On Sunday, April 14, 2013, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco attended the French Top rugby match between RC Toulon and ASM Clermont held at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille, France.
Daily Archives: April 14, 2013
His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan Holds an Audience. (VIDEO)
On Sunday, April 14, 2013, His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan held an audience with the Speaker of the Yemeni Lower House of Parliament, Mr. Yahya Al-Rai, in Amman, Jordan. During the meeting discussions focused on the Syrian crisis and “…efforts to achieve peace between Palestinians and Israel based on the two-state solution…” according to the Jordan News Agency.
Anti-Monarchists Stage a Massive Protest in Madrid, Spain. (VIDEOS)
On Sunday, April 14, 2013, thousands of protestors marched through Puerta de Sol in Madrid, Spain calling for “…the return of a democratically elected head of state…” For more information about today’s protest please click here. If you can read Spanish please click here to read an article from the newspaper, El Mundo.
Blauw Bloed: Royal News From This Past Week (VIDEO)
Happy Sunday, everyone! Hope you having a great weekend so far. 🙂 Anyway, here is this week’s edition of the great royal news program, Blauw Bloed. Please click here to watch.
Something Slightly Different… (VIDEO)
Since yesterday’s opening of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam I thought you might enjoy the program, The Power of Art: Rembrandt, hosted by well-known British art historian, Mr. Simon Schama.
“Considered one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art history and the most important in Dutch history. His [Rembrandt’s] contributions to art came in a period that historians call the Dutch Golden Age.
Rembrandt’s success in his early years was as a portrait painter to the rich denizens of Amsterdam at a time when the city was being transformed from a small nondescript port into the economic capital of the world. His historical and religious paintings also gave him wide acclaim.
Despite being known as a portrait painter Rembrandt used his talent to push the boundaries of painting. This direction made him unpopular in the later years of his career as he shifted from being the talk of the town to becoming adrift in the Amsterdam art scene and criticized by his peers.”
You might also appreciate a recent article by Mr. Schama regarding the reopening of the Rijksmusem. Please click here to read the article.
Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway Attend the 2013 Ridderrennet.
On Saturday, April 13, 2013, Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway accompanied by Her Royal Highness Princess Ingrid Alexandra and His Highness Sverre Magnus attended the 2013 Ridderrennet in Beitostølen, Norway.
Photo courtesy of Kongehuset