On Friday, June 12, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands officially opened the Juliana Kinderziekenhuis (Juliana Children’s Hospital) in Den Haag.
After the official opening Her Majesty met with staff as well as patients and was given a tour of the new building which includes a Ronald McDonald House and the Haga Juliana Geboortecentrum (Birth Center).
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On Friday, June 12, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium visited the 2015 EXPO Milano, held under the theme Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life, in Milan, Italy.
After attending the National Day of Belgium opening ceremony Her Majesty accompanied by her delegation attended a luncheon held in her honor. In the evening, Her Majesty attended a gala concert with a performance by Belgian singer, Orzak Henry.
On the evening of June 11, 2015, His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge attended the 25th anniversary of the organization, Jewish Care, at Alexandra Palace in London, England.
According to the newspaper, Western Daily Press, the organization provides:
“…health and social care to 7,000 members of the Jewish community and their families each week, meeting the needs of a range of groups from Holocaust survivors and those with mental health issues to carers and others with degenerative illnesses.
At the heart of the charity’s care provision are 11 residential care homes, six community and day centres and three specialist centres for people living with dementia.”
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On the evening of Thursday, June 11, 2015, by royal decree His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain formally stripped his sister, Infanta Cristina, of the title The Duchess of Palma de Mallorca.
Per a press release via the Spanish royal court:
“De conformidad con lo dispuesto en el artículo 6 del Real Decreto 1368/1987, de 6 de noviembre, sobre régimen de títulos, tratamientos y honores de la Familia Real y de los Regentes, he resuelto revocar la atribución a Su Alteza Real la Infanta Doña Cristina de la facultad de usar el título de Duquesa de Palma de Mallorca, que le fue conferida mediante Real Decreto 1502/1997, de 26 de Septiembre.
Así lo dispongo por el presente Real Decreto.
Dado en Madrid, el 11 de junio de 2015.
Firmado: Felipe, Rey, y el presidente del Gobierno, Mariano Rajoy Brey”
The short version in English “By Royal Decree 470/2015, of June 1, by which the faculty of using the title Duchess of Palma de Mallorca is revoked from Her Royal Highness Infanta Doña Cristina.”
Last December a Spanish judge ordered the princess “…to stand trial on tax fraud charges…” according Reuters News.
Meanwhile, her shady husband, Mr. Iñaki Urdangarin, and his former business partner, Mr. Diego Torres, are scheduled to stand trial sometime later this year.
The two are accused of embezzlement, fraud, misuse of public funds, and forgery from the non-profit organization they once presided over, Instituto Nóos. For more information about the case please click here.
And, finally, here is a recent news documentary, in Spanish, about Infanta Cristina.
On Wednesday, June 10, 2015, Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of Monaco attended the 2nd Edition of the Snapper Pour Tous in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.
The two-day event, organized by the Fondation Princesse Charlene de Monaco and the Musée Océanographique de Monaco, brought in students from the Bischoffeim school in Nice, France, to spend:
“…48 hours in Monaco. [Yesterday the students] spent a memorable day aboard the exploration vessel, Yersin, off Monaco where they observed dolphins and more. Snapper Pour Tous aims to to give underprivileged children the opportunity to know, to love, to respect, and to protect the oceans.”
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Photos courtesy of the Palais Princier
On Thursday, June 11, 2015, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall visited the Oasis Farm Waterloo in London.
During today’s visit the lovely duchess met with “…volunteers, staff and students from nearby schools. Her Royal Highness was [then] introduced to the farmyard animals by a group of school children given the job of helping to rear them on the small holding close to Waterloo station…” according to Clarence House.
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On June 11, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II arrived at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff where she presented “…New Colours to The Royal Welsh Guard…”
For more information about today’s ceremony in Cardiff as well as to view photos please click here and here.
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