On Wednesday, June 11, 2014, His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium attended the 2014 Prix Francqui held at the Palais des Académies in Brussels.
During yesterday’s ceremony His Majesty presented the award to Professor Bart Lambrecht, a “…pneumologist from Ghent University Hospital and researcher at the Flemish Institute for Biotechnology…” according to the Belgian royal court.
On Wednesday, June 11, 2014, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco attended the 54th Festival de Télévision de Monte-Carlo closing ceremony and the Golden Nymph Awards in Monaco.
After the awards ceremony, the sovereign prince attended a gala dinner at the Salle des Etoiles at the Sporting Monte-Carlo.
On Thursday, June 12, 2014, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias arrived at the Museo Naval de Madrid and Museo Arqueológico Nacional in Madrid to attend the opening of the new exhibition, El último viaje de la fragata Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes.
The exhibition is “…dedicated to the frigate Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, which sank in 1804 and was recovered by the Spanish government after a successful lawsuit against the salvage company Odyssey…” according to the official website for the Museo Naval de Madrid and Museo Arqueológico Nacional.
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On Tuesday, June 10, 2014, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco attended a cocktail reception at the Palais Princier on the occasion of the 54th Festival de Télévision de Monte-Carlo.
On the afternoon of June 11, 2014, Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands arrived at Sint Agathaplein in Delft to attend the launch of Nationale Tuinweek (National Garden Week).
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According to Petra News, on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan:
“…joined a group of young volunteers taking part in activities carried out at Al Mattal Citadel by two local initiatives: Ahel Al Balad and Art for All.
Ahel Al Balad, a non-political, community-based movement, aims to spread awareness and create positive change towards building safer and healthier communities in Jordan.
While Ahel Al Balad’s focus is to keep Amman clean through volunteer work, Art for All is a nonprofit project that aims to beautify local areas by bringing in artists from around the world to paint street wall art in underprivileged communities in order to enhance tourism and invigorate the economy.
At Al Mattal, Queen Rania spoke with founders of both initiatives — Luma Qadumi and Mohammad Asfour, co-founders of Ahel Balad, and Zaid Derbi, co-founder of Art for All.
The Queen was briefed on the progress of projects that have been implemented so far and informed about future plans that the initiatives aspire to achieve.
During her tour of the area, Her Majesty stopped to talk to a number of young volunteers partaking in a clean-up campaign carried out by Ahel Al Balad. They told the Queen that the project helped create awareness in different neighborhoods about the importance of cleanliness, increased the number of volunteers, and created an understanding among members of the community about the deficiencies that cause a serious littering problem in the country.”
On June 11, 2014, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias participated in a meeting at the Residencia de Estudiantes in Madrid.
The Royal Correspondent 