On November 14, 1948, at Buckingham Palace, H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth gave birth to her first child. One month later the little baby was christened in the Music Room at the palace and named Charles Philip Arthur George. Today you know him as The Prince of Wales or simply, Prince Charles.
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Their Royal Highnesses Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias held an audience this afternoon, November 14, 2011, at Zarzuela Palace in Madrid, Spain.
The prince and princess met those who will take part in the First International Seminar on Education and Education Policy. The participants include Alejandro Fernández de Araoz Gomez-Acebo, coordinator of the Seminar, Pablo Vazquez Vega, CEO of FEDEA, Jesus Sanchez Lamb, Director General of Fundación José Ortega y Gasset, Rafael Repullo Labrador, Director of the Center for Monetary and Financial Studies (CEMFI), James J. Heckman, an economics professor at University of Chicago and Nobel Prize winner, Antonio Ciccone, Professor of Economics at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, José García Montalvo, Professor of Economics at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Lea Peersman, Director of the Ariane de Rothschild Foundation, Jaume Pagés, CEO of Universia, María del Pino Calvo-Sotelo, president of the Fundación Rafael del Pino, Petitbò Amadeo, Director General Rafael del Pino Foundation and Paul Garcia Berdoy, CEO of the Aspen Institute Spain.
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Source: Casa de Su Majestad el Rey
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On Sunday November 13, 2011, Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain arrived in Valladolid to participate in the 2011 Global Microcredit Summit.
The 2011 Global Microcredit Summit is an important meeting held at a time of crisis with global implications. This year numerous heads of state and government, experts and representatives of national and international working in the fight against hunger and poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are in attendance.
On Monday 14, in the morning, Her Majesty Queen Sofia arrived at the Centro Cultural Miguel Delibes, where she was greeted by President of the Junta de Castilla y León, Juan Vicente Herrera, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Trinidad Jimenez, president of the Castile and Leon, Maria Josefa Garcia Cirac, the government delegate in the autonomous community of Castilla y León, Miguel Alejo, the mayor of Valladolid, Francisco Javier Leon de la Riva, the Secretary of State International Cooperation, Soraya Rodríguez, Muhammad Yunus and the director of the Campaign of the Microcredit Summit Campaign, Sam Daley-Harris. She then came into the building and was greeted by Secretary General for Social Policy and Consumer Affairs, Maria Isabel Martinez Lozano, president of the Provincial Council of Valladolid, Jesus Carnero, President of the Institute of Official Credit, José María Ayala and Citigroup Inc. vice president, Lewis B. Kaden.
During the event Queen Sofia gave a speech in which she noted that reliance on Spain for the organization of the Summit (rough translation):
…confirms the important place that our country has achieved worldwide in the role of microfinance, as this is not in vain the first global summit to be held on European soil… there is no doubt that microfinance is absolutely essential to achieving the Millennium Development Goals set by United Nations and especially the number one goal, which aims to have the proportion of people with incomes below a dollar a day in 2015, and as a sign of confidence from Spain in the role of microfinance is that in just ten years, our country has become the second largest donor worldwide, with 713 contributions million Euros.
The queen ended her speech noting that the Global Microcredit Summit does not arise only as a forum for discussion and exchange of experiences, but aims to promote two basic goals:
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On November 13, 2011, T.S.H.s Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco attended the 100th anniversary of the Saint Martin church in Monaco. The Pontifical Mass, led by Archbishop Bernard Barsi, was also attended by H.R.H. Princess Caroline of Hanover and her daughter, Princess Alexandra.
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On November 10, 2011, H.S.H. Prince Albert II presented former IAAF General Secretary Pierre Weiss with the Médaille de Vermeil de l’Education Physique et des Sports. The ceremony took place at the Palais Princier de Monaco with the president of the IAAF Lamine Diack and members of the IAAF Council in attendance.
Source and photo courtesy of: IAAF.org
In this episode of Blauw Bloed host Jeroen Snel covers all the royal news from this past week including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attending a benefit gala dinner, Princess Astrid of Belgium participating in a marathon, Emperor Akihito of Japan, the Dutch royal family attending the Erasmus Awards, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel in northern Sweden, the Dutch royal family in Saba, and much more.
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On Sunday November 13, 2011, members of the British royal family attended Remembrance Sunday to commemorate those who have fought and died for their country.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II laid a wreath at the Cenotaph at Whitehall in London, leading services observing Remembrance Day throughout the United Kingdom.
According to BBC News, more than 7,000 military veterans marched with civilians past the Cenotaph and two minutes of silence were observed.
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The 2011 Festival of Remembrance from the Royal Albert Hall, London. Members of the Royal Family attended this event on the eve of Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph:
The National Service of Remembrance Ceremony at the Cenotaph on Sunday November 13, 2011:
Sources: BBC News and Telegraph
Photo courtesy of: Daylife/Reuters
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