On December 1, 2011, H.R.H. Prince Philippe of Belgium attended the closing ceremony of the Internationale de la Chimie 2011 (International Year of Chemistry 2011) in Brussels.
The year 2011 was declared the International Year of Chemistry by the United Nations to mark the centenary of the Nobel Prize for Marie Curie. Tonight’s closing ceremony coincides without he 100th anniversary of the first Solvay Physics Council, which is also being celebrated this year in Brussels.
On November 30, 2011, T.S.H.s Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene along with H.S.H. Princess Stephanie of Monaco attended the Nuit des Associations (Night of Associations) event held at the Salle des Etoiles du Sporting Club in Monaco.
The purpose of the gathering is to “…highlight the exceptional involvement of volunteers of different associations represented at the event.”
To learn more about Nuit des Associations as well as H.S.H. Prince Albert II’s patronage, Jackpot du Coeur (a charity launched last year during the Nuit des Associations) please click the links below:
The Royal Correspondent 