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Head in the clouds: Dutch king was guest pilot for 21 years The middle-school princesses have been on display lately across Europe, including two who are next in line for the throne.

In Spain, the royal family turned out Wednesday on the occasion of 10-year-old Princess Sofia‘s first communion. Her father, Felipe, is the king. Older sister Leonor, 11, is first in line; then comes Sofia.

Norway’s Constitution Day called for traditional garb Wednesday for 13-year-old Princess Ingrid and her family. She’s second in line to the throne, after her father, Crown Prince Haakon. Brother Sverre, 11, is third. (Haakon, you might recall, raised a few eyebrows last week when he shaved his beard in the middle of his parents’ gala birthday dinner. He seemed to be on good behavior Wednesday.)

And a few weeks ago in the Netherlands, the king’s family took to the streets, including the three sisters at the front of the succession line: Catherina-Amalia, 13; Alexia, 11; and Ariane, 10.