Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden began their three-day state visit to Croatia this morning. Upon their arrival at the Presidential Palace in Zagreb, Their Majesties were warmly welcomed by the President of Croatia, Mr. Ivo Josipovic and First Lady, Tatjana Josipovic.
In the afternoon, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf and his delegation participated in a meeting with President Josipovic and various Croatian government officials participated in a “…bilateral meeting.” Meanwhile, Her Majesty Queen Silvia and First Lady Tatjana Josipovic visited the National Archives in Zagreb.
Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan visited the Al Ma’mounieh Secondary School for Boys in Madaba in central Jordan this morning where she met with “…teachers, students, parents and local community leaders who had worked together to improve the health standards in the school… ”
The Al Ma’mounieh Secondary School for Boys recently received the gold accreditation in the Healthy School Accreditation Program implemented by the Royal Health Awareness Society (RHAS) according to the Petra News Agency.
Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain, as Honorary President, presided over a special meeting with UNICEF España Board of Trustees this afternoon in Madrid. Her Majesty, accompanied by the Minister of Health, Social Services and Equality, Ms. Ana Mateo, was informed about UNICEF España’s “…priorities of the organization and its strategic plan to continue to achieve results for vulnerable children.”
Her Royal Highness Princess Mathilde of Belgium visited the Erasmus School in Brussels this morning to attend a “…symposium on victims assistance and the presentation of an educational box,Le Premier Réconfort, which contains information about the grieving process for children, who recently lost a loved one, and provides creative tools that can help them manage their grief.”
His Royal Highness The Duke of Rothesay was all smiles this afternoon when he arrived at the Glen Grant Distillery in Rothes, Morayshire in Scotland. During his visit to the 173-year-old distillery The Duke opened the Glen Grant whiskey bottling plant and unveiled a new plaque.
Prior to his visit to Glen Grant the Duke of Rothesay was in Speyside where he officially opened the “…Helius CoRDe biomass combined heat and power plant and pot ale evaporator plant…” according to Princeofwales.gov.uk.
For more detailed information about today’s activities please click here.
Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands held an audience with the President of Tanzania, Mr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete and his wife, Mrs. Salma Kikwete, at the Paleis Huis ten Bosch in Den Haag on April 15, 2013.
President Kikwete also met with Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands in her capacity as Special Advocate of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in the Field of Inclusive Finance for Development according to RVD.
His Royal Highness Prince Daniel of Sweden attended the 2013 Emerichfondens Awards held at the Fryshuset in Stockholm on Monday, April 15, 2013. During today’s event, the prince “…handed out diplomas to the recipients of the Uppsatspriset, Skolornas Fredspris, Eldsjälpriset and the 27Januaripriset…”
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Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden began their three-day state visit to Croatia this morning. Upon their arrival at the Presidential Palace in Zagreb, Their Majesties were warmly welcomed by the President of Croatia, Mr. Ivo Josipovic and First Lady, Tatjana Josipovic.
The Royal Correspondent 
