On Saturday, January 25, 2014, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco accompanied by his nephew, Mr. Pierre Casiraghi, were in Valance, France to attend the 17th Edition of the Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique.
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On Saturday, January 25, 2014, Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of Monaco signed copies of the photo book, KwaZulu Natal: Land of Dreams, by South African journalist, Ms. Tanya Waterworth and French journalist, Ms. Annick Thébia Melsan. The princess wrote the foreward to the photo book.
According to the South African newspaper, Mossel Bay Advertiser, the photo book was “…commissioned to show the people of the principality where Her Serene Highness Charlene of Monaco, former South African swimming gold medallist, comes from…”
For more information about, KwaZulu Natal: Land of Dreams, please click here.
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On Saturday, January 25, 2014, Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands arrived at the Lucent Danstheater in Den Haag to attend the opening of the 14th Edition of the Holland Dance Festival.
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On the morning of Sunday, January 26, 2014, His Royal Highness Prince Laurent of Belgium arrived at the Bourse de Bruxelles to view the exhibition, The Art of the Brick, by Mr. Nathan Sawaya.
According to the official website for the Bourse de Bruxelles the exhibition:
“…is displayed on a surface of 1,300 m² more than 70 impressive objects in a new genre : exceptional works of art in simply breathtaking environments created with hundreds of thousands LEGO® building blocks.
Among the most stunning and unexpected 3D creations, The Art of the Brick, exhibits reconstructions – often interpreted – of universally known works of art, like Rodin’s “The Thinker”, the “Venus de Milo”, Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” – where the hands and head explode from the 2-dimensional to the 3-dimensional ! – or “The Arnolfini Wedding Portrait” by Jan van Eyck – where the characters are outside the painting…”
The exhibition will be open to the public until April 21, 2014. For more information about The Art of the Brick please click here.
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On Saturday, January 25, 2014, Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako of Japan attended a traditional folklore show at the National Theatre in Tokyo.
According to Kyodo News, the performance featured:
“…songs and dances from Fukushima, Miyagi and Iwate prefectures, which suffered serious damage from the March 2011 massive earthquake and tsunami. The event was held to support reconstruction efforts in the prefectures.”
On January 24, 2014, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales participated in an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London. And, well, that’s it. There’s not much else to say. 🙂
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On January 23, 2014, Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium along with Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway attended the session, The Millennial Challenge, during the 44th Edition of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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