Britain's Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, applauds her husband Prince Charles as he makes a speech during a visit to Jesus House Church in north London on his 59th birthday. The visit was to celebrate the contribution of Black Majority Churches in the UK.
Celebrating his 59th birthday, Britain's Prince Charles makes a speech during a visit to Jesus House Church in north London. On stage with him is his wife, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall.
Britain's Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, pretends to eat toy food as she plays with children during a visit to Jesus House Church in north London.
Britain's Prince Charles meets staff at the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham, England, Monday, Dec. 3, 2007. He was showing interest in the care and treatment of British service men and women from across the world.
Britain's Prince Charles shares a laugh with the staff at the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham, England, Monday, Dec. 3, 2007.
Belgium
Belgium's King Albert II, second from right, his wife Queen Paola, third from right, Crown Prince Philippe, fourth from right, Princess Mathilde, third from left, Prince Laurent, second from left, and Princess Claire, left, attend a Christmas concert held at the Royal Palace in Brussels, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007.
Bahraini Crown Prince Sheik Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa escorts Belgian Crown Prince Philippe to a meeting in Riffa, Bahrain, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007. Prince Philippe led a business delegation and discussed economic and investment opportunities with Bahraini officials.
Japan
Japan's Emperor Akihito, second from right, waves to flag-waving well-wishers as he appears on the balcony of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo with his imperial family members during an annual New Year's public appearance Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008. Others from left: Crown Princess Masako, Crown Prince Naruhito, Akihito, and Empress Michiko.
Jordan
Jordan's King Abdullah II, right, and Turkish President Abdullah Gul review a military guard of honor at the Cankaya presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007. Abdullah was in Turkey for talks on how to proceed in Mideast peacemaking following the Annapolis summit.
Thailand
In this photo released by the Bureau of the Royal Household, Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, left, and Queen Sirikit listen to monks pray near the coffin, seen at right, of the king's sister Princess Galyani Vadhana, at the Grand Palace in Bangkok on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008. The king's elder sister died that day, prompting an outpouring of public mourning.
Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej leaves Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok after the death of his elder sister, Princess Galyani Vadhana, on Jan. 2, 2008. The king sat with the princess on her deathbed at the hospital.
Thai people mourn the death of Princess Galyani Vadhana at Grand Palace in Bangkok Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008. The princess, 84, had been hospitalized since June, after doctors found she had abdominal cancer.
Spain
Spain's King Juan Carlos, right, speaks to soldiers in Ablitas, northern Spain. King Juan Carlos has defended Spain's parliamentary monarchy as a guarantor of stability, countering attacks from Catalan nationalists who burned photos of him and from a prominent right-wing commentator who called on him to abdicate.
Spanish King Juan Carlos leaves the honor medal over a flag-draped coffin containing the body of 24-year-old Spanish Civil guar Raul Centeno during a funeral in Madrid, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007. Centeno, who had been on a routine anti-terrorist surveillance operation with French counterparts at the time of his death, was saluted by King Juan Carlos, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and others.
Relatives of Spanish civil guard Raul Centeno receive condolences from Spanish Prince Felipe, left, and Princess Letizia Ortiz, second from left, during Centeno's funeral in Madrid, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007. Centeno was shot and killed and another was seriously injured during an operation targeting suspected members of Basque separatist group ETA in Capbreton, France.
King Juan Carlos I of Spain makes a toast during an OSCE lunch at the Hofburg palace in Vienna, on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2007. The King was in the Austrian capital to take part in an inauguration ceremony of the Organization's new Secretariat.
Saudi Arabia
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, walks with Saudi King Abdullah at Riyadh airport after Ahmadinejad arrived to attend an OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Morocco
Morocco's Princess Lalla Salma, wife of King Mohammed VI, addresses the organization's 34th session, at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The 193 state members meet every two years to determine the policies and the main lines of work of the Organization.
Morocco's Princess Lalla Salma, left, the wife of King Mohammed VI, is welcomed by UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsuura as she arrives for the Organization's 34th session at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
Sweden
King Karl Gustav XVI of Sweden delivers his speech on the first day of the UNESCO General Conference, at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris.