Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan Participates in the Opening of the Regional Arab Development Forum.

HerMajestyQueenRaniaOn April 10, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan was in Amman to participate in the opening of the:

“….regional Arab Development Forum in Jordan launched by the United Nations Development Group (UNDG) as part of the worldwide U.N.-led consultations on the global development agenda beyond 2015, when the current Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) expire.

The two-day forum will identify regional priorities for the global development framework that will succeed the MDGs framework. Her Majesty is one of two members representing the Arab World on the U.N. High Level Panel advising U.N. Chief Ban Ki-moon on the post-2015 global development agenda.”

News Regarding Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge.

qeii-2012It was announced that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh will attend the funeral of the former Prime Minister the late Baroness Margaret Thatcher at St. Paul’s Cathedral on April 17, 2013.

The former Prime Minister passed away on April 7, 2013, at the age of 87.  Click here to read an article about this latest news from Channel 4 News.

In other news, on April 23, 2013, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge will visit the Willows Primary School in Wythenshawe, Manchester.  During her visit the Duchess will “…launch a new school counseling program in partnership between the Royal Foundation, Comic Relief, Place2Be and Action on Addiction.”