Royal motherhood is obviously a subject close to our readers' hearts – an astounding 35,000 votes were logged in our poll to discover Hellomagazine.com's favourite royal mum or mum-to-be.The clear winner was Prince Edward's wife, and expectant first-time mother, Sophie Wessex. The Queen's daughter-in-law, whose new arrival is due in December, scooped a full one-third of the votes counted, putting her in the top spot.
However, Sophie's triumph wasn't a clean sweep – popular Dutch Crown Princess Maxima, a fellow first-timer expecting in January, came in a close second, trailing just a few percentage points behind.
Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit was pipped to third place by her sister-in-law, Princess Martha Louise, who gave birth to little Maud Angelica Behn in April. Martha Louise scored the support of nearly 12 per cent of readers, five points ahead of future queen Mette-Marit, who will become a mum for the second time early in 2004.
The full results are as follows:
1.Sophie Wessex – 33%
2.Crown Princess Maxima of the Netherlands – 28.7%
3.Princess Martha Louise of Norway – 11.9%
4.Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway – 7.1%
5.Crown Princess Mathilde of Belgium – 6.8%
6.Lady Helen Taylor – 4.7%
7.Alexia of Greece – 4%
8.Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco – 2.7%
9.Princess Astrid of Belgium – 0.9%
Photo: © Alphapress.com
Photo: © Alphapress.com
