On Monday, March 14, 2022, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco turned 64 years old. The only son of Their Serene Highnesses Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace of Monaco made a surprise appearance on the balcony at the Palais Princier de Monaco this afternoon as l’Orchestre des Carabiniers du Prince played Happy Birthday to their beloved sovereign prince.
Happy Birthday, Prince Albert II!
On Saturday, March 12, 2022, the newspaper, Monaco Matin, announced via a press release from the Palais Princier de Monaco that Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of Monaco has returned to the Principality.
Per Monaco Matin:
“In consultation with her physicians and as her recovery is well under way, Their Serene Highnesses have agreed that Princess Charlene can now continue her convalescence in the Principality, with her husband and her children.
In this perspective, Princess Charlene has just returned to Monaco where She is happy to have reunited with her family and loved ones. The next weeks should allow her to fully recover before she can resume her official duties.
As soon as she is strong enough, the Princess looks forward to once again spending time and socializing with the Monegasques.
In order for Princess Charlene to fully recover the princess still requires rest the princely couple asks that we continue to respect their privacy and their family environment”
Welcome home, Princess Charlene!
To read the brief article from Monaco Matin (in French) please click the link below:
On Friday, March 11, 2022, Their Royal Highnesses Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie of Luxembourg visited the Liewenshaff Socio-Educational Center in Merscheid, Luxembourg.
Established in 1992 by the non-profit organization, Päerds Atelier, volunteers from the Liewenshaff Socio-Educational Center provide “…help for young people over the age of 16 with behavioral difficulties and/or those who dropped out of school…” according to the Cour Grand-Ducale de Luxembourg.
The Liewenshaff Socio-Educational Center currently has twenty students who are supported by an educational and multi-disciplinary team. In a workshop, a teacher ensures the “…professionalization of young people through five modules: Iron, Agronomy, Horticulture, Cooking and Industrial Cleaning. “
Anyway, during today’s visit the royal couple met with students, staff, and toured the Liewenshaff Socio-Educational Center grounds.
And, that’s it!
Photos courtesy of the Cour Grand-Ducale/S.Margue
On Thursday, March 10, 2022, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales met with winners of the Royal Mail’s, Heros of the Pandemic, stamp design competition during a reception at Clarence House in London, England.
For more information about yesterday’s event as well as to view photos from the BBC and ITV News please click the links below:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-60706535
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2022-03-11/prince-charles-picks-pandemic-hero-postage-stamp-winners
On Thursday, March 10, 2022, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway visited eh Gamlebyen Elementary school in Oslo.
According to the Norwegian royal court the Gamlebyen Elementary school is participating in a:
“…literature festival arranged for the students at the school. In the school’s library, Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess met with fourth-graders.
The school library is an important meeting place and an area for learning about literature and culture for students both during the reading week and throughout the rest of the year. Every week, all the classes visit the library, which is often referred to as the heart of the school, according to library teacher Elisabeth Jensen Lombnæs.
During the annual reading week at Gamlebyen School, all students read selected books that they discuss together in the classrooms.
This year the fourth graders read the book ‘Jørgen + Anne er Sant’, a Norwegian children’s book about falling in love by Vigdis Hjort. The book was published in 1984.
Together with the fourth graders, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Mayor of Oslo Marianne Borgen and librarian Elisabeth Jensen Lombnæs discussed the book and reflected on the topics it addresses.
The students also talked about other books they appreciated and how they use the school library in everyday life.
The visit to the school library was rounded off with a performance of a poem written by the fourth graders: ‘Imagine that love is here on earth, hiding everywhere and where we live”, said one of the students who read the poem.’ “
To view a photo gallery from today’s visit please click the links below:
Photos courtesy of the Norwegian Royal Court/O. Berg-Rusten
On Thursday, March 10, 2022, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco and Her Royal Highness Princess Caroline of Hanover attended the opening of the 11th Edition of the Rencontres Internationales Monaco et la Méditerranée (RIMM) conference held at the Musée Océanographique de Monaco.
This year’s conference focused on the islands of the eastern basin of the Mediterranean and the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Click the link below to watch the entire opening conference or if you would like to listen to the sovereign prince’s speech then skip to the 1:03:08 mark:
On Thursday, March 10, 2022, Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium participated in a roundtable meeting with the Belgian Covid-19 Commissioner, Mr. Pedro Facon, scientists, medical doctors and professors from the Covid-19 Management Strategy (GEMS) team at the Palais Royal in Brussels.
During the meeting, Their Majesties thanked GEMS and Mr. Facon for their extraordinary commitment throughout their mandate, which ends in early April. The vaccination strategy in Belgium, the next phase of the pandemic and the lessons to be learned from the Covid crisis are among the topics discussed during the conversation.
The Royal Correspondent 