On November 16, 2013, Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall continued their tour of Sri Lanka.
This morning The Prince of Wales visited the Mackwoods Labookellie Tea Estate, the Kandy Botanical Gardens, and the Peradeniya National Botanical Gardens in Kandy. The prince also met with students as well as staff at the MEDCAFEP Day School in Nuwara Eliya and visited the Temple of the Tooth.
Meanwhile, The Duchess of Cornwall visited the Women in Need Center and the Home Start Center as well as the Lady Ridgeway Hospital in Colombo.
For more information about today’s activities as well as to view photos please click the links below.
On Saturday, November 16, 2013, Her Royal Highness Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands arrived at the Chassé Theater in Breda to officially open the 2013 conference entitled, De Wortels van het Nederlands (The Roots of Dutch), organized by the Genootschap Onze Taal which the princess is Patron.
On Saturday, November 16, 2013, Her Royal Highness Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands arrived at the Chassé Theater in Breda to officially open the 2013 conference entitled, De Wortels van het Nederlands (The Roots of Dutch), organized by the Genootschap Onze Taal which the princess is Patron.
On November 14, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway arrived at the Kings Place Gallery in London, England, to open the exhibition, Ørnulf Opdahl Paintings and Prints.
For more information about the exhibition please click here.
On Tuesday, November 12, 2013, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal travelled to Northern Ireland to attend the “…College of Occupational Therapists workshop in Jordanstown to mark the 40th anniversary of occupational therapy education at the University of Ulster…” according to the Belfast Telegraph. The princess also opened a “…new gym facility in Bangor…”
Please click here, here, and here to read more about Tuesday’s activities.
And, finally, The Princess Royal has shocked the British public when she claimed that consuming Horsemeat — yes, horsemeat — “…might improve animal welfare.”
On Friday, November 15, 2013, Danish artist, Mr. Thomas Kluge, unveiled a new portrait of the Danish royal family entitled, Kongehuset, in connection with the opening of the exhibition, Thomas Kluge: Royal Portraits, at the Amalienborgmuseet in Copenhagen.
The unusual and dare I say incredibly dark portrait has shocked many royal watchers on Twitter. A majority believe that Mr. Kluge’s painting is extremely unflattering and some say that it’s downright scary. “Controversial neorealism artist Thomas Kluge’s portrait of the Danish royal family reminds me of the Addams Family…” said a Danish man on Twitter. “That’s awful!” said another.
Well, you be the judge.
Click here to view photos of the painting. If you are interested click here to watch a video interview with Mr. Kluge about the portrait. Please click hereto read an article about the portrait (in English).
Good news! According to Communications Director for the Norwegian royal court, Ms. Marianne Hagen, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s surgery “…on her neck to remove a herniated disc and alleviate pressure on the nerves…” was a success.
The surgery took place this morning at the Rikshospitalet in Oslo. The crown princess will remain under observation for a few days before being released from the hospital.
Photo courtesy of Kongehuset Norway
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