On September 25, 2012, Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain was at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid to attend the 25th anniversary celebrations of the Real Asociación Amigos del Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía.
During the celebrations a painting by Spanish painter, Mr. Eduardo Arroyo, was donated by the president of the Real Asociación Amigos del Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia.
Source: CDSMR
On September 25, 2012, Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands held an audience with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, along with his son, Mr.Charles Mthunzi, at Paleis Huis ten Bosch.
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On Tuesday, September 25, 2012, His Royal Highness Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje was in Wassenaar to participate in the launch of Kinderpostzegels 2012 (Children’s Stamp).
According to the official site for Kinderpostzegels:
“Beginning on Wednesday, September 26, more than 200,000 school children (aged 10-12) will sell stamps, cards and children’s bandaids, door-to-door. The proceeds of the campaign will go towards creating safe homes for vulnerable children. The number of children who are not able to live with their parents is growing with each year. In the Netherlands, approx. 44,000 children and young people were placed in out- of- home- care. More than half of these children live in foster homes.”
The sale of the stamps are also available for purchase online. If you are interested and would like to learn more about Kinderpostzegels 2012 please visit their official website here.
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Sources: RVD and Kinderpostzgels 2012
On September 24, 2012, His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex visited Wales. Today’s agenda included a reception held at the Gwyn Hall in Neath, attending a conference entitled, Leaders of Tomorrow, and much more.
Meanwhile, His Majesty King Abdullah of Jordan met with His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain in New York City. Please click here for more information.
On September 24, 2012, Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands attended the 67th United Nations General Assembly held at the United Nations headquarters in New York City.
The princess also participated in the official launch of the Better Than Cash (BTC) Alliance this afternoon. Attendees at today’s launch included the Economic Secretary of Kenya, Mr. Geoffrey Mwau as well as the Budget and Management Secretary from the Philippines, Mr. Florencio Abad, to name a few.
So, what is the BTC Alliance? Well, it is a:
“…coalition of private institutions, governments, and international organizations committed to implementing cashless payment systems to facilitate transparency in government transactions.”
Source: RVD and UN.org
Per a press release from La Fondation du Grand-Duc et de la Grande-Duchesse:
“On the occasion of their marriage, His Royal Highness Hereditary Grand-Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg and his fiancée, the Countess Stephanie de Lannoy, have expressed interest in supporting and develop social projects in Luxembourg.
For this purpose, a special account, Mariage Princier – Projets sociaux au Luxembourg, were opened with the banking institutions BCEE and BIL…”
Please click here for more information regarding this new venture/project.
UPDATE:
Here are new photos of the couple along with their new official monogram. Or, please click here to view a larger photo.
Source: La Fondation du Grand-Duc et de la Grande-Duchesse
On September 24, 2012, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh visited Aberdeen, Scotland. Whilst there Her Majesty opened the new Sir Duncan Rice library at University of Aberdeen as well as visited the Marischal College.
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Source: Royal.gov.uk
The Royal Correspondent 
