On October 11, 2012, His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex opened the new Abraham Darby Academy in Telford.
Please click here to learn more about today’s event as well as to watch a video.
And, finally, yesterday, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal was at the Walmer School in Deal to open their new Maritime Studies Center. Click here for more information about the event.
On Thursday, October 11, 2012, Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands received members of the children’s reading club, Meetingz!, held at Villa Eikenhorst in Wassenaar.
During the meeting and reception the princess received a book from the members of the club entitled, Trots zijn op wie je bent (Being Proud of Who You Are). According to RVD, the book is “…is based on their story about bullying and looking different.”
On October 11, 2012, Their Imperial Majesties Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan welcomed the President of Zambia, Mr. Michael Sata and his wife at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Click here for more information about the visit.
With only nine days to go until the wedding the Cour Grand-Ducale de Luxembourg finally released the guest-list of the royals attending the upcoming grand-ducal wedding between His Royal Highness Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Comtesse Stéphanie de Lannoy:
Their Majesties King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde of Belgium
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Laurent and Princess Claire of Belgium
Their Royal Highnesses Princess Astrid and Prinz Lorenz
Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands
Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway
Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway
Princess Martha Louise and Ari Behn
Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik of Denmark
Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark
His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan
Their Royal Highnesses Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden
His Royal Highness Prince Carl Philip
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias
Their Serene Highnesses The Reigning Prince and Princess of Liechtenstein
Her Royal Highness Princess Caroline of Hanover
Their Royal Highnesses The Earl and Countess of Wessex
Their Majesties King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Rashid and Zeina of Jordan
Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Margarita and Prince Radu of Romania
Their Majesties The King and Queen of Bulgaria
Their Imperial and Royal Highnesses Archduke Christian and Archduchess Marie Astrid of Austria
His Serene Highness Prince Nicolas and Her Royal Highness Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein
His Royal Highness Prince Jean de Luxembourg and Countess Diane de Nassau
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Guillaume and Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg
And, finally the Belgian program, Place Royale, will air an interview with Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Comtesse Stéphanie on Saturday, October 13, 2012. Click here to watch a brief clip of the interview.
On October 11, 2012, Their Majesties King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain along with Infanta Elena presided over the annual meeting of the Patronato del Instituto Cervantes at the Palacio Real de El Pardo in Madrid. His Majesty is honorary president of the Instituto Cervantes.
According to the Spanish royal court the Instituto Cervantes is:
“… Instituto Cervantes is a public institution created by Spain in 1991 for the promotion and teaching of the Spanish language and dissemination of Spanish and Latin American culture. It is headquartered in Madrid and in Alcalá de Henares, birthplace of the writer Miguel de Cervantes. Currently there are several Instituto Cervantes on four continents…”
After the meeting Their Majesties along with Infanta Elena attended a luncheon with those who attended this morning’s meeting.
Click here to watch a video news report.
On October 11, 2012, His Royal Highness Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje visited the Tiphof Village House in Geesbrug. The Tiphof is partially funded by the Oranje Fund.
Upon his arrival the prince was warmly greeted by locals as well the administrators of the Tiphof. According to RVD:
“The Tiphof Village is the only community property in Geesbrug. It houses a thriving club and venue for activities. Young and old come together here to cook, play games or join in on Zumba classes, sing in the choir, and more. The village, which is run by 35 volunteers, also has a youth club, which is run by a separate youth directors.”
On Thursday, October 11, 2012, His Majesty King Albert II of Belgium visited Camp Lagland, one of the largest military training camps of the Belgian Army, located in the province of Luxembourg.
The purpose of His Majesty’s visit was to learn more about the “… military training exercises each of the men endure…” as well as to watch “… combat demonstrations.”
