On January 17, 2013, His Royal Highness Prince Felipe of Asturias held an audience at Palacio de la Zarzuela with members of the Patronato de la Fundación Madrid 2020. The purpose of the meeting was to present the “…dossier of the bid to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.” On September 7, 2013, members of the International Olympic Committee will gather in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to decide which city will host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Earlier in the morning Her Royal Highness Princess Letizia of Asturias held her own audience at Palacio de la Zarzuela in Madrid. The beautiful princess met with representatives from the Asociación Smeilla para la Integración Social and representatives of the Federación Españold de Fibrosis Quística.
Her Royal Highness Princess Mathilde of Belgium visited the Bpost Center in Malines (Mechelen) to attend the launch of a new stamp in honor of her 40th birthday.
Please click hereview photos as well as to watch a video (scroll down).
On January 16, 2013, Their Imperial Majesties Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan attended the 2013 New Year Poetry Reading Ceremony held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
During the ceremony, which was also attended by His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Naruhito as well as other members of the imperial family, the emperor “… recited his own poem about Okinawa…” according to the Japanese newspaper, Asahi Shimbum.
For more information about yesterday’s event please click here (in English).
His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco attended the inauguration of the new audiovisual production company, Monaco Broadcast Studios, on January 15, 2012.
His Royal Highness Prince Felipe of Asturias held audiences at Palacio de la Zarzuela this afternoon with representatives from Pleno de la Cámara Oficial de Comercio e Industria de Ciudad Real, participants as well as organizers from the primer Congreso Internacional de Derecho Digital and members from the Comisión Ejecutiva de la Asociación de Jóvenes Empresarios de Melilla.
His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden was in Uppsala on January 16 where he visited the Institutet för Frbetsmarknads oh Utbildningspolitisk Utvärdering (Institute of Labor and Education Policy Evaluation).
According to the Swedish royal court, the purpose of His Majesty’s visit was to “…gain deeper insight into how the labor market works and research on how society’s efforts in this area affects individuals, organizations and society at large.”
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On January 17, 2013, His Royal Highness Prince Felipe of Asturias held an audience at Palacio de la Zarzuela with members of the Patronato de la Fundación Madrid 2020. The purpose of the meeting was to present the “…dossier of the bid to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.” On September 7, 2013, members of the International Olympic Committee will gather in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to decide which city will host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The Royal Correspondent 