August 2009 Archives
Princess Marie opens music festival
Princess Marie of Denmark opened the Tonder Music Festival on August 28. It was her first official royal duty after her maternity leave. The princess is patron of the festival. (Photo from Zuma Press)
Prince Alwaleed & wife at press conference
Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia and his wife, Princess Amira al-Taweel, attended a news conference in Riyadh on August 30. (Photo: REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed)
Prince Albert attends Super Cup match
Prince Albert II of Monaco watched the UEFA Super Cup final match at Louis II stadium in Monte Carlo on August 28. (Photo via Newscom)
Danish royals welcome new bishop
Yesterday Denmark’s Queen Margrethe, Crown Prince Frederik, and Crown Princess Mary (shown standing in photo, from right to left) attended a ceremony at Copenhagen Cathedral for the new bishop, Peter Skov-Jakobsen. (Photo from Zuma Press)
Dutch queen unveils sculpture
Today Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands unveiled a bronze sculpture on the facade of the University of Leiden. The sculpture depicts the university’s founding by William of Orange in 1575. (Photo: EPA/MARCEL ANTONISSE)
Swedish royals attend Polar Music Prize 2009
Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, and Crown Princess Victoria attended the Polar Music Prize 2009 today in Stockholm. (Photos by Adam Osterman/Getty Images)
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Jordanian queen wants education for girls
- Queen Rania backs education (video)
- Queen Rania at 1 Goal photocall (photos)
- 1 Goal – Education for All (official site)
(Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
Queen Sonja at music competition
Below: Norway’s Queen Sonja (center) poses with winners Seung Gi Jung and Jacquelyn Wagner after the finals of the Queen Sonja International Music Competition 2009, held in Oslo today. (Photo: Zuma Press)
