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‘The Queen’s Palaces: Holyroodhouse’

Here is the third installment from the BBC One documentary series, The Queen’s Palaces. This segment focuses on Holyroodhouse in Scotland.

Britain’s least well-known royal palace and yet probably the most romantic, Edinburgh’s Palace of Holyroodhouse sits in the shadow of the dormant volcano Arthur’s Seat.
It is also one of Britain’s smallest palaces and yet events at Holyrood have determined the fate of three countries – England, France and Scotland. It was also the last place where a royal prince challenged the right of an English king to sit on the throne.

Fiona Bruce discovers remarkable objects from the Royal Collection that are intimately bound to the Palace’s turbulent history – from the spectacular Darnley Jewel with its many hidden messages to the cat-and-mouse needlework of a doomed queen.

Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg

H.R.H. Hereditary Grand Duke Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg Attends the 20th Annual Alfi Global Distribution Conference

H.R.H. Hereditary Grand Duke, Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg attended the opening of the 20th Annual Alfi Global Distribution Conference held at the Nouveau Centre de Conferences Kirchberg in Luxembourg.

The conference provides presentations and panel discussions “… on the latest news as well as trends in the cross border distribution of Luxembourg investment funds with this year’s focus on the Asian region.”  The Hereditary Grand Duke Prince Guillaume opened the Alfi Global Distribution Conference with a speech along with other important people from Denmark, the United States, Britain, and of course Luxembourg.

To learn more about the conference please click here.  To view a photo please click here.

Source: Cour Grand-Ducale de Luxembourg and Alfi.lu

Monaco Princely Family

H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco Participates in the ‘Les Ateliers: Global Conference’

On September 27, 2011, H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco was in Evian, France to participate in the 2011 Les Ateliers de la Terre: Global Conference.

During this afternoon’s event the prince gave a speech regarding the fragility of the environment as well deforestation:

Almost twenty years ago in Rio, political leaders became aware of the concept of sustainable development. Within the space of a generation, the idea has taken root in many minds, but the balance between its three pillars, economic, social and environmental, is probably still not assured, especially in times of crisis. As far as I see it, taking part in this sixth edition of the Global Conference, thanks to the dialogue established here, is highly likely to contribute towards a better understanding of what could be a more efficient governance of our planet.

For the next day and a half there will be roundtable discussions with hundreds of scholars, researchers, activists, and politicians from around the world to discuss various issues such as biodiversity, energy, the effects of global warming and so on. Finally, H.S.H. Prince Albert II will host a gala dinner this evening at the Hotel Royal in Evian.

Photo courtesy of: Palais Princier de Monaco (thank you!)

British Royals

‘Victoria & Albert: A Love Story’ Hosted by Prince Michael of Kent

Yes, as if you cannot get enough of royal documentaries today here is yet another one for your viewing pleasure.   🙂   This program entitled, Victoria and Albert, is the story of Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg und Gotha.  Your host for this program is Queen Victoria’s great-great grandson, Prince Michael of Kent.

Princely Family of Liechtenstein

H.S.H. Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein News

On September 26, 2011, H.S.H. the Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein met with leaders from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland at their annual meeting at Vaduz castle in Liechtenstein.

According to the newspaper, Volksblatt, the theme of this afternoon’s meeting was education.  During a brief press conference Prince Alois  spoke of the importance for Liechtenstein to maintain close relations with other German-speaking countries.  With regards to education, the Austrian Prime Minister, Heinz Fischer, noted the importance of education in the German-speaking countries and the German Prime Minister, Christian Wulff agreed… as he should.

Video of the German leaders on their way to Vaduz Castle.

Source and photo courtesy of: Volksblatt

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