganda for the Commonwealth Heads of Govenment Meeting.
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, tour the Eyup Mosque on their four-day tour of Turkey.
The Netherlands
Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands speaks at the opening ceremony of the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit, at Beppu International Convention Center Dec. 3, 2007, in Beppu, Oita, Japan. Top-level decision-makers from at least 49 countries gathered for two days to discuss water-related issues.
Japan
Japan's Prince Akishino, second from left, smiles with his wife, Princess Kiko, second from right, and their children, Princess Mako, left, Princess Kako, right, and Prince Hisahito, as they stroll the Akasaka imperial estate where they live. Akishino celebrated his 42nd birthday Friday, Nov. 30, 2007.
Japan's Prince Akishino, right, walks around Nihondaira Zoo in Shizuoka, Japan. He attended the 15th Species Preservation Conference taking place in the city.
Norway
Nobel Peace Prize laureates, Rajendra Pachauri, third left, with wife Saroj, fourth left, and Al Gore, third right, with wife Tipper, fourth right, meet Norway's Crown Prince Haakon, left, his wife Crown Princess Mette-Marit, second left, King Harald, second right, and Queen Sonja, right, in the Royal Palace in Oslo, Monday Dec. 10, 2007.
Members of Norway's royal family applaud the Nobel Peace Prize laureates during an awards ceremony in the City Hall in Oslo, Monday, Dec. 10, 2007. From left are King Harald, Queen Sonja, Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Crown Prince Haakon.
Nobel Peace Prize Al Gore, second from left, and his wife Tipper, left, meet Norway's King Harald and Queen Sonja in the Royal Palace in Oslo Monday Dec. 10, 2007.