On September 27, 2012, Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain was at Palacio de la Zarzuela to preside over the 2012 Premio a la Acción Magistral award ceremony, “…which grants the Fundación de Ayuda contra la Drogadicción (FAD), in collaboration with the Comisión Nacional Española de Cooperación for UNESCO and BBVA, as part of the ‘Homenaje al Maestro’, to highlight the importance of educational work.”
Source: CDSMR
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias were in San Bartolomé de Tirajana on the island of Gran Canaria to attend the inauguration of Día Mundial del Turismo 2012 (World Tourism Day 2012).
“Día Mundial del Turismo 2012 is being held under the theme, Tourism and Sustainable Energy: Drivers of Sustainable Development, which aims to highlight the role of tourism in achieving a more hopeful energy future, a future in which the all of the world’s population has access to modern energy services, efficient and affordable…”
During today’s inauguration Prince Felipe gave a speech noting:
“… tourism is a generator of wealth, according to the latest data, is now up to 9% of world GDP and employs 255 million people. In this sense it is also an important and growing generator jobs, which helps to alleviate the negative effects of the economic crisis, especially unemployment and especially youth unemployment.”
Source: CDSMR
On September 27, 2012, His Royal Highness Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje attended the Heinekenprijzen and Heineken Young Scientists Awards in the field of science and arts in Amsterdam.
According to RVD:
“The biennial Heineken Prizes (each EUR 150,000, and 50,000 for the art prize) and Heineken Young Scientists Awards ($ 10,000) are available by Dr. HP Heineken Foundation and the Alfred Heineken Funds. The Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences selects the winners.”
On Thursday, September 27, 2012, His Royal Highness Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje was in Hengelo to officially open the newly extended Combi Terminal Twente BV (CTT).
“The CTT is a leading terminal that believes in the power of the combination of container transport by road and water. The company offers every day or several departures from the port of Rotterdam to Hengelo and vice versa. They also transport to the ports of Amsterdam and Antwerp.”
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Sources: CTT and RVD
On September 26, 2012, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco arrived in Monterey, California to participate in the 2012 BLUE Ocean Film Festival’s Conservation Summit.
The panel discussion, held inside the De Anza ballroom at the Portola Hotel, included several well-known environmentalists including Dr. Sylvia Earle, Ms. Celine Cousteau, Dr. Greg Stone and Dr. Jane Lubchenco.
The theme of the discussion: “Sustaining a Healthy Ocean: How Are We Doing, REALLY?”
“Numerous ocean conservation initiatives are going on all around the world. Are we making a difference? Leaders in Global Ocean Conservation, Governance, Advocacy and Exploration come together to address this question. These thought-leaders provide us with their insight and personal assessment of the current state of the ocean, the progress we are making and the challenges that lay ahead for securing a healthy ocean and future.”
Source: BOFF
On September 26, 2012, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf was in Trollhattan where he visited the Saab Automobile Museum. He had fun.
Finally, on September 25, 2012, His Royal Highness Prince Carl Philip of Sweden was in Alnarp to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
And, that’s it. 🙂
On September 26, 2012, Their Majesties King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain presided over the opening of the 2012/2013 academic year at the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) in Madrid.
During today’s event His Majesty unveiled a new plaque as well as gave an encouraging speech to the students.
The Royal Correspondent 
