Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium, in her capacity as Special Representative of the Partnership Roll Back Malaria, attended the launch of the World Health Organization’s, Emergency Response to Artemisinin Resistance in the Greater Mekong Subregion, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
For more information about the launch click here and here.
His Royal Highness Prince Felipe of Asturias was in Málaga this afternoon to inaugurate the Spanish-Japanese demonstration project, Zero Emissions Mobility to All (Zem2All).
The project will introduce, on a large-scale, the new services and advantages of electric mobility. It, the demonstration project, will last roughly four years and has a budget of 60 million Euros. The project includes nine rapid recharging stations throughout Málaga which will allow recharging up to 80% of the battery of the vehicle in less than a half an hour.
Their Majesties King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium arrived at the Hôpital Militaire Reine Astrid (HMRA) in Brussels this afternoon for a brief visit.
Upon their arrival Their Majesties were warmly welcomed by hospital administrators and staff. After formal greetings and handshakes the king and queen, accompanied by the Belgian Minister of Defense, Mr. Pieter de Crem, attended a workshop in which they learned about “…the current evolutions in medicine during military operations…”
King Albert II and Queen Paola also visited the Burn and Poison Center as well as a tour of the Centre de Médecine Aéronautique’s Hypobaric chamber/altitude chamber.
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His Royal Highness Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje officially opened the 8th Edition of The Next Web (TNW) Europe Conference in Amsterdam. This two-day event brings together hundreds of “…specialists and entrepreneurs [from around the world] to discuss the future of technology, the Internet, and media. The mission of the conference is to accelerate entrepreneurship, educate, inspire and bring people and businesses together to do business on a global scale.”
For more information about the conference and Next Web please click here.
And, finally, Prince Willem-Alexander arrived in Den Haag this afternoon to attend a farewell seminar entitled, Should We Stay or Should We Go? On the Future of Europe and the Eurozone, held on the occasion of Professor Coen Teulings as director of the Centraal Planbureau according to RVD.
Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands was at the TNO in Den Haag this morning to officially launch, Girls Day: Voor Bètawetenschap en Techniek, an event organized by Landelijk Expertisebureau Meisjes/Vrouwen and Bèta/Techniek (VHTO).
According to RVD, “…various technology companies as well as research and educational institutions throughout the Netherlands encourages young women, ages 10-15, to become acquainted with beta science, technology, and ICT.”
Photo courtesy of RVD/HKH
His Royal Highness Prince Harry of Wales arrived in Nottingham this morning for a one-day visit. According to Princeofwales.gov.uk, today the prince visited the Russell Youth Club, opened the new headquarters of the brain injury association, Headway, and toured the Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies.
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Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall launched the British Food Fortnight’s ‘Bring Home the Harvest’ competition at the Godolphin in Slough, West Berkshire on April 24, 2013.
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