On September 22, 2013, Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako of Japan visited the city of Kōriyama in the Fukushima Prefecture for the day.
The imperial couple’s first stop was a visit to a “…facility that measures the radiation levels of produce…” according to the Mainichi Daily News. Thereafter, the crown prince and crown princess visited a temporary housing shelter where they met with 80 residents from Futaba who lost everything due to the March 11, 2011, 9.0 earthquake off the Tōhoku coast and the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant meltdown that followed. The day ended with a visit to an indoor playground.
On a lovely Sunday morning, September 22, 2013, in Brussels Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium along with their children — Princess Elisabeth, Prince Gabriel, Prince Emmanuel and Princess Eléonore — joined thousands of people enjoying the 12th Annual Journée sans Voiture (Car Free Sunday).
The event, which also takes place in several cities throughout Belgium, encourages people to get out of their cars for a day, and to simply enjoy their city by using other modes of transportation (hence bikes, rollerblades, skateboards, and/or just simply putting one foot in front of the other and walking slowly).
On Saturday, September 21, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway arrived at the Dray Walk Gallery in London to view the exhibition, 100% Norway, as part of the Tent London during the 2013 London Design Festival.
Her Majesty also visited the exhibition, KHiB with Friends, which showcases Norwegian “…furniture, interior furnishings, lamps, clothing, textiles and graphic design…” according to the Norwegian royal court.
If you are interested in learning more about the 2013 London Design festival please click here.
It was announced by RVD, that Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands had surgery this morning, Sunday September 22, 2013, after “…she had an unfortunate fall at her home and had broken her cheekbone…”
After the surgery the princess will remain in the hospital, under observation, for the next few days.
Here is this week’s edition of the great Dutch royal program, Blauw Bloed.
In this episode your host, Mr. Jeroen Snel, recaps all the top royal events of this past week including highlights from Saturday’s royal wedding between Their Royal Highnesses Prince Félix and Princess Claire of Luxembourg held at the stunning Basilique de Sainte Marie-Madeleine in Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, France (which I missed because, well, I was surfing all day with friends, and frankly that’s more important to me than blogging on a beautiful Saturday morning. Sorry, to be blunt, but it’s true. :)).
Anyway, to catch up with all the latest Luxembourg royal wedding news — including photos and videos — well, you know the drill. Click here for a full report from Luxarazzi: Luxembourg and Liechtenstein.
Photo courtesy of the Cour Grand-Ducale de Luxembourg/G.Wolff
On the afternoon of Friday, September 20, 2013, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark attended the 2013 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships at Lake Bagsværd.
For more information about today’s event and to view two photos please click here (in English).
On Friday, September 20, 2013, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark arrived at Roskilde Universitet to participate in the 2013 Danske Banks Pris for Social Innovation og Socialt Entreprenørskab (Danish Bank Prize for Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship).
The Royal Correspondent 