On Tuesday, April 7, 2015, Their Serene Highnesses Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco attended the inauguration of the area where the new Petits Quartiers du Palais building will be located.
The new building will house the Trésorerie Générale des Finances and the Groupe de Sécurité (General Treasury of Finance and the Security Group of the Princely Family of Monaco).
Photos courtesy of the Palais Princier/G. Luci
On Tuesday, April 7, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Letizia of Spain arrived at the Sede de Cruz Roja Española in Madrid to preside over a meeting with partners, volunteers, and employees of the Cruz Roja Española.
On Wednesday, April 1, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II attended the launch of the George III Project at Windsor Castle.
This special project is a:
“…collaboration between King’s College London and the Royal Archives will make the complete collection of King George III’s papers available online. It will commence in the coming weeks and will result in the digitization of historic documents from the Royal Archives, making them widely available for the first time.
The project will include the digitization of all the historic manuscripts from the Georgian period, totaling more than 350,000 pages, of which only about 15% have previously been published. While the vast majority of the collection comprises papers from George III, papers from Kings George I, George II, George IV and William IV will also be made available.
It is hoped that the work will transform the understanding of Georgian Britain and its monarchy, at a time of profound cultural, political, economic and social change which created the modern nation.
Professor Edward Byrne, President and Principal of King’s College London, said: ‘King’s was founded by King George IV – George III’s eldest son and successor – and with Her Majesty The Queen as our present day Patron, we are delighted and honoured to have been approached by the Royal Household to work on this prestigious project and to continue our long history of association with the Crown. This joint project, to open up over a century of Royal Archives, provides an unprecedented scale of opportunity to discover more about the Georgians.’
King’s has an historic association with the Georgian Archives. The bulk of a collection of scientific instruments accumulated by King George III and others was donated by Queen Victoria to King’s in 1841 for public display and use in scientific demonstrations and experiments. The university converted one of its libraries into a museum for the purpose of exhibiting these and the George III Museum in the King’s Building at the Strand was opened on 22 June 1843 by Queen Victoria’s husband Albert, Prince Consort.
The university’s Departments of Digital Humanities, War Studies and History and the Centre for Enlightenment Studies will all bring expertise to the digitizing and exploration of the archives.
The project is part of a wider program of work by the Royal Archives to open up access to its primary source material, following the success of the digitization of Queen Victoria’s journals in 2012. The intention is to create a rich internet resource which will be open to academics and the public alike, which will present the documents and allow them to be searched and analysed in creative and flexible ways.
The Georgian Papers Programme is expected to transform historical research and understanding of Britain and its monarchy and a crucial period in British and world history. It will be of particular value to universities, schools, academics and authors in the UK, the Commonwealth and overseas.”
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On Wednesday, April 1, 2015, His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium visited the Beauvechain Air Base in Beauvechain. During today’s visit His Majesty met with various military personnel as well as co-piloted the new NH-90 helicopter.
Please click here to watch a video as well as view photos.
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Recently, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco attended the Croix Rouge Monégasque graduation ceremony held at the Auditorium Rainier III in Monte-Carlo.
On Tuesday, the sovereign prince arrived at the Stade Louis II in Monaco to attend the “…UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg match between AS Monaco and Arsenal…”
And, that’s it. 🙂
On March 17, 2015, His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium visited the European Space Agency (ESA) ground station in Redu, Belgium.
According to a press release, the “…main task of ESA’s Redu Centre is controlling and testing a range of satellites, but it also forms part of Space Weather Data Centre…”
On Tuesday, March 17, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh opened the new £4.8 milliom Mary Tealby kennels at the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in London, England.
Since 1860 the organization has “…been rescuing, reuniting and rehoming lost, abandoned and unwanted animals…” Her Majesty The Queen is patron of the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home since 1956.
According to a press release the new:
“…canine facilities will play a vital role in supporting the dogs during their early days at Battersea, improving and speeding up their journey towards a loving new home.
[The kennels will also] replace the noisy and out-dated Victorian facilities that were closed in 2012 after providing a home to around one million dogs over the centuries. The new block, designed by Battersea and award-winning architects Jonathan Clark Associates and delivered by contractor Lakehouse will provide accommodation for 56 dogs. The focus is on providing a quiet, calming environment for the Home’s most vulnerable dogs. Each kennel has built in speakers to play calming music and an external run area, whilst adjoining paddocks have paddling pools, climbing mounds, play equipment, and plants to awaken and interest dogs’ senses.
The new kennels will help Battersea respond to an all-time high demand for its services. In the past three years, the charity has seen an 84% increase in calls from owners wanting to give up their dogs to the rescue. Accommodation issues such as eviction and downsizing are the most common reasons, and around 13 dogs arrive at the Home’s three centres every single day.”
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