His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge Attends the Launch of Skillforce Junior Prince’s Award. (VIDEO)


On Wednesday, June 4, 2014, His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge arrived at Goole High School in Goole, East Yorkshire, to attend the launch of SkillForce Junior Prince’s Award. The duke is patron of Skillforce.

According to the official website for Skillforce the award is:

“…part of a program to develop character and resilience in primary-age children, especially under-privileged pupils, as they prepare for the step-up to secondary school.

Peter Cross OBE, Chief Executive of SkillForce explains, ‘The SkillForce Junior Prince’s Award is designed to engage younger learners in exciting lessons, challenges and community projects that prepare them for secondary education, a time when some students can begin to lose their way.

Our program builds up the children’s confidence, resilience, teamwork and problem solving to give them a boost before the start of new adventures and encourage them to take a more active role in their town, city or village.’”

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His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco Continues His Visit to The Netherlands. (VIDEO)


On June 4, 2014, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco continued his official visit to The Netherlands.

This morning to sovereign prince arrived at the High Tech Campus (HTC) in Eindhoven to witness a signing agreement between Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco and Philips Research which will “…provide sustainable lighting for sports fields in South Africa…” according to the official website for Philips Research.

Prince Albert II also held a meeting with executives from the company, Boskalis and Van Oord, in Scheveningen.

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Their Royal Highnesses Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias Attend the 2014 Premio Príncipe de Viana Award Ceremony. (VIDEOS)


On June 4, 2014, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias arrived at the Monasterio de San Salvador de Leyre in Navarra, Spain, to attend the 2014 Premio Príncipe de Viana de la Cultura and Homenaje a los Reyes de Navarra (Homage to the Kings of Navarra).

The winner of the 2014 Premio Príncipe de Viana de la Cultura went to well-known historian, Tarsicio de Azcona, O.F.M.Cap.

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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh Attend the State Opening of Parliament. (VIDEOS)


On Wednesday, June 4, 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 attended the 2014 State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster in London.

Today’s important event:
“…marks the formal start of the parliamentary year and the Queen’s Speech sets out the government’s agenda for the coming session, outlining proposed policies and legislation.

It is the only regular occasion when the three constituent parts of Parliament – the Sovereign, the House of Lords and the House of Commons – meet.”

For more information about the State Opening of Parliament as well as to view photos please click the links below.

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