Recap of The Royals You Love: March 19-25

Belgium


-Prince Philippe presented grants from the Lauréat du Fonds Prince Albert on Tuesday, to several Belgian professionals.

-Princess Mathilde celebrated the 55th anniversary of the Queen Astrid Clinic in Malmedy on Thursday {Photos}

Denmark


-Queen Margrethe II held audiences with various officials at Christiansborg Slot in Copenhagen on Monday {Source}.

-Crown Prince Fredrick  was in Pyeongchang, South Korea on Monday  where he participated in a 4-Day IOC conference {Source}. 

-Crown Princess Mary attended the opening of the Social Affairs and Integration Ministry conference, Europe de L'Enfance on Monday {Photos}.

-Prince Joachim & Prince Felix attended the inauguration of the exhibition, Vand: Et Hav af Oplevelser(Water: A Seas of Experiences) held at Experimentarium on Thursday {Source}.

-Prince Joachim attended the inauguration of the new exhibition, Under En Sort Sol (Under the Black Sun), held at the Rundetårn on Friday {Photos}
-Princess Benedikte attended  the International Women's Club of Copenhagen luncheon held at the Marriott Hotel on Thursday. On  Friday, she inaugurated the Pindstrup Centeret, a new activitiy building for youth  with disabilities and their families  in Denmark {Source}{Video}.

Great Britain


-Queen Elizabeth & Prince Phillip, The Duke of Edinburgh attended a meeting of both Houses of Parliement where Her Majesty addressed both Houses of Parliament to commerate her Diamond Jubilee on Tuesday {Photos}{Video}. On Friday, they visited Manchester as part of Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee tour where they toured {Photos}


-Prince Phillip, The Duke of Edinburgh & Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex attended the Umpires' Dinner for the Lords Tavener's held at the Hilton Hotel in London on Monday {Source}.


-Prince Charles of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall began their Scandinavian Diamond Jubilee tour this week, starting in Norway, continuing on to Sweden and finally to Denmark.

-Prince William, Duke of Cambridge returned to the United Kingdom after a six week tour of duty with his military obligations in the Falklands. He and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge are said to be taking a few days to visit with his family and friends before Prince William returns to work in Wales {Source}.

-Prince William, Duke of Cambridge & Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge were spotted at a ski resort in Switzerland over the weekend {Source}


-Sophie, Countess of Wessex visited the Conquest Centre for Disabled Riders at Norton Fitzwarren on Wednesday, where she met the children, staff and horses {Source}.


-Anne, The Princess Royal, Peter Mark Andrew Phillips, Autumn Patricia Phillips, Savannah Phillips, Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips, The Lady Davina Lewis, Gary Lewis, Senna Lewis spent the weekend at the Gatcombe Horse Trials on Saturday and Sunday {Photos}



-Catharine, Duchess of Cambridge visited her patronage, EACH, on Monday, where she gave her first public speech at the opening of EACH's The Treehouse Children's Hospice. While there, she toured the facility, and meet with its supporters {Soure}{Video}.

-Princess Eugenie celebrated her 22nd birthday on Friday.



Greece


-King Constantine II, Princess Tatiana & Crown Princess Marie-Chantal attended the Celia Kritharioti Spring/Summer 2012 fashion show in London on Tuesday {Photos}. It appears the rumors that Princess Tatiana was expecting her first child for the last few months were untrue. It is unknown to royal bloggers everywhere why she has been out of sight for the last several months (or perhaps she had the baby quietly, and got a quick get-rid-of-baby-belly-procedure done?)

Japan


-Emperor Akihito will undergo another procedure to remove fluid in his chest {Source}.

-Emperor Akihito & Empress Michiko held a farewell audience at Akasaka Palace with Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah of Kuwait {Photo}
Luxembourg


- Grand Duchess María Teresa celebrated her birthday on Thursday.

Monaco


-Prince Albert attended the inauguration of the Centre de Secours de Fontvieille on Monday {Photo}. On Tuesday, he attended the conference entitled “Pioneer Spirit to invent the future” delivered by Mr Picard at the Theatre des Variétés {Photo}. On Wednesday, he met with Sebastiao Salgado {Photos}.  



-Prince Albert & Princess Charlene announced that they will visit the Sami community Guovdageaidnu later this month {Source}. On Tuesday, they visited a new daycare center in Monaco {Photos} {Photos}. The palace announced that they traveled to Lapland  from 25-27 March, where they "...will have the opportunity to see the progress and results of projects such as those that are introduced in the International Polar Year, and which are driven by the Arctic Council or the UNEP." {Source}.

-Prince Albert, Princess Charlene & Princess Caroline  attended an evening celebrating the 100 years of Martell on Thursday evening {Photo}{Photo}{Photos}{Photos}.

-Prince Albert & Camille Marie Kelly Gottlieb visited the Ever Exhibition promoting the use of electric vehicles and green transportation on Thursday {Photo}{Photos}{Photos}.


-Prince Albert, Princess Charlene, Princess Caroline, Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi & Melanie-Antoinette de Massy attended the annual Bal de Rose in Monaco on Saturday, in which the theme was 1960s Swingin' London/British Rose, with the performances by Pete Doherty, Mark Ronson, The Hype, Imelda May and Miles Kane. Casiraghi cousin Afra Casiraghi also attended. {Source}{Video}{Photos}{Photos}{Photos}.


-Princess Charlene attended a conference regarding Heart and Vascular Diseases held at the Hotel Fairmont in Monaco on Wednesday {Source}. On Thursday, she announced that she has volunteered to organize the ‘Ladies lunch’ at the Prince’s Palace this year, of which the funds raised will go to disadvantaged children {Source}.


(TRF Readers: I've been noticing numerous mistakes when lurking in the Monaco forums this week. 
  1. Claims Camille wants to be a photographer are false. Read the Gala interview again, where she says she wants to attend an ACTING school in Paris and take over the Princess Grace Theatre from Princess Stephanie someday. It's likely a class project (note the other kids her age there doing the same thing!) or just a hobby. The camera she has is not a professional camera-a friend of mine who is a hobby photographer-has a very similar one. 
  2. Claims Charlotte attended her first Rose Ball at 19 years old: False. She was 18, as her 19th birthday was in August 2006. Pierre was 18, Andrea was 21 at the 2006 Rose Ball as their birthdays all occurred AFTER the ball in June, August and September 2006 since the ball was in March.)
The Netherlands


-Queen Beatrix  arrived in Luxembourg to begin her three-day state visit to the country on Monday. See here for a full report.

-Princess Maxima attended the 55th anniversary of National Tree Day in Cuijk and Boxmeer on Wednesday {Video}{Photos}

Spain

-King Juan Carlos I & Queen Sofia attended a celebration to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the promulgation of the Constitution Cádiz of 1812 on Monday {Video}. On Wednesday, they attended the inauguration of the University Hospital King Juan Carlos in Móstoles {Photo}.

-King Juan Carlos I held an audience with the President of Fomento del Trabajo Nacional, Mr. Joaquim Gay Montellà i Ferrer-Vidal on Thursday {Source}.

-Queen Sofia presided over the National Design and Innovation Awards in Bilbao {Source}.  

-Prince Felipe of Asturias held audiences at Zarzuela Palace in Madrid this afternoon with various representatives from the Business Federation of Graphic Industries, the INESCOP, CME and others on Friday {Source}.

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