On the evening of March 23, 2013, His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan, accompanied by Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan and His Royal Highness Crown Prince Hussein Bin Abdullah II, hosted a gala banquet at the palace in Amman for President Obama and his delegation.
This morning the President visited the ancient and fabulous city of Petra.
His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan and President Obama: The press conference.
On the evening of March 22, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain accompanied by her sister Her Royal Highness Princess Irene of Greece attended the concert, La Pasión Según San Mateo by J.S. Bach, held at the Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid.
According to the Spanish royal court, upon Her Majesty’s arrival she was warmly greeted by the Director-General of the Instituto Nacional de las Artes Escénicas and Música and the Technical Director of the Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España, Mr. Félix Alcaraz.
Photo courtesy of Casa Real
On March 21, 2013, His Royal Highness Prince Felipe of Asturias announced that Madrid’s bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games “…passed the Evaluation Committee of the IOC with distinction, if not with honors”.
And, well, that’s it. He was happy. 🙂
On March 22, 2013, His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan held an audience with President Barack Obama in Amman. According to the Petra News Agency:
“The two leaders stressed, during the bilateral meeting that was attended by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Hessein bin Abdullah II and followed by an extended meeting attended by Jordanian and United States senior officials, keenness on promoting cooperation and strategic partnerships between the two countries to serve interests.
His Majesty and President Obama also discussed the consequences of the Syrian crisis and the huge burden that Jordan shoulders as a result of hosting Syrian refugees.”
Tomorrow, President Obama will visit Petra. For detailed information about today’s meeting please click the links below:
On March 21, 2013, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia visited the “…Ministry of Health of the Republic of Serbia…” The crown princess was accompanied by the President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Dr. Martin Padmos.
For more information about yesterday’s events as well as to view personal photos please click here.
On March 22, 2013, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde of Belgium continued their never-ending (what seems to be) visit to Thailand.
The day began with a visit to the Sea Farming Learning Center in the province of Petchaburi. Whilst there the royal couple received loads of gifts, met with officials and stared at a bunch of fish.
In the afternoon Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde returned to the St. Regis Hotel in Bangkok, changed their clothing, and hopped into their chauffeur driven car. Minutes later the royal couple arrived at the Siriraj Hospital. Whilst there the prince and princess held an audience with His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand.
Afterward, the royal couple and their incredibly large business delegation drove to the Suvarnabhumi International Airport and boarded a plane back to Belgium.
The end. 🙂
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