On Monday, December 16, 2013, Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium held an audience at the Palais Royal de Bruxelles with theoretical physicist and winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics, Mr. François Englert and his wife, Mira.
Photo courtesy of the Belgian royal court
On the afternoon of Sunday, December 15, 2013, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark accompanied by their two children, Prince Henrik and Princess Athena, visited the Julebyen Tønder (Christmas City Tønder).
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On Sunday, December 15, 2013, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco attended the funeral of the former President of South Africa and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Mr. Nelson Mandela.
The funeral service took place “…at Mandela’s family homestead in the village of Qunu in the Eastern Cape…” according to the Associated Press.
The late Mr. Nelson Mandela died on December 5, 2013, at his home in Houghton, Johannesburg, South Africa at the age of 95.
On December 15, 2013, Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark accompanied by their four children arrived at the Esajas Kirke in Copenhagen to attend a Christmas concert performed by the Danske Musikkonservatoriums Børnekors (Royal Danish Academy of Music Children’s Choir).
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On Sunday, December 15, 2013, Her Imperial Majesty Empress Michiko of Japan attended an afternoon concert in Tokyo.
On December 13, 2013, Their Imperial Majesties Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan hosted a tea party at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo for members and their spouses participating in the 16th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Japan Summit.
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On the evening of December 12, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium attended the 75th anniversary celebrations of CINEMATEK held at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels.
During Thursday’s celebrations Her Majesty and guests watched the late Mr. Robert Flaherty’s 1922 documentary, Nanook of the North, and set to a live musical performance by composer, Mr. Gabriel Thibaudeau.
Nanook of the North
The Royal Correspondent 