On Friday, March 8, 2013, Her Royal Highness Princess Letizia of Asturias presided over the ceremony of the 2013 Día Mundial de las Enfermedades Raras held at the Palacio del Senado in Madrid.
Today’s event was organized by the Federación Española de Enfermedades Raras (FEDER).
Per a press release via Buckingham Palace:
“Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, will attend the annual Commonwealth Day Observance at Westminster Abbey on Monday, 11th March 2013.
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will arrive at 3.15pm when they will be greeted by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall (Dean of Westminster) and Canon Robert Reiss (Sub-Dean) and enter the Abbey through the Great West Door.
The theme for this year’s Observance is ‘Opportunity through Enterprise’. Through a mix of world music, dance and personal testimonies, the event will celebrate economic innovation throughout the Commonwealth and a shared commitment towards youth, social and sustainable enterprise.
Her Majesty’s Commonwealth Day Message will be relayed during the service.”
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On March 7, 2013, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias attended a concert, In Memoriam, in “…tribute to all the victims of terrorism…” held at the Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid.
Recently, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway attended the 2013 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championship held at the Oslo Winter Park in Norway. Whilst there the heir to the Norwegian throne also meet with volunteers.
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On Thursday, March 7, 2013, Their Royal Highnesses Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg visited the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium.
According to the Cour Grande-Ducal the royal couple met with “…the President of the European Commission, Mr. José Manuel Barroso, the Vice-President of the European Commission in Charge of Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, Ms. Viviane Reding and other European Commission officials.”
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On Thursday, March 7, 2013, it was announced that His Royal Highness Prince Harry of Wales has agreed to become patron of the Halo Trust’s 25th Anniversary Appeal and the Rugby Football Union All Schools Program.
Per a press release:
“Prince Harry is pleased to announce two new Royal Patronages.
The Prince has become Patron of the HALO Trust’s 25th Anniversary Appeal and Patron of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) All Schools Program.
HALO is a pioneering charity committed to humanitarian mine clearance around the world.
Prince Harry has had a longstanding connection with the charity and visited minefields in Tete Province, Mozambique, in 2010 where he met amputees, and saw for himself the devastating impact that landmines have on some of the poorest people in mine-affected communities. During his trip to Mozambique he was shown the painstaking process of humanitarian de-mining.
All Schools is an RFU initiative to get more secondary state schools playing rugby union. There are currently around 1,500 state secondary schools playing rugby union in the UK. As Patron, Prince Harry will support the RFU in its ambition for 750 more schools to be self-sufficient rugby playing schools by the Rugby World Cup 2019 and to encourage new players to join local clubs.
This will be achieved by linking a school to a local club and by providing resource and support, such as kit, equipment and coaching opportunities. Further details on Prince Harry’s involvement with the HALO Trust in its 25th Anniversary year and the RFU All Schools Program will be announced in due course.”
On Thursday, March 7, 2013, Her Royal Highness Princess Mathilde of Belgium visited the Fondation Folon in La Hulpe on the occasion of Journée Internationale de la Femme 2013.
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