On the occasion of her 70th birthday Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden agreed to answer various questions from the Swedish people. And finally, the Swedish royal court released a new portrait of the beautiful queen by photographer, Ms. Julia Hetta.
Photo courtesy of Kungahuset/J.Hetta
On December 15, 2013, Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands arrived at the Stadsschouwburg in Amsterdam to attend a national tribute to the late Nelson Mandela.
According to RVD, Sunday’s tribute to the former South African President and Nobel Peace Prize winner was “…an initiative of ZAM Africa Magazine, the platform for African renewal…”
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Photo courtesy of RVD/HKH
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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Photo courtesy of Kongehuset
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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Photo courtesy of Kongehuset
On Sunday, December 15, 2013, Her Imperial Majesty Empress Michiko of Japan attended an afternoon concert in Tokyo.
The Royal Correspondent 