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This Week in Princesses

This week was an intercontinental week for royal ladies as the English queen headed to North America and the Belgian queen visited Africa. Back in Europe, it was a quieter week for everyone but the Spanish ladies.

June 28

MADRID, SPAIN - JUNE 28: Princess Letizia of Spain receives a representation of of the Manpower Foundation, presided by Maria Leal at Zarzuela Palace on June 28, 2010 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Fernando Camino/Getty Images)

Tiny Princess Letizia of Spain shows off her figure in this form-fitting dress. Some royal watchers this week have been worrying whether she is too slim.


June 29

HALIFAX, NS - JUNE 29: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh attend a reception for 'A Celebration of Novia Scotia' at the Cunard Centre on June 29, 2010 in Halifax, Canada. The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh are on an eight day tour of Canada starting in Halifax and finishing in Toronto. The trip is to celebrate the centenary of the Canadian Navy and to mark Canada Day. On July 6th, the royal couple will make their way to New York where the Queen will address the UN and visit Ground Zero. (Photo by Chris Jackson-Pool/Getty Images)

Queen Elizabeth II seems as charmed by Prince Philip as she was when she first fell in love with him more than 70 years ago. It's adorable to see octogenarians in love! This was Day 2 of their North American visit. This week they were in Canada, next week it's the U.S.A.

June 30

DRC Congo's President Joseph Kabila (L) greets Belgium's King Albert II (2nd R) and Queen Paola before a civil and military parade in Kinshasa June 30, 2010. Belgian King Albert II and his wife Queen Paola are on a three-day official visit to Congo to attend the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the independence.   REUTERS/Sebastien Pirlet (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: POLITICS ROYALS ANNIVERSARY MILITARY)

King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium have spent the week in the Democratic Republic of Congo, celebrating that nation's 50th anniversary since its independence from Belgium.

July 1

GERONA, SPAIN - JULY 01: Prince Felipe of Spain and Princess Letizia of Spain attend 'Impulsa Forum' at the Auditorio Palacio de Congresos de Gerona on July 1, 2010 in Gerona, Spain. (Photo by Javier Fernandez Del Corral/Getty Images)

This is more like it. How can someone so petite look like she has legs a mile/kilometre long? Princess Letizia of Spain's standard high heels and straight-legged trousers certainly help.

Great Britain's Queen Elizabeth waves as she and Prince Philip leave Parliament Hill after being guests of honor for Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa, Ontario, July 1, 2010. The royal couple are on day four of their nine day Royal Tour of Canada. UPI/Heinz Ruckemann Photo via Newscom

Queen Elizabeth II dressed patriotically to celebrate Canada Day in Ottawa. Notice the maple leaf pin? She is, after all, Queen of Canada, too.

July 2

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Prince and Princess Michael of Kent looking snazzy at the All England Tennis Championships. The prince is a dead ringer for his granddad, King George V--and, therefore, he also looks like Grampy's cousin, Tsar Nicholas II.

BARCELONA, SPAIN - JULY 02: Queen Sofia of Spain and Prince Felipe of Spain attend a conference with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Muhammad Yunus at the Barcelona Business School on July 2, 2010 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Robert Marquardt/Getty Images)

Was it take your son to work day in Spain? Queen Sofia was joined by Prince Felipe at the Barcelona School of Business to meet Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus.

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