Recently, Mr. Christopher O’Neill was out and about in New York City walking Princess Madeleine’s dog, Zorro, and generally enjoying his day. When Mr. O’Neill noticed that someone was snapping photos of him he decided he had enough. So, he gave the photographer the Happy Finger. Can’t say I blame him.
And, finally, it was announced last month that Mr. O’Neill will not be attending the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm on December 10, 2012. The reason: He’s too busy with work. Nevertheless, Princess Madeleine will attend alongside Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, Their Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel and His Royal Highness Prince Carl Philip.
On Friday, His Royal Highness Prince Felipe of Asturias attended a gala dinner in honor of Felipe Calderón, the out-going President of Mexico.
Despite massive protests, on Saturday, December 1, 2012, the future king of Spain witnessed Mr. Enrique Peña Nieto sworn in as the new President of Mexico held at the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City. Afterward, Prince Felipe along with the Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden, and hundreds of foreign dignitaries attended a reception at the Castillo de Chapultepec in honor of President Peña Nieto.
His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain was released from the Quirón San José hospital in Madrid on Sunday after having surgery on his left hip last week.
On November 28, 2012, His Royal Highness Prince Philippe of Belgium visited the Auckland War Memorial in New Zealand. The future king of Belgium was on an eleven-day economic mission to Australia and New Zealand which ended yesterday.
Meanwhile, Her Royal Highness Princess Mathilde of Belgium was in Peutie to attend the Journée Nationale Info-Familles (JNIF) on December 1, 2012. According to the Belgian royal court, the princess “…met with military families and relatives who are currently deployed overseas…”
His Royal Highness Prince Felipe of Asturias is currently on a three-day visit to Mexico to not only strengthen ties between Spain and Mexico, but also to attend the presidential inauguration of Mr. Enrique Peña Nieto on Saturday, December 1, 2012.
According to RVD, the Prijs der Nederlandse Letteren is held once every three years and the prize is worth 40,000 Euros. The recipient of the prize went to Flemish poet, Mr. Leonard Nolens.
Recently, Mr. Christopher O’Neill was out and about in New York City walking Princess Madeleine’s dog, Zorro, and generally enjoying his day. When Mr. O’Neill noticed that someone was snapping photos of him he decided he had enough. So, he gave the photographer the Happy Finger. Can’t say I blame him.
On November 28, 2012, 
The Royal Correspondent 