Here is Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee message of thanks. The video was recorded last evening, prior to the Diamond Jubilee concert, in the Presence Room at Buckingham Palace.
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands Attends the 100th Anniversary of the Congress of the Association of Netherlands Municipalities
Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands attended the 100th anniversary of the Congress of the Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG) in Den Haag.
According to RVD, the VNG represents:
…the interests of municipalities and is an important partner for other governments and civil society organizations. It is a service organization that also provides a platform for opinion formation and renewal.
Source: RVD
Royal News Regarding Their Royal Highnesses Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands
On June 5, 2012, His Royal Highness Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje opened a new townhouse, financed by the Oranje Fonds, in Varsselder-Veldhunten. Whilst there the prince was given a guided tour of the new building and “… met with board members of the townhouse…” according to RVD.
Meanwhile, at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands attended the conference, Access to Health Insurance. The princess gave an opening speech regarding the importance of, well, health insurance. According to RVD, other issues discussed during today’s event included the need for “…financial services for low income groups and access to health care in developing countries.”
Source: RVD
Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee Service of Thanksgiving and More (VIDEOS)
Well, the Service of Thanksgiving, held at St. Paul’s Cathedral, is over. If you missed the live coverage you still have a chance to watch the carriage procession down The Mall as well as the balcony appearance live at Buckingham Palace here beginning roughly around 2:20 pm London time according to press release.
Of course, for those living in the United States you can watch a recorded version of the entire Service of Thanksgiving on BBC America (the channel will air it back to back early this morning). And, finally, if you do not receive BBC America I have no doubt today’s event will be uploaded on You Tube in the near future. 🙂
Oh! I almost forgot. This evening at 6pm London time Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will “…make a special broadcast of thanks following this weekend’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations” according to a press release via the palace.
The message from Her Majesty will be recorded and shown on British television network, ITN, and later uploaded to the official You Tube channel for the British monarchy. Yay! 🙂
Any way, click the links below to watch videos and to view photos from today’s Service of Thanksgiving, carriage procession and balcony appearance.
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Source: Royal.gov.uk
Diamond Jubilee Celebrations at Buckingham Palace aka The Fantastic Concert for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (VIDEOS GALORE)
Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee Concert is over and if you missed it, well, all I can say is that you missed one heck of a fantastic event. Performers included legendary singers Stevie Wonder, Sir Paul McCartney, Elton John and many more.
At the end of the concert Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall took to the stage. Whilst there the Prince of Wales gave a moving speech in tribute to his “mummy” as well as to His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh stating:
The only sad thing about this evening is that my father couldn’t be here with us because unfortunately he has taken unwell, but if we shout loud enough he might just hear us in hospital.
Soon, there was an enormous applause and cheers for the super awesome duke. After thanking his mummy for “…inspiring us with your selfless duty and service and for making us proud to be British…” Her Majesty lit the National Beacon located on the Mall. Afterward there was a fantastic fireworks show that delighted everyone!
Yay!
Click the links below to read various articles from the Telegraph as well as to watch concert highlights, brief news clips and photos.
Video performances from Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee Concert. Enjoy! 🙂
- Stevie Wonder
- Sir Paul McCartney
- Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da Life Goes On La la la Life Goes On!
- Goddess Kylie Minogue
- Robbie Williams
- Will.I.Am and Jessie J.
- Gary Barlow and Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Elton John
- Madness
- Gary and Cheryl
- Dame Shirley Bassey ‘Diamonds Are Forever’
Sources: Telegraph and me who watched the concert live. 🙂
His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain Visits Brazil (VIDEO)
On June 3, 2012, His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain arrived in beautiful Brazil alongside the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. José Manuel García-Margallo. The purpose of the trip is to “… consolidate and strengthen trade relations and investments with Brazil.”
This morning His Majesty participated in a meeting as well as luncheon with the President of Brazil, Ms.Dilma Rousseff, and representatives from Spain and Brazil held at the Planalto Palace. During the meeting the old king gave a speech regarding financial matters in Spain stating, “…Spain is working with its European partners to stabilize financial markets, reduce the public debt…” and a bunch of other boring stuff.
Afterward, His Majesty King Juan Carlos I bolted to Chile to, again, strengthen trade relations with the South American country.
Source and photo courtesy of: Casa de Su Majestad el Ray
His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco Visits South Korea. Plus, News Regarding Her Royal Highness Princess Caroline of Hanover. (VIDEOS)
In French.
His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco is currently in South Korea where he participated in the inauguration of the Monaco Pavilion at the EXPO 2012 Yeosu. The sovereign prince was to be accompanied by Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of Monaco; however, the Palais Princier de Monaco announced, with great regret, that the lovely princess was unable to attend due to an acute case of Angina.
Any way, according to the official website for the EXPO 2012 Yeosu, on June 4, 2012, Prince Albert II participated in:
… high-level experts’ meetings on the development of Protected Marine Areas in the context of the Third Monaco Blue Initiative (MBI). MBI is a think tank which brings together political, economic, scientific experts with interests in the sustainable management of the oceans.
The third edition of the event, co-organized by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and the Oceanographic Institute, was attended by 40 high level people from more than 20 countries to develop cooperation between ocean protection and economic development.
This afternoon, the sovereign prince participated in a lecture “…on the Convention for Biological Diversity…” and attended a dinner held in his honor with the famous Samsung Group.
Click here, here, and here to view photos.
Meanwhile, Her Royal Highness Princess Caroline of Hanover was at the Ecole du Parc to attend an “…end of the year dance performance by the students in honor of their director…”
Sources: Palais Princier de Monaco and EXPO 2012 Yeosu
The Royal Correspondent 