It was announced by the Palais Princier that Mr. Andrea Casiraghi and his longtime girlfriend, Ms. Tatiana Santa Domingo, welcomed their first child together on Thursday, March 21, 2013.
The healthy baby boy is the first grandchild for Her Royal Highness Princess Caroline of Hanover and the late Mr. Stefano Casiraghi.
According to the press release, mother and child are doing well. Mr. Casiraghi and Ms. Santo Domingo will marry sometime later this year.
Congrats to the couple! 🙂
On March 21, 2013, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco attended the opening of the 7th Internationales Monaco and Méditerranée Conference held at the Musée Océanographique de Monaco. The theme of this year’s conference is, La Puissance du Feu: Du Mythe de Prométhée aux Défis Futurs en Méditerranée.
During yesterday’s event the sovereign prince gave the opening speech in front dozens of scientists, scholars and environmentalists including Institut Océanographique Fondation Albert I, Mr. Robert Calcagno, and the Director-General of UNESCO, Ms. Irina Bokova.
On March 21, 2013, Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands, in her capacity as Special Advocate of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in the field of Inclusive Finance for Development, arrived in Rome, Italy for a two-day visit.
According to RVD, the purpose of Princess Maxima’s visit is to:
“…talk with senior officials from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Program (WFP).
On Thursday, Princess Maxima gave an opening speech at an interactive meeting with the organizations and permanent representatives of the FAO, IFAD and WFP. The theme of the meeting was: ‘Inclusive Finance, Challenges and Opportunities for the Rome-based food organizations.’ The princess’s speech [focused on] the importance of good access to financial services for agricultural development and poverty reduction in rural areas…”
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On the evening of March 21, 2013, His Highness Prince Andreas of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha celebrated his 70th birthday at Schloss Callenberg in Coburg, Germany.
Over 250 people attended the prince’s birthday reception including longtime friends, local dignitaries, past employees, townspeople, and of course his children. According to the newspaper, Neue Press Coburg, the prince gave a touching speech noting, “I am so happy that many of you have come today. That shows me that I haven’t done much wrong in my life and that I have gained many friends.”
Afterward, the mayor of Coburg gave a speech as well as His Highness Hereditary Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha who basically thanked his Dad for being super awesome. 🙂
On March 21, 2013, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal arrived in Templepatrick in Northern Ireland.
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It was announced by Buckingham Palace that His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent has been in the hospital since Monday, March 18, after suffering from a mild stroke.
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On Wednesday, March 20, 2013, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden visited Landskrona to participate in 600th anniversary celebrations of the city. During yesterday’s event His Majesty met with local dignitaries, gave a speech, mingled with townspeople, and unveiled a new plaque.
This morning His Majesty accompanied by Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden participated in the Advisory Council meeting held at the royal palace.
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The Royal Correspondent 