The Royal Correspondent

This evening at the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid, Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain attended a gala tribute in honor of legendary Cuban prima ballerina, Ms. Alicia Alonso.

Her Majesty was accompanied by the Minister of Health, Social Services and Equality, Ms. Ana Mato, the rector of the  Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Mr. Pedro González-Trevijano, and the director of the Teatro de la Zarzuela, Mr. Paolo Pinamonti to name a few.

Meanwhile in Cheltenham, England, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall along with Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal attended Ladies Day at the 2012 Cheltenham Festival.

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Source and photo courtesy of: Casa de Su Majestad el Rey

On March 14, 2012, His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain held an audience at Zarzuela Palace with the founders of the transport company, SUER, on the occasion of their 70th anniversary.

Meanwhile, the Duke of Palma de Majorca’s, Iñaki Urdangarín, infamous corruption case continues.  Apparently, Judge José Castro believes the duke is full of bologna and cheese regarding the financial and business dealings of Mr.Urdangarín’s former non-profit organization, Nóos Institute.   

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Source and photo courtesy of Casa de Su Majestad el Rey

On March 14, 2012, Their Majesties King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain attended the  Fundación La Caixa Scholarship Awards in Barcelona, Spain.

According to the Spanish royal court, His Majesty presented scholarships to postgraduate students in order to help them continue as well as “…. expand their academic training.  A total of 125 students will continue their studies in some of the best schools in the world thanks to this scholarship…”

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In Spanish including a speech by King Juan Carlos I

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On March 14, 2012, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark  was at the Livgardens Barracks at the Gothersgade in Copenhagen to attend the Queen’s Parade of the Royal Life Guards.

During the event Her Majesty presented the Dronningens Ur (Queen’s Clock) to Lars Ørgaard Nielsen for his dedication, service, and for basically being a super awesome Danish Royal Life Guard.  

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Meanwhile in magnificent Monaco, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II celebrated his 54th birthday.  Unfortunately, it wasn’t exactly a relaxing day for the sovereign prince.

Why?  Well, he participated in the conference, Territorial Governance of Water in the Mediterranean, in connection with the 6th Annual World Water Forum.  Today’s event was in collaboration with the Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco, Blue Plan, Veolia Environnement, International Office for Water and Unitar, and the Water Think Tank Méditerranée according to the Palais Princier de Monaco.

Finally, a new book entitled, South Pole: The British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, was released several days ago.  Published by Assouline, the new book contains a foreword by Prince Albert II and Her Royal Highness Princess Anne.

Interested in purchasing this new 136 page waterproof book — yes, I said waterproof — well, it will only set you back a measly $3,000.  Click here for more information.

Sources: Kongehuset, Sjællands Nyheder, EMWIS.org and Palais Princier de Monaco

Photo courtesy of Sjællands Nyheder

On March 14, 2012, His Royal Highness Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje boarded the new Dutch Royal Naval ship in Amsterdam, HMS Holland, to travel to Greenwich, England.

According to RVD, there is a special as well as priceless artifact on board, “…the historical decoration of the stern of the 17th century English flagship Royal Charles.  The prince will deliver the item to the National Maritime Museum.”  

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Source: RVD/HKH

Should Germany reinstate the monarchy?  That is the question many have been wondering as of late including the great-great grandson of the late Kaiser Wilhelm II, Prince Philip Kiril of Prussia.  The prince called for “… the restoration of the monarchy because royal families convey stability…” 

Click the links below to read several articles from the online newspaper, The Local.de (in English)

• Article One
• Article Two
• Article Three (in German) Click to page four to read the original article from Die Zeit

On March 14, 2012, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark participates in the Combating Antimicrobial Resistance: Time for Joint Action conference held at the Bella Center in Copenhagen.

The purpose of today’s important event:

… aim[s] to address the challenges of antimicrobial resistance by, among other things exchanging best practices and discussing possible solutions to the problem of antimicrobial resistance in humans and animals with focus on improving the data collection and surveillance, stopping the overuse of antibiotics, and reducing the use of the critically important antibiotics. 

On Tuesday, March, 13, 2012, Crown Princess Mary attended the opening of the project, The World’s Refugees 2012, held at the Frederiksberg Rådhus (Town Hall).  The purpose of yesterday’s event was to raise money for the “…for children in this very poor country known as the Congo…”

For more information about The World Refugees 2012 please click here. (in Danish)

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Sources: Kongehuest, Frederiksberg.dk, and EU21012.dk

Photo courtesy of Kongehuset

In French

Here are two more clips from Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of Monaco’s trip to Australia.

The clip above shows the private cocktail reception in honor of the princess’s visit held at Monaco house as well as the gala dinner at the Melbourne Town Hall hosted by Lady Mayoress Emma Page Campbell.

The second video contains Princess Charlene’s full speech whilst at the opening of the exhibition, Grace Kelly: Style Icon.  

The third video contains an interview with Princess Charlene in Shanghai, China.

Full Speech

Click here to watch the interview with Princess Charlene in Shanghai, China.