On Sunday, September 9, 2012, Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands participated in a charity swim race entitled, CitySwim.
The race, which took place in the canals in Amsterdam, raised money for the ALS Foundation according to the Dutch network, NOS.
Over 1100 people participated in the race including Olympians Pieter van den Hoogenband, Marleen Veldhuis, and Dutch football player, Ronald de Boer, to name a few.
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Source: NOS
On Saturday, September 8, 2012, His Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke Imre Emmanuel Simeon Jean Carl Marcus d’Aviano of Austria finally married his American girlfriend, Miss Kathleen Elizabeth Walker.
The couple tied the knot at the lovely St. Mary Mother of God church in Washington D.C. For more detailed information about the imperial wedding as well as to view lots of photos please click here.
And, congrats to the couple. 🙂
On Friday, September 7, 2012, Their Serene Highnesses Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco were at the Parc Princesse Antoinette in Monaco to attend the 2012 Pique-nique des Monégasques.
According to the newspaper, Monaco Matin, over 500 guests attended yesterday’s celebrations including Baroness Elisabeth-Anne de Massy and her daughter, Mélanie-Antoinette de Massy, and the Mayor of Monaco, Mr. Georges Marsan to name a few.
During the event guests listened to music, watched dancers performed, well, traditional dances, and dined on delicious food.
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Sources: Monaco Matin and Palais Princier de Monaco.
On Friday, September 7, 2012, Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands attended the 5th anniversary of the Stichting Pet’je af (Pet’je Foundation) held at the Theater De Flint in Amersfoort.
According to RVD:
“The foundation provides children, ages 10 to 14 years, from disadvantaged situations the chance of a better future by following weekend practice oriented education to develop their talents and responsibility. The foundation also focuses is on the development of self-reliance, resilience and social competences.”
Source: RVD
On September 7, 2012, His Royal Highness Prince Harry of Wales “… arrives at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province at the start of his operational tour as an Apache pilot…” Click here to watch a video clip. Click here to read an article from the Telegraph newspaper.
On September 5, 2012, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias participated in the inauguration of the Congreso Ibero-Americano de las Lenguas en la Educación y en la Cultura.
The event, held at the Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones de Castilla y León in Salamanca, was organized by the Organization of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and Culture (OEI) and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport, in the “… framework of their respective programs for the strengthening of the languages of Latin America in education.”
During today’s event the prince gave a speech noting the importance of languages, education, teachers and a bunch of other stuff that you are probably not all that interested in reading about. 🙂
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Source and photo courtesy of Casa de Su Majestad el Rey.
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