Queen Fabiola of Belgium of Denmark, King and Queen of Sweden, King of Norway accompanied by his sister Princess Astrid, King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain, Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, Sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein, Empress Farah of Iran and Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand, attended the funeral. No members of the British Royal Family or the Monegasque Princely Family attended the funeral, leading to criticism by both Belgian and international press. Queen Fabiola of Belgium Queen Fabiola of Belgium (born Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón on 11 June 1928 – 5 December 2014) was Queen of the Belgians from
HMS Princess Beatrix the Commander in Chief of the western Mediterranean. During her time in the Mediterranean "Princess Beatrix" transported 15,700 men, including a large number of German and Italian POWs while sailing 12,000 miles. "Princess Beatrix" was then attached to the ships of "Operation Husky", the invasion of Sicily. The ship was attached to Force B and sailed with convoy SBF-1. On board were men of the 51st (Highland) Infantry Division and a Special Forces group, which were to raid a beach codenamed Bark South. On 16 August 1943 "Princess Beatrix" participated in a joint Anglo-American landing at Cape Scarletta, code-named "Operation