1.   And despite her lack of royal training, she showed during that period her shrewd sense of the style and sensitivities a modern monarchy needed to survive.

2.   But no woman served in the law courts or chancelleries of late medieval and early modern monarchies.

3.   The French also promoted the modern Laotian monarchy.

4.   For a modern monarchy whose popularity and stature depend mainly on image and symbolism, Urdangarin had ideal credentials.

5.   Queen Elizabeth II, steadily extending the frontiers of the modern monarchy, on Friday made her first official visit to a pub.

6.   The palace is also trying to show it is not just reacting, but is actively involved in the evolution of a modern monarchy.

7.   With a few exceptions, such as the royal houses of Thailand, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, modern monarchies have no real power.