On July 7, 2015, His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge attended a memorial service at Hyde Park in London. Today’s service was held on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the July 7, 2005 London bombings. On that horrific day 52 innocent lives were lost.
On Tuesday, July 7, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands officially opened the new nursing care center, ‘t Hamrik, in Nieuwolda.
According to the news agency, PPE, the center “…focuses on small scale and domestic housing with self-reliance residents and family care.”
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On Friday, July 3, 2015, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco welcomed representatives from the and participating in the 1st Edition of Opération Vélo Rouge at the Stade Louis II in Monaco.
Opération Vélo Rouge is a campaign to raise awareness about blood donation and was developed as well as organized by Ms. Delphine Giordano.
On Tuesday, July 7, 2015, His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium was in the municipality of Seraing, Belgium, to attend the start of Stage Four of the 102nd Tour de France.
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On Monday, July 6, 2015, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal arrived at the Wells Town Hall, in Wells, Somerset to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Wessex Walks.
According to the newspaper, Wells Journal, “…volunteers from Save the Children have been organizing the Wessex Walks since 1966 to gather more than £3 million for the charity.”
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On Monday, July 6, 2015, Her Imperial Highness Princess Aiko of Japan welcomed her parents, Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako of Japan, home as they arrived at Haneda Airport in Tokyo from Tonga.
The imperial crown princely couple spent two-days in lovely Nuku’alofa, Tonga where they attended the coronation of King George Tupou VI.
On Monday, July 6, 2015, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales began his five-day visit to Wales. This morning the future king met with cricket teams from Australia and England at the SSE SWALEC Stadium in Cardiff.
In the afternoon, The Prince of Wales visited the recycling charity, Too Good To Waste, in Rhondda Cynon Taff. According to Clarence House, the charity:
“…sells unwanted household items as well as providing training opportunities for low income families. The charity was set up after receiving help from The Prince’s Trust and is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Too Good To Waste provides over 280 free furniture packages to people in need and supports 288 volunteers by giving them work-based training and experience.”
The day ended with a visit to HMP Parc where the prince met with “…young offenders taking part in a Get Started with Football programme run by The Prince’s Trust.”
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