Kate Middleton (AP-Yonhap News)
Kate Middleton, set to marry Prince William on April 29, has been selected third most beautiful royal, a poll showed.
The Telegraph report is based on the poll conducted by a dating website BeautifulPeople.com on 127,000 people Monday.
American actress Grace Kelly, who became Princess Grace when she married Prince Rainier Ⅲ of Monaco, topped the list with 91 percent of the vote. Queen Rania of Jordan followed with 90 percent. Middleton finished ahead of the late Princess Diana at fourth place.
The poll also showed top 10 beautiful men in royal families. Prince Carl Philip of Sweden took the lead with 88 percent, followed by Prince Andrea of Monaco with 80 percent and Prince Frederick of Denmark at 76. Prince Harry and William took the fourth and fifth spots with 66 and 65 percent of the votes.
As a bit of fun, the survey also picked the worst-looking royals, including Princess Fiona from Shrek and The Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland.
데이트 웹사이트에서 실시한 가장 아름다운 왕족 여성 투표에서 케이트 미들턴이 아름다운 왕족 여성 3위로 선정됐다.
데이트 웹사이트 뷰티풀피플 닷컴에서 12만 7천명을 상대로 가장 아름다운 왕족 여성 및 남성을 조사한 결과 모나코 왕비 그레이스 켈리와 스웨덴의 칼 필립 왕자가 뽑혔다. 요르단의 라니아 왕비가 2위, 케이트 미들턴은 다이애나 왕세자비보다 앞선 3위를 차지했다.
그리고 해리왕자와 윌리엄 왕자는 각각 4,5위를 차지했다.
외모를 기준으로 하위순위를 기록한 왕족 가운데는 허구 인물인 슈렉의 피오나 공주와 이상한나라의 앨리스의 하트의 여왕이 선정되기도 했다.
Top 10 royal beauties: women (Telegraph)
1. Princess Grace of Monaco: 91%
2. Queen Rania of Jordan: 90%
3. Princess in waiting, Kate Middleton: 84%
4. Diana, Princess of Wales: 82%
5. Princess Charlotte of Monaco: 76%
6. Princess Gayatri Devi: 75%
7. Princess Madeline of Sweden: 74%
8. Crown Princess Mary of Denmark: 72%
9. Princess Margaret: 70%
10. Princess Masako of Japan: 68%
Top 10 royal beauties: men
1. Prince Carl Philip of Sweden: 88%
2. Prince Andrea of Monaco: 80%
3. Prince Frederick of Denmark: 76%
4. Prince Harry: 66%
5. Prince William: 65%
6. Prince Philippos of Greece: 62%
7. Felipe de Borbon, Crown Prince of Spain 60%
8. Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg: 57%
9. Prince Albert of Monaco: 44%
10. The Prince of Wales: 37%
The lowest ranking royals:
Princess Eugenie: 33%
Princess Fiona from Shrek: 33%
Princess Beatrice: 32%
King Henry VIII: 30%
The Duke of York: 29%
The Duke of Edinburgh: 29%
The Queen of Hearts (Alice in Wonderland): 27%
The Duchess of Cornwall: 24%
Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel: 23%
Sarah, Duchess of York: 16%
The Princess Royal: 14%
By Lee Woo-young (wylee@heraldcorp.com)
Edited by Rob York