On Sunday, May 25, 2014, Their Serene Highnesses Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco, wearing a “…whitecotton dress with [a] red silk racing stripe…” designed by Mr. Albert Kriemler for the house of Akris, attended the 72nd Edition of the Grand Prix de Monaco in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.
In the evening the lovely princely couple attended the F1 Grand Prix de Monaco gala dinner held inside the Salle des Étoiles at the Sporting de Monte Carlo.
On the evening of May 23, 2014, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II and His Royal Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark, Her Royal Highness Princess Benedikte of Denmark, and Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway and His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway arrived at the Operaen in Copenhagen to attend a gala performance entitled, To Lande: Én Historie, in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Norwegian Constitution.
On Monday, May 26, 2014, His Imperial Majesty Emperor Akihito of Japan held an audience at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo with the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Ms. Sheikh Hasina.
Meanwhile, Her Imperial Highness Princess Mako of Japan accompanied by the Prime Minister of Japan, Mr. Shinzo Abe, attended a “…ceremony to place the ashes of those who perished during World War II at the national cemetery for the war dead in Tokyo…” according to AFP News.
On May 22, 2014, Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands attended the 2014 Appeltjes van Oranje award ceremony at Paleis Noordeinde in Den Haag.
The winners of this year’s award went to Stichting Buurtmarkt Breedeweg, Stichting AanZet, and Stichting MeeleefGezin.
On the morning of May 22, 2014, Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands arrived at the World Forum in Den Haag to officially open ECSITE: Internationaal Congres voor Cultuur en Wetenschapscommunicatie.
According to RVD, ECSITE is the
“…European network of science centers and museums. The network has been established for the exchange of knowledge and expertise in the field of cultural and scientific communication. The theme of this year’s conference is, People, Planet, Peace.”
On May 21, 2014, Their Imperial Majesties Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan arrived in the Tochigi Prefecture to begin their two-day visit to the region.
According to Kyodo News, the visit is “…in line with their wish to observe the recovery of the environment once destroyed by mineral poisoning from the prefecture’s Ashio Copper Mine.”
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