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With the latest addition to Europe's royal families, Swedish Princess Estelle, five little queens are growing up who will one day ascend to the throne: Elisabeth of Belgium, Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands, Ingrid Alexandra of Norway, Leonor of Spain and Estelle.
There has never been so much female power in history.
Until a few years ago, female succession to the throne was anything but a matter of course.
Sweden was the first kingdom in Europe to change its constitution in 1980: whether daughter or son, the first-born child inherits the throne.
As the only woman among Europe's heirs to the throne, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden did not always have it easy.
As a teenager, she struggled with her fate.
She had to fight for her Daniel for years.
But she stood her ground, took unconventional paths and earned respect.
Today, the heiress to the Swedish throne tops the royal charts.
As the figurehead of a new generation, her place in the history books is assured.
Embedded in a portrait of Crown Princess Victoria, the film introduces the little superstars of tomorrow.
How are the girls being prepared for their role in the 21st century?
What role models from history are they measured against?
What can they learn from the monarchs of today?
And what has Crown Princess Victoria achieved for the new generation?
In the Age of Queens, Julia Melchior's film is the first to focus on the role of women at the head of European kingdoms - past, present and future.
First broadcast: Saturday, July 07, 2012, 7:25 p.m., ZDF.
