On October 25, 2011, H.R.H. Princess Maxima of the Netherlands opened a new building, Oecumenisch Diaconaal Centrum Stem, in Haarlem. Apparently, the old building had become too small for the many activities and services provided to those in need so they built a new one. To view photos please click hereandhere.
Later on in the afternoon, Princess Maxima was in Utrecht to attend the opening of the Slinger-Event 4×4. “The Slinger-Event, a local network of companies and local government, is a meeting about socially responsible business.”source To view photos please click here.
On October 25, 2011, Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands was in Baarn to open a new school building at her old alma mater, Baarnsch Lyceum.
According to the Dutch newspaper, De Stentor, Queen Beatrix and her sisters attended the school in the 1950s. Many years later her sons, Prince Willem-Alexander and Prince Friso, attended Baarnsch Lyceum.
On her last day in Canberra, Australia, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh visited the Australian War Memorial. Whilst there she laid a wreath at the foot of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as well as meeting with past and present members of the Australian Armed Forces.
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T.S.H.s Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco are currently in the tiny country of Nepal for the next few days.
The princely couple will go to the village of Dhuseni to visit the school built by the Monaco Aide et Présence association, now known as one of the ten best schools in this country. The Prince will then lay the foundation stones for new schools being built with the support of the ‘NAMASTE’ Association (Nepal-Monaco-Cultural-Association) in Salleri and Rigaon.
T.S.H.s will also visit a clinic established by the ‘ACFN’ (Franco-Nepalese Cultural Association) and the craft workshop that provides training for women sponsored by ‘NAMASTE’, located in Gamrang.
On October 24, 2011, H.R.H. Princess Maxima of the Netherlands opened Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven held at the City Hall. The princess also visited an exhibition at the Designhuis where she spoke to the local youth artists about their work… or something like that.
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On October 24, 2011, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh visited Brisbane, Australia. The royal couple cruised the Brisbane River where thousands of people lined along the banks and bridges to catch a glimpse of the 85-year-old monarch.
After the cruise the royal couple strolled through the South Bank rainforest before “…the Queen opened the area’s newest feature, Rain Bank, a stormwater harvesting centre.” In her speech at the re-dedication ceremony for the Rain Bank Queen Elizabeth II noted:
It was with great sadness that I followed the terrible consequences this past year of your normally peaceful river rising up and overwhelming this popular public space. Nine months later we are here to pay tribute to the resilience and courage of Queenslanders who bravely picked up their lives and rebuilt them after great adversity.’ source
After the re-dedication ceremony the queen and the duke attended a private reception for the survivors of the January 2011 Queensland floods.
This morning in Canberra, Australia Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh were at St. John’s Church to attend a service. After the service the queen and the duke met with hundreds of well-wishers came out to see them.
Later in the afternoon, the royal couple attended a luncheon in their honor at the Government House in Canberra. Tomorrow Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh will travel to Brisbane, Australia.
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The Royal Correspondent 