Most eligible royals
- Text by Ling Hui, QMI Agency
While Kate Middleton may have officially taken Prince William off the market, there's still plenty of gorgeous young royals up for grabs. Here's the lowdown on the world's most eligible royals.
- Prince Harry, 26
Country: United Kingdom
Following several highly publicized gaffes, this bad boy prince has toned down his wild-child antics since he joined the British military in 2005. For the past three years Harry has had an on-off romance with Zimbabwe-born party girl Chelsy Davy. If you remember how his brief visit to Calgary in 2007 ended, you’ll know that the prince's idea of a good time involves chatting up Playboy wannabes at nightclubs.
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- Prince Félix, 26, Princess Alexandra, 20
Country: Luxembourg
The siblings are related to every currently reigning monarch in Europe thanks to their father’s lineage, but despite their royal pedigree, both seem to prefer living simple lives. Prince Félix does public relations work for a Swiss sports-related event-planning company, while Princess Alexandra is a student at Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio and is a member of the school’s tennis team.
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- Princess Beatrice, 22
Country: United Kingdom
Considering her father happens to be playboy Prince Andrew and her mother is headline maker Sarah Ferguson, it’s amazing that Princess Bea is doing so well. She’s currently in a long-term relationship with Dave Clark, the son of an American millionaire.
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- Princess Eugenie, 21
Country: United Kingdom
Despite being sixth in line to the throne, Bea’s little sister Eugenie seems to behave just like every other twenty-something university student. She posts drunken goofy photos of herself and friends on Facebook and falls behind her essay deadlines. Her current squeeze, Jack Brooksbank, works at a bar in Central London.
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- Andrea Casiraghi, 26
Country: Monaco
The eldest son of Princess Caroline of Monaco has his grandmother, Princess Grace Kelly, to thank for his dashing looks. He's been linked to socialite and beer heiress Tatiana Santo Domingo since 2005.
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- Charlotte Casiraghi, 24
Country: Monaco
Ranked number 10 on Vanity Fair’s list of the world's most eligible young women when she was only just 16, this stylish aristocrat splits her time between her job as a fashion journalist and her career as a competitive equestrian. She's been dating is London art gallery owner Alex Dallal since 2007. You might spot her in the front row of a Gucci show as she happens to be spokesperson for the luxury brand. (WENN.COM)
- Pierre Casiraghi, 23
Country: Monaco
Just like older siblings Andrea and Charlotte, baby brother Pierre loves to mingle with the well-heeled bunch. His current squeeze is Italian socialite Beatrice Borrome, who's also a member of the Italian aristocracy.
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- Prince Carl Philip, 31
Country: Sweden
Sweden’s playboy prince is rumoured to be a regular guest at Stockholm's nightclubs. He’s recently been linked to bikini model and reality TV star Sofia Hellqvist. We bet fellow clubgoers often mistake him for actor Orlando Bloom.
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- Princess Madeleine, 28
Country: Sweden
Third in line to the Swedish crown, the princess came close to being married last year but broke off her engagement to her lawyer boyfriend amid rumours that he cheated her.
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- Princess Sirivannavari, 24,
Country: Thailand
A true fashionista, Princess Sirivannavari created her own line and held shows during Bangkok and Paris Fashion Weeks. She's currently studying fashion at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand.
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- Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, 28
Country: Dubai
What could be more romantic than a prince who loves riding horses and poetry? Sheikh Hamdan, the crown prince of Dubai, is an accomplished equestrian and enjoys writing poems under the pseudonym Fassa that he publishes on his website. Knowing Arabic would be a must to charm this prince as he only writes in his native language.
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- Princess Sikhanyiso, 23
Country: Swaziland
As the black sheep of the royal family, Princess Sikhanyiso is known for her eyebrow-raising antics. From wearing Western-style miniskirts to holding a rowdy drinking party at the Queen mum's residence, this rebel princess knows how to party - with rap music nonetheless.
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- Prince Philippos, 24
Country: Greece and Denmark
A prince without a castle, Prince Philippos was born thirteen years after his father was deposed and twelve years after the monarchy was officially abolished. He recently moved to New York to work for a hedge fund.
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- Princess Theodora, 27
Country: Greece and Denmark
While some young royals grow up under the media spotlight, this princess dreams of living a life behind the camera. With the goal of becoming a cinematographer, the princess moved to Los Angeles after taking graduate courses at the prestigious Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London. Like many of the rich and famous in showbiz, she's been arrested and fined once for speeding (her original DUI charge was dropped). (WENN.COM)
- Prince Amedeo, 25
Country: Belgium
Though he's a member of the Belgium royal family, this prince spends his time mostly in New York since moving there in 2009 to work for a global consulting firm. For those who like a man in uniform, Prince Amedeo spent a year at Belgium's military academy and is currently a reserve officer in the Belgian army.
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- Prince Azim, 28
Country: Brunei
Famous for throwing over-the-top bashes attended by celeb A-listers like Janet Jackson, Sophia Loren and Scarlett Johansson, this flamboyant prince knows how to spend his billions (he’s reportedly worth $22 billion). Meeting him might require doing some high profile charity work, as he’s been known to lend his name to a few causes.
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- Princess Tsuguko, 25
Country: Japan
Not much is known about the cousin of Japan’s reigning emperor due to the chrysanthemum taboo - a ban on reporting on the royal family outside of information released from the kingdom. What we do know is that the princess comes from a family of well-educated royals. Her dad, the late Prince Takamado once studied law at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario and her mother studied anthropology and archeology at Cambridge University in the U.K. The princess is currently a student at Japan’s Waseda University.
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- Prince Albert of Thurn und Taxis, 27
Country: Germany
Prince Albert was once the youngest on the Forbes' list of billionaires and is worth an estimated $2 billion. Though not much is known about the prince's love affairs, we think his idea of a date might include a ride in a Lamborghini since he's a champion race car driver for Reiter Engineering.
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