On May 4, 2013, Their Royal Highnesses Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg attended the opening of the 2013 Spring Fair held at the Luxexpo.
If you are interested in learning more about the Spring Fair please click here.
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According to the Norwegian royal court His Majesty King Harald V of Norway visited the Yanomani people living deep in the Amazon rainforest last week. It has been a “…long-held dream [of His Majesty to visit].” He spent four-days with the Yanomani people learning about their culture, traditions and much more. The trip took place “…at the invitation of the Rainforest Foundation Norway.”
LISTEN UP!! If you are offended by indigenous people wearing their natural clothing and/or offended by seeing brief shots of women topless do not watch the video above, okay?
Now, for more information about His Majesty’s visit as well as to learn more the Rainforest Foundation Norway please visit their official website here.
On Friday, May 3, 2013, Their Royal Highnesses Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden continued their visit to the province of Västra Götaland. Today, the royal couple visited Fryshuset in Göteborg and Bräcke Östergård.
Meanwhile, Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden toured Uppsala County according to the Swedish royal court. The reigning couple visited a dairy farm in Harbo, visited the companies Sublift AB, Svensk Kärnbränslehanterings (SKB), and Industrial Hydraulics AB, toured the town of Östhammar where Their Majesties toured the Town Hall Square, and finally attended a dinner at Uppsala Slott.
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On Friday, May 3, 2013, Their Royal Highnesses Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie of Luxembourg were in Diekirch to visit the Lycée Technique Hôtelier Alexis Heck.
According to the newspaper, Wort, the purpose of today’s visit was to “…say thanks to 70 students who were involved in cooking and serving the wedding banquet at Guillaume and Stéphanie’s wedding on October 19, 2012.”
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His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales visited Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset this afternoon to “…view an exhibition documenting the development of Poundbury over the past 20 years” according to the official website for the prince.
Afterward, the prince attended a reception where he mingled with locals and cuddled cute babies. The Prince of Wales also visited Cambridge Court where he unveiled a nice shiny new plaque “….marking the building’s official opening…”
For more information about today’s activities please click here and here.
On May 2, 2013, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco visited the “…the second installment of the new state housing of the Jardins d’Appoline…” The new buildings contains 116 apartments and meets all the latest environmental standards.. blah blah blah. So, yeah, these buildings seem to be pretty fancy schmancy for government housing. You won’t see this in the United States. Then again it is Monaco.
Last Friday, Her Royal Highness Princess Theodora of Greece, known as Theodora Greece in the entertainment business, attended the 7th Annual Britweek- Design Icon Award held at the Christopher Guy Showroom in West Hollywood, CA.
The recipient of the award went to Mr. Ian Callum, Design Director for Jaguar, for his “…significant contributions to British design.”
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