With less than five days until the nuptials between H.I.&R.H. Prinz Georg Friedrich von Preußen and H.S.H. Prinzessin Sophie von Isenburg, the German television network, RBB, released a nice video news report about the couple on August 22, 2011. Click here to watch (scroll down a bit and look to your left hand side to see the video clip entitled, Porträt des Brautpaares.)
On August 19, 2011, T.S.H.s Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco attended the 50th anniversary of the Stade Nautique Prince Rainier III located at Port Hercule in Monaco. During last night’s festivities the princely couple as well as thousands of attendees watched synchronized swimming, diving, and much more.
To view photos please click the links below:
Sources: Monaco Matin and Pure People Photo courtesy of: Pure People
Various members of the British royal family continue to visit the many areas affected by the recent destructive riots in the United Kingdom. On August 17, 2011, The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall visited Hackney where they spoke with “…young people helped by The Prince’s Trust after the London riots. Today the Trust announced an investment of £2.5million into the areas affected by the riots across the UK.” To watch a video please click here.
On August 18, 2011, H.R.H. Prince Harry of Wales visited Salford where he visited the Eccles fire station to “…thank the crew for all of their work…” Th prince also visited the local ambulance headquarters in Salford where, again, he spoke with those who were on duty during the riots. To watch a video of his visit click here and click here to view photos. Click here to read an article.
This afternoon, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited a Birmingham community center where they met with, “…Councillor Anita Ward, the Lord Mayor of Birmingham and Chris Sims, Chief Constable of West Midlands Police before entering the community center…” Click here to watch a video and here to view photos. To read an article about their visit please click here.
Sources: Princeofwales.gov.uk and Telegraph Newspaper
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall were in Croydon yesterday afternoon to meet with the people who were “…affected by the recent rioting…” The royal couple also “…met young people making a difference in their communities.”
Click the links below to watch a video as well as to view photos:
To read about their visit to Tottenham, North London please click here.
Finally, here is a great video about The Prince of Wales’s home, Highgrove, and its sustainability secrets. Click here to watch the video.
Source: The Royal Channel and Princeofwales.gov.uk
According to the French royal news blog, Noblesse & Royautés, the Duchess of Vendôme is pregnant with her second child. It has been reported that she is due to give birth sometime in January 2012.
To read more please visit Noblesse & Royautés.
This afternoon in Bussloo, Netherlands H.R.H. Princess Maxima attended the 34th Annual Xnoizz Flevo Festival. According to the Dutch newspaper, de Stentor, the princess met with various youth to talk to them about money management as well as to listen to the music and so forth.
To view photos please click the links below:
Source: de Stentor Newspaper
On August 16, 2011, T.S.H.s Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco attended the final evening of the famous 62nd Annual Festival de Musique de Menton.
According to the French newspaper, Nice-Matin, the princely couple were warmly greeted with a round of applause when they arrived to the concert. During the night they, along with thousands of attendees, listened to classical pieces by Mozart, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Ravel, and Mendelssohn.
To view photos from the 62nd Annual Festival de Musique de Menton please click here and here. To learn more about the festival please visit their official website here.
Meanwhile, it is being reported by various news agencies that a certain cranky old blogger dude from California has been found guilty by the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris (a court in Paris, France) for “…publishing false information…” and that his personal blog contains “…libelous and defamatory work…” regarding H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco.
In June 2011, the cranky old man was:
…ordered to pay 20,000 Euros in damages plus 7,000 Euros in legal fees to Prince Albert for the publication of false and libelous materials. An additional 5,000 Euros per day are applied for each week in which the offending material remains on the blog.
In another case, the old man was ordered to pay 10,000 Euros in damages per infraction, of which there were 6, to Claude Palmero plus 3,000 Euros in legal fees.
He was also ordered to pay 15,000 Euros in damages plus interests to lawyer Thierry Lacoste. He has been ordered to remove the offending materials from his blog or face penalties of 5,000 Euros per week. He was ordered to pay 7,000 Euros in legal fees to Thierry Lacoste.
The old man was ordered to pay 10,000 Euros in damages per infraction, of which there were 2, to Andre Muhlberger plus 3,000 Euros in legal fees.
In 3 additional judgments, the cranky old man was ordered to further pay similar damages for additional infractions to Claudio Marzocco, Thierry Lacoste and Prince Albert, totaling an additional 30,000 Euros in damages plus 9,000 Euros in legal fees. Further judgments for criminal infractions will be rendered in September, October and December 2011.
To read the entire article, which is a good read, please click here.
By the way, this isn’t the first time the cranky old man has been in a legal battle with H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco and it most likely won’t be the last. The cranky old man likes the attention. To be blunt: He’s an attention whore (which is truly unfortunate because he should be spending his golden years golfing with his friends as well as eating dinner at 3 o’clock in the afternoon not obsessing over some random prince.) There. I said it. I said what everyone on planet Earth has been thinking for years about him. 🙂
Sources: Nice-Matin and Al Bawaba News Agency
Photo courtesy of: Nice-Matin by E.Dulière
The Royal Correspondent 