Yearly Archives: 2012

Spanish Royals

Their Royal Highnesses Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias Visit Ecuador. (VIDEO)

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On October 4, 2012, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias began their two-day visit to Ecuador.  The purpose of the royal visit is  “… to support the presence of Spanish companies in the South American country… ” 

Any way, the prince and princess toured the beautiful historic city of Quito, visited a newly restored church, met with the local people as well as government officials, and much more.

This morning Prince Felipe participated in the “… Primer Encuentro Empresarial Hispano-Ecuatoriano meeting…” and in the afternoon the royal couple attended a luncheon hosted by the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, at the Palacio de Carondelet.

Spanish Royals

Royal News Regarding Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain. (VIDEOS)

Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain visited the areas of Villanueva del Rosario, Pueblo Laguna de Vera and Puerto Lumbreras on Friday, October 5, 2012.  The areas were “… recently affected by severe floods and Her Majesty wanted see the damage and the status of remediation….” according to the Spanish royal court.

During her visit Her Majesty met with various locals, emergency workers, and government officials.

Please click here and here to watch videos.

Belgian Royals

Her Majesty Queen Paola of Belgium Visits the 2012 EuroSkills Spa – Francorchamps.

On the morning of October 5, 2012, Her Majesty Queen Paola of Belgium visited 2012 EuroSkills Spa-Francorchamps in the province of Liège.

“… EuroSkills Spa-Francorchamps is a unique event with international impact. 24 countries, 44 trades, 430 competitors, 18 national TV channels, 500 volunteers and more than 40,000 visitors. The Spa-Francorchamps circuit welcomes a major event in the promotion of manual, technical and technological trades in Europe and enable’s everyone to discover a magnificent site in a new light, far from the usual habits related to motor-sports.

Tomorrow’s jobs, training skills, education and business partners all united around a common project. Meet a world of business, training, and employment in the forefront of technics and technology. Euroskills is not just a competition; it also allows discovering, trying a trade, learning about courses and qualification sectors, and meet those who tomorrow will be highly qualified young professionals.

It is also the opportunity for the European educational leaders, training centers, companies, to meet up during seminars and conferences.”

Swedish Royals

Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden Visit Minnesota. (VIDEOS)

Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden arrived in Minnesota yesterday to begin their three-day visit.  Their Majesties visited the American Swedish Institute as well as the new Nelson Cultural Center.

This afternoon Their Majesties will participate in the 150th anniversary celebrations of the Gustavus Adolphus College.  On Saturday, they will attend a dedication ceremony for the new Nelson Cultural Center held at the American Swedish Institute.

Click here and here to watch videos as well as to read more about their visit to the new Nelson Cultural Center.

Monaco Princely Family

His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco Participates in the 2012 Arctic Futures Symposium.

On Thursday, October 4, 2012, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco attended the 2012 Arctic Futures Symposium held inside the Jacques Delors Building at the European Union Committee of the Regions in Brussels.

During today’s event the sovereign prince gave a brief speech along with the European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Ms. Maria Damanaki, and the President of the International Polar Foundation, Mr. Alain Hubert to name a few.

Topics during the symposium included: Perspectives from Arctic stakeholders, the future of energy resources in the Arctic, and management of Arctic marine resources.