The Royal Correspondent

On May 31, 2011, T.R.H.s Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands attended at concert at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.

The purpose of the event/concert was in remembrance of the victims and the devastation of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake  and the tsunami that struck Japan on March 11, 2011.

It is unknown if any money was raised from this event, which would obviously be sent to Japan, but one can only hope.

To view photos please click the links here and here.  To watch a video please click the link here. 

Source: Koninklijkhuis.nl

Photo courtesy of: Koninklijkhuis.nl

On May 31, 2011, H.R.H. Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark attended the French Open Tennis Tournament in Paris, France.  Looking all happy and crap the heir to the Danish throne watched the match between Roger Federer and Gael Monfils.

Later on in the evening he attended the International Tennis Federation’s Annual World Champions gala dinner.

To view photos please click the links here and here.

According to the French newspaper, Nice-Matin, shiny new trumpets have been custom-made, for the upcoming marriage between H.S.H. Prince Albert II and his fiancée, Charlene Wittstock.  The sole purpose for these new trumpets… they will play a new classical music piece composed especially for the new princess.

Per Nice-Matin:

…the prince has ordered four custom trumpets…

Twenty-four musicians will open at the end of civil marriage.  They will play the Princess Charlene’s anthem (Ode to Princess Charlene) on the Palace Square, where the couple will appear on the balcony in front of the Monaco citizens.

The four-minute piece, arranged and orchestrated by Jean-Christophe Aurnague, organist of the Church of the Sacred Heart, and Christian Escaffre.

Huh.  Well that’s cool.

Source and photo courtesy of:  Nice-Matin by Dulière/Prince’s Palace

With less than 31 days until the princely wedding in Monaco the official wedding stamps and postcards will finally be released tomorrow for public consumption.

In the local shops there are a myriad of lovely photo displays of the couple including this miniature gold wedding carriage (it’s supposed to be the couple.)

Finally, on the official site for the princely house of Monaco, Palais Princier de Monaco, new souvenirs have been added to their Marriage Princier page including a token with the couple’s monogram on it, an iPhone holder, a cheesy-looking  dinner plate, and a pocket mirror.

To view some of the latest items for sale please click the link here.

Photo courtesy of: Monaco Matin

On May 30, 2011, Charlene Wittstock, the future princess of Monaco, attended a charity fundraiser in Monte-Carlo.  The purpose of the event was to raise money for the Special Olympics. The event, entitled “The Road to Athens”, raised a significant amount of money for those participating in the next Special Olympics to be held in Athens, Greece staring on June 25, 2011.

To view photos please click the link here. 

Photo courtesy of:  Isopix

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are on the cover of the July issue (available on June 3) of Vanity Fair magazine just in time for their highly anticipated tour of Canada and California.

The cover is a photo outtake from famed photographer, Mario Testino.

Photo courtesy of: Mario Testino/Vanity Fair

Days after her gala birthday concert with 500 of her closest friends, the lovely Princess Maxima of the Netherlands got right back to work.  This afternoon, May 30, 2011, the princess attended the Impact Investing conference in Amsterdam.

The purpose of the event is to discuss, what else, investing as well as “…investing in companies and projects with social and environmental objective.”

To view photos please click the link here.  To watch a video please click the link here.  

Sources:  Koninklijkhuis.nl and PPE

Photo courtesy of:  Koninklijkhuis.nl

On May 30, 2011, H.R.H. Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark was at the beautiful Frederik VIII’s Palace at Amalienborg to present a scholarship from his own foundation entitled, The Crown Prince Frederik Fund.

According to the official press release from the crown prince’s private secretary, Morten Hansen:

…for the 18th time [the crown prince] presents scholarships from Crown Prince Frederik Fund – the Danish-American people’s gift to the Crown Prince for his 25th birthday, when he studied at Harvard University.

The fund’s objective is to provide financial support to students within the social sciences for one year of study at John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard.

This year there will be one scholarship recipient.  The winner studied at the University of Copenhagen, Department of Political Science. He is currently on stay at the London School of Economics, where he also will receive a Master of Science in “Politics and Government of the European Union”. He previously studied at the University of Cambridge and University of Fudan in China.

The recipient has been a member of the City Council at Fanø during his studies. After joining the University he worked as a student employee at the National Association and volunteered with IBIS, CARE and at Teater Forår. In his spare time, the recipient is active with running and hiking.

The recipient wants to use his education at Harvard to examine how international organizations and their cooperation can be strengthened for the benefit of political stability.

To view photos from the event please click the link here.

Source and photo courtesy of:  Kongehuest.dk

On May 30, 2011, T.R.H.s Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark attended a lovely reception at the Australian ambassador’s residence in Hellerup, Denmark.

The purpose of this reception was to celebrate the birth of royal couple’s twins, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, who were born this past January 8, 2011.

To view photos please click the links here,  here and here.