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On Thursday, November 8, 2012, Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain participated in the 4th Global Social Business Summit held at the Austria Center in Vienna. During today’s event Her Majesty gave a keynote speech alongside 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Mr. Mohammad Yunus.
To learn more about the 4th Global Business Summit please click here.
On the evening of November 7, 2012, Her Royal Highness Princess Madeleine of Sweden and her fiance, Mr. Christopher O’Neill, attended the Raoul Wallenberg Civic Courage Awards held at the Yale Club in New York City.
The award was presented to:
“… the Hon. Raymond W. Kelly, Police Commissioner of the City of New York. The award will also be presented on the celebratory occasion of the 100th birthday of Raoul Wallenberg, the heroic Swedish diplomat who led an extensive and successful mission to save the lives of nearly 100,000 Jews in Nazi-occupied Hungary.”
On November 8, 2012, His Royal HIghness The Duke of Edinburgh attended the opening of the Field of Remembrance and service at Westminster Abbey in London. Please click here and here for more information about today’s event.
On November 8, 2012, Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall arrived in Tasmania for a brief visit in celebration of Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee.
For detailed information about the royal couple’s visit to Tasmania please click the links below:
Recently, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco was in Sochi, Russia to participate in the 6th Edition of the Peace and Sport International Forum. During the three-day conference the sovereign prince had a chance to speak with the news channel, RT.
Click here to watch (in English).
On November 7, 2012, His Royal HIghness Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje officially opened the Watermanagementcentrum Netherlands (WMCN) of Rijkswaterstaat in Lelystad.
According to the Dutch newspaper, Reformatorisch Dagblad:
“The center provides a workspace for water managers, meteorologists and administrators to work together in the place where the most current water data are available first.
The center also provides information for water managers on high and low water, ice, storm, drought and other circumstances affecting the safety of Dutch behind the dykes who may be in jeopardy. Also, the center aims to be a platform for all new technologies and developments in the water sector.”
The Royal Correspondent 
