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Queen Elizabeth II welcomed the Indonesian President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his wife at Buckingham Palace on October 31. Yudhoyono is in London for a three-day State visit aimed at encouraging good relations between the two countries.
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The Cambridges on their Solomon Island Sojourn:
Tiara Tip to: The Telegraph.
I wonder if being greeted by topless dancers in Marau had them feeling a bit awkward, considering the circumstances!
I really like Maxima. She is so much fun and a great sport, to boot.
Princess Maxima donned her cap and goggles for a swim in the canals of Amsterdam – all in the name of charity!
The princess took a swim for ALS, the incurable nerve and muscle disease. Maxima’s swim team included prominent Dutch athletes such as Pieter van den Hoogenband, Marleen Veldhuis, Femke Heemskerk, Ronald de Boer, John van Lottum, Edith Bosch and Maarten van der Weijden.
Tiara Tip to: Telegraaf.nl
HRH Princess Marie
Backtracking now to another great royal outing by Princess Marie a couple of weeks ago. It highlights a difficult disorder and revealed something new about the princess personally.
On August 7th, Princess Marie visited the town of Helsingør, where she met with several children suffering with autism. The princess also toured the Holiday Village, sponsored by the National Association for Autism.
Why would Marie take on this patronage, you ask? Unbeknownst to me, Marie has autism in her immediate family. She declined to say which family member suffers from autism, but it has touched her life deeply. As a matter of fact, the princess herself approached the Association and asked if she could become their patron. Happily, they agreed.
In an article from BT, the princess says:
I have autism in my immediate family, so I know how hard and how difficult it is. It’s a disability that affects the entire family.
“I have many friends who have children with autism. And I do not think the disorder is known enough. I think it is very important to spread the word.”
Cheers to Marie for underlining the importance of help and understanding for those who suffer from autism.
Princess Marie at the opening
The French artist’s work has always been favored by the Danish Royal Family, so the French-born Marie is the perfect fit for this opening!
The exhibition, entitled ‘François Boucher – Fragments of a world picture’ shows Boucher’s best works on paper from private and public collections in France.
From the site:
The exhibit opens in Holtegaard’s beautiful main building from 1757 as its backdrop, the exhibition will provide a rare total impression of 18th century art and architecture.
The exhibition is supported by the Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik Fund (Dronning Margrethe og Prins Henriks Fond). The Foundation supports cultural, scientific and social purposes.
I love the fact that Princess Marie is dressed in a lovely lemon yellow dress to compliment the deep blue walls in the building. As a former designer, I love color combinations like this. Trés jolie!
Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
You learn something new every day! The Danish have been celebrating our American Independence day since 1912, and this year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the event at Rebild National Park.
HM Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, along with her sister, Princess Benedikte, traveled to Rebild yesterday to celebrate the American observance of the 4th of July along with fellow Danes and Danish Americans.
Rebild is a protected site located in Rebild municipality in Region Nordjylland in Denmark. In 1912, a group of Danish Americans purchased 200 acres of land here so that they would have a place to celebrate America’s Independence Day with their families.
By 1912, around 300,000 workers had left Denmark for the shores of the US to live out the “American Dream”. Like many immigrants of that time, they formed tight bonds with one another, creating clubs and societies to maintain their culture. These organizations varied, until the Rebild National Park Society came into being. It helped unite the organizations under one main society that kept solid ties with Denmark.
Along with Queen Margrethe II, several other noted figures have participated in the event in Rebild, from American Presidents to celebrities such as Victor Borge, Walt Disney, and many Danish dignitaries.
Thanks to Rebild Chicago
The eldest son of Princess Caroline of Monaco. Photographed here at a party for Boucheron during Spring 2009 Fashion Week. European tabloid magazines regularly dispatch photographers to get shots of this young student, as his mother is Hereditary Princess Caroline of Monaco. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Andrea Casiraghi and his longtime girlfriend, Tatiana Santo Domingo, are engaged!
Casiraghi’s mother, Caroline, Princess of Hanover and Hereditary Princess of Monaco, announced that her son had become engaged to the Colombian heiress, 28, after a seven-year courtship. The pair met while they were students at boarding school in Fontainebleau, near Paris.
Tatiana has long been friendly with the young jet-setters of Europe, having grown up in Switzerland. She is very close to Casiraghi’s sister, Charlotte, as well as socialites Eugenie Niarchos and Margherita Missoni.
Tatiana hails from a wealthy South American family. Her father, the late Julio Mario Santo Domingo, was a Colombian businessman who was listed in Forbes as having a 5 billion dollar fortune through his various successful beverage and broadcasting companies.
Andrea, also 28, is the eldest child of Princess Caroline and her late husband, Italian businessman Stefano Casiraghi. His uncle is Monaco’s Prince Albert II.
A wedding is planned for 2013.
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