HRH Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands Opens the New Exhibition, Russia XXI: Contemporary Russian Sculpture.

beatrix_fonds_800x540Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands arrived at Lange Voorhout in Den Haag this morning to open the exhibition entitled, Russia XXI: Contemporary Russian Sculpture.

This unique summer exhibition displays “…more than one hundred works by major Russian artists over the past thirty years.”

Russia XXI: Contemporary Russian Sculpture will be shown in two locations: the Museum Beelden aan Zee and the Lange Voorhout.

For more information about the exhibition please click here.

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HRH The Duchess of Cornwall Visits the Chailey Heritage Foundation. (VIDEO)

camillaOn Wednesday, June 5, 2013, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall arrived at the Chailey Heritage Foundation in North Chailey, East Sussex, to officially open the new Life Skills Centre.   

During today’s visit the duchess, along with Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester, also unveiled a new plaque to “…celebrate the centenary of the Chailey Heritage School’s chapel…”

Click here to watch a video from today’s visit.

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Members of the British Royal Family Attend Service at Westminster Abbey. (VIDEOS)

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On the morning of June 4, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh accompanied by senior members of the British royal family attended a service at Westminster Abbey to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Her  Majesty’s coronation.

Click here to watch a news report from the BBC

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His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan Receives Credentials From Foreign Ambassadors. Plus, News Regarding HRH Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II of Jordan. (VIDEOS)

On June 4, 2013, at Basman Palace in Amman His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan received credentials from various foreign ambassadors to Jordan. The ambassadors are from Kosovo, Portugal, Lebanon, and Tunisia.

In the afternoon, His Majesty welcomed the President of the Maldives, Mr. Mohamed Waheed Hassan, to the palace in Amman.  During their meeting the king and the president discussed “…cooperation between Jordan and the Maldives and ways of cementing ties in economic, health, education and medial tourism…” according to Petra News.

Meanwhile, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II of Jordan presented 36 medals to the recipients of the King Abdullah II Awards for Physical Fitness.

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