I thought this was very interesting so I thought I would share it with you all. Click to read the brief article from The Garden Island newspaper: The Garden Island
Photo: Author’s own
HRH Princess Letizia of Asturias Participates in the AECC
On January 14, 2011, HRH Princess Letizia of Asturias participated in the Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer (The Spanish Association Against Cancer) in Madrid, Spain.
The gorgeous and intelligent Princess met with various leaders within the organization and participated in the meeting as their President of Honor. The Princess goal is to “…promote cancer research and help those suffering from the disease.” Bravo! Letizia!! Bravo!!
To learn more about the Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer please visit their official website at AECC
Click to watch a short video clip from the meeting at: Lainformacion.com
Source and photos courtesy of: Telecinco.es, Noticias.terra.es, and Zimbio.com by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images Europe.
A New Year’s Reception at Vaduz Castle in Liechenstein
Finally! Finally, I can report some news from the beautiful country of Liechtenstein and the Princely family.
Like other royal and princely houses in Europe, the Princely Family of Liechtenstein held their annual New Year’s reception at the majestic Vaduz Castle.
HSH Prince Hans-Adam, HSH Princess Marie, Hereditary Prince Alois and his wife Princess Sophie greeted a myriad of guests inside the castle. Hors d’oeuvres and drinks were served while the attendees and Princely family mingled. All in all the reception looked like, well, a fun reception. 🙂
Source courtesy of: Volksblatt.li
HSH Princess Stephanie of Monaco Proclaims “Miss Charlene Wittstock is a ‘Dream’ Sister-in-Law”
In the French newspaper, Le Parisien, HSH Princess Stephanie of Monaco noted that Miss Charlene Wittstock is a “dream” sister-in-law!
How sweet. No, really it is.
Princess Stephanie goes on to state that she has a wonderful and close relationship with the former South African swimmer and that she is looking forward to the Princely wedding on July 1st and 2nd:
I’m planning on enjoying this great moment of happiness for my country, my brother and for all the Monégasque people.
I’m very happy for him. Like all little sisters, I want to see my brother happy. It’s a demonstration of their love and happiness that I’m seeing, which has been theirs for a while now.
To read the article in its entirety and watch the video clip please click the link: Le Parisien
Source: Le Parisien
A New Year’s Reception at the Royal Palace in Brussels, Belgium
The Belgian royal family hosted a New Year’s reception today at the royal palace in Brussels, Belgium. The attendees included various members of the European Institutions according to Daylife.com
All in all it looked as if everyone enjoyed themselves. To view a myriad of photos from today’s New Year’s reception please click the link: Day Life
Photo courtesy of Day Life by REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
TRH Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias Visit the New Galician Library and Newspaper Archive
On January 10, 2011, TRH Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias attended the inauguration of the Galician Library and Newspaper Archive in Galicia, Spain.
Designed by American architect, Peter Eisenman, the building as well as construction caused somewhat of a controversy in the beginning. Now, all is well.
According to Design Build Network, the new Galician Library and Newspaper Archive will:
… form a depository for Galicia’s rich bibliographic and publication heritage. The library building will have six floors with a total height of 42m, different rooms for reading and researchers, and will also include a central book deposit with capacity for storing more than a million volumes.
There will also be exhibition areas for books of interest, an auditorium and seminar rooms for training. The newspaper archive will have more than 1,400m² for reading rooms and 1,200m² for storage areas. There will also be areas for reception and classification, and for microfilming and digitalizing.
This new library and archive building sounds and looks amazing. A great place for nerdy researchers such as myself. LOL.
To watch a clip from the inauguration please click the link: Vtelevision.es
Source: lavozdegalicia.es and Design Build Network
Photos courtesy of noticias.terra.es
Princess Antionette of Monaco Turns 90 years old
On January 8, 2011, Princess Antoinette of Monaco, sister of the late HSH Prince Rainier III of Monaco, celebrated her 90th birthday.
Many of her friends and family were there including HRH Princess Caroline of Hanover and HSH Princess of Monaco.
To view more images please click the link below.
Source and photos courtesy of: Nice-Matin by PHOTOPQR/NICE MATIN/OLIVIER OGERON
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