His Royal Highness Prince Carl Philip of Sweden attended the 2013 Elle Galan Awards held at the Grand Hotel in Stockholm on January 11, 2013. During the ceremony the prince presented the top prize — Året Designer — to Ms. Ann-Sofie Black.
News Regarding Their Majesties King Abdullah and Queen Rania of Jordan.
On January 13, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan held a meeting with “… female academics from the University of Jordan…” in Amman. Please click here to read an article as well as to view a photo from Ammon News.
And, finally, His Majesty King Abdullah of Jordan recently sat down for an interview with the French newspaper, Le Nouvel Observateur. Please click here to read the interview (in English)
Blauw Bloed: Your Weekly Royal Video News
Happy Sunday, everyone! 🙂
Here is this week’s edition of the fantastic Dutch program, Blauw Bloed. Please click here, scroll down and click “video” to watch the program.
The Belgian Government Agrees to Cut Queen Fabiola of Belgium’s Allowance.
Unfortunately, it seems that things are getting worse for Queen Fabiola of Belgium. Over the weekend the Belgian government agreed to “…cut the queen’s allowance by over 498,000 Euros… effective immediately…”
Please click here to for detailed information about this latest news from the Independent. Click here to learn how this scandal began from the Washington Post.
His Royal Highness Prince Daniel of Sweden Attends a Conference.
On Sunday, January 13, 2013, His Royal Highness Prince Daniel of Sweden attended the Folk och Försvars Rikskonferens (Society and Defense National Conference) in Sälen.
Per the official website for Folk och Försvars Rikskonferens:
“… the conference is the foremost meeting-place for the Swedish security and defense policy community. The conference is held each year in January at a major winter resort in Sweden. Regular speakers include the Minister of Defense, the Minister of International Aid and the Supreme Commander. The Swedish Prime Minister has participated in the conference, as well as several prominent international representatives.
Rikskonferensen assembles 300 participants and 30-40 speakers for three days of lectures, discussions and debates, intertwined with socializing and skiing. The conference encourages formal as well as informal discussions between parliamentarians, representatives from trade and industry, political parties, government authorities, youth organizations and various NGO’s.”
To learn more about today’s event please click here (in English).
Photo courtesy of Kungahuset
Königliche Hochzeit Schweden: Ein Prinz für Victoria
Here is the old ZDF documentary about Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden. Oh yeah, the program is in German.
“Inside the Vatican” and “Secret Access: The Vatican”
Last month, I had a chance to watch a re-broadcast of the 2001 National Geographic documentary entitled, Inside the Vatican, on TV. Any way, since Their Serene Highnesses Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco had the honor of being received by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI this morning I thought now would be a good time to share the documentary with readers. Enjoy! 🙂
And, one more documentary entitled, Secret Access: The Vatican.
The Royal Correspondent 