Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands was in Hoorn this morning to visit the “…Show Band Hoorn.” The band, founded in 1955, performs at various festivals and other major events in the Netherlands and abroad.
According to RVD, during her visit Princess Maxima “…met with the conductor of the band as well as sixteen young musicians.” The band also performed for the future queen of the Netherlands.
Prior to her visit to Hoorn the princess visited the Stichting Gouden Dagen Fonds Westerheem nursing home in Heemskerk. The Stichting Gouden Dagen Fonds “… through volunteers organizes special events and activities and meets the needs of the elderly.”
During her visit the Princess Maxima met with representatives of the organization, volunteers, and of course the residents of the nursing home who were delighted to meet the princess.
His Royal Highness Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands visited the European Parliament in Brussels this morning to officially open a new photo exhibition of Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.
His Royal Highness Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje visited a park in the district of Transvaal in Den Haag this morning to plant a new tree in celebration of his upcoming inauguration/investiture on April 30. So what kind of tree did he plant? A Tilia x Europaea (aka the Common Linden).
His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden accompanied by 200 members of the Scouts did their civic duty of cleaning up parts of island of Djurgården in Stockholm. Basically, they picked up trash and hopefully His Majesty reminded people not to litter. Why? Because it’s not cool to throw trash any where one pleases; furthermore, there is a reason why trash cans were invented.
A famous old commercial about littering. Still powerful today. Oh and the man in the clip is not actually Native American. He’s an Italian-American… from Louisiana.
This evening at the Hotel de Paris in Monaco His Royal Highness Prince Nicholas of Romania attended a fashion show to support his friend designer, Mr. Alexandru Ciucu. For more information as well as to view personal photos please visit the great site, Monaco Life, here. 🙂
Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium is currently visiting Japan on the “…occasion of World Malaria Day…” according to the Belgian royal court. The princes, in her capacity as Special Representative of the Partnership Roll Back Malaria, accompanied by her delegation attended a luncheon this afternoon in Tokyo with various VIPs as well as government officials including the Belgian Ambassador to Japan, Mr. Luc Liebaut, and the President of Exxon Mobil Japan, Mr. Takehide Anada.
The Belgian royal court also notes that Princess Astrid will have various “…interviews/meetings with Japanese authorities…” regarding the fight against Malaria during her two-day visit to Japan.
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Akihito of Japan attended a book party for the 3rd edition of Mr. Tetsuji Nakabō’s book, Fishes of Japan with Pictorial Keys to the Species, this afternoon at Tokai University in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. The book was originally published in 1993 and again in 2000. This latest edition includes Emperor Akihito’s “…contribution to the book.”
In other news, the Imperial Household Agency announced that the emperor and empress will visit India sometime this Fall. The Japanese government is working out the details at this time.
LikeLoading...
All the latest news and events from monarchies around the world.
Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands was in Hoorn this morning to visit the “…Show Band Hoorn.” The band, founded in 1955, performs at various festivals and other major events in the Netherlands and abroad.
The Royal Correspondent 