With the Coronation of Spain’s King Felipe VI, Princess Leonor, the elder daughter of King Felipe and Queen Letizia, has become Europe’s youngest heir to the throne. She is now Princess of Asturias and at the age of eight is second-in-line to rule Spain.
Besides Princess Mary of Denmark’s first-born son, Prince Christian, all of Leonor’s contemporaries are girls. They include Amalia of the Netherlands, Elisabeth of Belgium and heirs apparent Ingrid of Norway and Estelle of Sweden.
This next generation of heirs has been labelled “charismatic” as they grow up under the global media spotlight and shoulder the burden of carrying their families into an era where monarchy is regularly labelled anachronistic.
Take a look at the child heirs around the world – the boys and girls who, one day, will be kings and queens.
Princesses Leonor and Sofia
Princesses Leonor and Sofia whose father, Felipe VI, has been crowned Kind of Spain.
Princess Leonor
Princess Leonor (left) has become Europe’s youngest heir to the throne.
The eight-year-old is now second-in-line to rule Spain.
Prince Christian of Denmark
Prince Christian of Denmark is the first-born of Prince Frederik and our own Princess Mary.
The Count of Monpezat
The Count of Monpezat is second in the Danish line of succession, after his father.
Two-year-old Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland
Two-year-old Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland, is second-in-line to the throne of Sweden.
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway is expected to become Norway’s second female monarch when she succeeds her father.
Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway
Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway is third in line to succeed his grandfather, King Harald V, after his sister and father.
Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant
Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant is the heiress apparent to the Belgian throne.
Princess Elisabeth
Princess Elisabeth (second from right) with her siblings, Princess Eleonore, Prince Gabriel, and Prince Emmanuel of Belgium.
The young Royals of Belgium.
Princess Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange
Princess Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange, is the heiress apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Princess Catharina-Amalia with her sisters
Princess Catharina-Amalia with her sisters, Princesses Ariane and Alexia of Netherlands.
Our own Prince George of Cambridge.
Prince George is third in line to succeed his great-grandmother
After his grandfather and father, Prince George is third in line to succeed his great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.
Prince Joachim
Prince Joachim is sixth in the line of succession to the Danish throne, following his elder brother, Crown Prince Frederik, and Frederik’s four children.
Princess Isabella of Denmark
Prince Christian’s younger sister, Princess Isabella of Denmark, comes before her uncle in succession.
Prince Vincent
Prince Vincent, the third child and younger son of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary, is fourth in line to the throne.
Princess Josephine of Denmark
Princess Josephine of Denmark is the twin sister of Prince Vincent, but was born after her brother, making her fifth in line.
Princess Athena of Denmark
Princess Athena of Denmark, the fourth and youngest child of Prince Joachim, is tenth in the line of succession to the Danish throne. But she already rules in the cute stakes.
Prince Hisahito
Prince Hisahito is third in line to become Emperor of Japan.
Prince Hisahito of Japan.
