Monthly Archives: October 2009
Queen Sonja & Mette-Marit’s Night Out for a Good Cause
The Queen of Norway spent some time with her daughter-in-law, Crown Princess Mette-Marit on Wednesday night. The two saw the musical, "Mamma Mia!" at the People's Theater in Oslo.
But this outing wasn't only for fun and laughs. The performance raised money for breast cancer research. All proceeds went to the Pink Ribbon campaign.
"This is about raising awareness," Queen Sonja said. "There are very, very many who are affected, and we all know someone who is affected. Who knows when it's Read more [...]
Philippe & Mathilde in United Arab Emirates
Belgian Crown Prince Philippe and Crown Princess Mathilde are currently in the United Arab Emirates. They arrived separately yesterday, with Philippe coming from Saudi Arabia and Mathilde arriving from Belgium. Both have different agendas in the UAE, but the main purpose of their trip is to strengthen ties between their country and this Gulf nation.
First stop was Abu Dhabi, where Mathilde met with the Chairperson of the Family Development Foundation and Chairwoman of the General Women's Union, Read more [...]
Princess Haya Opens Girls School in Dubai
The wife of the Sheikh of Dubai, Princess Haya, opened a school that bears her name Wednesday.
The Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein Government Girls School was inaugurated in Rashidiya, Dubai as part of the Haya's goal to expand educational resources throughout the emirate.
Later on, she visited the pilot project of the Indimaj Foundation in Hatta, Dubai.
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Princess Laurentien Launches Children’s Book
It was a big day for Dutch Princess Laurentien yesterday. She was in Rotterdam to launch her children's book, Mr Finney and the World on its Head, which is about how to be more environmentally aware. "The candid questions from children about how we treat our earth are the starting point of the book. Mr. Finney suggests these questions and go on world tour to find answers, "says the book's publisher, Querido Books.The Princess arrived at the event with her husband, Prince Constantijn, the youngest Read more [...]
Princess Marie Opens UNESCO Conference on Climate Change
Denmark's Princess Marie opened an Euro-Asian Classroom Network Conference at Sonderborg's Hotel Comwell on Tuesday. The conference, which was linked to UNESCO, had about 100 teachers from 30 countries discussing projects on climate change.
"It is a great privilege for me to be allowed to attend the opening of this conference," said Princess Marie in an opening speech. "The common theme for this year's conference is climate and sustainability. A very relevant topic because of the climate summit Read more [...]
Mahmoud Abbas Received by King Mohammed VI
On Monday, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Casablanca for a global forum on the Mideast peace process. He was welcomed by Moroccan King Mohammed VI.
The two leaders discussed a number of issues, but most importantly, the Palestinian territories.
Abbas is in Morocco for the Al Quds International Forum, which King Mohammed is the patron of.
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Queen Elizabeth II Welcomes Pratibha Patil
India's President, Pratibha Patil, began her state visit to the United Kingdom Tuesday, and Queen Elizabeth II welcomed her with pomp and pageantry.
Patil first was welcomed to the country at Heathrow airport by several British dignitaries. But her real greeting came when she arrived at Windsor Castle outside London. There, she met with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip who had an entire military guard on hand to welcome the first Indian head of state to visit the UK in 20 years.
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Queen Silvia Meets With Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton
On Friday, Sweden's Queen Silvia was in Washington to meet with an old friend in U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and to forge a relationship with First Lady Michelle Obama. The Queen spent the past week in the United States to celebrate her charity's, World Childhood Foundation, 10th anniversary.
Silvia discussed WCF with Mrs. Clinton, whom she first met with, as well as the Mentor Foundation, which the Queen is the President of. The two women talked about drug prevention through Read more [...]
Crown Prince Philippe Meets Saudi King Abdullah
Crown Prince Philippe was received by Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah today as part of the Belgian royal heir's economic mission to the Middle East. He will be in the region for about a week in hopes of expanding Belgium's business ties there.
But first, Philippe met with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and they had talks about their countries bilateral ties. The Crown Prince was accompanied by a large Belgian delegation of 250 people that included former Prime Minister Yves Leterme.
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Spanish Village Receives Prize and Royal Visit
The tiny village of Sobrescobio, Spain was overjoyed today for two reasons. One, it won this year's Prince of Asturias Award for Exemplary Village. Secondly, the villagers were treated with a royal visit by Spain's Crown Princely couple, Felipe and Letizia.
Ever since Sobrescobio was awarded the prize, it has painstakingly preparing for the visit. Houses were painted, flowers were carefully planted, welcome banners and flags were collected. This small village - population 900 - multiplied Read more [...]
