On January 21, 2014, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal arrived on the Isle of Man for a one-day visit.
During today’s visit the princess opened the Ballavartyn Equestrian Centre in Santon, toured the headquarters of the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture in St. John’s, visited the St. German’s Cathedral in Peel, and made a private visit to the Jurby Prison.
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On Tuesday, January 21, 2014, His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain was presented with credentials at Palacio de la Zarzuela from Ambassadors representing the countries of Jamaica, Nepal, Belarus, Trinidad and Tobago, Tanzania, Namibia, Rwanda, Iceland, Laos, Turkmenistan, Benin, Singapore, Togo, and Western Samoa (aka the Independent State of Samoa).
On Tuesday, January 21, 2014, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands opened the newly renovated Bovaghuis in Bunnik.
According to RVD, Bovaghuis was:
“…built in the late 80s along the A12 highway in Bunnik. After nearly 25 years, the building no longer met the requirements of the times and went through extensive renovation.”
Anyway, after the opening His Majesty was given a tour of the building and met with people who, well, attended the opening. 🙂
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On January 19, 2014, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco attended the 82nd Edition of the Rallye de Monte-Carlo awards ceremony held in the Palais Princier courtyard. During Sunday’s event the sovereign prince presented trophies to the top three winners of the race.
And, that’s it. 🙂
On Sunday, January 19, 2014, Her Serene Highness Princess Stephanie of Monaco arrived at the Fairmont Monte-Carlo to participate in the 38th Festival International du Cirque de Monte-Carlo Awards ceremony and banquet.
On January 21, 2014, His Royal Highness Prince Laurent of Belgium attended the 92nd Edition of the European Motor Show for Cars and Motorcycles, organized by the FEBIAC, at the Brussels Expo.
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On Tuesday, January 21, 2014, His Royal Highness Prince Harry of Wales along with his teammates from the Walking with the Wounded South Pole Allied Challenge participated in the Welcome Home Press conference held at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park in London.
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