Queen Sofia of Spain attends the opening of an El Greco exhibition at Benaki Museum in Athens, Greece on November 12, 2014. (Photo by Milos Bicanski/Getty Images)
The World of Royalty
Queen Sofia of Spain attends the opening of an El Greco exhibition at Benaki Museum in Athens, Greece on November 12, 2014. (Photo by Milos Bicanski/Getty Images)
I am quite surprised that two of the former Queen Consorts of Belgium and Spain and one Queen Regnant of the Netherlands are still active with public appearances, even after their abdications.
We live in different times to those of our parents! It seems that these royal houses are doing their best to keep up with the changes and mood of their countries. I cannot imagine the British Queen abdicating, ever.