On November 24, 2012, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco attended the 2012 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) held inside the Grand Ballroom at the Pullman Skipper Hotel in Barcelona, Spain.
During ceremony the sovereign prince presented Mr. Usain Bolt and Ms. Allyson Felix the Male and Female Athlete of the Year award as well as a check for $100,000.
Afterward, Prince Albert II along with those who attended the award ceremony made their way to the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya to attend the IAAF Centenary Gala Show.
His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain is recovering at the Quirón San José Hospital after having surgery on his left hip on Friday. Earlier this week, His Majesty’s sister, Infanta Doña Pilar de Borbón, stated to the press that the king would have surgery on Wednesday, November 21, 2012. That was untrue. Obviously.
Any way, the old king is doing well, according to his doctors, and is expected to leave the hospital in 3-4 days. In the meantime, Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain and His Royal Highness Prince Felipe of Asturias visited His Majesty at the Quirón San José Hospital last evening.
This afternoon the prince visited the Australian War Memorial in Canberra where he placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, met with the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, Ms. Quentin Bryce, and much more.
Whilst in Rio de Janeiro the royal couple attended a “… seminar with Dutch yacht builders …” and held a meeting with the president of one of the largest oil companies in the world, Pertobras.
On the evening of November 22, 2012, Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain presided over the XXIII Edición del Premio Tomás Francisco Prieto (awards) held at the Museo Casa de la Moneda in Madrid.
This morning Her Majesty participated in a plenary meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Museo Reina Sofía. The meeting was held at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía.
Recently, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco attended the 6th Annual l’Association Francophone des Autorités de Protection de Données Personnelles (AFAPDP) conference held at the Meridien Beach Plaza Hotel in Monaco.
The AFAPDP “… promote the rights, freedoms and security of individuals on the protection of their personal data.”
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On November 24, 2012, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco attended the 2012 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) held inside the Grand Ballroom at the Pullman Skipper Hotel in Barcelona, Spain.
The Royal Correspondent 
