Current Queens & Consorts of Europe

[Music] current queens and consorts of Europe thank you to forio for sponsoring this video through most of History monarchs wielded unlimited political and Marshal power while their queens and consorts were in charge of producing heirs and ruling the hearts of the people since the fall of feudalism the 10 remaining hereditary monarchs of Europe have lost their un checked Authority but their spouses so-called soft powers of Hosting diplomats supporting Charities and greeting the public are more important than ever and they look fabulous doing it let's meet the Queen's consort of Belgium Denmark the Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden and the United Kingdom the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg and the princess of Monaco we'll also meet the princess of lonstein who recently died queen mati of Belgium was born Lady mati Marie Christine jisin DM de on January 20th 1973 in Brussels her mother was a Polish Aristocrat who fled her home during World War II her father was a baron and a descendant of one of Belgium's oldest noble families mati grew up at the Chateau dange with her three younger sisters and one brother she speak French Dutch English Italian and basic Spanish she earned University degrees in speech therapy and psychology then worked as a speech therapist in schools and in her own practice in 1997 her grandmother and younger sister were killed in a car crash in 1999 the engagement of Lady mati and Prince Philipe of Belgium was announced it was a surprise to the nation as their three-year courtship was Kept Secret the the couple have stressed that their marriage was not arranged Philipe said he knew when he first met mati that she would be his future wife before the wedding King Albert II created mati Duchess of brabant and promoted her parents to the rank of count and Countess the couple married on December 4th 1999 at the Cathedral of St Michael and St Gula they honeymooned in the Maldives and India the couple have four children Elizabeth Gabrielle Emmanuel and Eleanor in 2013 King Alber abdicated in favor of Philipe mati thus became the first queen of the belgians to actually be Belgian Queen mati is involved with numerous charitable causes including UNICEF the World Health Organization and she heads her own Foundation focused on education and relieving child poverty in her spare time she enjoys reading the outdoors and playing piano and various Sports modernday queens and princesses are always in the public eye and wanting to look their best and they have the cash and time to get top-of-the-line facials in the privacy of their own Palace but for us commoners going to the spa to keep up that Royal glow is timec consuming and expensive that's why I love my UFO 3 from foro Sweden you simply select the mask you want to use make my day is perfect to perk me up in the morning and call it a night is so relaxing for bedtime but today I'm going to go with Manuka Honey to give my skin deep hydration from the cold dry weather I just insert the mask into the 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professor Mary is the youngest of four siblings in school Mary played basketball and hockey as well as piano flute and clarinet she studied Commerce at the University of Tasmania and completed a law degree next she moved to Melbourne and launched her career in advertising in 1997 Mary's mother died from complications of heart surgery following the traumatic event Mary quit her job and spent spent several months traveling America and Europe she then moved to Sydney and took a position as an account director in 2000 the world came to Sydney for the Summer Olympics Mary went out with friends to a pub called the slip in there her flatmate saw a man she knew at the bar and introduced Mary to him and his companions Mary hid it off with one of the men in the crowd Frederick she didn't find out until later that her new boyfriend was the the Crown Prince of Denmark the man her flatmate knew was Felipe the future king of Spain and they had also been drinking with Prince Nicolas of Greece and Princess Martha Louise of Norway Mary and Frederick began a long-distance relationship he made several discreet trips to Australia to see her as their romance got more serious she moved to Paris and took a job tutoring English in 2001 the papers identified Mary as the princess's girlfriend she then moved to Copenhagen took a job as a project consultant for Microsoft and began taking Danish lessons Frederick proposed with a ring featuring square cut diamonds and rubies similar to the Danish flag in 200 2003 their engagement was officially announced and the media in Europe and Australia went wild over their Cinderella Story they wed on May 14th 2004 in Copenhagen Cathedral and spent their honeymoon in Africa upon their return the Crown Prince couple jumped right in to a working tour of Denmark aboard the Royal yacht dorg then voyaged to Greenland and finally to the Athens Olympics they welcomed four children Christian Isabella and twins Vincent and Josephine the couple were present during the exhumation of Empress Maria feda in Copenhagen and her reburial in St Petersburg Russia Mary is involved in numerous Charities with special focus on immigrants refugees and Women's Health she is one of the few Royals who is an outspoken public Ally for the lgbtq community Princess Mary has been named one of the world's most fashionable people by Vanity Fair she has posed for Vogue and other magazines and used the opportunity to promote the Danish fashion industry in her Spare Time Mary is an avid equestrian and competes in in 2018 at a Gala celebrating Crown Prince Frederick's 50th birthday Mary gave a speech in impeccable Danish telling her husband I'm so happy that you swept me off my feet numerous celebrations were planned for Mary's 50th birthday in February 2020 but most were cancelled in the wake of covid-19 still a large crowd appeared to wish the princess a happy birthday on January 14th 20 24 Queen margara II abdicated and passed the throne to her son he became king Frederick VI 10th and Mary became Queen consort of Denmark Queen Maxima of the Netherlands was born Maxima zoretta on May 17th 1971 in Buenos Ires Argentina her father Jorge served as Secretary of Agriculture during the military dictatorship of Jorge vidala moxim has two brothers and a sister plus three older half sisters she achieved a degree in economics in Argentina then moved to New York where she earned a master's degree and worked at HSBC she Rose to vice president of Emerging Markets then moved to Deutsche Bank in Brussels she also taught English and Mathematics to school children in 1999 while attending the cevil spring fair in Spain she met Alexander they hid it off and agreed to meet again in New York they dated for several months before he revealed that he was the prince of orange and heir to the Dutch Throne At first she thought he was joking their relationship caused controversy because of her father's involvement in the dirty war during which 30,000 people were killed or disappeared an official inquiry concluded that while Jorge was almost certainly aware of the atrocities he was not directly responsible for any the Dutch government approved the engagement and the couple were wed on February 2nd 2002 at new Kirk in Amsterdam her father was not invited and her mother chose not to attend Maxima gave birth to three daughters Katarina Amalia Alexia and Arien she has taken a particular interest in the integration of immigrants into Dutch culture she also leveraged is her economics background to promote Financial education and opportunities for small businesses in 2008 mimat became the first member of any royal family to attend an lgbtq rights conference she remains one of the few Royals in the world to publicly be an ally in 2009 a man intentionally crashed his car into a parade in an attempt to harm the Royal Family family five people were killed and several more were seriously injured in 2013 Queen Beatrix abdicated and villum Alexander and Maxima became king and queen of the Netherlands Queen Maxima is considered one of the most fashion forward Royals and has a colorful theatrical style in addition to her many charitable causes Royal duties and foreign visits she currently serves as the United Nations special advocate for inclusive Finance for development in this capacity she has visited several developing nations to promote poverty alleviation food security and education Queen Sonia of Norway was born Sonia harson on July 4th 1937 in Oslo her father was a clothing Merchant she has three brothers Sonia received a diploma in dress making at vocational school attended finishing school in Switzerland and then studied art history at the University of Oslo in 1959 at the age of 22 she first met Crown Prince Harold at a party he invited her to his graduation ball they kept their relationship secret for 9 years because Sonia was a commoner Harold's father King Olaf V expected him to dump her and select a Royal or Noble bride instead but Harold insisted Sonia was the woman for him and told his father that if he couldn't marry her he would never marry and bring the dynasty to an end the king finally consented and Harold and Sonia were wed on August 29th 1968 at Oslo Cathedral Sonia gave birth to two children Marta Louise and hon as Crown Princess she set up a fund to Aid disabled children she served as vice president of of the Norwegian Red Cross and visited Bosnia and Zimbabwe and refugees in Malaysia in 1991 Harold became king and Sonia Queen consort they were consecrated at Nido Cathedral and the family went on a tour of all the counties of Norway throughout their reign the couple have often taken the Royal yacht Norge along the coast to visit their people as Queen Sonia Works to benefit children elderly people the homeless substance abusers and immigrants and Refugee women the queen underwent basic officer training ahead of being appointed a rear Admiral and Brigadier General in 2005 she became the first queen to visit Antarctica she is a grandmother to five children and enjoys hiking photography print making graphic design and Ceramics Queen Letizia of Spain was born la IIA Ortiz rocasolano on September 15th 1972 in auras Spain her father was a journalist and her mother a nurse she has two older sisters letisia earned a master's degree in journalism from the University of Madrid she worked as a journalist in Mexico then returned to Spain and reported for Bloomberg and CNN she broadcasted live from Ground Zero following September 11th and filed reports from Iraq during the war she moved up to Anchor and eventually presented Ted Diario to the most watched newscast in Spain letisia dated writer Alonzo Perez for 10 years they married in a civil ceremony in 1998 but divorced a year later in 2002 a mutual friend introduced her to Prince Felipe at a dinner party they dated secretly for 2 years to mark their engagement he presented her with a 16 bagette diamond diamond engagement ring she gave him Sapphire cufflinks and a classic book they tied the knot on May 22nd 204 at al- mdina Cathedral in Madrid as her previous marriage was only civil it didn't count in the eyes of the Catholic Church letisia gave up her career in journalism to join her husband in his busy schedule of Royal duties and tours around the world in 2005 she gave birth to Leonor during her second pregnancy there was debate about changing the succession from male preference to Absolute primogeniture so Leonor would remain air even if she had a baby brother when Sophia was born the issue was dropped in 2007 Leia's sister Erica died by Suicide the princess began to take on more charity work she focused on children's rights rare diseases culture and education in 2014 Juan Carlos abdicate and Felipe and nazia became king and queen she is the first Spanish Queen to have been born a commoner she keeps busy with International tours and philanthropy and enjoys Reading literature watching ballet and practicing yoga Queen Sylvia of Sweden was born Sylvia Renata somerlot on December 23rd 1943 in heidleberg Germany her father was a German Factory owner and her mother was Brazilian Sylvia and her three brothers grew up in both countries she attended the Munich School of interpreting she speaks German Portuguese french Spanish and English in 1972 Sylvia worked at the Olympic Games in Munich As an interpreter and Hostess she was spearheading a marketing campaign for the city and she and other hostesses wore sky blue dandel to promote Bavarian cultural identity there she met Crown Prince Carl Gustaf the 26-year-old prince was instantly smitten with the confident capable 29-year-old and the pair began dating in 1973 his grandfather died and he became king KL the 16th Gustaf of Sweden with no one to object he announced his own engagement to his commoner girlfriend the night before the wedding they attended a Royal Variety Show where Abba performed their hit song Dancing Queen in honor of Sylvia the couple were wed on June 19th 1976 in Stockholm Cathedral the bride wore a cameo Tiara which belonged to Empress Josephine of France Sylvia quickly added Swedish and Swedish sign language to her repertoire she gave birth to three children Victoria Carl Phillip and meline news outlets reported that the Queen's father had been a member of the Nazi party she publicly defended him and commissioned a report which claimed that he in fact helped a Jewish businessman Escape Germany by taking over his Factory there have been numerous reports that King Carl is frequently unfaithful to his wife that he attended sex parties and coerced women into sex through these allegations Sylvia has remained by his side they share an interest in outdoor activities and enjoy skiing during their annual visits to their Cottage in storeline and they attend Olympic games together Sylvia is involved in several Charities focusing on child welfare dementia and elder care she is a grandmother to eight children in her spare time she enjoys reading and history Queen Sylvia was by her husband's side during his 50th Jubilee celebration in 2023 Queen Camila of the United Kingdom was born Camila Rosemary Shand on July 17th 1947 in London her father Bruce was an army officer turned businessman and her mother Rosalind was the daughter of Baron ashcom her mother's grandmother was Alice kepple one of king Edward the 7th's Mistresses Camila has a younger sister Annabelle and a brother Mark the family was upper class and grew up at the lanes an 18th century country estate in Sussex and three-story mansion in the fashionable kinsington neighborhood of London Camila had a happy childhood was an Avid Reader and took writing lessons she attended finishing school in Switzerland and then studied French in Paris in 1965 she was a debutant she moved to London and worked as a secretary she was fired from one job for coming in late after spending the night before out dancing in the late 60s she met Andrew Parker BS and they had an onoff relationship for several years they broke up in 1970 and Andrew began dating princess an Camila and the Royals were in the same Social Circles and she formally met Charles at a party in 1971 they began dating and met each other's families in 1973 Charles was sent overseas with the Navy and his relationship with Camila ended abruptly it's not clear exactly why it may be that Charles wasn't ready to settle down but more likely they were broken up by members of the royal family who felt Camila was not a suitable future Queen Charles's Uncle Lord mount Batton was pushing the prince towards his granddaughter Amanda notcho while the Queen mom favored the Spencer girls granddaughters of her lady in waiting within months Camila married Andrew Parker BS in a Catholic Ceremony attended by the Queen mom princess an and Princess Margaret the couple had two children Tom and Laura in 1979 Lord mountbatten was assassinated by the IRA Charles was grief stricken and leaned on Camila for support Andrew approved of his wife's affair with the prince and he had lovers of his own throughout their marriage but Charles finally bowed to family pressure and married the woman handpicked for him Diana Spencer he has denied that he spent the night before his wedding with Camila but they picked up their Affair shortly after he returned from his disastrous honeymoon Diana began having Affairs of her own private phone conversations between Diana and a friend and Charles and Camila were leaked to the Press Diana was much more relatable to and liked by the public than the prince could ever be so when news of his Affair became public Charles and Camila got all the blame Camila and Andrew divorced in 1994 and Charles and Diana in 1996 Diana continued to live in the public eye but in 1997 her car was chased by Paparazzi and crashed the public shock and outpouring of grief was enormous the prince declared his relationship with Camila non-negotiable he hired an adviser to reh AB both of their public images slowly she began to be seen with him at public events in 2005 Charles and Camila finally wed in a civil ceremony the marriage was controversial but the queen and the government approved as Charles's wife Camila was technically Princess of Wales but as the title was associated with Princess Diana she used the Lesser title Duchess of Cornwall there was speculation about what Camila would be called once Charles became became king but over the years she has become more accepted as a member of the royal family on September 8th 2022 Queen Elizabeth died and her son became King Charles III the palace's announcement of the Queen's death confirmed that Camila would be Queen consort Camila was crowned in Westminster ABY alongside her husband on May 6th 2023 she is England's first commoner Queen consort in 475 years since Henry VII's sixth wife Katherine Parr Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg was born Maria Teresa MRE e Batista on March 22nd 1956 in Havana Cuba when she was three the revolution broke out she her parents and three siblings fled the regime of Fidel Castro and moved to New York City the family later moved to Geneva Switzerland Maria Teresa took ballet and singing lessons and enjoyed skiing ice skating and water sports while studying political science at the University of Geneva she met fellow student Crown Prince HRI the couple married on Valentine's Day 1981 at the notredam Cathedral of Luxembourg Fidel Castro sent her a bouquet of red roses and a sugar cane the newlyweds launched a foundation to help those with special needs integrate in into society Maria Teresa gave birth to five children gum phelix Louise Alexandra and Sebastien in 2000 Grand Duke Jean abdicated and handed the throne to his son HRI Maria Teresa thus became Grand Duchess she has been a special Ambassador for UNESCO working to expand education for women and girls served on the board of the international paralympic committee and worked with with numerous other Charities Grand Duchess Maria Teresa enjoys spending time with her six grandchildren interior design floral arranging reading historical novels singing playing guitar and walking her dogs princess Marie of lonstein was born Marie kinsky on April 14th 1940 in Prague in what was then Nazi controlled Bohemia and is now the Czech Republic her father was the count of fenet un Teta Marie held the courtesy title of Countess she descended from a number of noble families including the princess of wakia Marie spent her first 5 years at the Horas shitza estate in Bohemia in 1945 the family fled to Germany where Marie attended boarding school she spent time in London and Paris and learned English and French in 1961 she graduated from the University of Munich that that Summer She visited her second cousin princess Georgina of lickstein the beautiful and confident 21-year-old Countess met georgiana's still slightly awkward 16-year-old son Hans Adam for him it was love at first sight she wasn't as impressed with a teenage Prince Marie returned to Germany to launch her career as a graphic designer over the next 5 years she met Hans Adam many more times and their bond grew when he was 20 he proposed and she accepted but his parents asked them to wait until he completed University they wed on July 30th 1967 at the Cathedral of St Floren in vadu he was 22 and she 27 in 1968 the princess took part in protests against the Soviet Union's invasion of her Homeland she and Hans Adam welcomed four children aloys maximilan Constantine and Tana princess Marie was very involved in their school and took on numerous charitable causes she was on the board of Lenin's Society for Environmental Protection she was president of the lonstein Red Cross for 30 years and sent Aid during the Yugoslav war in 1989 Hans Adam became Sovereign Prince of lickstein he also inherited the LGT group the largest family-owned private Bank in the world worth $7.6 billion per tradition in 2004 Hans Adam named his eldest son Prince aloys Regent and handed him power he and Princess Marie continued to appear at Royal functions at home and abroad on August 18th 2021 princess Marie suffered a stroke she died 3 days later in hospital in Switzerland at the age of 81 the micronation came out to mourn as their princess was laid to rest at the Cathedral of St Floren where she had become a princess 54 years earlier Princess Charlene of Monaco was born Charlene lenette wittock on January 25th 1978 in rodesia what is now Zimbabwe her great grandparents immigrated to South Africa from Germany in the mid 1800s Charlene's father was a sales manager and her mother a competitive diver she has two younger brothers at 21 Charlene won three gold medals at the all Africa games she represented South Africa in the 1998 and 2002 Commonwealth Games and won silver she competed in the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics where her Relay Team finished fifth throughout her career Charlene gave swimming lessons to underprivileged children while competing in the mar no meet in Monaco in 2000 she met Sovereign Prince Albert II they made their relationship public at the opening ceremonies of the 2006 Winter Olympics in touran Italy alar 20 years her senior had a reputation as a Playboy and had denied paternity of at least two children Charlene planned to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing as her swans song but a shoulder injury prevented her from qualifying her engagement to the prince was announced in 2010 in preparation she converted to Catholicism and was tutored in French and Court protocol news broke that alar was being sued for paternity of another child he had fathered while he was dating Charlene According to some she tried to flee Monaco but was followed by alar Who convinced her to stay on July 2nd 2011 Charlene and Alber tied the knot in the palace Courtyard the couple honeymooned in mosm Beek among the princess's numerous charitable causes are the prevention of HIV in her native South Africa she is a global Ambassador for the Special Olympics and began her own Foundation to prevent child drowning in 2014 Charlene gave birth to twins Gabriella was delivered first but according to Monaco's male preference primogeniture is the heir to the throne in 2021 while visiting South Africa to raise awareness about rhinoceros poaching Charlene caught an ear nose and throat infection her condition prevented her from flying home she missed her 10th wedding anniversary and there was speculation that the illness was a coverup to avoid headlines of a pending Royal divorce she underw surgery and was able to fly back to Europe but spent 4 months in a Swiss Clinic recovery uffing from fatigue after nearly 9 months she was able to return to her family in Monaco Princess Charlene enjoys surfing hiking reading poetry and Contemporary Art in next week's episode we'll meet these Queens in-laws the four princesses and one Prince waiting in the wings to be the next queens and consorts of Europe don't want to 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Channel: History Tea Time with Lindsay Holiday

Views: 113,331

Keywords: history, documentary, royal family, royalty, royal wedding, queen, queens of the world, european royalty, queens of europe, Royal history, Lindsay Holiday, current monarchs of europe, current queens consort, Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Prince Henrik of Denmark, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Queen Sonja of Norway, Queen Letizia of Spain, Queen Silvia of Sweden, queen camilla, Princess Charlene of Monaco, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, queen mary of denmark

Id: 5pM0cUKi_pE

Length: 31min 38sec (1898 seconds)

Published: Tue Jan 23 2024