On December 4, 2013, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall hosted a reception at Clarence House to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the National Literacy Trust.
According to the Associated Press during the reception the lovely duchess announced the winners of a National Literacy Trust campaign, Literacy Heroes.
On December 4, 2013, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales attended a reception held at Lancaster House in London to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Disasters Emergency Committee.
On Wednesday, December 4, 2013, Their Imperial Majesties Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan continued their six-day visit to India. This afternoon the imperial couple visited the Kalakshetra Art Academy in Chennai.
On December 4, 2013, His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge arrived at the Westway Sports Centre in north Kensington, London, to participate in the Coach Core apprentice training session.
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On December 4, 2013, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands arrived at the Biotech Campus in Delft to inaugurate the new headquarters of the Applikon Biotechnology company.
According to RVD, the company “…specializes in developing and assembling innovative bioreactor systems. These systems are used for research and development and production of vaccines and drugs.”
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On the morning of December 4, 2013, Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of Monaco officially opened the new Starbucks Monaco located on 1 Promenade Honoré 2 in the Condamine quarter. After the opening the lovely princess was offered a nice warm slice of Carrot cake and a cup of coffee.
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Yesterday evening, Princess Charlene accompanied by her brother, Mr. Gareth Wittstock, attended the Soweto Gospel Choir concert held at the Grimaldi Forum.
According to the official website for the Grimaldi Forum the Soweto Gospel Choir:
“…whose patron is Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu, has met with tremendous success and won many international awards, including two prestigious Grammy Awards in the USA (2007 and 2008) for its albums Blessed and African Spirit.”
On December 4, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan met with representatives from the Ma’an Charitable Society for Women at Al-Hummar Palace in Amman.
According to Petra News, discussions focused on “…the society’s work in Ma’an governorate, which aims to empower women politically, economically, culturally, and socially.”
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