The Royal Correspondent

If you haven’t heard by now, today was the first day of Royal Ascot 2011 in Ascot, Berkshire.  Many members of the British royal family attended the 300th year (which began in 1711 by Queen Anne) of this most prestigious social event of the year including The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall,  The Countess of Wessex, The Princess Royal, The Duke of Edinburgh, and of course Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

During the event, Her Majesty unveiled the Yates Statue.   To watch the unveiling and to learn about Yates please click the link here.   To watch the royal procession entering Ascot please click the link here.

To view photos from Ascot 2011 please click the links here,  here,  here, here, here,  and here.  

To learn more about Ascot please click the link here.

Photo courtesy of: AP Photo/Alastair Grant

On day two of his official visit to Japan, H.R.H. Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark toured the city of Higashi Matsushima in northeastern Japan; an area hardest hit by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami.  According to the Danish newspaper, BT, the heir to the Danish throne met with the local youth when he visited a school and a kindergarten:

 ’It’s a great experience being here,’ said Frederik, who has met survivors of the disaster, presented donations from Danish companies and visited both a school and a kindergarten.

The many children made an especially strong impression on Frederik. Several of the children have lost one or both parents.‘Children give so much. No matter how hard they have had it. They are generally happy and absorb positive experiences,’ says the Crown Prince, who was received with great jubilation by many children.

And, here’s another documentary about the brilliant British royals.  :)

In this series, The Queen’s Wedding, focuses on the relationship between a then Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip of Greece and how their relationship blossomed into marriage.

Click the links, again, to watch:  Part One and Part Two 

Photo courtesy of:  DM