On September 11, 2013, Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall hosted a reception in the gardens at Clarence House in London to celebrate the 21st anniversary of Duchy Original Products.
The royal couple, accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry of Wales, also attended the funeral of the late Mr. Hugh van Cutsem at the Brentwood Cathedral in Essex. The prince and Mr. van Cutsem were longtime and close friends.
Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands arrived in Zeewolde this afternoon to inaugurate the Wind Farm Zuidlob.
Per RVD:
“The Wind Farm Zuidlob consists of 36 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 122 megawatts, which provides approximately 88,000 households with electricity. This makes Zuidlob one of the largest onshore Wind Farms in the Netherlands.”
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Photo courtesy of RVD/HKH
On Wednesday, September 11, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, in her capacity as the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development and the Honorary Patron for the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion, gave a keynote speech during the opening of the 2013 Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) Global Policy Forum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The two-day conference, held under the theme Driving Policies for Optimal Impact, participants will “…have the opportunity to exchange knowledge and experiences, and work together in taking the financial inclusion agenda forward…” notes the official website for AFI.
His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain arrived at the Universidad de Alcalá in Madrid this afternoon to attend the V Premio de Derechos Humanos Rey de España award ceremony. During today’s event His Majesty presented the award to the organization, Todos los Derechos para Todas y Todos, of Mexico.
On September 10, 2013, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales opened The Prince’s Trust Tomorrow’s Store in London.
For more information about today’s opening please click here.
On September 10, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark inaugurated the Jelling Monumenterne (monuments) area. Fascinating.
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On September 10, 2013, Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium arrived in Wavre in the province of Walloon Brabant for a one-day visit.
Upon their arrival Their Majesties were greeted with applause and cheers from hundreds of locals, government officials and of course the Mayor of Wavre, Mr. Charles Michel.
During today’s visit King Philippe and Queen Mathilde attended a reception and a working luncheon held in their honor, visited the local town hall where they signed the Livre d’Or (Golden Book), completed a walkabout where they met with local residents, and of course touched the famous Maca statue for good luck.
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Photo courtesy of Monarchie Belge
