On March 10, 2014, Their Royal Highnesses The Earl and Countess of Wessex visited the Robert Browning Community School in London as well as the London Air Ambulance at the Royal London Hospital. The Earl of Wessex is also celebrating his 50th birthday today.
And, that’s it. 🙂
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On Monday, March 10, 2014, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, and Their Royal Highnesses The Earl and Countess of Wessex attended the 2014 Commonwealth Observance at Westminster Abbey in London.
In the evening, Her Majesty and the duke arrived at Marlborough House in London to attend the Commonwealth reception hosted by the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations, Mr. Kamalesh Sharma.
On Thursday, March 6, 2014, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco continued his visit to Rabat, Morocco.
According to AFP, the sovereign prince visited the “…necropolis complex of [the] ancient Roman Mauretania Tingitana…” and the Chellah archeological site. Thereafter, Prince Albert II visited the Fondation Orient-Occident and the Moroccan Association for Support and Assistance to People with Down’s Syndrome (AMSAT) in Rabat.
On Friday, March 7, 2014, His Royal Highness Prince Harry of Wales arrived at the Wembley Arena in London to attend the inaugural WE Day UK.
For more information about We Day UK please click here.
On Thursday, March 6, 2014, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark arrived at the British Museum in London to officially open the highly anticipated exhibition,Vikings: Life and Legend.
Per the British Museum regarding the exhibition:
“Discover the Viking world in this major exhibition – the first at the British Museum for over 30 years. Swords and axes, coins and jewellery, hoards, amulets and religious images show how Vikings created an international network connecting cultures over four continents. At the centre of the exhibition will be the surviving timbers of a 37-metre-long Viking warship, the longest ever found.”
Vikings: Life and Legend will be open to the public until June 22, 2014. For more information about the exhibition please click here.
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On Friday, March 7, 2014, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands officially opened the Sportcomplex Koning Willem-Alexander in Hoofddorp.
According to RVD, the new Sportcomplex:
“…offers space for two competition pools, a recreational pool, a sports hall and a turn center. The complex is designed for both amateur and professional athletes. Thus, the accommodation is specifically designed for sports gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, synchronized swimming and racing.
The facilities offer talented young athletes and potential athletes opportunities to optimally prepare national sporting events. By the supply and design of the sports can also serve as a venue for national championships.”
Photo courtesy of RVD/HKH
On March 6, 2014, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh visited the Reed’s School in Cobham, Surrey to celebrate the school’s bicentenary.
According to the Associated Press, the “…school [was] originally founded in 1813 in the East end of London, as the London Orphan Asylum…”
For more information about today’s visit please click here.
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