Their Royal Highnesses Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde of Belgium visited Musson, Messancy, and Arlon in the province of Luxembourg on April 19, 2013.
The royal couple’s first stop was La Petite Plante in Musson a “…residential home that accommodates 16 adults with multiple disabilities…” From there the prince and princess visited the foundry, Magolux, in Messancy. The day ended with a visit to Arlon where they participated in a meeting and then attended a lovely reception held in their honor at the City Hall.
His Royal Highness Prince Harry of Wales was at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in London today to “…officially unveil the teams of the wounded service personnel who will race across Antarctica later this year.” The prince is patron of the 2013 South Pole Allied Challenge.
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According to the newspaper, Japan Times, the “Cabinet” has given the thumbs up for Her Imperial Highness Crown Princess Masako of Japan to accompany her husband, His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan to the inauguration of His Royal Highness Prince Willem-Alexander of Netherlands on April 30, 2013 in Amsterdam.
The imperial couple will arrive in the Netherlands on April 28. Click hereto read the article in full.
In other news, Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn and Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand have also confirmed their attendance to the upcoming inauguration of His Royal Highness Prince Willem-Alexander. Click herefor more information.
His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex visited the South Cheshire College in Crewe on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, to officially open the school’s “…new £74 million campus building.” For more information about Tuesday’s visit please click hereand click here to watch a video.
Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway were in Sundvolden, Norway this morning to visit the “…Arbeidsinstituttet, a local labor institute which offers courses in a number of subjects for young people…”
Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden continued their visit to beautiful Croatia on April 18, 2013. Today, the royal couple visited the town of Zadar where they met with the mayor as well as other local officials. After a tour of the city and a visit to a museum, Their Majesties attended a luncheon held in their honor. The day ended with a visit to an organic farm and vineyard in Nedin.
Meanwhile, in Stockholm, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden attended the Sverige-Amerika Stiftelsen’s annual meeting.
Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium was in Waterloo this morning to attend the 40th anniversary celebrations of the Scandinavian School Brussels École Reine Astrid. During the celebrations the princess “…watched a presentation about the history of the school with a small concert performed by the students and the Chapelle Musicale Reine Élisabeth…”