On the morning of May 30, 2013, His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan arrived in Zarqua to officially open the JADARA Equipment and Defense Systems company and factory.
Upon his arrival His Majesty was warmly greeted by JRESCO representatives as well as other officials. Soon, His Majesty was “…given a tour of the company’s production lines and attended a live demonstration of the Portable Grenade Launcher System RPG-32…” according to Petra News.
Whilst in Amman His Majesty held an audience with the former German Foreign Minister, Dr. Walter Steinmeier. Discussions during the meeting focused on the Syrian crisis, bilateral relations between Jordan and Germany as well as the latest developments in the Middle East and ways to achieve peace in the region.
Later in the afternoon His Majesty accompanied by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II of Jordan attended the “…opening ceremony of the American University of Madaba.” After listening to various speeches His Majesty and the crown prince “…viewed a model of the university structure and listened to a briefing on faculties and centers of the university.”
This evening at the Grosvenor Hotel in London His Royal Highness Prince Harry of Wales, as patron, attended the Walking with the Wounded Crystal Ball Gala Dinner.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh hosted a lovely garden party this afternoon at Buckingham Palace.
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, Their Royal Highness Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie of York and His Royal Highness Prince Andrew of York also attended today’s party.
On the morning of May 30, 2013, Her Royal Highness Princess Mathilde of Belgium arrived at the Palais Royal de Bruxelles to participate in a discussion under the theme, “…Women Empowerment: The Intersection of Power & Agency and Economic Advancement together with the International Center for Research on Women, Washington DC (ICRW)…” according to the Belgian royal court.
In the afternoon, the princess arrived at the Résidence Palace to attend a presentation of a UNICEF report regarding the challenges, opportunities, and situations worldwide for children with disabilities. Princess Mathilde is Honorary President of UNICEF Belgium.
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales continued his three-day private visit to Armenia this morning with a visit to the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin in Yerevan.
To learn more about today’s visit as well as to view photos please click hereand here.
On the morning of Thursday, May 30, 2013, Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands began their one-day tour of the provinces of Gelderland and Utrecht.
According to RVD, today’s visit is “…part of a series of twelve visits that brings the King and Queen, after the change of rule on April 30, 2013, to all provinces in the Netherlands where they will have a chance to meet the people…” and vice versa.
To view photos from today’s tour please click here and here.
Sixty years ago today a New Zealand man named Edmund Hillary and a Sherpa from Nepal named Tenzing Norgay ascended to the world’s highest and most dangerous peak, Mount Everest.
Since then thousands of men, women, seniors, and a teenager — yes, I said a teenager — have summated Mount Everest. Into the Death Zone and back again. Hundreds have died. Frozen solid in the snow on the infamous mountain. But, none of the climbers who have ascended Mount Everest since May 29, 1953, are as famous as Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. For they were the first.
In honor of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay’s famous achievement Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh attended a reception at the Royal Geographical Society in London this evening to commemorate the 60th anniversary Hillary and Norgay’s climb to the top of Mount Everest. Her Majesty and the duke as well as guests watched archival footage about the climb, viewed an exhibition, and met with Mr. Peter Hillary and Mr. Jamling Norgay (sons of Edmund and Tenzing).
Meanwhile in Kathmandu, Nepal, there were also celebrations marking the historical ascent. This morning the President of Nepal, Mr. Ram Baran Yadav, received a message from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II who sent her warmest congratulations:
“On the 60th Anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest I wish to send my warmest regards to the Government of Nepal and re-affirm the strong ties that exist between our two countries. The news of the successful ascent reached me at a particularly memorable time, the day before my Coronation. The Everest Expedition was an historic example of UK-Nepal co-operation and I hope that the special relationship between our two countries will continue to grow in the years to come.”
And, on the summit of Mount Everest and the base camps below, well, all is quiet as the Spring climbing season is coming to a close. The landscape, though beautiful, is unfortunately littered with trash leftover by insensitive climbers. As a result, dozens of courageous Sherpas climb the mountain several times cleaning trash and collecting frozen remains of those who never made it out of the Death Zone.
Tenzing at the top, 1953
Click hereto view old photos of photos of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay after their summit.
Archive footage after the climb.
The documentary, Hillary on Everest
Trailer for the documentary, Cleaning Mount Everest
Photos courtesy of Wikipedia and Life
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