On Thursday, June 18, 2015, Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, Their Royal Highnesses Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, and His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent celebrated the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo in Waterloo, Belgium.
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On Friday, June 12, 2015, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco officially opened the exhibition, Grace Kelly: Princess and Style Icon, held at the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan.
And, finally on Sunday, June 14, 2015, Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene attended the 33th Annual Meeting International de Natation gala dinner in Monte-Carlo.
On Thursday, June 18, 2015, Their Imperial Majesties Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan visited the Tenko-en Orchard in Higashine in the Yamagata Prefecture. During their visit the emperor and empress picked cherries and met with the owners as well as staff from the farm.
Thereafter, the imperial couple visited the Higashine City Hall where they were warmly welcomed by local government officials as well as by the people from the town.
On Wednesday, June 17, 2015, Their Imperial Majesties Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan visited the Kita-Harao district in Zao, Miyagi, Japan.
The Japanese newspaper, Asahi Shimbun, writes that the community of Kita-Harao “…was developed through the toil of Japanese who left the battle-scarred South Pacific island of Palau after World War II. [The emperor and empress met with three residents] who were among those who settled [in the district] from Palau at a stone monument commemorating the establishment of the community.”
On the morning of Thursday, June 18, 2015, Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall arrived at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, England, to attend a service commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo.
According to Clarence House His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex and Their Royal Highnesses The Duke of Duchess of Gloucester along with:
“…[the Mayor of London] Boris Johnson and descendants of those who fought in the bloody battle, including the 9th Duke of Wellington, were among those at the service.
Guests filed in to remember the day, 200 years ago, when nearly 180,000 men from across Europe converged on the muddy battlefield at Waterloo in modern day Belgium.
On June 18 1815, Napoleon’s formidable Grande Armee clashed with Allied troops, led by the British military commander, the Duke of Wellington. Stirring extracts from accounts of the battle were read by British, French and German readers at the service today and the church bells rang after the ceremony.”
On Monday, June 15, 2015, Her Royal Highness Princess Madeleine of Sweden gave birth to a healthy baby boy at the Danderyds Sjukhus Hospital in Stockholm.
According to the Swedish royal court, mother and son are doing well and Mr. Christopher O’Neill was “…present at the hospital throughout the birth.”
Congrats to the couple!
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On Monday, June 15, 2015, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco began his two-day visit to Granville, France.
The day began with a reception hosted by local government officials in honor of the sovereign prince’s visit. Thereafter, Prince Albert II unveiled a plaque in honor of his ancestors who once inhabited the area.
In the afternoon, Prince Albert II arrived at the Musée d’Art Moderne Richard Anacréon where he opened the exhibition, 1715-2015 Granville Monaco: Rêver l’Histoire.
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