On March 8, 2012, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, and Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge were in Leicester to kick off the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebration tour.
There is not much else for me to say… so click the links below to watch videos, view photos as well as to read various articles. 🙂
His Royal Highness Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje was at the National Sports Center Papendal in Arnhem on March 8, 2012 to participate in the 2012 Olympic Flame Conference.
Attendees at today’s event included the Chairman of the Olympic Flame, Camiel Eurlings, as well as representatives from various sports federations and associations, business leaders, and local government leaders.
Source and photo courtesy of: RVD
Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands attended the Women TOP Society Breakfast held at De Witte in Den Haag on March 8, 2012.
According to RVD, today’s event was organized by Stichting Talent naar de Top (Talent to the Top Foundation):
The Foundation focuses on facilitating and encouraging government, businesses, and women leaders to promote as well as recruit women for various job positions…
To learn more about today’s event please click here. (in Dutch)
Source: RVD/Het Koninklijk Huis
On March 7, 2012, His Royal Highness Prince Harry of Wales continued his tour of lovely Jamaica. Last night the prince attended a reception and today he visited a Jamaican Army Base.
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Their Royal Highnesses Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands were in Den Haag this evening to attend a gala dinner for the Stichting Instandhouding Nieuwspoort held in the Knights Hall. Also in attendance were Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as well as dozens of local dignitaries, company CEOs, and members of various social organizations.
During tonight’s gala dinner there was a lecture given by the United Kingdom’s Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Nick Clegg.
Source: Het Koninklijk Huis
On March 7, 2012, Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain attended the 2012 Reina Sofía de Conservación y Restauración del Patrimonio Cultural Awards in Madrid, Spain.
During the ceremony, Her Majesty presented the top award to:
Irmandade Venerada of Nuestra Señora do Rosario Two Homens Pretos of Morro Vermelho, Minas Gerais (Brazil), in the category of ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’, and the Institute Metropolitan of Heritage of the Municipality of Quito (Ecuador), in the category of ‘Heritage Material’.
To read more about today’s event please click here. (in Spanish)
Source and photo courtesy of: Casa de Su Majestad el Rey
On March 7, 2012, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh attended a “…service of dedication and thanks for the Order of the British Empire…” held at the grand St. Paul’s Cathedral in London.
According to the Press Association, roughly 2,000 attendees participated in today’s event including, “Senior public figures with the ranks of Knights and Dames Grand Cross (GBE) took part in a procession at the start of the service…”
Reverend Canon Michael Hampel lead today’s service which included prayers of “… courage, idealism and diligence for members of the order…”
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Source: Press Association
The Royal Correspondent 