On October 30, 2013, His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh presented the “…Lord Taverners Cricket County Championship medals and trophies to the Sussex Women’s County Cricket Team and the Durham County Cricket Team…” at Buckingham Palace according to the British royal court.
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Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia
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Dracula the movie, 2006.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2PaAoihWTY
Haunted Castles in the United Kingdom
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rU-OjKK2_A
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Happy Halloween!
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On October 31, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh arrived in East Sussex for a one-day visit to the region.
This morning Her Majesty and the duke visited the West Quay Fisheries in Newhaven where they “…were shown more than 40 varieties of fish caught off the Sussex coast by a local fleet…” according to the London Evening Standard. Thereafter, Her Majesty and the duke arrived in Beddingham to open the “…new £5 million 68-bed youth hostel at South Downs National Park.”
Soon, Her Majesty and the duke arrived in Lewes where they visited Harveys Brewery. After a nice lunch they made their way to Brighton where Her Majesty officially opened the “…new historical resource center for East Sussex and Brighton and Hove…” known as The Keep.
For more information about today’s tour of East Sussex please click here, here, and here.
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On Thursday, October 31, 2013, Their Imperial Majesties Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan accompanied by His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan, Their Imperial Highnesses Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko of Japan, and Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Hitachi of Japan, hosted an autumn garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo.
On Saturday, October 26, 2013, Their Serene Highnesses Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco arrived at the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania to witness the “…signing of collaboration agreement between Penn Medicine and Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace…”
On October 30, 2013, His Royal Highness Prince Felipe of Asturias presided over the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of AGQ Labs in Burguillos in the province of Sevilla, Spain. During yesterday’s event the future king of Spain also inaugurated AGQ’s new building in Burguillos.
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On the evening of October 30, 2013, Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of Monaco arrived at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City to attend the 2013 Princess Grace Awards Gala.
During this evening’s event 24 awards were presented to various emerging artists in theater, dance and film. And, the winners of the 2013 Princess Grace Awards went to:
THEATER AND PLAYWRITNG
Sathya Sridharan
Theater Scholarship, Grace Le Vine Theater Award
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts
Dustin Wills
Theater Scholarship, Lynn Wyatt Theater Award
Yale University
Carrie Morris
Theater Apprenticeship, Faberge Theater Award
PuppetART Detroit
Maechi Aharanwa
Theater Fellowship, Gant Gaither Theater Award
Classical Theatre of Harlem
Lila Neugebauer
Theater Fellowship, Robert and Gloria Hausman Theater Award
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Kristen Robinson
Theater Fellowship, Pierre Cardin Award
Westport Country Playhouse
Jiehae Park
Playwriting Fellowship
New Dramatists
DANCE AND CHOREOGRAPHY
Alexander L. Anderson
Dance Scholarship, Alexander Moore Bayer Dance Award
The Juilliard School-Dance Division
Skylar P. Brandt
Dance Fellowship
American Ballet Theatre
Courtney A. Henry
Dance Fellowship, Chris Hellman Dance Award
Alonzo King LINES Ballet
Talli Jackson
Dance Fellowship
New York Live Arts
Rachelle Anais Scott
Dance Fellowship
Cedar Lake Ballet
Rosie Herrera
Choreography Fellowship
Ballet Hispanico
Loni Landon
Choreography Fellowship
BODYTRAFFIC
Robyn Mineko Williams
Choreography Fellowship
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
FILM
Thalia Fry
Undergraduate Film Scholarship, Charles Evans Film Award
California Institute of the Arts
Kendal Hockin
Undergraduate Film Scholarship
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Devyn Manibo
Undergraduate Film Scholarship
Hampshire College
Niav Conty
Graduate Film Scholarship, Srichand Parmanand Hinduja Film Award
City College of New York
Whitney Elise Johnston
Graduate Film Scholarship, Cary Grant Film Award
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Richard Wiebe
Graduate Film Scholarship, John J. Johnson Film Award
University of Iowa
Javier Roberto Carlos Briones
Princess Grace JustFilms Documentary Award
San Francisco State University
Ciara L. Lacy
Princess Grace JustFilms Documentary Award
Sundance Institute
Sergio Mata’u Rapu
Princess Grace JustFilms Documentary Award
Pacific Islanders in Communication
HONORARIA
Carter Redwood
Theater Honorarium
Carnegie Mellon University
Bailey L. Rosa
Theater Honorarium
The Theatre School at DePaul University
Aaron White
Theater Honorarium
Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble
Taylor Dunne
Graduate Film Scholarship
University of Colorado
Lena I. Jackson
Graduate Film Scholarship
University of California, Santa Cruz
Jonathan King
Graduate Film Scholarship
UCLA
David Romberg
Graduate Film Scholarship
Temple University
Nora Sweeney
Graduate Film Scholarship
California Institute of the Arts
Natalie Y. Tsui
Graduate Film Scholarship
San Francisco State University
Peter Franco
Undergraduate Film Scholarship
Carleton College
Louva Hartwell
Princess Grace JustFilms Documentary Honorarium
Institute of American Indian Arts
Claire K. Miyamoto
Princess Grace JustFilms Documentary Honorarium
University of California, Santa Cruz
SPECIAL PROJECT, WORKS IN PROGRESS RESIDENCIES and CHOREOGRAPHY MENTORSHIP CO-COMMISSION (CMCC) AWARDS
Special Project Awards, Works in Progress Residencies at the Baryshnikov Arts Center and the Choreography Mentorship Co-Commission (CMCC) Awards (in its inaugural year) are grants available to past Princess Grace Awards winners and Honoraria recipients for uniquely significant projects that advance their artistic development.
SPECIAL PROJECT GRANTS:
Esy Casey
Chinonye Chukwu
Eric Kupers
Zoe Scofield
Stephanie Spray
Maureen Towey
WORKS IN PROGRESS RESIDENCIES
Camille A. Brown
Hana Sooyeon Kim
Kaneza Schaal
CHOREOGRAPHY MENTORSHIP CO-COMMISSION (CMCC) AWARDS
Alex Ketley at the Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography (MANCC)
The 2013 Prince Rainier III Award, which recognizes a renowned leader in the arts whose own accomplishments are coupled with demonstrated service to the performing arts, went to legendary actress Ms. Cicely Tyson.
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On October 30, 2013, Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands arrived in Tilburg to attend the conclusion of the European project, Requiem for Auschwitz.
According to PPE, purpose of Requiem for Auschwitz is to bring:
“…attention of the victims of the Holocaust, including 500,000 Roma and Sinti, and the contemporary situation of the Roma and Sinti community in Europe.”
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Photo courtesy of RVD/HKH
On October 30, 2013, Her Royal Highness Princess Letizia of Asturias arrived at the Real Casa de la Moneda in Madrid to attend the 2013 Asociación Española de Editoriales de Publicaciones Periódicas (AEEPP) Awards ceremony.
On Wednesday, October 30, 2013, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales hosted a reception at Clarence House in London “…to celebrate the achievement of ‘Nursing Times’ Award winners and nominees…”
The Prince of Wales also attended the Royal Television Society’s Craft Skills Master Class held at the Hospital Club in London.
And, finally, yesterday the prince gave a speech during the 9th World Islamic Economic Forum reception and gala dinner held at The Guildhall in London.
On Wednesday, October 30, 2013, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark arrived in Jerusalem, Israel for a one-day visit. The purpose of the crown prince’s trip is to “…participate in a memorial ceremony on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the rescue of the Danish Jews in Denmark in October 1943…” according to the Danish royal court.
This afternoon, Crown Prince Frederik held meeting with the President of Israel, Shimon Peres. Discussions focused on “…bilateral ties between Denmark and Israel and the 70th anniversary of the rescues of the Danish Jews…” Thereafter the crown prince visited the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum and in the evening attended a concert held at the Jerusalem Theater.
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Photo courtesy of Kongehuset
On October 29, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain arrived at the Cine Callao in Madrid to attend the première of the documentary, Manzanas, Pollos y Quimeras, by Ms. Inés París.
The film documents the lives of several African women who relocated to Spain, their reasons for coming, how they have adapted to living in a new country, and the struggles as well as the success they have achieved in Spain.
Trailer for the documentary
Photo courtesy of Casa Real
On the afternoon of October 29, 2013, His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain met with General Commanders and directors of the Asociación de Fuerzas de Gendarmería Euromediterráneas at Palacio de La Zarzuela in Madrid.
