Daily Archives: December 22, 2009
Queen Sonja Visits Crisis Shelter
The Queen of Norway spent Tuesday at an Oslo Crisis Center for women and children. She met with the shelter's administrators and the people who are staying there for Christmas.
Upon arriving, Queen Sonja was greeted by the center's manager, Inger-Lise Larsen Walmsness. The manager briefed the Queen for a half-hour before the two moved on touring the shelter.
The Queen eventually went to the center's main room, where 25 women and children were decorating a gingerbread. Sonja sat down and helped Read more [...]
Prince William Spends Night in Streets for Charity
The young man who will one day be King of Great Britain, spent a night in London's alleyways to better understand the plight of the homeless. Prince William did this for the homeless charity, Centrepoint, which he is patron of.
The Prince, along with Seyi Obakin, chief executive of Centrepoint and a few others, slept near the Thames River on cardboard boxes as temperatures fell to 25 degrees Fahrenheit (minus zero Celsius).
"I cannot, after one night, even begin to imagine what it must Read more [...]
