Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh Visit Melbourne and Perth, Australia (VIDEOS)

On October 26, 2011, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh visited Melbourne, Australia.  During their brief stop to the lovely city the royal couple opened the new Royal Children’s hospital and took a tram ride to the Government House.

Soon, they were off to Perth, Australia where the royal couple arrived just moments ago. “The royal couple will spend Thursday morning visiting Clontarf Aboriginal College and viewing sporting facilities, before attending a garden party at Government House in the afternoon…” notes ABC News Australia. Tomorrow, Queen Elizabeth II will officially open the 54-nation Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) on Friday where revamping succession to the British throne will be discussed.

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Source: AFP  Photo courtesy of: The Australian

 

H.R.H. Princess Maxima of the Netherlands Opens a New Building in Haarlem. Plus, Other News.

On October 25, 2011, H.R.H. Princess Maxima of the Netherlands opened a new building, Oecumenisch Diaconaal Centrum Stem, in Haarlem.  Apparently, the old building had become too small for the many activities and services provided to those in need so they built a new one.  To view photos please click here and here.

Later on in the afternoon, Princess Maxima was in Utrecht to attend the opening of the Slinger-Event 4×4. “The Slinger-Event, a local network of companies and local government, is a meeting about socially responsible business.” source  To view photos please click here. 

Photo courtesy of: Het Koninklijk Huis

Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands Opens a New School Building (VIDEO)

On October 25, 2011, Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands was in Baarn to open a new school building at her old alma mater, Baarnsch Lyceum.

According to the Dutch newspaper, De Stentor, Queen Beatrix and her sisters attended the school in the 1950s.  Many years later her sons, Prince Willem-Alexander and Prince Friso, attended Baarnsch Lyceum.

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Source: De Stentor

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh Visit the Australian War Memorial (VIDEO)

On her last day in Canberra, Australia, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh visited the Australian War Memorial.  Whilst there she laid a wreath at the foot of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as well as meeting with past and present members of the Australian Armed Forces.

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Photo courtesy of: Daylife/T.Blackwood/AFP

T.S.H.s Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco Visit Nepal

T.S.H.s Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco are currently in the tiny country of Nepal for the next few days.

The princely couple will go to the village of Dhuseni to visit the school built by the Monaco Aide et Présence association, now known as one of the ten best schools in this country. The Prince will then lay the foundation stones for new schools being built with the support of the ‘NAMASTE’ Association (Nepal-Monaco-Cultural-Association) in Salleri and Rigaon.

T.S.H.s will also visit a clinic established by the ‘ACFN’ (Franco-Nepalese Cultural Association) and the craft workshop that provides training for women sponsored by ‘NAMASTE’, located in Gamrang.

Courtesy of the Palais Princier de Monaco   🙂

H.R.H. Princess Maxima of the Netherlands Opens Dutch Design Week (VIDEOS)

On October 24, 2011, H.R.H. Princess Maxima of the Netherlands opened Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven held at the City Hall. The princess also visited an exhibition at the Designhuis where she spoke to the local youth artists about their work… or something like that.

Any way, to watch videos as well as to view photos please click the links below:

Photo courtesy of: Daylife/M.Porro