Their Majesties King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain, along with Their Royal Highnesses Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias, hosted a gala reception for members of the diplomatic corps at the Palacio Real de Madrid on January 23, 2013.
In his speech the old king spoke about the importance of international relations, the economic crisis, the situation in Mali, and a bunch of other stuff that you probably don’t care about. 🙂
On January 23, 2013, Their Majesties King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun of Bhutan began their seven-day state visit to India.
During their visit the reigning couple will attend the 64th Republic Day Celebrations on January 26, 2013, attend a meeting with the President of India, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee as well as India’s Prime Minister, Mr. Manmohan Singh, and more.
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall visited “… a reading scheme at the St. Mary’s Primary School in Battersea…” on January 23, 2013. During her visit the duchess met with staff and students “…benefiting from the project, run by the Beanstalk literacy charity, formerly known as Volunteer Reading Help (VRH)…”
For detailed information about today’s visit please click here.
On Wednesday, January 23, 2013, Her Royal Highness Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, as President of the Fondation du Grand-Duc et de la Grande-Duchesse, participated in a roundtable discussion with students from the Ècole Sainte-Anne in Ettelbrück.
According to the Cour Grand-Ducale, the grand duchess along with professors and students discussed:
“…the three themes of the respective welfare/assistance in Luxembourg , the Projet de la Main Tendue in Burundi and microcredit. This roundtable is part of the project ‘Staark Fraen’ initiated by the school under the theme of Equality of Opportunity.”
To learn more about today’s event please click here.
On the morning of January 23, 2013, Her Royal Highness Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands was at the Krullevaar school in Den Haag to begin the 10th Nationale Voorleesdagen (10th National Reading Day) as part of the Read For Breakfast Campaign (or as some refer to as National Breakfast Reading).
During today’s event the princess read the book, Nog 100 Nachtjes Slapen, by illustrator Ms. Milja Praagman to dozens of happy students.
His Royal Highness Prince Carl Philip of Sweden presented scholarships from the Prince Bertil and Princess Lilian Sports Foundation on January 22, 2013. According to the Swedish royal court the purpose of the foundation is to “…promote Swedish sports through scholarships to leaders and instructors for training.”
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Their Royal Highnesses Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden attended the Unga Musik på Slottets Konsert (Young’s Music Concert) held inside the National Hall at the royal palace in Stockholm on January 23, 2013.
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