On March 20, 2013, Their Majesties King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium visited Namur. The purpose of their visit is to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Ecole Hôtelière Provinciale.
Upon their arrival in Namur Their Majesties were warmly greeted by local dignitaries as well as hundreds of locals “…on the Place Saint-Aubain.” Soon, King Albert II and Queen Paola participated in a meeting with “…residents and representatives from various provincial schools.”
In the afternoon, Their Majesties arrived at the Palais Provincial where they were given a tour of the Ecole Hôtelière Provinciale and attended a luncheon held in their honor.
On the morning of March 20, 2013, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde, accompanied by their incredibly large business delegation, visited the Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate located on the Eastern Seaboard of Thailand.
During their visit the royal couple participated in a meeting with representatives from the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand as well as toured the Environmental Monitoring and Control Center.
Afterward, Prince Philippe attended the “…opening of the seminar, Port of Zeebrugge: The Role of Europe’s leading Automotive Port…” Meanwhile, Princess Mathilde visited the Vinythai Coral Reef Project. In the evening the royal couple attended a “…gala dinner on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of BELUTHAI.”
On March 19, 2013, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia gave a speech during the “…roundtable for Empowerment and Protection of Women and Children at the National Assembly of Serbia…”
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And, finally, this afternoon the crown princess participated in a meeting “…organized on the First National Day against Breast Cancer at the Parliament of Serbia.”Click hereto view photos as well as to read an article about today’s event.
On Wednesday, March 20, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh along with her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge visited the Baker Street Underground Station to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the London Underground.
During their visit the royal family met with station employees, “…viewed a restored 1892 underground coach and walked through the new S7 train before The Queen unveiled a plaque naming the train Queen Elizabeth II.” Afterward, Her Majesty, The Duke and The Duchess “…met with representatives of the Railway Children charity.”
On March 19, 2013, Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall concluded their three-day official visit to Oman.
Prior to their departure the royal couple visited the British School in Muscat where they met with staff as well as students. From there The Prince of Wales visited the HMS Northumberland and the Public Establishment of Industrial Estates while The Duchess of Cornwall visited the Omani Women’s Association and the Shams Al Ma’aref School.
For more information about today’s activities please click here.
On March 19, 2013, Their Royal Highnesses Princess Margriet and Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, along with Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium, attended the 2013 European Culture Foundation Award Ceremony held at The Egg in Brussels.
Per RVD:
“This award of the European Cultural Foundation (ECF), in collaboration with the Ministries of Education, Culture and Science and Foreign Affairs, has been awarded to artists Dan and Lia Perjovschi and conductor Yoel Gamzou. During the ceremony Princess Laurentien, President of the ECF, gave a speech and Princess Margriet presented the awards.”
According to Monaco Matin, Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of Monaco, as Honorary President, will attend the 2013 Ladies Lunch Monte-Carlo on March 21 at the Hôtel Métropole in Monaco.
Funds raised during this important charity event will be donated to the Centre de la Jeunesse Princesse Stéphanie.
For more information about Ladies Lunch Monte-Carlo please visit their official website here.
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On March 20, 2013, Their Majesties King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium visited Namur. The purpose of their visit is to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Ecole Hôtelière Provinciale.
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