Being so far (geographically) from our Monarchy often leaves us getting a little more excited than we should at sightings of the Royals. But itโs not just the British royal familyโour obsession extends to that of Denmark, Spain, Sweden and Monaco, too.
Click through for some gratuitous snaps of our favourite royal families vacationing about Europe that will make you want to follow in their footsteps, stat.
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charles and diana skiing
Nostalgic snaps of Charles and Dianaโs ski holidays, here in Switzerland in 1986, still make us want to book a snow-filled holiday to the Alps.

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Does it get any more โ80s-retro than this cute snap of William, Diana and Harry on a family trip to Austria?

Harry, Charles and William adorably continued the tradition after Dianaโs death, pictured here in Switzerland in 2005.

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Then thereโs Queen Elizabeth II and her love of the great outdoors, which makes us want to hightail to the Scottish highlands to ride horseback around Balmoral Castle, too.

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Is it just us, or are Prince Philip and Queen Elizabethโon the grounds of their Scottish residence, Balmoral, in 1972โcountry weekender goals?

family photo at balmoral
When the Brit royal family (L-R: Anne, Charles, Edward, Andrew, Elizabeth and Philip) were picture perfect in this sweet family photo in Scotland.

two families spain
Whatโs better than one Royal family? Two! Throwback to when Charles, Diana, William and Harry visited the Spanish royal family in Majorca for the chic-est joint family holiday ever.

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When we wished we could be reincarnated as one of Kate and Willโs dogs, just enjoying the country air, and totally unbothered by a baby Prince George stealing the limelight.

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When we wouldโve given anything to be perched on the side of the winding streets of Monaco to peep the newlywed Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene after their lavish 2011 weddingโฆ

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โฆOr for a glimpse at the stunning Princess Charleneโฆ

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โฆAnd her adorable bridesmaids, girls chosen from local areas in Monaco and France to be a part of the ceremony, and dressed in adorable 18th century-inspired attire.

carl philip and sofia wedding
Then there was the nuptials of the (quite frankly, very unfortunate looking) Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden, in Stockholm.

And this picture of Carl Philip, at the Rally Sweden event earlier this year. Anyone else suddenly really interested by rally driving?

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Then thereโs Crown Princess Mary with her children at the Chรขteau de Cayx, a Danish royal residence (read: holiday house) in southern France.

danish royal family
We wished our family gatherings looked like the Danish royal familyโs (pictured again at Chรขteau de Cayx).

letizia and felipe
On the topic of stunning family photos, Queen Letizia and King Felipe VI of Spain with their daughters Princess Leonor and Sofia make us want to jet to Mallorca, ASAP.

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When Mary and Frederikโalong with their children Isabella, Josephine and Vincentโarenโt jaunting off to the South of France, theyโre often at Grรฅsten Palace, their โsummer residenceโ.

2014 danish royal family at grasten
Ah, to have a 16th-century Palace as your summer holiday house.

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Mary and Frederikโs kids Princess Isabella and Prince Vincent (pictured again at Grรฅsten) make us, too, want to abandon all our cares at the sight of a Dachshund.

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And in winter? To Switzerland, of course.

kate charlotte george william skiing
Speaking of snow, who can forget when little Charlotte made us want to put on a knitted pink beanie and join her, Kate, George and William in the French Alps?

We also wish all our family Christmas church visits were this colour-coordinated.

In case you were wondering, the Swedish royal familyโs holidays are just as adorable. Here, Prince Daniel and Crown Princess Victoria bake with their daughter, Princess Estelle, in a cottage in the countryside.

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And hereโs Estelle on her 3rd birthday, having as joyful a time at the snow as anyone will ever have.

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But the Swedes arenโt the only Royals with adorable little ones. Princess Charlene and her son, Prince Jacques, give us serious mummy-and-me dressing goals.

charlene family Pique Nique Monegasque
Here they areโalong with Charleneโs husband, Prince Albert II, and their daughter, Princess Gabriellaโenjoying celebrations for the annual Pique Nique Monegasque (or โpicnic in the Principalityโ), held in Monaco.