British Royals

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh Welcome the President of Indonesia. (VIDEO)

On October 31, 2012, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh welcomed Indonesian President, Mr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and First Lady Ani Yudhoyono, to London.  President Yudhoyono was invited by Her Majesty for a three-day state visit.

In a press conference prior to his departure President Yudhoyono noted that he will hold an audience with His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales as well as with other “… senior British officials… “ including Prime Minister David Cameron.

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Dutch Royal Family

His Royal Highness Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje Opens the Sarcoidosis Center.

On Wednesday, October 31, 2012, His Royal HIghness Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje opened the new Sarcoidosis Center at the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam.

“Sarcoidosis is a disease in which abnormal collections of chronic inflammatory cells form as nodules in multiple organs. The cause of sarcoidosis is unknown. The inflammatory cells that appear are usually not of the necrotizing variety and are most often located in the lungs or the lymph nodes but virtually any organ can be affected. Normally, the onset is gradual. Most patients heal spontaneously within a few years.”

British Royals

His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh Visits Plymouth University. (VIDEO)

On Tuesday, October 30, 2012, His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh visited Plymouth University.  Whilst there the duke officially opened the university’s “… £19 million new state-of-the-art marine building, featuring ship simulator and wave tank testing facilities.”   The Duke of Edinburgh also received an Honorary Doctorate of Marine Science “… in recognition of his decorated career in the royal Navy…” 

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Monaco Princely Family

His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco in Paris.

On Monday, October 29, 2012, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco was at the Sénat in Paris to attend a working luncheon organized by the Club des Voitures Ecologiques.

In other news, the sovereign prince will visit Kazakhstan beginning on November 2, 2012.  During his four-day visit Prince Albert II will meet with President Nursultan Nazarbayev, visit a cultural and sports facility in Astana, attend the “…opening of the Honorary Consulate of the Principality of Monaco in the presence of many authorities Kazakhstan…” and much more.

The sovereign prince will also attend the opening of the exhibition, The Grace Kelly Years, Princess of Monaco, in Astana.

Filming of Grace of Monaco on October 29, 2012.

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