Earlier this week, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco, on the occasion of Fête Nationale 2013, presented the Ordre de Saint-Charles to various men and women for their service to the sovereign prince or to the Principality of Monaco (hence the State).
The Ordre de Grimaldi was also presented to several men and women who have “…contributed to the prestige of the Principality with distinction…” according to the Palais Princier.
On November 21, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain and His Royal Highness Prince Felipe of Asturias visited His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain at the Hospital Universitario Quirón in Pozuelo de Alarcon, Spain, after having a two-hour operation on his left hip.
The king’s surgeons “…removed the temporary prothesis and implanted a permanent one…” according to a spokesman for the Spanish royal court. His Majesty is expected to remain in the hospital for another week.
The Royal Correspondent 