On Friday, June 27, 2014, the Swedish royal court released several photos of His Royal Highness Prince Carl Philip of Sweden and his fiancée, Miss Sofia Hellqvist.
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His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands Attends the Reopening of the Mauritshuis.
On Friday, June 27, 2014, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands attended the reopening of the newly renovated Mauritshuis in Den Haag.
According to RVD, the museum houses famous works by:
“…Dutch and Flemish painters of the Dutch Golden Age. Masterpieces include ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ by Vermeer, ‘The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp’ by Rembrandt and ‘The Goldfinch’ Fabritius.
The core of the collection consists of paintings that were once owned by William V, Prince of Orange-Nassau. Before the Mauritshuis in 1822 became a public museum, among others the building served as the residence of Count Johan Maurits of Nassau Siegen, governor of the Dutch colony in Brazil.”
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HRH Prince Carl Philip of Sweden Engaged to a Former Reality T.V. Star. (VIDEOS)
On Friday, June 27, 2014, the Swedish royal court announced that His Royal Highness Prince Carl-Philip of Sweden has become engaged to former reality television star and gentlemen’s magazine — hence nude — model, Miss Sofia Hellqvist.
The couple will marry in the summer of 2015.
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Their Majesties King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain Attend the 2014 Premios Fundación Príncipe de Girona. (VIDEOS)
On the evening of June 26, 2014, Their Majesties King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain arrived at the Auditorio-Palacio de Congresos de Girona in Girona, Spain to attend the 2014 Premios Fundación Príncipe de Girona.
His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco Participates in the First United Nations Environment Assembly.
On June 26, 2014, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco participated in the launch of the 1st Edition United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) High-Level Segment held at the United Nations headquarters in Girgiri, Kenya.
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Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands Present Certificates. (VIDEO)
On June 26, 2014, Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands presented Groeicertificaten (growth certificates) to 18 organizations who participated in the 3rd Edition of the Oranje Fonds Groeiprogramma in Driebergen.
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News Regarding TIMs Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan. (VIDEO)
According to Kyodo News, on Thursday, June 26, 2014, Their Imperial Majesties Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan visited a:
“…state-run grave in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, for the victims of the Battle of Okinawa.
The imperial couple visited Japan’s southwestern island prefecture ahead of the 70th anniversary of the sinking of a transport ship carrying hundreds of schoolchildren when it was torpedoed by a U.S. submarine in August 1944.”
The Royal Correspondent 