Beauty also helps if you're a commoner, as you can end up catching the attention of a royal prince and marrying him.
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Jordan's Queen Rania addresses the Jeddah Economic Forum in Jeddah February 25, 2007. Queen Rania urged the global community to plant the seeds of acceptance, dialogue and peace for future generations during the forum, the Jordanian News Agency said. REUTERSNewlywed Crown Princess Masako, next to Crown Prince Naruhito, smiles at well-wishers as they set out from the Imperial Palace for a parade to the Crown Prince's Togu Palace June 9.ReutersBritain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge travels to Buckingham Palace in the 1902 State Landau, along the Procession Route, after her wedding to Britain's Prince William in Westminster Abbey, in central London April 29, 2011. Prince William married his fiancee, Kate Middleton, in Westminster Abbey on Friday.ReuterSwedish Princess Madeleine and her British-American boyfriend Christopher O'Neill became engaged in early October and plan to marry in summer 2013. REUTERSPrincess Caroline of Hanover's daughter Charlotte Casiraghi poses as she arrives to attend the Bal de la Rose in Monte Carlo March 29, 2008. The Bal de la Rose is a traditional annual charity event in Monaco Principality.
REUTERSDenmark's Crown Prince Frederik (L) and Crown Princess Mary attend a dinner after Mary opened the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute in Sydney September 3, 2008.REUTERSJetsun Pema, fiancee of Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, is seen in Bhutan in this undated handout photograph released May 20, 2011. The young and dashing Bhutanese king on Friday announced his engagement to a commoner, sending his adoring subjects into rhapsody at the prospect of a grand wedding later this year in the last of the Himalayan kingdoms. Wangchuck, termed "Prince Charming" for his Elvis Presley looks, smiled as he named his bride, a 21-year-old student at London's Regents College, during his speech opening parliament.REUTERSSpanish Princess Leticia Ortiz smiles after arriving for Easter Sunday mass at Palma de Mallorca's cathedral March 27, 2005. The Spanish Royal family is spending their holidays on the Spanish balearic island of Mallorca. REUTERSCharlene Wittstock, fiancee of Prince Albert II of Monaco, attends a mass in the Cathedral of Monaco as part of the ceremony of Monaco National Day in Monte Carlo November 19, 2010.REUTERSBritain's Zara Phillips leaves St Mary Magdalene church after attending the Christmas Day service on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, December 25, 2003. Britain's Queen Elizabeth made her first public appearance since undergoing knee surgery on Christmas Day, arriving at the traditional family church service by car. REUTERS