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The Royal Wedding : 10 Most beautiful royals Women and Men in history

2011-09-08T10:44:00.001-07:00

Top 10 most beautiful Royal women

Dating website BeautifulPeople.com surveyed over 127,000 responders to judge the most attractive royals of all time. Click through the gallery to see photos of the top 5 men and women.

1. Grace Kelly of Monaco

Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982) was an American actress of Irish and German heritage and Princess consort of Monaco. In April 1956 Kelly married Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and became styled as Her Serene Highness The Princess of Monaco, and was commonly referred to as Princess Grace.

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2. Queen Rania of Jordan

Rania Al Abdullah (Arabic: الملكة رانيا العبد الله‎ Rānyā al-‘abdu l-Lāh) (born Rania al Yassin on 31 August 1970) is the current Queen consort of Jordan as the wife of King Abdullah II of Jordan. In a 2009 list of the 100 most powerfully influential women in the world, Queen Rania ranked 76th.

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3. Kate Middleton, United Kingdom

Catherine Elizabeth "Kate" Middleton (born 9 January 1982) is the fiancée of Prince William of Wales. Their wedding is to take place on 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey with the day declared a bank holiday in the United Kingdom. Middleton grew up in Chapel Row at Bucklebury, Berkshire, and after attending Marlborough College, studied at the University of St Andrews, where she met Prince William in 2001. They started a relationship, followed by media attention, triggering complaints by Middleton that the media were harassing her. In April 2007, the press reported that William and Middleton had split up.

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4. Diana, Princess of Wales

Diana, Princess of Wales (Diana Frances; née Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997) was a member of the British royal family and an international personality of the late 20th century as the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on 29 July 1981. The wedding, which was held at St. Paul's Cathedral, was televised and watched by a global audience of over 750 million people. The marriage produced two sons: Princes William and Harry, currently second and third in line to the thrones of the 16 Commonwealth realms, respectively.

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5. Princess Charlotte of Monaco

Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi (born 3 August 1986, Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace in Monte Carlo, Monaco) is the second child of Caroline, Princess of Hanover, Hereditary Princess of Monaco, and the late Stefano Casiraghi, an Italian industrialist. She is fourth in line to the throne of Monaco. Her maternal grandmother was Grace Kelly. She is named after her paternal great-grandmother, Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois.

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6. Princess Gayatri Devi

Gayatri Devi(Bengali: গায়ত্রী দেবী) (23 May 1919 – 29 July 2009), often styled as Maharani Gayatri Devi, Rajmata of Jaipur, was born as Princess Gayatri Devi of Cooch Behar. She was the third Maharani of Jaipur from 1939 to 1970 through her marriage to HH Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II.

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7. Princess Madeleine of Sweden

Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland (Madeleine Thérèse Amélie Joséphine; born Drottningholm, 10 June 1982) is the youngest child and second daughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden.In 2008 she was included as 12th on the list of the "20 Hottest Young Royals" as compiled by Forbes Magazine.

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8. Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark

Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat, RE (née Mary Elizabeth Donaldson; born 5 February 1972) is the wife of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark.

The couple met at the Slip Inn, a pub in Sydney, when the Crown Prince was visiting Australia during the 2000 Summer Olympics. Their official engagement in 2003 and their marriage the following year were the subject of extensive attention from Australian and European news media, which portrayed the marriage as a modern fairytale romance between a prince and a commoner.

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9. Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon

Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (Margaret Rose; 21 August 1930 – 9 February 2002) was the younger sister of Elizabeth II and the younger daughter of King George VI and his wife Queen Elizabeth.

Margaret spent much of her childhood years in the company of her older sister and parents. Her life changed dramatically in 1936, when her paternal uncle, King Edward VIII, abdicated to marry the divorced American Wallis Simpson. Margaret's father became King in Edward's place, and her older sister became heiress presumptive with Margaret second in line to the throne. During World War II, the two sisters stayed at Windsor Castle, despite government pressure to evacuate to Canada. During the war years, Margaret was not expected to perform any public or official duties, and instead continued her education. After the war, she fell in love with a divorced older man, Group Captain Peter Townsend, her father's equerry. Her father died at around the same time, and her sister became Queen. Many in the government felt that Townsend was an unsuitable husband for the Queen's sister, and the Church of England refused to countenance the marriage. Under pressure, Margaret chose to abandon her plans, and instead accepted the proposal of the photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones, who was created Earl of Snowdon by Elizabeth II. The marriage, despite an auspicious start, soon became unhappy; the couple divorced in 1978.

Margaret was often viewed as a controversial member of the royal family. Her divorce earned her negative publicity, and she was romantically linked with several men. Her health gradually deteriorated for the final two decades of her life; a heavy smoker all her adult life, she had a lung operation in 1985, a bout of pneumonia in 1993, and at least three strokes between 1998 and 2001. Margaret died at King Edward VII Hospital, London, on 9 February 2002. After a private funeral, her body was cremated. Two months later, after the death of her mother, Margaret's ashes were interred beside the bodies of her parents in the George VI Memorial Chapel at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.

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10. Crown Princess Masako of Japan

Crown Princess Masako (皇太子妃雅子, Kōtaishihi Masako, the Crown Princess Masako) (born 9 December 1963) is the wife of Crown Prince Naruhito, the first son of the Emperor Akihito and the Empress Michiko, and a member of the Imperial House of Japan through marriage.

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Top 10 most beautiful Royal men

1. Prince Carl Philip of Sweden

Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland (Carl Philip Edmund Bertil; born Stockholm, 13 May 1979), is the second child of three children and only son of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden. Born Crown Prince of Sweden, he retained his title and first place in succession for seven months until 1 January 1980. On that date, he was stripped of both by a change in the Act of Succession to introduce equal primogeniture. Since then, Prince Carl Philip has been second in the line of succession, after his older sister, Crown Princess Victoria. However, in the line of succession to the thrones of the Commonwealth realms, Prince Carl Philip is ahead of his older sister since those countries all observe male-preference primogeniture.He was christened at the Royal Palace Church on 31 August 1979. His godparents are Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland, Prince Leopold of Bavaria, the Queen of Denmark, and Princess Birgitta of Sweden.

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2. Prince Andrea of Monaco

Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi (born 8 June 1984) is the first of three children born to Caroline, Princess of Hanover and her second husband, the late Stefano Casiraghi, an heir to an Italian oil fortune. His maternal grandparents were Rainier III, Prince of Monaco and Grace Kelly. He is currently second-in-line to the Monégasque throne after his mother, meaning that if the currently reigning Prince Albert II dies without legitimate children, then Casiraghi is likely to adopt the surname Grimaldi and someday become the Prince of Monaco.

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3. Prince Frederik of Denmark

Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, Count of Monpezat, RE, SKmd (Danish: Frederik André Henrik Christian, Kronprins til Danmark, Greve af Monpezat; born: Copenhagen, 26 May 1968) is the heir apparent to the throne of Denmark. Frederik is the elder son of Queen Margrethe II and Henrik, the Prince Consort.

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4. Prince Harry of Wales

Prince Henry of Wales (Henry Charles Albert David; born 15 September 1984), commonly known as Prince Harry, is the younger son of Charles, Prince of Wales and the late Diana, Princess of Wales, and grandson of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. As such, he is third in the line of succession to the thrones of 16 independent countries, though he is resident in and most directly involved with the United Kingdom.

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5. Prince William of Wales

Prince William of Wales KG FRS (born William Arthur Philip Louis on 21 June 1982) is the elder son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales, and second eldest grandson of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He is second in the line of succession, behind his father, to the thrones of 16 independent states, while he resides mostly in, and is more directly involved with, the United Kingdom, the oldest of these realms.

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6. Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark

Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark (born 26 April 1986 in London) is the youngest child of King Constantine II of Greece and Anne-Marie of Denmark, the youngest daughter of King Frederick IX of Denmark. He was born thirteen years after his father was deposed and twelve years after the monarchy was officially abolished.

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7. Felipe, Prince of Asturias

Felipe, Prince of Asturias (baptised as Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos (et omnes sancti) de Borbón y de Grecia; born 30 January 1968), is the third child and only son of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía of Spain. As the Prince of Asturias he is the heir apparent to the Spanish throne.

As heir to the Spanish throne he bears the official titles of Prince of Asturias, Prince of Viana, Prince of Girona, Duke of Montblanc, Count of Cervera and Lord of Balaguer.

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8. Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg

Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg (Given names: Guillaume Jean Joseph Marie; born 11 November 1981) has been Heir Apparent to the crown of Luxembourg since his father's accession in 2000. He is also a descendant of the House of Nassau, founded in 1093, which has ruled Luxembourg since 1890.

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9. Albert II, Prince of Monaco

Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco (Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi; born 14 March 1958) as of 2011[update] is the head of the House of Grimaldi and the ruler of the Principality of Monaco. He is the son of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and the American actress Grace Kelly. His sisters are Caroline, The Princess of Hanover, and Princess Stéphanie of Monaco.

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10. Charles, Prince of Wales

Charles, Prince of Wales, KG KT GCB OM AK QSO CD SOM PC AdC(P) FRS (Charles Philip Arthur George;[fn 2] born 14 November 1948) is the heir apparent and eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II. Since 1958, his major title has been HRH The Prince of Wales. In Scotland he is additionally known as The Duke of Rothesay. He is the longest-serving heir apparent in British history.

Charles was educated at Cheam and Gordonstoun Schools, which his father, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, had attended as a child. After earning a bachelor of arts degree from Trinity College, Cambridge, Charles served a tour of duty with the Royal Navy in 1971–76. He married Lady Diana Spencer before an enormous worldwide television audience in 1981. They had two sons, Prince William of Wales in 1982 and Prince Harry of Wales in 1984. The couple separated in 1992 following tabloid allegations concerning their relationship. They divorced in 1996 after Diana publicly accused Charles of having an affair with Camilla Parker Bowles, and Charles admitted adultery on television. Diana died in a car crash in Paris on 31 August 1997. In 2005, after a lengthy continued association, the Prince married Camilla, who uses the title Duchess of Cornwall.

The prince is well-known for his charity work and sponsors The Prince's Trust, The Prince's Regeneration Trust, and the Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment, among other charities. He has been outspoken concerning architecture and the conservation of old buildings and has produced a book on the subject called A Vision of Britain (1989). He has also promoted herbal and other alternative medical treatment.

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Top 10 Most Richest Countries in the World – 2011

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Top 10 Most Richest Countries in the World – 2011

Today we have this post about the richest countries from all over the world. This contains the list of those countries which have highest GNI (Gross National Income) and GDP (Gross Domestic Product) among the other countries recorded most recent in 2011. The higher the rate of the GNI and GDP, richer the country will be. Below is the list:

10). Mexico:

This is the tenth richest country whose GNI amount is $550,000,000,000 and GDP amount is $839,181,900,000 the percentage amount rate of GNI is 1.8%.

9). Spain:

The amount of GNI of this country is $558,000,000,000 and the GDP amount is $1,223,988,000,000 and the percentage of amount of GNI is 2%.

8). Canada:

Canada’s GNI amount is $628,000,000,000 and GNI amount is $1,251,463,000,000 and the percentage of amount of GNI is 2.3%.

7). Italy:

This country has $1,120,000,000,000 amount of GNI and $1,844,749,000,000 with GNI amount percentage as 3.7%.

6). China:

The amount of GNI is $1,130,000,000,000 and GDP amount is $2,668,071,000,000 the percentage of amount rate of GNI is 3.8%.

5). France:

The GNI amount of France is $1,380,000,000,000 and GDP amount is $2,230,721,000,000 with GNI amount percentage as 4.6%.

4). United Kingdom:

The fourth richest country is UK with GNI amount of $1,480,000,000,000 and GDP amount of $2,345,015,000,000 and the percentage of GNI amount is 4.9%.

3). Germany:

The GNI amount rate is $1,940,000,000,000 and GDP amount rate is $2,906,681,000,000 of Germany and the percentage of GNI is 6.5%.

2). Japan:

This is the second richest country with GNI amount of $4,520,000,000,000 and GDP amount of $4,340,133,000,000 and the percentage of GNI is 15.1%.

1). United States:

This is the richest country among all other countries whose GNI amount is $9,780,000,000,000 and the GDP amount is $13,201,820,000,000 and the percentage of GNI amount is also the highest of all other countries, i.e., 32.7%.

Posted by WB on February 16, 2011

Top 10 Most Polluted Cities In The World – 2011

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Top 10 Most Polluted Cities In The World – 2011

Today we have this post about those cities which are highly polluted in this world. This contains a list of those ten countries which are suffering from poor sanitary conditions, unfavorable environment, untreated sewage, unhygienic food and water etc. Following list below describes the poor conditions of those 10 cities which are highly polluted.

10). Lagos-Nigeria:

This is the largest city is Nigeria and it is the capital of the commercial industry. The smoke everywhere in this city is the biggest problem for the central business area of this country. 12 million citizens of this city located in Africa are facing a huge problem of air pollution.

9). Karachi-Pakistan:

This city is attributed to the major and industrial city of Pakistan but on the other-hand, Karachi is envisioned as the disease-causing city of Pakistan because of its unbearable air and noise pollution. 35% population of Karachi is being suffered by many diseases due the pollution.

8). Dhaka-Bangladesh:

Dhaka is facing the biggest problem of water pollution with continuous panic. The water is full with disease and pollutants due to which the people of Dhaka are facing many problems. Also, the 8 million population of this city are facing air pollution problem as well.

7). Mexico City-Mexico:

This city which was known as the world’s cleanest city has gone to one of those cities which are the most polluted cities in this world. The intolerable atmosphere conditions due to continuous smoke from snow-crowned volcanoes have caused the difficulty for the Mexicans to breath peacefully.

6). New Delhi-India:

The major problem of this city is water pollution. Garbage everywhere and untreated sewage system is creating water diseases which are extremely high in rate. Waste has become the major reason for the increase of hospitals in this city and even the private hospitals or small clinics do not have sufficient arrangements for the diseases born to be cured in Delhi.

5). Mumbai-India:

This is another city in India facing a big problem of air pollution. This is one of the most polluted cities in the world where you can see piles of garbage everywhere. It is also known as the busiest city of India. Certain places in Mumbai are so much stinky that one will never want to visit there due to garbage in almost every street of Mumbai.

4). Baghdad-Iraq:

This city is in a big problem due to ongoing war and terror. Several bomb blasts and certain havocs have enhanced the air pollution problem in the city. Threatening poor water quality is the basic problem of this city which creates so many even incurable diseases to be born.

3). Brunei-Darussalam:

This is a small city but full with natural gas and petroleum resources. The air quality although seems to be very clean but in fact, it is not. The air pollution is also present in the atmosphere. The pollution from vehicles reveals this fact that the atmosphere is not free from the diseases contained in the pollution of air.

2). Moscow-Russia:

It is the capital of Russia and it is the busiest city where an individual has to pay $3,000 from a three bedroom apartment even though the water is not clean at all in this city. So the city is facing water pollution a lot. Moreover, air pollution is also a major issue of Moscow. As there are no proper arrangements for the disposal of garbage, many inhabitants are suffering from Cholera.

1). Maputo-Mozambique:

The city which is polluted the most among all is Maputo in Mozambique. It is the largest and capital of Mozambique. Air pollution as well as water pollution is the problem of this city. Poor sanitation system, lack of solid waste disposal as well as untreated sewage system is the rising problem due to which this city is being untidy even more day by day. This town is half under water due to the in-ignorable circumstances.

Posted by WB on April 12, 2011