On Friday, December 11, 2015, His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain held an audience with representatives from the Comisión del Cuerpo de Ingenieros Politécnicos as well as with representatives from the Agregados de Defensa, Militares, Navales, Aéreos and the Armamento acreditados en España and Comisión de Representantes Españoles at Palacio Real in Madrid.
His Majesty also met with various colonels and captains from the Spanish Armed Forces.
On Friday, December 11, 2015, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, representing Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, attended The Sovereign’s Parade held at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Camberley, Surrey, England.
The parade takes place in the Old College Square at Sandhurst at the end of each term and marks the passing out of Officer Cadets who have completed the commissioning course.
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On December 10, 2015, Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway attended the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony held at the Oslo City Town Hall in Oslo, Norway.
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the National Dialogue Quartet for its “…decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution of 2011.”
On the evening of December 10, 2015, Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden, Her Royal Highness Princess Madeleine of Sweden and Mr. Christopher O’Neill, Her Royal Highness Princess Christina of Sweden and Mr. Tord Magnusson attended the 2015 Nobel Prize ceremony held at the Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm, Sweden.
The winners of the 2015 Nobel Prize are:
The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded jointly to Mr. Takaaki Kajita and Mr. Arthur B. McDonald for the “…discovery of neutrino oscillations, which shows that neutrinos have mass.”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded jointly to Mr. Tomas Lindahl, Mr. Paul Modrich and Mr. Aziz Sancar for “…mechanistic studies of DNA repair.”
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was divided, one half jointly to Mr. William C. Campbell and Mr. Satoshi Ōmura for “…their discoveries concerning a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites.” And, the other half to Ms. Youyou Tu for her “…discoveries concerning a novel therapy against Malaria.”
The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Ms. Svetlana Alexievich for her “…polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time”
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel was awarded to Mr. Angus Deaton for his “…analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare.”
Please click here and here to view hundreds of photos from the ceremony as well as the Nobel Banquet. The link also provides viewers a chance to watch short video clips from the Nobel Prize ceremony.
On the evening of Thursday, December 10, 2015, Their Majesties King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain arrived at the Casa de ABC in Madrid to attend the 2015 Premios Mariano de Cavia, Luca de Tena, and Mingote awards ceremony.
The Premio Mariano de Cavia went to Spanish journalist, Mr. Carlos Herrera Crusset, for his article entitled, Muros de Ayer y Hoy.
The Premio Luca de Tena went to Mr. Miguel Henrique Otero, editor of the Venezuelan newspaper, El Nacional.
The Premio Mingote went to Mr. Javier Barcáiztegui for his cartoon published in the November 2014 edition of the journal, Trofeo.
After the ceremony Their Majesties and hundreds of guests attended a gala dinner in honor of the winners of the three awards.
On Thursday, December 10, 2015, His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge visited Keogh Barracks in Aldershot, England.
During today’s visit the duke presented 160 medals — the Government Ebola Medal for Service in West Africa to be exact — to personnel from 22 Field Hospital at a parade in recognition of the six-month deployment on Operation Gritlock.
On Thursday, December 10, 2015, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge visited the Centre for Addiction Treatment Studies (CATS) in Warminster, Wiltshire.
According to Kensington Palace during today’s visit the duchess was informed about center’s “…training, education and professional development for those working in addiction and other related fields.”
For more information about today’s visit as well as to watch a video and to view photos please click the links below.
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