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WAITING FOR REIGN!

QUEEN Elizabeth II may be the globe’s most iconic monarch but waiting in the wings in neighbouring Europe is a whole crop of young women ready to wear the crown and command a kingdom.

In fact, the futures of the royal houses of Europe are looking increasingly female, feisty and fabulous.

QUEENS-TO-BE

CROWN PRINCESS VICTORIA OF SWEDEN (43)

She’s the princess next door, known for her down-to-earth nature, and is one of the most popular European royals

Victoria is the eldest daughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf (74) and Queen Silvia (77) and her place as heir was formalised in 1980 when a change to the Act of Succession introduced absolute primogeniture – meaning

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