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I always assumed that she went to King Baudouin’s funeral because he was the most senior monarch in Europe at the time of his death (1951).

I’m looking at a photo of the 2019 State Opening of Parliament and HRH the Duchess of Wellington is seated first amongst the peeresses. So, I guess the wives (if they have any) of the other dukes in Parliament didn’t attend, leaving the princess as the most senior peeress.

Here she is! You can see her seated on the far right in the first chair. Based on the responses, my guess is that as the wife of one of the only Dukes currently serving in the House of Lords, that’s how she got that special position as leading peeress...

HRH Princess Antonia, Duchess of Wellington I recently read an article which describes HRH the Duchess of Wellington (née Princess Antonia of Prussia) as the “leading peeress at the State Opening of Parliament.” Could this be due to her status as a member of a (non-reigning) royal family/royal...