On the evening of December 1, 2015, Her Serene Highness Princess Stephanie of Monaco accompanied by her son, Mr. Louis Ducruet, and Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Casiraghi, attended the Fight AIDS Monaco charity auction held at the Hôtel Méridien in Monte-Carlo.
During last Tuesday’s event over €339,000 was raised to help fight against HIV and AIDS.
On the afternoon of December 3, 2015, His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain arrived at the Casa de América in Madrid to inaugurate the exhibition, Bernardo de Gálvez y la Presencia de España en México y Estados Unidos.
The exhibition, organized by the Instituto de Historia y Cultura Militar el Ejército de Tierra and the Casa de América, tells the story of General Bernardo de Gálvez one of Spain’s most important military figures. Gálvez was also the colonial administrator in the 18th century who was the Colonial Governor of Louisiana and Cuba and later became Viceroy of New Spain.
Bernardo de Gálvez y la Presencia de España en México y Estados Unidos will be open to the public until March 12, 2016 at Casa de América.
On Thursday, December 3, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh visited the St. Columba’s Church of Scotland in Knightsbridge, London, England.
The purpose of today’s special visit was to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the re-dedication of the church building as well as to attend a Service of Thanksgiving and a reception.
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On Thursday, December 3, 2015, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden participated in a board meeting with representatives from the Prinsparets (Prince Couple) Foundation held at the Royal Palace in Stockholm.
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On the morning of December 3, 2015, Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium presided over a meeting at the Palais Royal in Brussels. Discussions focused on social integration, the prevention of radicalization, and the follow-up of radicalized young people according to the Belgian royal court.
In the afternoon, His Majesty participated in a meeting with the First Vice-President of the European Commission, Mr. Frans Timmermans.
Photo courtesy of the Belgian royal court
On the evening of December 2, 2015, His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh arrived at Australia House in London to view the screening of the new documentary by Sir David Attenborough, The Great Barrier Reef.
Produced by Atlantic Productions the three-part documentary will air on BBC One in 2016; however, if you are one of the lucky few you can see the program on December 5, 2015 at the COP21 in Paris, France.
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On the afternoon of Wednesday, December 2, 2015, Her Royal Highness Princess Sofia of Sweden met with the founder of Idrott Utan Gränser, Mr. Admir Lukacevic, at the Royal Palace in Stockholm. The new princess and her husband, Prince Carl Philip, first met Mr. Lukacevic last October 2, 2015, during the inauguration of the Idrott Utan Gränser at the Lommarskolan and the Grindskolan in Norrtälje.
Established in 2010, Idrott Utan Gränser is a non-profit organization which utilizes sport as a:
“…tool to help children and youth see opportunities and shape a future beyond their social affiliation. The aim is to strengthen the children’s confidence and self esteem to make them see future possibilities and thereby avoid future marginalization.”
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The Royal Correspondent 