TRHs Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde of Belgium Visit Thailand: Day Five.

PMBelgiumOn March 21, 2013, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde of Belgium continued their long and tiring visit to beautiful Thailand.

This morning Prince Philippe, accompanied by his business delegation as well as the Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand and the Minister of Finance for Thailand, participated in the information seminar entitled, Thailand as a Regional Hub for Doing Business, held at the Belgian embassy in Bangkok.  Two hours later the prince and about a dozen of closest friends attended a “…signing ceremony…” at the St. Regis Hotel, visited the Thai Airway headquarters, and participated in yet another boring seminar entitled, well, it doesn’t matter because you are probably not even reading this article, right?   🙂

Moving on.

Meanwhile, Princess Mathilde visited the Kredtrakarn Protection and Occupational Development Center in Bangkok.  She had fun. Afterward, the prince and princess met up to participate in the inauguration of the “…new logo of the Thai Belgian Bridge, and the opening of the exhibition commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Thai Belgian Bridge…” at Lumpini Park.

This evening Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde attended a “…Jazz concert with Jeff Neve organized by the Belgian embassy.”

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Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden Visits Riga, Latvia.

silviaOn March 20, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden was in Riga, Latvia for a brief visit.  During her visit Her Majesty had a chance to participate in the “…Mentor Latvia seminar entitled, Investing in Youth: The Future of Latvia, which emphasizes the importance of the mentoring movement in helping young people in out-of-family-care institutions become full-fledged society members.”

According to the LETA news agency, Her Majesty also met with the President of Latvia, Mr. Andris Berzins, in the capital.  Discussions focused on “…Latvian-Swedish bilateral partnership, the work of Riga and UMEA as the European Capitals of Culture in 2014…”

 

For more information about Her Majesty’s visit please click here.

Photo courtesy of Kungahuset

 

Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway Visits a School in Oslo. (VIDEO)

CPMMOn March 21, 2013, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway visited the Ullevålsveien, a school for students with learning disabilities, in Oslo. During her visit the future queen of Norway met with staff, mingled with the students and much more.

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Photo courtesy of Kongehuset

Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall Attend the Enthronement Ceremony of the New Archbishop of Canterbury. (VIDEOS)

On March 21, 2013, Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attended the enthronement ceremony of the new Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend and Right Honorable Justin Welby, held at the Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury.

For detailed information about today’s ceremony please click here and here.

The Enthronement Ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral.

Oh look! Another video for your viewing pleasure!   🙂

 Take a guess what’s behind this link. Yup, another video.

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