As the Olympic Games in Beijing gets ready to begin, I’m sure we’ll see a number of royals in attendance. We already have an idea about who to keep an eye out for as photos start to come out of Beijing.

So far, I have the following royals with Olympic plans:

Monaco’s Prince Albert, a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), is already in Beijing (photo at Hello).

Britain’s Princess Anne, an IOC member, has also arrived (via 2008bimc)

Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and Crown Princess Maxima of the Netherlands

Norway’s King Harald and Queen Sofia

Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik, who arrived in China’s capital on August 4, 2008 (via M&C)

Spain’s Crown Prince Felipe and Crown Princess Letizia arrived on Thursday (via 2008bimc)

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Prince Harry and some of his mates board a ferry for Robben Island

Prince Harry’s tour of Africa is almost over. The British prince has been spending time with members of his Blues and Royals regiment. While in Africa, they have helped with various projects at a community school in Lesotho. This project is supported by Sentebale, Prince Harry’s charity dedicated to helping AIDS orphans in Lesotho.

The visit has not been all work for the group, of course. Some of them, including Harry, also found time to try the world’s highest bungee jump, 700 feet from the ground.

The group is scheduled to go back home to Britain later this week. One of their last stops is at the prison cell where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years of his life. The seven foot by eight foot room “sent a shiver” down Harry’s spine. Harry, who has yet to meet Mr. Mandela, has read his autobiography and is an admirer of the former president of South Africa. The visit to Robben Island, a former leper colony, included a talk by a former political prisoner there.

Nelson Mandela recently celebrated his 90th birthday with a concert at Hyde Park, which was attended by Kate Middleton.

story via Telegraph; image used with permission from Newscom

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Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary, with Icelands President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson and his wife Dorrit Moussaieff, on a visit in May 2008

Another princess which I missed on my first list of Vanity Fair’s Best-Dressed Women was Princess Mary of Denmark. Princess Mary is one of my favorite royals. In the list, she is Number 16, though I think she should be higher. ;)

Here are a couple more of her recent fashion statements:

top image used with permission from Newscom

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I feel like such a dork. I posted about Kate Middleton and a number of royals making it to Vanity Fair’s International Best-Dressed List this year. I didn’t realize, until Frank pointed it out, that I missed several other royals. I was looking at this list, instead of this one.

In the complete list, Princess Letizia of Spain is Number 2 among the best-dressed women of the world. She really does deserve to be in this list. Princes Letizia is always impeccably dressed, no matter what the occasion is.

Thanks, Frank, for the heads-up!

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Kate Middleton is not (yet) a royal. But she is as well-dressed as any of them, according to Vanity Fair’s 2008 International Best-Dressed List. Kate joins the following blue-bloods who are being recognized for their fashion choices:

Crown Princess Mathilde of Belgium (shown on the right), with her tailored dresses and suits.

Prince Heinrich von Und Zu Furstenberg of Germany, whose personal style is labeled timeless.

Count Manfredi Della Gherardesca, whose favorite clothing purchase of 2008 was a batik-inspired J. Crew jacket.

Rafael Medina, The Duke of Feria, along with his brother Don Luis Medina of Spain.

Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece, who favors business attire.

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