On the afternoon of Thursday, August 4, 2016, Their Majesties King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain accompanied by their two daughters, Princess Leonor and Princess Sophia, posed for the press at Palacio de Marivent during their summer holiday in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
On Monday, August 1, 2016, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco attended the opening ceremony of the 129th International Olympic Committee session in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Other royals in attendance included His Royal Highness Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark.
On Sunday, July 31, 2016, Her Imperial Majesty Empress Michiko of Japan attended a concert in Tokyo, Japan, with special guest performer South Korean tenor, Mr. Bae Jae-chul.
According to AFP News, Mr. Jae-chul “…lost his vocal cords after he underwent a thyroid cancer surgery in 2005 when he was in Germany but has successfully returned to his singing career in three years after his Japanese fan music producer arranged him to restore his vocal cords through a thyroplasty operation by a Kyoto Univ. prof. emeritus and then vocal training conducted by a Japanese specialist.”
Here is yet another documentary from the BBC entitled, The Real Versailles.
Here is the 2016 BBC documentary — in English — entitled, Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary. Enjoy!
On Friday, July 29, 2016, Their Majesties King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain met with members of the Spanish Olympic Team participating in the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
On Thursday, July 28, 2016, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco attended a special Mass at the Église Sainte Dévote in Monte-Carlo in memory of Father Jacques Hamel.
Father Hamel was brutally murdered on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, while he celebrated Mass at the Église de Saint-Etienne du Rouvray in Normandy, France, by “…two [ISIS inspired] assailants…” according to the newspaper, New York Times. Father Hamel was 85.
If you would like to learn more about the life of the late Father Jacques Hamel please click here.
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