On July 22, 2013, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales visited the National Railway Museum in York to celebrated the 75th anniversary of the Mallard steam locomotive.
According to the BBC News, the Mallard set a record in 1938 as the “…world’s fastest steam locomotive at 126 miles per hour, a record that remains to this day.”
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On the morning of July 22, 2013, His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain presided over a meeting of the Consejo de Jefes de Estado Mayor in Madrid. Basically, today’s event was an important yet incredibly boring meeting with the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Spanish military.
On Monday, July 22, 2013, Their Imperial Majesties Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan boarded a train in Tokyo headed towards the Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan to begin their two-day visit to the region.
This will be the third visit for Their Imperial Majesties to the area since Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster caused by the March 11, 2011, earthquake off the Tōhoku coast and the devastating tsunami that followed.
Their first stop was to the village of Iitate. Upon their arrival the emperor and empress were warmly greeted by local government officials. Thereafter, Their Imperial Majesties visited a “…temporary building which houses a three elementary schools and a precision machinery component factory…” according to Kyodo News.
Tomorrow, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko will visit the village of Koori where they will tour peach farms.
Per Clarence House:
“Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge has been admitted to St. Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London in the early stages of labour.
The Duchess travelled by car from Kensington Palace to the Lindo Wing at St. Mary’s Hospital with The Duke of Cambridge.”
According to BBC News journalist, Mr. Peter Hunt, the duchess was admitted to “…the private Lindo wing just before 6AM [London time]. According to Kate’s spokesperson ‘things are progressing as normal.'”
The Royal Correspondent 