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Just what constitutes a “royal family?” The appellation describes the immediate family of a monarch who heads up a nation under a monarchy government. Thus, monarchy countries have royal families.
Not always, but typically, a royal family includes the ruling monarch, their spouse, their children and grandchildren, parents, their siblings, and their paternal cousins.
The spouses of immediate family members are included in the royal family by default and in some cases, aunts, uncles, great-grandchildren, and other descendants may also be considered to be a part of the royal family.
Royal Family News – Queen Elizabeth Is The World’s Best Known Monarch
Which royal family has the largest kingdom? That would be Queen Elizabeth and her family. But the queen is the leader of more than just the United Kingdom. The British monarch rules over 15 other countries, including Canada, the Bahamas, and Australia.
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These 15 countries all are now independent sovereign nations but at one time were subjected to British rule. These are the 16 countries that Queen Elizabeth presides over:
United Kingdom
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Canada
Grenada
Jamaica
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Solomon Islands
Tuvalu
Royal Family News – Royal Families Of The World
Overall there are more than two dozen (26) monarchies around the world. Of these 12 are in Europe and 10 of those 12 are led by a royal family. This includes the Windsors in the United Kingdom and the Grimaldi’s in Monaco.
But lesser known monarchies exist in Africa and Asia as well.
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Royal Family News – List of Current Royal Families In Europe:
These are the royal families in place in Europe at this time:
The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gothas – Belgium (King Philippe)
The House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg – Denmark (Queen Margrethe II)
The House of Liechtenstein – Liechtenstein (Prince Hans-Adam II)
The House of Luxembourg-Nassau – Luxembourg – Grand Duke Henri
The House of Grimaldi – Monaco (Prince Albert II)
The House of Orange-Nassau – Netherlands (King Willem-Alexander)
The House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg – Norway – (King Harald V)
The House of Borbón-Anjou – Spain (King Felipe VI)
The House of Bernadotte – Sweden (King Carl XVI Gustaf)
The House of Windsor – United Kingdom (Queen Elizabeth II)
As you can see following the Windsors is just the tip of the royal watching iceberg!
Be sure to catch up on everything happening with the royal family. Come back here often for royal family news and updates.
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