On the morning of Saturday, May 25, 2013, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco was seen hanging out in the paddock with his friend with the mushroom haircut and gazillionaire, Mr. Bernie Ecclestone, and French race car driver, Mr. Jean-Louis Schlesser, during the qualifying round of the 2013 Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix.
And, that’s it. 🙂
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Poor thing… this just isn’t her year. Late yesterday afternoon the judge presiding over the infamous Instituto Nóos case, Judge José Castro, has “…asked the [Spanish] tax agency for information to determine whether Cristina engaged in tax evasion or money laundering between 2007 and 2010…” according to Reuters.
Earlier this month the Spanish court on Palma de Mallorca withdrew a subpoena against Infanta Cristina which was initiated by Judge José Castro. The old judge wanted the infanta to appear in court as a witness to the investigation of her shady husband, Mr. Iñaki Urdangarín, the Duke of Palma, and his former business partner, Mr. Diego Torres. Urdangarín and Torres are accused of embezzlement, fraud, misuse of public funds, and forgery from the non-profit organization they once presided over, Instituto Nóos.
Anyway, click here to read more about this latest news from Reuters.
On Saturday, May 25, 2013, His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan officially opened the 2013 World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa held at the King Hussein bin Talal Convention Center, Dead Sea, in Jordan. Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan and His Royal Highness Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II of Jordan were also present during this morning’s event.
According to the official website for the World Economic Forum in his opening address His Majesty urged:
“…for greater efforts to find a political solution in Syria to prevent further fragmentation. With Syrian refugees in Jordan now equal to 10% of the country’s population, the King called for immediate action to end the violence and start the process of rebuilding the country. The King also called for progress on what he described as the core crisis in the region: the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.”
Tomorrow morning, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan will participate in a roundtable public session entitled, A New Vision for Arab Employment, alongside Ms. Ellen Kullman, Mr. Majid Jafar, Mr. Tarik Yousef and others.
Her Highness Princess Ameerah of Saudi Arabia will participate in a public session entitled, The Business Case for Gender Diversity, on Sunday as well. Other panelists include the Minister for Social Development for the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Ms. Reem Abu Hassan, and Mr. Khalid Alkhudair to name a few.
On the evening of May 24, 2013, His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge arrived at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London to attend the XXXVII Ordinary UEFA Congress. The purpose of the duke’s attendance was to celebrate the “…Football Association’s 150th anniversary…” according to Princeofwales.gov.uk. During this evening’s event the duke participated a meeting with UEFA President Michel Platini and others.
This morning His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden arrived at the Naturens Hus to participate in the World Wildlife Fund annual meeting. His Majesty is Honorary President.
Yesterday morning Crown Princess Victoria attended the opening of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Environmental Conference held at the Stockholm Waterfront. In the afternoon, the crown princess accompanied by His Royal Highness Prince Daniel attended the Friends of the Swedish Institute in Rome’s annual meeting in Stockholm.
And, finally, the Swedish royal court released three new lovely photos this morning of Her Royal Highness Princess Madeleine and her fiancé, Mr. Christopher O’Neil in anticipation of their upcoming wedding on June 8, 2013. The images were shot by Ms. Brigitte Grenfeldt.
Photos courtesy of Kungahuset/B. Grenfeldt
On Friday, May 24, 2013, Their Royal Highnesses Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg welcomed Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands to Luxembourg.
After arriving at airport and then partaking in a mini “…walkabout near the Grand Ducal palace…” where they waved to the locals, Their Majesties and the Grand Ducal couple were ushered to the palace for a photo-op for the press. Soon, a lovely luncheon was held in honor of Their Majesties one-day visit to Luxembourg, then it was time to meet various Luxembourg government officials including Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker.
In the late afternoon, it was time to say goodbye and Their Majesties left lovely Luxembourg. 🙂
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On May 24, 2013, Their Serene Highnesses Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco arrived at the Yacht Club de Monaco to present new ambassadors of the Fondation Princesse Charlene de Monaco.
So, what are the names of these new ambassadors? Well, they are Monégasque free-diving champion, Mr. Pierre Frolla, Actor, Mr. Rick Yune, race car driver, Mr. Bruno Senna, beach volleyball player, Mr. Bjorn Maaseide, New Zealand born rugby player, Mr. Byron Kelleher, Olympian skier, Mr. Alexander Bilodeau, and Australian surfer and paddelboarder, Mr. Jamie Mitchell (major props to this dude. Why? Well, he’s known for dominating the 32 mile Ka’iwi channel race between Moloka’i and O’ahu. Yeah, it’s extremely difficult. As of today, Mr. Mitchell won the race a total of ten times!)
Moving on, yesterday afternoon, the princely couple met with “…members of the Red Cross Team along the Monte-Carlo Grand Prix race circuit…” And, last evening Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene attended the Mallya’s Monte-Carlo yacht party.
And, that’s it. 🙂
The 2012 trailer for the documentary about Jamie that you might be interested in.
Photo courtesy of the Palais Princier
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