British Royals

(VIDEO) HRH Prince Harry of Wales Makes a Big Announcement.

On Tuesday, July 14, 2015, Kensington Palace released a videotaped message from His Royal Highness Prince Harry of Wales.  In the message, the popular prince announced that the 2016 Invictus Games will be held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida on May 8-12, 2016.

Teams from around the world will complete in various events including archery, cycling, indoor rowing, sitting volleyball, swimming, track and field, triathlon, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby and wheelchair tennis.

Spanish Royals

(VIDEOS) TMs King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain Welcome the President of Romania to Madrid.

On Monday, July 13, 2015, Their Majesties King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain welcomed the President of Romania, Mr. Klaus Werner Iohannis, and his wife, Ms. Carmen Iohannis, at Palacio de La Zarzuela in Madrid.

After a photo-op for the press Their Majesties hosted a luncheon in honor of President Iohannis’s official visit to Spain.

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British Royals

(VIDEOS) Captain Wales Flies Again.

On Monday, July 13, 2015, Captain Wales — aka His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge — returned to the sky as an air ambulance pilot with the East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) at Cambridge Airport.

The Associated Press reports that the duke will:

“…juggle his royal duties with nine-and-a-half hour shifts in the first few months — including night shifts — as part of a rotation where he will work four days and then have four days off. He’ll work less in the future to accommodate royal tasks.”

Monaco Princely Family

HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco Inaugurates a New Exhibit.

On Sunday, July 12, 2015, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco inaugurated the new exhibition, De Chagall à Malévitch: La Révolution des Avant-Garde, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monte-Carlo.

The exhibition, developed in collaboration with the Groupe D’Amico and the Compagnie Monégasque de Banque, showcases over 150 major works by great artists who made up Russia’s avant-garde art scene from 1905 to 1930.  During that period various movements and schools developed, driven by the energy and wealth of creativity in the first part of the 20th century. Impressionism followed by Cubism, Futurism, Cubo-Futurism, Rayonism, Suprematism, Constructivism.

De Chagall à Malévitch: La Révolution des Avant-Garde will be open to the public until September 6, 2015.

Belgian Royals

(VIDEO) Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium Attends Mass on the Beach.

Belgium

On Sunday, July 12, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium accompanied by her youngest daughter, Princess Eléonore, attended a special Mass and the Bénédiction de la Mer (Blessing of the Sea) on the beach in Blankenberge.

After Mass the Priest along with parishioners boarded several boats.  Then, the Priest said a prayer (to protect all fisherman and sailors), blessed the sea while the parishioners tossed flowers and garlands into the sea.

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Monaco Princely Family

HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco Celebrates the 5th Anniversary of the CREM.

Last week His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco celebrated the 5th anniversary of the Club des Résident Étrangers de Monaco (CREM) in Monte-Carlo.  The sovereign prince is Honorary President of the club.

The purpose of the CREM is to “…create a place where foreign residents can meet and help each other, to help the community and contribute to the development of the [principality], to reinforce Monaco’s reputation across the world, and to promote friendship among its members and good relations across different nationalities.”

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