On Sunday, April 19, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh accompanied by Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, attended a reception at Canada House in London to “…to commemorate the Regiments’ involvement in the First World War.”
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On Sunday, April 19, 2015, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco accompanied by Baroness Elisabeth-Anne de Massy attended day eight of the ATP Rolex Masters Series Final held at the Monte-Carlo Sporting Club.
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Well, here is the infamous movie that bombed big time during last year’s opening of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival… Grace of Monaco.
But, hurry… this movie may not last much longer on YouTube.
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On Friday, April 17, 2015, Their Highnesses Hereditary Prince Hubertus and Hereditary Princess Kelly of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha opened the exhibition, ZeitTraum (Time Dream), at Schloss Callenberg in Coburg, Germany.
This special exhibition from the:
“…Ducal Art Collection of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha includes, in addition to precious furniture, paintings, porcelain and arms, a diverse selection of timekeeping devices spanning several centuries.
The clocks boast both an impressive design and technical sophistication. Many of which played a key role in courtly representation. However, in addition to the aesthetic display of wealth and power, the clock is also a symbol for the transient nature of all things. In its latest exhibition, the ducal clock collection bridges the past and present of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.”
On Saturday, Their Highnesses along with His Highness Prince Andreas of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha hosted a reception at Schloss Callenberg on the occasion of the opening of the exhibition. Roughly 100 lucky guests attended last evening’s event.
ZeitTraum will be open to the public until August 31, 2015.
On Thursday, April 16, 2015, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco opened the 12th Edition of the Top Marques Supercar Show held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.
This fantastic as well as unique four-day event is the “…most exclusive, live supercar show in the world. Top Marques Monaco brings the High Net Worth buyers to the car manufacturers and the cars to the buyers, who can get behind the wheel for a test drive on the Monaco Grand Prix circuit. “
According to a press release, via Top Marques Monaco, during today’s the sovereign prince:
“..unveiled seven world launches to an international press of 200-plus from more than 30 countries. Amongst the state-of-the-art vehicles uncovered by the Prince in the Espace Ravel of the Grimaldi Forum included the electric supercar Toroidion 1MW and Alpha Armouring’s Alpha Phoneix, a bullet-proof version of the Mercedes G.“
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On the morning of Thursday, April 16, 2015, Their Imperial Majesties Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan visited the Musashino Imperial Graveyard in Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan.
According to ANN News, the purpose of today’s visit was to offer prayers of thanks to “…Emperor Hirohito, following their (Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko’s) recent visit to Palau to commemorate those who lost their lives there during World War II…”
On Wednesday, April 15, 2015, Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of Monaco presented Serbian tennis star, Mr. Novak Djokovic, with the 2015 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year at the Sporting de Monte-Carlo in lovely Monaco.
Mr. Djokovic received the award because, well, he’s pretty awesome at playing tennis as well as basically being an overall super cool dude.
And, that’s it. 🙂
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