It’s Blauw Bloed time! 🙂
This week’s episode covers the Dutch royals — Her Majesty Queen Beatrix, Prince Willem-Alexander, and Princess Maxima — attending a ballet performance, the Swedish royal family attending the opening of Parliament in Stockholm, Prince Harry’s latest activities, Belgian royals at a concert, and much more.
Click where it says Glitter en Glamour bijou Balletgala to watch the program.
On Saturday, September 17, 2011, H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco visited the lovely town of Beausoleil, France where he attended a massive food festival. The local townspeople gave a round of applause for the sovereign prince of Monaco as he was greeted by the Mayor and General Counsel, Gerard Spinelli. Unfortunately, H.S.H. Princess Charlene was not in attendance to the disappointment of many. To view photos from the event please click here.
Meanwhile, French journalist and close friend of Prince Albert’s, Stéphane Bern, is still on a princely wedding high. Recently, Mr. Bern visited the Musée Océanographique where he presented the book, L’histoire du Marriage Princier, to the musée’s curator.
As he walked through the L’histoire du Marriage Princier exhibition at the musée Mr. Bern was treated like a celebrity. Waving to the crowds (who clapped for him… why I have no idea) as he was walked towards the exhibition’s most popular display, Mr. Bern beamed as he gazed upon the stunning Océan tiara. Asked what he thought of the piece, Mr. Bern replied, “I love it! I saw it being set up [at the Musée Océanographique] and it’s amazing how flexible it is…” He went on to comment about H.S.H. Princess Charlene’s wedding dress, which is also on display at the exhibition, “… the set and dress is nicer than at Buckingham palace!”
Yeah, that’s a bit biased, Steve.
Source and photo courtesy of: Monaco Matin
The 2011-2012 season of the Dutch program, Blauw Bloed, began earlier this week, and now here is your chance to watch this fantastic show online. In this week’s episode host, Jeroen Snel, travels to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to visit H.R.H. Princess Maxima’s favorite places to stop by when she is in town. Also, there are quick reports regarding the Belgian royal family, Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands and much more.
Click where it says Start Niew Seizoen Blauw Bloed
On September 15, 2011, T.R.H.s Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg attended La Sidérurgie Luxembourgeoise, un Siècle d’Histoire et d’innovation at the Rockhal in Esch-sur-Alzette. The purpose of the event was to celebrate the “… 100th anniversary of the steel industry in Luxembourg.”(source)
Click here and here to view photos.
Finally, on September 16, 2011, H.R.H. Grand Duchess Maria Teresa had an audience with 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Muhammad Yunus, at the palace in Luxembourg City. Click here to view a photo.
On September 14, 2011, H.S.H. Prince Albert II met with the members of the Carabiniers Racing Team at a reception in Monaco. Click here to read more about what happened (sorry, I don’t have time to translate the article.) 🙂
H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, H.R.H. Caroline of Hanover, and her son, Pierre Casiraghi, attended the opening of the 10th Monaco La Belle Classe held at Le Yacht Club de Monaco at Port Hercule recently. According to the French online magazine, Pure People, Prince Albert received a nice watch from the members of Le Yacht Club de Monaco then posed for photographers. In case you were wondering Princess Charlene did not attend. To view photos please click here and here. To learn more about Le Yacht Club de Monaco please click here.
Earlier in the week H.S.H. Prince Albert II had a meeting with former World Bank president, James Wolfensohn. The day before, Mr. Wolfensohn participated in the Monaco Méditerranée Foundation Conference (MMFC) entitled, The World 2050 held at the Le Meridien Beach Plaza in Monaco. The purpose of the prince’s meeting with Mr. Wolfensohn: To discuss what happened at the MMFC. To view a photo please click here.
Sources: Palais Princier de Monaco and Pure People
After a lovely summer holiday members of the grand-ducal house of Luxembourg are back at work. According to the official website for the house, Cour Grand-Ducale de Luxembourg, H.R.H. Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume attended the “European Union Youth Wind Orchestra” concert recently looking quite nice in a blue suit with yellow tie. Click here to view photos (scroll down until you see the words Plus de Photos.)
Meanwhile, H.R.H. Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg had an audience with the director of the World Food Programme United Nations, Josette Sheeran, at the palace in Luxembourg City. Click here to view a photo.
Source: Cour Grand-Ducale de Luxembourg
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