On the morning of Monday, September 19, 2016, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco accompanied by Her Royal Highness Princess Caroline of Hanover unveiled the updated Princely Family of Monaco genealogical (i.e. a family tree) plaque at the Lycée Technique et Hôtelier de Monaco in Monte-Carlo.
The updated plaque included HSH Hereditary Prince Jacques and HSH Princess Gabriella of Monaco with their Coat of Arms.
On Monday, September 19, 2016, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco received credentials from the Ambassador of Italy, Mr. Cristiano Gallo, and the Ambassador of France, Ms. Marine de Carne De Trécesson at the Palais Princier in Monaco.
On Saturday, September 17, 2016, Her Royal Highness Princess Camilla of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Castro attended the 2016 Monte-Carlo Polo Cup Parade held in front of the Hotel de Paris in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.
Yeah, it’s a slow news day.
On the morning of Sunday, September 18, 2016, Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium accompanied by their four children, Princess Elisabeth, Prince Gabriel, Prince Emmanuel and Princess Eleonore, participated in the Dimanche sans Voiture (Car-Free Sunday) in Brussels. Dimanche sans Voiture is a day when many Belgians ditch their cars for a day and ride their bikes where ever they may be going. If that makes any sense.
Anyway, the royal family rode their bikes from the beautiful Château de Laeken to the Quartier St-Géry where they attended a neighborhood party with the locals.
Please click here and here to view photos.
Photo courtesy of the Belgian royal court
On Saturday, September 17, 2016, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco visited the lovely Château de Chinon in Chinon, France.
So what was the purpose of the sovereign prince’s visit? Well, he was formally inducted into the Painctes Cellars of Chinon by the Wine Growers Brotherhood of Entonneurs Rabelaisiens. According to France 3 News, the “…Painctes cellars are a historic site, quoted in the work of François Rabelais, found under the Chateau de Chinon.”
For more information about yesterday’s event as well as to view photos please click here and here (in French).
Here is the 2016 documentary entitled, Les Trésors des Châteaux de la Loire. The program is in French.
Here is the documentary entitled, Secrets of the Tower of London. I’m sure most of you have seen the program before. If not, enjoy! 🙂
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