On March 22, 2013, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge attended “…a volunteering training day at the Great Tower Scout Camp at Newby Bridge in Cumbria…”
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Daily Archives: March 22, 2013
His Royal Highness Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje Attends the 2013 International World Water Day Forum and Celebrations. (VIDEOS)
On March 22, 2013, His Royal Highness Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje, in his capacity as Chairman of the Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation of the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UNSGAB), participated in the opening of the 2013 International World Water Day held at the Water Forum in Den Haag.
According to RVD, the theme of this year’s event is International Water Cooperation, and during the opening the future king of the Netherlands gave an important speech about — you guessed it — the importance of water and water sanitation.
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Her Royal Highness Princess Caroline of Hanover Becomes a Grandmother.
It was announced by the Palais Princier that Mr. Andrea Casiraghi and his longtime girlfriend, Ms. Tatiana Santa Domingo, welcomed their first child together on Thursday, March 21, 2013.
The healthy baby boy is the first grandchild for Her Royal Highness Princess Caroline of Hanover and the late Mr. Stefano Casiraghi.
According to the press release, mother and child are doing well. Mr. Casiraghi and Ms. Santo Domingo will marry sometime later this year.
Congrats to the couple! 🙂
His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco Attends the 7th Internationales Monaco and Méditerranée Conference. (VIDEO)
On March 21, 2013, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco attended the opening of the 7th Internationales Monaco and Méditerranée Conference held at the Musée Océanographique de Monaco. The theme of this year’s conference is, La Puissance du Feu: Du Mythe de Prométhée aux Défis Futurs en Méditerranée.
During yesterday’s event the sovereign prince gave the opening speech in front dozens of scientists, scholars and environmentalists including Institut Océanographique Fondation Albert I, Mr. Robert Calcagno, and the Director-General of UNESCO, Ms. Irina Bokova.
Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands Visits Rome, Italy.
On March 21, 2013, Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands, in her capacity as Special Advocate of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in the field of Inclusive Finance for Development, arrived in Rome, Italy for a two-day visit.
According to RVD, the purpose of Princess Maxima’s visit is to:
“…talk with senior officials from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Program (WFP).
On Thursday, Princess Maxima gave an opening speech at an interactive meeting with the organizations and permanent representatives of the FAO, IFAD and WFP. The theme of the meeting was: ‘Inclusive Finance, Challenges and Opportunities for the Rome-based food organizations.’ The princess’s speech [focused on] the importance of good access to financial services for agricultural development and poverty reduction in rural areas…”
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