On Monday, November 10, 2014, Their Majesties King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain arrived at the Juan Valera Pavillion in Bullas, Spain, to attend a memorial service for the victims of Sunday’s bus accident.
According to AFP News, fourteen people died “…after their bus fell 15 meters from the Calasparra Road. The travelers were returning from Madrid to the Murcian town of Bullas after attending a religious ceremony at the Convent of the Barefoot Carmelites.”
On November 10, 2014, Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands accompanied by Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven attended the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) commemoration ceremony held at the RAI in Amsterdam.
Last July, MH17 was shot down by rebels over eastern Ukraine near the Russian border killing 298 innocent people.
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On Monday, November 10, 2014, Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako of Japan attended the opening ceremony of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development in Nagoya in the Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The theme of this year’s three-day conference, Learning Today for a Sustainable Future.
During today’s opening ceremony Crown Prince Naruhito gave a speech in which he noted:
“On our earth today, along with economic growth and increasing populations, we are also witnessing the advancing change of climate, loss of biodiversity, depletion of natural resources, increases in poverty and other problems. For our children and theirs, we have three important tasks: protecting the Earth’s environment, which is the wellspring for ensuring lives abundant with blessings, treasuring the Earth’s limited resources, and achieving sustainable development.”
On Sunday, November 9, 2014, Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium attended the Thousand Voices for Peace concert held at the Basilique Nationale du Sacré-Cœur in Brussels. The concert, organized by the Festival van Vlaanderen, was held in commemoration of World War I.
On Sunday, November 9, 2014, Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands accompanied by their three daughters, Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, Her Royal Highness Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Bernhard and Princess Annette of Oranje-Nassau, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Maritus and Princess Marilene of Oranje-Nassau, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Pieter-Christian and Princess Anita of Oranje-Nassau attended the baptism of Willem-Jan, son of Their Royal Highnesses Prince Floris and Princess Aimée of Oranje-Nassau, at Paleis Het Loo in Apeldoorn.
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Here is a lovely documentary for you to enjoy on this lazy Sunday entitled, The Fairytale Castles of King Ludwig II.
On Sunday, November 9, 2014, His Royal Highness Prince Harry of Wales along with members of the British armed forces attended Remembrance Sunday service at Kandahar Airfield in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
According to ITV News, during today’s service the prince “…laid a personal wreath and gave a reading before lining up with fellow servicemen and women for The Last Post and Reveille played by musicians from the Royal Artillery Band.”
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