On Wednesday, July 15, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium arrived at the Musée des Arts Contemporains de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (MAC) in Hornu to view Mr. Christian Boltanski’s exhibition entitled, La Salle de Pendus.
The exhibit, which is held on the occasion of the opening of Mons 2015 and is Mr. Boltanski his first major museum exhibition in Belgium, explores the “…themes of memory and remembrance with a series of installations based clothing materials also evoking home the theme of death…” according to the MAC official website.
La Salle de Pendus will be open to the public until August 16, 2015.
On the morning of Wednesday, July 15, 2015, Her Highness Hereditary Princess Kelly of Saxe-Coburg und Gotha gave birth to a healthy baby boy. This is the second child and only son of the hereditary princess and her husband, His Highness Hereditary Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg und Gotha.
The little prince has been named Philipp Hubertus Andreas Christian. He is also second in line to ducal throne of the house of Saxe-Coburg und Gotha.
In a statement, the happy couple stated that they “…are overjoyed and grateful for the birth of our son.”
On the morning of Wednesday, July 15, 2015, His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain presented the 2015 Premio Camino Real to Spanish-born and former Los Angeles Laker power-forward, Mr. Pau Gasol, at the Universidad de Alcalá in Alcalá de Henares.
Mr. Gasol, who currently plays for the Chicago Bulls, received the award for his great basketball career in the United States, his philanthropy and leadership skills, and for basically being an overall nice guy.
On the afternoon of Monday, July 13, 2015, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco arrived at the Galerie des Pêcheurs in Monte-Carlo to view the exhibition, Deux Univers pour une Planète, by Mr. Olivier Anrigo.
The exhibition “…focuses on the diversity of the species and ecosystems of our planet.”
On Friday, July 10, 2015, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco arrived at the Palais de Carnolès in Menton, France to attend the announcement that sixty areas within France and Italy will be designated as Sites Historiques Grimaldi de Monaco.
On Tuesday, July 14, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium attended the start of the 5th Edition of the Te Gek?! Tour de France, a mental disease awareness campaign, at Place des Palais in Brussels. The theme of this year’s edition is “…youth and mental health…” according to the Belgian royal court.
Prior to the start of the event Her Majesty met with several representatives from Te Gek?! at the Palais de Bruxelles.
