On the evening of March 20, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias and Her Royal Highness Infanta Elena of Spain hosted a gala dinner for members of the Comisión de Evaluación del Comité Olímpico Internacional at Palacio Real de Madrid.
According to the Spanish royal court the IOC Evaluación del Comité are on a four-day visit to Spain. The purpose: To inspect as well as analzye if the city of Madrid is a good candidate/worthy enough to host the upcoming 2020 Olympic Games.
On March 20, 2013, His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh was at the London Zoo to officially open Tiger Territory. The great duke is patron of the Zoological Society of London.
According to the newspaper, The Standard:
“The Tiger Territory enclosure offers elevated platforms and trees to encourage the tigers to climb — with their food being hung from a 20-foot pole. It also gives them a perfect overview of Regent’s Park…”
On March 20, 2013, Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands visited Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam. At this time it is unknown as to why she visited the lovely church. Perhaps it may have something to do with His Royal Highness Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje’s upcoming inauguration/investiture on April 30, 2013.
Tomorrow, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco will participate in the opening of the 7th Internationales Monaco et la 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.
The sovereign prince is scheduled to give a speech during tomorrow’s event as well as the Managing Director of the Institut Océanographique Fondation Albert I, Mr. Robert Calcagno, and the Director-General of UNESCO, Ms. Irina Bokova. During the conference there will be several roundtable discussions focusing on “…climate change and the natural hazards in Mediterranean and the future of energy…”
And, finally, as you may know by now Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of Monaco will attend Ladies Lunch Monte-Carlo.
On March 20, 2013, His Royal Highness Prince Felipe of Asturias held audiences at Palacio de la Zarzuela with the winners of the Fondo de Emprendedores Fundación Repsol and the jury, students and professors from Columbia University Business School who are participating in the 2013 Chazen Study Tour, and representatives from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM España).
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.
The Royal Correspondent 