His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex arrived in the seaside town of Torquay in county Devon this afternoon to official open the newly restored Torquay Academy.
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Monthly Archives: July 2013
Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan Participates in a Meeting.
News Regarding His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium. (VIDEOS)
A day after his investiture as king of the Belgians His Majesty King Philippe held an audience with Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo at the Palais de Bruxelles.
His Majesty also attended two receptions at the Palais this afternoon where he received members of the Judiciaire and the Cour des Comptes as well as the Présidents des Conseils and the Gouvernement des Communautés and des Régions according to the Belgian royal court.
Click here to watch another video news report.
And, finally, new official photos of Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium were released this morning by the Belgian royal court. The five images were shot at Château de Laeken on July 15, 2013, by photographer, Ms. Marie-Jo Lafontaine, in collaboration with Ms. Marina Cox.
His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan Visits the Public Security Department in Amman. (VIDEO)
On Monday, July 22, 2013, His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan visited the Public Security Department in Amman, Jordan.
During the visit General Tawfiq Tawalbeh informed His Majesty on the “…efforts to develop performance of staff of police units especially those who work on problem solving crimes…” according to Petra News.
Later in the afternoon, His Majesty arrived in Al Yasmeen to officially open the new Forensic Science Laboratory Department building. During his tour of the facility His Majesty was informed about the “…role of criminology in supporting investigations and on major cases that have been solved with the use of modern technology…”
TRHs Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway Attend a Memorial Service in Oslo. (VIDEOS)
Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway arrived at the Oslo Domkirke this afternoon to attend a service in remembrance of the victims of the July 22, 2011, terrorist attacks.
Norwegian-born, Anders Behring Breivik, the perpetrator behind the attacks, blew up two government buildings in Oslo killing six people. Breivik then went on a mass shooting spree on the island of Utøya killing 69 innocent people.
Click here and here (skip to the 9:25 mark in the second link) to watch two video news reports (in English and Norwegian).
Photo courtesy of Zimbio
HRH The Prince of Wales Visits the National Railway Museum in York. (VIDEOS)
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.”
For more information about today’s celebrations please click here and here.
Please click here and here to watch videos.
His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain Presides Over a Meeting. (VIDEO)
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.
The Royal Correspondent 
