Yearly Archives: 2012

British Royals

Random Royal News Regarding Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.

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On May 30, 2012, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was at the Caledonian Club in London to participate in a dinner “… with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland…” in celebration of Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee.

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Meanwhile, Their Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall were at the St Martin in the Fields Church, in London,  to participate in a service:

… to honor past and present recipients of the Victoria Cross, the military’s highest accolade, and the George Cross, which is awarded for acts of bravery by civilians.

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Afterward, the royal couple attended a reception held at the Naval & Military Club with “… holders of the Victoria Cross  and George Cross…” according to the Press Association.

Also this afternoon, the Duchess of Cornwall visited Spitalfields Urban Farm and a women’s group in East London.  Click here and here to read more about these two events.

Sources: Royal.gov.uk, Daylife, and the Press Association

Dutch Royal Family

Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands Attends a Seminar in Amsterdam.

On May 30, 2012, Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands was at the Universiteit van Amsterdam to attend a seminar regarding, “… what the effects are of entrepreneurship education in Amsterdam.”

According to the official website for the Universiteit van Amsterdam for the past two years several scholars from the Amsterdam Center for Entrepreneurship (ACE), who also organized today’s event, researched the “…effects of entrepreneurship…” on young students, the skills they developed, knowledge they acquired and enhanced self-esteem.  “Roughly 2,500 students from 65 different schools in the Netherlands…” participated in the research program according to RVD.

After the seminar, Princess Maxima mingled with attendees as well as with the students who participated in the program and reviewed their presentations.

Click the links below to view photos.

Sources: Universiteit van Amsterdam and RVD

Imperial Family of Japan, Monaco Princely Family

His Imperial Majesty Emperor Akihito of Japan Holds an Audience with the President of Paraguay. Plus, Other News. (VIDEO)

His Imperial Highness Emperor Akihito of Japan held an audience with the President of Paraguay, Mr. Fernando Lugo, at  the Imperial Palace on May 30, 2012.

According to the Mainichi Daily News via the Imperial Household Agency the emperor, “… expressed his gratitude of Japanese-Paraguayans who sent 1 million blocks of Tofu made using Paraguayan soybeans to the March 2011 disaster hit regions in Japan…” 

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And, finally, here is a news report regarding last week’s event, Nights in Monaco.  In the clip, there are brief interviews with His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco, Baroness Elisabeth De Massy and her lovely daughter (in French).

Skip to the 4:06 mark

Source: Mainichi Daily News via the Imperial Household Agency

Dutch Royal Family

Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands Attends a Unique Performance in Den Haag

Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands was at the Montessori Lyceum in Den Haag on May 29, 2012, to attend the “… prologue of an educational and social media project [of] Mozart’s opera, Don Giovanni: Master Seducer Comes to Life Again in An Education Pathway, a Real Facebook Opera…” 

 The performance was developed by OPERA2DAY and “… students from the Montessori Lyceum…” 

Click here and here to view photos.  For more information about OPERA2DAY please visit their official website here.

Sources: RVD and OPERA2DAY

Photo courtesy of RVD/HKH

Dutch Royal Family

Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands Opens the 15th Edition of Den Haag Sculptuur (VIDEO)

Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands was in Den Haag (the Hague) on May 29, 2012, to open the 15th Edition of Den Haag Sculptuur Festival.

According to the official website for the exhibition and festival, Stichting Den Haag Sculptuur, the theme for this year’s exhibition is:

‘Rainbow Nation: Contemporary Sculpture from South Africa.’ With over fifty sculptures by South African artists from the last 60 years.  From the dark days of Apartheid through the achieved freedom in 1994 – the first elections for all races, with Mandela as president was elected to the current period of transformation. source 

The festival and exhibition ends on September 9, 2012.  For more information about Den Haag Sculptuur please click here.

Click here to watch a video.

Click here to view photos.

Sources: RVD and Stichting Den Haag Sculptuur

Dutch Royal Family

Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands Attends an Oration at held at the Nyenrode Business Universiteit in Breukelen

On May 29, 2012, Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands attended the oration of Professor, Dr. Gert van Dijk, held at the Nyenrode Business Universiteit in Breukelen.

According to a press release regarding today’s event, Dr. van Dijk was:

… appointed Professor at the University (Cooperative) Micro-financial Services in Developing Economies.  He is first chair holder attached to the Knowledge Centre for Cooperative Financial Services.

The Knowledge Centre for Cooperative Financial Services is decorated based on the results of a conference on micro-insurance and social responsibility of mutual and cooperative enterprises.

Princess Maxima has been invited to the oration in her capacity as a United Nations Adviser to Inclusive Finance and in its function as a member of the Netherlands from Dutch Committee for Entrepreneurship and Financing. source

To view photos from today’s event please click the links below.

Sources: RVD and Nyenrode Business Universiteit