The Social Climber: Meet Spain's New Queen: Princess Letizia

June 4, 2014— -- quicklist:1title: Meet Spain's New Queen: Princess Letiziatext: They're calling her Kate 2.0.

All eyes are on Princess Letizia of Spain, the 41-year-old who married Prince Felipe and now stands to become queen of Spain, according to the New York Daily News.

Now that Felipe's father, King Juan Carlos, has announced he'll abdicate, Felipe and Letizia are primed to become the glamorous new monarchs of the country.media: 23986448

quicklist:2title: Alan Alda Teaches Us About Colortext: Actor Alan Alda isn't playing a science nerd for a production, he's actually championing science as a cause.

Alda handed out an award at this year's World Science Festival for the scientist who could most clearly and simply answer the question, "What is color?" according to the Christian Science Monitor.

Alda previously helped start the Center for Communicating Science at New York's Stony Brook University. media: 23986045

quicklist:3title: Hayden Christensen's in Barbadostext: Rachel Bilson and her beau, Hayden Christensen, hit the beaches of Barbados this week after the exciting news last month that they were expecting their first child.

Bilson and Christensen have been together since 2007, and Bilson showed off a tiny baby bump in her two-piece suit on the "babymoon" vacation with Christensen, according to the Daily Mail.media:23987238

quicklist:4title: McDonald's Plane Crashtext: A small plane crashed into a McDonald's parking lot in Louisiana Tuesday.

The plane crashed after hitting pine trees and losing control, and crashed into the lot around 11 a.m., according to the Lafayette Advertiser.

The only person on board was the pilot, who suffered injuries. The plane was a Beechcraft Bonanza from Illinois. media: 23986391

quicklist:5title: Iraq F-16stext: Lockheed Martin will begin delivering a fleet of F-16 fighter jets to Iraq this week for the country's air force, according to the Christian Science Monitor.

One jet will make its way toward Iraq this week, with as many as four new jets being shipped by the end of the year. media: 23986570