“… the banner of the Cavalry Battleship, Alcantara No. 10, in recognition of their heroic acts between July 22 and August 9, 1921, when the Regiment gave protection to the withdrawal of Spanish troops from their positions at Annual to Monte Arruit, a deed which killed most of its members (28 of the 32 officers and 523 members of the 685 troops).”
The Cruz Laureada Colectiva de San Fernando is the highest military award in Spain.
Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of Monacowas at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris this evening to attend theAkris Spring/Summer 2013 RTW collection. The princess sat front row next to Peter Kriemler, brother of Akris designer, Albert Kriemler.
Here is this week’s edition of the great Dutch program, Blauw Bloed. Please click the video icon below where it says, Doop Prinses Luisa Irene in Parma.
After a summer filled with artistic and cultural events, the Monte-Carlo SBM Group will be sporting a ‘Touch of Africa‘ for a week in partnership with the Emperors Palace in Johannesburg and as part of a tribute to South Africa, HSH Princess Charlene of Monaco’s home country.
The South African musician-songwriter-composer Johnny Clegg will hold a concert in the splendid Salle Garnier of the Opéra de Monte-Carlo. The concert will be followed by a gala dinner on the terrace of Café de Paris.
To prolong your culinary voyage, the chef of Emperors Palace, Dobby Doolooa, will be working together with Jean-Claude Brugel, chef of Café de Paris, and his teams, during the week of 29 September.
They will be dreaming up and creating a menu of South African dishes and suggestions. Epicures and gastronomes will appreciate the culinary journey and the subtle pairing of food and wine.
On Monday, October 1, 2012, Their Majesties King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain along with Their Royal Highnesses Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias and Her Royal Highness Infanta Elena presided over the ceremony of laying the Cruz Laureada Colectiva de San Fernando held in front of the Palacio Real de Madrid.
The Royal Correspondent 
