His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium Celebrates the 75th Anniversary of the Academia Belgica.

BelgiumOn Thursday, September 11, 2014, His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium arrived at the Palais des Academies in Brussels to attend the 75th anniversary celebrations of the Academia Belgica.

During today’s event His Majesty presided over the opening of the Academia Belgica’s two-day conference held under the theme, Renovatio, Inventio, Absentia Imperii: From the Roman Empire to Contemporary Imperialism. The event was organized by the Academia Belgica (Rome), with the support of the Belgian Historical Institute in Rome, and the Princess Marie-José Foundation.

Click here to view photos.

Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark Opens the Ældre Sagens Symposium om Ensomhed.

MaryOn Thursday, September 11, 2014, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark arrived at the Nordatlantens Brygge in Copenhagen to officially open the Ældre Sagens Symposium om Ensomhed: Fællesskab som Folkesag (Dane Age’s Symposium on Loneliness: Community as a National Cause).

Click here to view photos.

Photo courtesy of Kongehuset