The Royal Correspondent

On their last official day in New York City, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II and H.R.H. Prince Henrik of Denmark were quite busy to say the least.

In the morning, Her Majesty visited Lincoln Center where she met the President and Executive Director of the New York Philharmonic and the Music Director of the New York Philharmonic.  Soon, they ushered the queen into the building where she was treated to a special classical music concert.

Soon, she was off to have lunch with the Friends of the Royal Danish Ballet.  Then Her Majesty rushed over to visit Scandinavia House to participate in the 100th anniversary of the Scandinavian Foundation.

Meanwhile, H.R.H. Prince Henrik was busy hanging out with the employees at Maersk, Inc.  The prince consort was given a private tour of the company and discussed boring business matters.  After that he bolted on over to Arla Foods, Inc. where he was given another tour and a lovely reception.

Later on this evening, the reigning couple will attend an exhibit entitled Centuries of Sterling Icons at the Georg Jensen store.

Tomorrow, H.R.H. Prince Henrik will continue his tour of the United States by visiting Solvang, CA as well as Stanford University and the Danish Innovation Center in Palo Alto, CA.  As for Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II, she’s flying home to Denmark.

To view photos from today’s event please click the link here. 

To watch a video of Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark receiving the Person of the Year Award from the Danish American Society last evening please click the link here. 

Source:  Kongehuest.dk

Photo courtesy of: Daylife AP Photo/Richard Drew

On June 10, 2011, H.R.H. Crown Prince Frederik attended the opening of the Tallships 2011 at Frederica Port in Denmark. According to the official tourism site, Visit Denmark, people can visit the port area of Frederica and the ships:

In addition to coming aboard the big, beautiful sailing vessels when they are in port, you can also actually sail with one of the Tallships for a fee.  The entire port area of Frederica and the wharf along the Little Belt will feature maritime atmosphere, stalls, small cafes and galleys, and a wide range of activities and competitions are available for the entire family.

Sounds like fun.  

To view photos from the opening event please click the links here and here.

Sources:  Visit Denmark and DR.dk

Photo courtesy of:  SN.dk

Well, it’s pretty much official… H.R.H. Princess Madeleine of Sweden and millionaire financier, Mr. Christopher O’Neill, are indeed an item.

Prior to her departure to Stockholm, Sweden, to take part in the country’s National Day, the couple were photographed having lunch and strolling arm in arm in New York City.

The Danish magazine, Billed Bladet, managed to capture the two having a lovey-dovey day along with the princess’s dog, Zorro.

To view photos please click here.

Source and photo courtesy of:  Billed Bladet by AOP

Recently, H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco and his lovely fiancée, Charlene Wittstock, sat down with French journalists, Julien Migaud-Muller and Thomas Misrachi from BFMtv, to discuss their relationship and “…desire to have children…”

To watch a clip from the interview please click here.  Plus, the Thomas de Bergeyck interview here and here.

Source: Plurielles.fr

Photo courtesy of:  Madame Figaro by Karl Lagerfeld

Tomorrow is the beginning of the two-day celebrations to mark King Kamehameha Day in Hawai’i and this year’s theme is Wahine Holo Lio.  For those who are unaware of about the history of this awesome day here is a short history lesson for you:

King Kamehameha Day was proclaimed in 1871 by King Kamehameha V, to honor his grandfather, King Kamehameha I. The first King Kamehameha Day was on June 11, 1872, and it was one of the first holidays to be proclaimed when Hawaii became a state in 1959. June 11, 2011 will be the 95th annual King Kamehameha Day in Hawaii.

The celebrations begin tomorrow, June 10, 2011, at Aliʻiōlani Hale in downtown Honolulu where there will be a lei draping ceremony honoring the great king at his statue along King St. (right across from I’olani Palace.)

Then on June 11, 2011, the 95th Annual Oahu King Kamehameha Day Parade will begin at 9am (beginning at King St.) until 12pm where it ends at Kapi’olani Park.  Once the parade ends there will be a feast of food, entertainment, and much more.

So, if you happen to be a Kama’aina or a tourist visiting Oahu during this two-day celebration why not stop by both events and enjoy!  Believe me, you will have fun.  

Finally, the local channel, K5, in Hawai’i will be streaming the King Kamehameha Day parade live online beginning at 9am.  Click the link here to learn more.

Source: KFVE

Photo: Author’s own and Hawai\’i Magazine

Once again, those lovable and hard-working Greek royals, T.R.H.s Prince Nikolaos and Princess Tatiana of Greece, attended yet another cocktail party in London, England.

The freshly tanned royal duo attended journalist, Taki Theodoracopulos, shishi schwing-ding bash at Asprey London to celebrate Mr. Theodoracopulos 35 years of his column entitled the “High Life.”   By the way, the title of his column is quite ironic. You see, Mr. Theodoracopulos spent four months in jail for hanging out with Uncle Escobar one too many times. (source)

Moving on… to view photos from the party please click the links here and here.

Source:  Isopix