On the evening of October 16, 2013, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco arrived at the Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel in Monaco to attend the 2013 Golden Foot Award, a “…prestigious international award given to the career of a football player over the age of twenty eight.”
The winner of the 2013 Golden Foot Award went to Mr. Didier Drogba.
Congrats!
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Recently, Miss Carina Axelsson — longtime partner of His Serene Highness Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg — attended the 2013 Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany.
Anyway, on her blog Miss Axelsson finally announced the UK and US release dates for her highly anticipated new novel, Model Under Cover: A Crime Of Fashion.
For further information about the novel and the release dates please click here and here.
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On the morning of October 17, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands officially opened the new Isala Ziekenhuis (hospital) in Zwolle.
During today’s opening Her Majesty was given a tour of the new hospital — including the Amalia Kindercentrum — and met with staff as well as patients.
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On October 17, 2013, His Royal Highness Prince Harry of Wales arrived at the Imperial College in London to officially open the Royal British Legion Centre for Blast Injury Studies.
According to the official website for Imperial College the new center is:
“…the first collaboration of its kind in the United Kingdom, where civilian engineers and scientists work alongside military doctors, supported by charitable funding to reduce the effects of roadside bombs and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).”
For more information about the Royal British Legion Centre for Blast Injury Studies please click here.
And, finally, Prince Harry also participated in a “…coaching session as part of the Rugby Football Union’s All Schools programme at Twickenham Stadium in London…” according to Clarence House.
For more information about today’s event at Twickenham as well as to view photos please click here, here, and here.
On Thursday, October 17, 2013, His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge participated in his first investiture “…on behalf of The Queen…” at Buckingham Palace in London.
According to Kensington Palace, during this afternoon’s special event the duke presented “…Wimbledon champion Andy Murray [with the] Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) medal.”
For more information about today’s investiture at Buckingham Palace please click the links below.
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