On Friday, October 9, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Letizia of Spain arrived in Düsseldorf, Germany, to attend the opening of the exhibition, Zurbarán: Maestro de los Detalles (Master of Detail), organized by the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum de Madrid and the Museum Kunstpalast Düsseldorf.
On Friday, October 9, 2015, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands attended the 2015 Vrije Schilderkunst (Royal Award for Modern Painting) held at the Koninklijk Paleis in Amsterdam.
Established in 1871 by the late King Willem III the award is “…open to independent Dutch artist[s] under the age of 35 and carries four prizes worth 6,500 Euros.”
After the award ceremony His Majesty viewed an exhibition displaying the fantastic works by today’s winners as well as twenty other paintings submitted to the contest.
The Vrije Schilderkunst exhibition will be open to the public on October 10 – November 15, 2015 at the Koninklijk Paleis.
Photo courtesy of Getty Images/L. Van Lieshot
On Thursday, October 8, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan attended day 1 of the 2015 Women in the World Summit held at Cadogan Hall in London. The focus of the two-day summit will “…highlight a new Generation Girl platform that will amplify the authentic voices of young women leaders and showcase role models for girls…” according to a press release.
During the gathering Her Majesty gave a one-on-one interview with the founder of Women for Women International, Ms. Zainab Salbi.
On Thursday, October 8, 2015, Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands visited the cities of Heerlen, Kerkrade, and Sittard-Geleen in the province of Limburg in southeast Netherlands.
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On Thursday, October 8, 2015, Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium attended the 2015 Prijs der Nederlandse Letteren award ceremony held at the Palais de Bruxelles.
Photo courtesy of Belgian royal court
On Tuesday, October 6, 2015, Her Royal Highness Princess Caroline of Hanover presented the 2015 Prix de la Fondation Prince Pierre (FPP) to six winners inside the Salon des Glaces at the Palais Princier in Monaco. Later in the afternoon, the lovely princess arrived at the Salle Garnier at the Casino de Monte-Carlo to attend the prestigious FPP award ceremony.
The winners of the 2015 Prix de la Fondation Prince Pierre are:
Lauréat du Prix Littéraire
Ms. Chantal Thomas
Lauréat de la Bourse de la Découverte
Mr. Jean-Noël Orengo
Coup de Coeur des Lycéens
Ms. Etienne Guéreau
Prix de Composition Musicale
Mr. George Benjamin
Coup de Coeur des Jeunes Mélomanes
Mr. Erkki-Sven Tüür
Prix pour un essai critique sur l’art contemporain
Ms. Zian Chen
Established in 1966 by the late HSH Prince Rainier III of Monaco in honor of his father, HSH Prince Pierre of Monaco, the Fondation Prince Pierre aims to promote contemporary art, literature, and music.
On Wednesday, October 7, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II and His Royal Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark arrived at the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen to officially open the exhibition, Eckersberg: En Smuk Løgn.
The exhibition showcases the works of the late Danish artist, Mr. Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg.
Eckersberg: En Smuk Løgn will be open to the public on October 8-January 24, 2016.
Photo courtesy of Kongehuset
The Royal Correspondent 