On February 13, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan met with the “…participants and winners of the Intel Science Competition-Arab World 2012, which took place in December in Dubai and drew 130 students from 11 Arab countries…” according to the Petra News Agency.
On February 13, 2013, Their Majesties King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain hosted a luncheon at Palacio Real de Madrid for the President of Guatemala, Mr. Otto Pérez Molina, and his wife.
Also in attendance during today’s luncheon were Their Royal Highnesses Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias as well as various Spanish government officials.
Photo courtesy of Casa Real
On Tuesday, February 12, 2013, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall visited the RISE Children’s Center in Wiltshire. Whilst there the Duchess met with volunteers and those who are “…supported by the Chippenham Time Network and Wiltshire Money, both of which are working to support families in Wiltshire…” according to the website Princeofwales.gov.uk.
The Duchess of Cornwall also visited “…a course run by Community First’s Youth Action Wiltshire Program at the Langley Burrell Village Hall near Chippenham and visited the Wiltshire Scrapstore and Resource Centre in Lacock…”
On February 13, 2013, The Duchess of Cornwall attended the inauguration of a new exhibition entitled, Floriculture: Flowers, Love and Money, at the Garden Museum in Lambeth. During today’s event the Duchess met with “…supporters of the Garden Museum and children from Vauxhall Primary School’s Gardening Club…”
On February 12, 2013, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias “…. presided over a ceremony of new ambassadors accredited to the 5th edition of the Embajadores Honorarios de la Marca España…” in Madrid.
According to the newspaper, Wort, last week Their Royal Highnesses Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie of Luxembourg met with members of the Luxembourg Air Rescue (LAR). During their visit the future grand duke and grand duchess of Luxembourg “…toured the LAR facilities and were given an insight into the daily work of Luxembourg’s fourth emergency service.”
On February 11, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan inaugurated a new building of the “…Rmeil Charitable Society located in the Al Jeezeh district and dropped by one of the public schools in the area to check on students starting their second semester.”
Please click here to view a photo as well as to read an article about today’s inauguration from the Petra News Agency.
On the evening of Sunday, February 10, 2013, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco participated in the first night of the 2013 Rio Carnival Escola de Samba Parade (school parade) held at the famed Sambódromo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The sovereign prince danced down Sambódromo alongside the members of the Portela Samba School, beautiful dancers in elaborate costumes, giant floats, and musicians playing their Agogôs bells, Repiniques, Pandeiros, Surdo and Tamborim drums with much delight. In case you were wondering why the sovereign prince was dancing in the parade, well, he was the Portela Samba School’s special guest. Basically, he was asked to join in. 🙂
For more information about Rio Carnival, the Samba schools, and more please click here.
Portela School performing during the 2013 Rio Carnival at the Sambódromo.
Portela Samba School rehearsing for two days before the parade.
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