Royal Barbie Dolls

I still just love Barbies, with their tiny cute little outfits and super glamorous clothes! There are even really nice upscale Barbie Dolls with "silkstone" faces, which are more finely featured that the normal vinyl dolls are, and look a lot more like the actual people.

Here are some super cool royalty Barbies! I wish I had some of them.

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden Barbie.

Empress Josephine of France Barbie. This thing is apparently very rare, it sells on Ebay for upwards of $800!

A beautiful Queen Marie Antoinette of France Barbie. She has one of those fine silkstone faces.

Another Queen Marie Antoinette Barbie.

A Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge Barbies. William looks a bit funny, as his head is pretty large in relation to his body.

The famous post wedding kiss of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

A lovely Grace Kelly Barbie in a flowered dress.

Another Grace Kelly Barbie, I think this one is from the film To Catch a Thief, but correct me if I'm wrong.

Grace, Princess of Monaco wedding day Barbie.

A luxurious Queen Elizabeth I Barbie.

The Stylish Monegasque Princesses

I think it is fair to say that the Monegasque princes and princesses have by far the most money and wealth than any of the other European monarchies. The Arab princes are probably the only other royals that outrank them in net worth. 

Albert and Charlene, the Prince and Princess of Monaco, on their wedding day.

Charlotte Casiraghi, though not technically a princess, still wears stylish dresses and occasional tiaras.

Charlotte is the daughter of Princess Caroline of Hanover, and she competes professionally in horse riding.

Charlotte Casiraghi on the cover of Vogue magazine. She has recently done a campaign for Gucci.

Charlotte's features are absolutely perfect and beautiful.

Albert and Charlene at Oktoberfest in Germany.

Charlene, who was born in 1978, is 20 years Albert's junior.

Princess Caroline of Hanover, daughter of Grace Kelly, is stylish as always in a sparkling dress, diamond fringe necklace, and diamond and pearl drop tiara.

Caroline and sister, Stephanie, look remarkably alike. Pictured here is Caroline.

The three siblings together at a function.

Princess Charlene at a dog show, greeting one of the contestants.

Charlene and Albert enjoying their steins of beer.

The Monegasque Princely Family

These are from my own collection of Grimaldi memorabilia.

A postcard of Grace Kelly, before she married Prince Rainier III of Monaco.

A magazine cover showing the wedding of Grace and Rainier.

Princess Caroline, daughter of Grace and Rainier.

A beautiful Life magazine with Princess Caroline on the cover, dating from 1986. The article contains photos of her and her husband, Stefano Casiraghi, who died shortly afterwards.

The newly made Princess of Monaco, Charlene, the consort to Prince Albert II, Grace's son.

A picture from Life magazine, where Grace is greeted by photographers outside of her hotel. This was shortly before her marriage.

Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly.

A Life magazine with an article on Grace Kelly, dated from April 9, 1956, which was right before her marriage to Rainier.

Top, stamps commemorating the birth of Princess Caroline, Grace's first child. Bottom, Monaco stamps commemorating the marriage of Grace and Rainier, and featuring their intertwined monogram.

My favorite Grace Kelly stamp, which features a lovely engraving of Grace Kelly, and the US released it as a joint issue with Monaco.

A fairly recent photo of Princess Stephanie, Grace's youngest daughter, with her own daughter, Pauline.