Daily Archives: April 26, 2022

Norwegian Royals

(VIDEO) HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway Sends a Video Message During the Opening of the Kristiansand Internasjonale Barnefilmfestival.

On Tuesday, April 26, 2022, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, as Patron, sent a video message during the opening of the Kristiansand Internasjonale Barnefilmfestival (Kristiansand International Children’s Film Festival).

According to the Norwegian royal court, the film festival is celebrating it’s 25th anniversary and it is Norway’s largest cultural events for children and young people:

“The program during this year’s festival includes 80 films from 23 different production countries. Both feature films, short films and documentaries are shown. In addition to film screenings, script competitions, seminars and workshops for the film industry are also arranged. The festival’s target group is mainly children aged 6-13, but it is also an important meeting place for everyone who works with the development, production and dissemination of films for children and young people in Norway.”

Headlines

HRH Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark Opens the The UN Environment Program (UNEP) Copenhagen Climate Centre.

On Tuesday, April 26, 2022, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark officially opened the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Copenhagen Climate Centre held at UN City in Copenhagen.

The UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre aims to be at the forefront of providing science-based analyses and climate-relevant assessments on achieving the targets of the Paris Agreement as well as Sustainable Development Goals.

After the opening, there was an expert panel discussion held under the theme, Accelerating Energy Transition Pathways in Emerging Economies and Developing Countries: The role of International Climate Action in a Decisive Decade.

Photos courtesy of the UNEPCCC/Twitter

Spanish Royals

(VIDEO) His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain Visits the Puesto de la Guardia Civil de Sarria.

On Tuesday, April 26, 2022, His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain visited the Puesto de la Guardia Civil de Sarria at the Cuartel de la Guardia Civil in the town of Sarria in the province of Lugo, Galicia, Spain.

The purpose of today’s visit was to learn more about the protection and public safety activities carried out by the Guardia Civil along the Camino de Santiago which coincides with the Holy Year 2021-2022. Sarria is one of the most important points of the French Way of St. James.