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We've all heard of the British royal family, but if you live in the States, you probably don't get much news about other royals. You might be surprised to find out there are actually a lot of them—including some refreshingly young princes and princesses! 

Want the scoop on the tiara-toting teens of the modern age? Read on to meet a few of these Gen Z royals from around the world! They're just like us—minus the crowns, ofc.

Prince Christian of Denmark

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Prince Christian is the first son of King Frederik and Queen Mary, and his official title is Crown Prince of Denmark (ooh la la!). The prince has some pretty spectacular family ties—his cousin Count Nikolai is a Dior model, his great-aunt is the former queen of Greece and his mother is the first Australian-born woman to ever become queen of a country. But when you're royal, an impressive bloodline kind of comes with the territory.

Princess Leonor of Spain

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Princess Leonor is officially known as the Princess of Asturias, a title reserved for the person who's next in line to the Spanish throne. Following in the footsteps of many monarchs-in-training before her, Leonor is currently enrolled at a military academy in northern Spain. When she eventually ascends the throne, she'll only be the *second* reigning queen in the history of a unified Spain. Talk about making history!

Princess Salma of Jordan

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Princess Salma is the third child and second daughter of King Abdullah and Queen Rania. She recently graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in archaeology, proving that princesses can be scholars too (Sasha Obama also graduated from USC in the same ceremony—maybe the two famous families ran into each other?).

Prince Hashem of Jordan

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Salma's younger brother Prince Hashem is basically the Harry Styles of the Middle East. Since graduating high school this past year and making more appearances at royal events, he's become a teen heartthrob with lots of eager fans (his mom's social media comments are flooded with fans begging for more content featuring him). But the prince is more than just his dashing good looks—he's also a motorcycle enthusiast, as revealed by Queen Rania on Instagram. He'll probably never wear Jordan's crown, but at least he looks pretty sick in a motorcycle helmet.

Princess Aiko of Japan

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Princess Aiko is one of the last princesses left in Japan's imperial family. Her cousin Mako famously gave up her title to marry a non-royal and move to New York City, but Aiko still lives in Japan and will soon graduate from Gakushuin University. After her graduation, she plans to work with the Japanese Red Cross Society.

Aiko is the subject of a lot of international discussion because in most other monarchies, she'd be next in line to the throne as Emperor Naruhito's only child. But the law in Japan says that only men can reign, which means the throne will eventually pass to Aiko's little cousin Prince Hisahito.

Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway

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Princess Ingrid is currently second in line to the Norwegian throne after her father, Crown Prince Haakon. When she becomes queen, she'll be Norway's first female monarch in—get this—600 years!

Ingrid is a sporty princess who took home the gold in Norway's junior surfing championship and now practices parachute jumping (from 20,000 feet in the air!) with the Norwegian Armed Forces. She even had the privilege of participating in the opening ceremony of 2016's Winter Youth Olympic Games when she was 14 years old. In the near future, Ingrid will enter a period of military training to prepare her for the day she becomes the highest-ranking officer in Norway: the monarch.

Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands

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Princess Catharina-Amalia, known to the Dutch public as Amalia, holds the official title Princess of Orange. Right now, she goes to the University of Amsterdam and studies a range of subjects: politics, psychology, law, and economics.

Unlike most other royal heirs, Amalia isn't expected to take the throne only after one of her parents dies. Instead, it's Dutch tradition for the monarch to retire at a certain point to give the next generation a chance to take the ~reigns~.

But that doesn't mean Amalia's ready to be crowned just yet—she told a biographer that she asks her father King Willem-Alexander to "keep on eating healthy and exercise a lot" so he can do the job for as long as possible before she has to step in. And can you blame her? Ruling a country, as fun as it seems, also sounds like a *lot* of work.

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by Hana Tilksew | 3/15/2024