On February 9, 2012, Her Royal Highness Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, along with the Minister of Justice, François Biltgen, visited the Givenich Prison Centre. The Grand Duchess toured the Men’s Detention building which offers workshops, education and training.
Meanwhile, Her Royal Highness Princess Caroline of Hanover’s charity AMADE recently raised over €475.000 for the Republic of Burundi. The funds raised will help “… improvements in medical aid and care as well as education…”
Sources: Cour Grand-Ducale de Luxembourg and Palais Princier de Monaco.
On February 9, 2012, Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands was in Groningen to open a new VMBO school building, De Kluiverboom.
De Kluiverboom is a “…joint school of H.N. Werkman College, the Wessel Gansfort College and the Heyerdahl College, 3 Christian public schools…” which share the facilities in this unique new building.
During her visit the princess toured the new building, met with students as well as faculty and more.
On February 9, 2012, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde of Belgium attended the 2012 HUB Brussels: Network of Social Entrepreneurs.
HUB Brussels is a global network of over 140 social entrepreneurs and ‘start-ups’ who have innovative and entrepreneurial ideas for a better world. The gathering is also a platform for social innovation of public interest, created by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs.
HUB Brussels encourages collaboration rather than competition. It is an inspiring professional gathering where social and environmental entrepreneurs can meet, exchange ideas, work together and learn from each other.
His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain’s youngest daughter, Infanta Cristina of Spain, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca, is “worried” about her husband, Inaki Urdangarin Duke of Palma, upcoming corruption hearing, the duke’s lawyer said Wednesday after meeting with her.
‘It is logical she should be worried,’ said Mario Pascual Vives, lawyer for the Duke of Palma, after meeting with Princess Cristina the previous day in the northeastern city of Barcelona.
‘It was essentially a courtesy call so that I could confirm a few things after my latest meetings with Urdangarin,’ the lawyer told Spanish media.
The so-called “Palma Arena affair” centres on the suspected embezzlement of public funds during the construction of a velodrome in Palma de Majorca between 2005 and 2007.
An investigation concluded that the cycling track had an unjustified cost overrun of 41 million euros.
That led authorities on the archipelago to uncover other cases of suspected embezzlement of public funds, including one allegedly involving the royal son-in-law Urdangarin.
The 44-year-old ex-Olympic handball player is scheduled to appear in court on February 25 as a suspect in the probe into corruption at a non-profit organisation, Instituto Noos, which he headed between 2004 and 2006.
The investigation centres on the payment of several million euros to Instituto Noos for organising a tourism and sports conference in 2005 and 2006.
Urdangarin has denied any wrongdoing and his wife is not accused of any involvement.
In December, the royal family suspended the duke from official engagements and the palace’s highest civil official Rafael Spottorno gave an unprecedented rebuke, telling Spanish media Urdangarin’s behavior ‘does not seem exemplary’.
On February 8, 2012, His Majesty King Albert II of Belgium held audiences with ambassadors from South Africa, Peru, Mozambique, and Romania this afternoon; all of whom presented their Lettres de Créance to His Majesty.
Meanwhile, on February 7, 2012, Her Royal Highness Princess Mathilde of Belgium attended the inauguration of the new Maison de Sant’Egidio in Brussels.
On February 8, 2012, Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, the Princess Royal hosted a dinner at St. James’s Palace for participants of The Princess Royal Trust for Carers which is the “…largest provider of carers support services in the United Kingdom.” To learn more please click here.
Meanwhile, Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge visited the National Portrait Gallery in London to attend a “…private viewing of an exhibition of works by the late artist, Lucien Freud.” During her visit the Duchess viewed 130 works of art dating back to the 1940s. This is the Duchess’s first solo engagement.
On February 8, 2012, Her Royal Highness the Countess of Wessex visited Berkshire, England. The day began with a visit to the Hawkedon Primary School where she inaugurated the “…school’s new family and foundation centers.”
From there she officially opened the Wokingham Fire Station and mingled with the members of the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Afterward, the Countess opened the Royal Berkshire Bracknell Clinic, “… a state-of-the-art Cancer and renal treatment center.”
Source: The Local Berkshire News
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On February 9, 2012, Her Royal Highness Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, along with the Minister of Justice, François Biltgen, visited the Givenich Prison Centre. The Grand Duchess toured the Men’s Detention building which offers workshops, education and training.
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