Daily Archives: November 1, 2008
Princess Lalla Salma Opens Cancer Center
The wife of the King of Morocco inaugurated a new cancer center in Casablanca today.
Princess Lalla Salma opened the Oncology Center at the hospital of Ibn Rochd. This is the latest part of her cancer association, which the princess has worked tirelessly for.
The two-story building will include mainly a hospitalization unit, child cancer, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, in addition to a screening and emergency units.
Having required some six million dollars for this, the center will provide Read more [...]
Swedish Queen Wants Internet Ban On Child Pornography
Queen Silvia is calling for Sweden to expand their anti-child pornography laws, and make systematic viewing of such material on the Internet illegal.
She wants Sweden to follow in the footsteps of neighboring Denmark and Norway.
"It would be excellent if we could have (a ban) in Sweden too.... It would be very important if we could go as far as Norway and Denmark," the 64-year-old royal told Swedish public radio on Saturday.
Current Swedish law states that it is a criminal offence to store child Read more [...]
Princess Maxima’s Latest Financial Work
For someone who is a former banker, it shouldn't be surprising to some for that person to stay devoted to the finance world. Especially if you're a crown princess looking to make a difference.
That is what Crown Princess Maxima of Holland did over the past couple of days, as she carried out finance-related duties throughout the Netherlands.
First on Thursday, Maxima opened "Fairtrade Week" at the Hotel Theater Figi in Zeist. During the Fairtrade week, a national campaign will be launched to introduce Read more [...]
Prince Charles Meets Gurkha Fighters In Brunei
After spending 5 days visiting Japan, Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, continued on with their East Asian tour. This time, they went to Brunei. There they met with the Sultan, and the Gurkhas.
Meeting the Nepalese fighters was perhaps a highlight for the Prince of Wales. His son, Prince Harry, fought along side of them during his deployment in Afghanistan earlier this year.
Charles dressed in desert combats, inspected the Gurkha troops as Camilla escaped the heat and humidity, Read more [...]
