On Monday, January 13, 2014, Her Royal Highness Princess Caroline of Hanover arrived in Beausoleil, France, to visit the Ecole des Cigales. During her visit the princess, as president of the Fondation Princesse Grace, presented the students with a bunch of cool new iPads.
And, that’s it. 🙂
On Tuesday, January 14, 2014, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited the Saltaire Brewery in Shipley, West Yorkshire where she “…unveiled a celebration brew made in her honor and unveiled an commemorative plaque…” according to ITV News.
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On Wednesday, January 15, 2014, Their Royal Highnesses Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie of Luxembourg held audiences on the occasion of the New Year at the Palais Grand-Ducal.
In the evening, the grand-ducal family attended the première performance of West Side Story at the Grand Théâtre de la Ville de Luxembourg.
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Photo courtesy of Zimbio
On the evening of Wednesday, January 15, 2014, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden arrived at the Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien KVA (Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences) to attend the 2014 Tobiaspriset.
According to the official website for the KVA, the winner of this year’s prize went to Professor Sten Eirik Waelgaard Jacobsen for his:
“…groundbreaking scientific contributions to the field of haematopoiesis, particularly with respect to identifying factors that regulate the maturation process of haematopoietic stem cells, factors of great importance for successfully transplanting stem cells…”
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Photo courtesy of Kungahuset
On Wednesday, January 15, 2014, His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan held an audience with the Head of the Russian Federal Agency for Atomic Energy, Mr. Sergei Kiriyenko, and his delegation in Amman.
Meanwhile, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan along with professors and students from the University of Jordan celebrated Arbor Day. During today’s celebration Her Majesty and others planted several trees that “…were damaged during the recent snowstorm [in Jordan]…”
According to Petra News, Her Majesty also:
“…spoke with students partaking in an art exhibition that displayed artwork made out of wood collected from cypress and pine trees which were damaged and broken during the snowstorm. The exhibition was organized by the university in cooperation with the Faculty of Art and Design along with other related faculties as part of an initiative entitled ‘Al Saru Tribute’.”
On January 15, 2014, His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain received credentials from Ambassadors representing the countries of Kuwait, El Salvador, Croatia, Guatemala, Cuba, Uzbekistan, Colombia, Venezuela, Austria, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Croatia to name a few.
On January 15, 2014, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark inaugurated the Royal Copenhagen’s new head office and grant-giving ceremony in Glostrup.
After the opening, according to the official website for Royal Copenhagen, the future queen of Denmark was:
“…given a tour of Royal Copenhagen’s new skills centre, which includes a modeling room and painting studio, where the exclusive Flora Danica dinnerware series will continue to be hand-painted according to a tradition that can be traced right back to the founding of the Royal Porcelain Factory.”
Photo courtesy of Kongehuset
