August 2009 Archives

Princess Marie opens music festival

  • Posted on August 31, 2009 at 10:56 pm

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

  • Posted on August 31, 2009 at 10:47 pm

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

  • Posted on August 31, 2009 at 10:27 pm

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

  • Posted on August 31, 2009 at 10:16 pm

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

  • Posted on August 31, 2009 at 9:55 pm

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

  • Posted on August 31, 2009 at 9:13 pm

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)

 

Recent British royal news

  • Posted on August 31, 2009 at 12:00 am

Jordanian queen wants education for girls

  • Posted on August 30, 2009 at 12:00 am

(Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Modern comfort vs. historic preservation

  • Posted on August 29, 2009 at 2:00 am

Qatari prince faces battle over Paris palace plans

Queen Sonja at music competition

  • Posted on August 28, 2009 at 10:38 pm

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)

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