On January 23, 2013, Their Majesties King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium hosted a reception at the Palais de Bruxelles for representatives of the European Commission.
Monthly Archives: January 2013
His Royal Highness Prince Harry of Wales Back Home and The World Rejoices. (VIDEOS)
Well, Captain Wales (His Royal Highness Prince Harry of Wales) is finally back home in lovely old England after serving his second tour of duty in Afghanistan. And, that’s it. 🙂
Their Majesties King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain Host a Reception at Palacio Real de Madrid. (VIDEO)
Their Majesties King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain, along with Their Royal Highnesses Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias, hosted a gala reception for members of the diplomatic corps at the Palacio Real de Madrid on January 23, 2013.
In his speech the old king spoke about the importance of international relations, the economic crisis, the situation in Mali, and a bunch of other stuff that you probably don’t care about. 🙂
Their Majesties King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun of Bhutan Visit India.
On January 23, 2013, Their Majesties King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun of Bhutan began their seven-day state visit to India.
During their visit the reigning couple will attend the 64th Republic Day Celebrations on January 26, 2013, attend a meeting with the President of India, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee as well as India’s Prime Minister, Mr. Manmohan Singh, and more.
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall Visits a Primary School in Battersea.
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall visited “… a reading scheme at the St. Mary’s Primary School in Battersea…” on January 23, 2013. During her visit the duchess met with staff and students “…benefiting from the project, run by the Beanstalk literacy charity, formerly known as Volunteer Reading Help (VRH)…”
For detailed information about today’s visit please click here.
Her Royal Highness Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg Participates in a Roundtable Discussion.
On Wednesday, January 23, 2013, Her Royal Highness Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, as President of the Fondation du Grand-Duc et de la Grande-Duchesse, participated in a roundtable discussion with students from the Ècole Sainte-Anne in Ettelbrück.
According to the Cour Grand-Ducale, the grand duchess along with professors and students discussed:
“…the three themes of the respective welfare/assistance in Luxembourg , the Projet de la Main Tendue in Burundi and microcredit. This roundtable is part of the project ‘Staark Fraen’ initiated by the school under the theme of Equality of Opportunity.”
To learn more about today’s event please click here.
Her Royal Highness Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands Kicks Off the 10th Nationale Voorleesdagen.
On the morning of January 23, 2013, Her Royal Highness Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands was at the Krullevaar school in Den Haag to begin the 10th Nationale Voorleesdagen (10th National Reading Day) as part of the Read For Breakfast Campaign (or as some refer to as National Breakfast Reading).
During today’s event the princess read the book, Nog 100 Nachtjes Slapen, by illustrator Ms. Milja Praagman to dozens of happy students.
The Royal Correspondent 