September 2009 Archives
Wedding of Bahrain king’s son
The photo below shows Sheikh Nasir bin Hamad al-Khalifa, son of Bahrain’s king, during his recent wedding ceremony. Sheikh Nasir has married a daughter of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid al-Maktoum, who is the ruler of Dubai and Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates. The bride is identified by Wikipedia as Sheikha Sheikha. (Photo: -/AFP/Getty Images)
Princess Mathilde at anti-cancer conference
Princess Mathilde of Belgium gave a speech at the European Partnership for Action Against Cancer conference in Brussels on September 29. (Photo: EPA/ERIC)
Felipe & Letizia visit university
Below: Spain’s Prince Felipe, the heir to the throne, and his wife, Princess Letizia, at Salamanca University, near Madrid. (Picture by: Prisma / Splash News)
Prayers in Thailand for king’s recovery
Below: Thai Buddhist monks pray for King Bhumibol Adulyadej in front of the Emerald Buddha at the Royal Palace compound in Bangkok on September 28. People around the country have been praying for the king’s speedy recovery. He was hospitalized on September 19 for fatigue and a fever. (Photo: EPA/NARONG SANGNAK)
Saudi king opens university
King Abdullah University for Science and Technology opens (photos)
(Photo: EPA/AHMAD TAHON)
Emir witnesses treaty with Switzerland
The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani (center), watched Swiss Federal President Hans-Rudolf Merz (left) and Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheik Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani (right) shake hands after signing a tax treaty in New York on September 24. (Photo: EPA/DOMINIC FAVRE)
Letizia checks out some sneakers
Spain’s Princess Letizia visited a shoe display at a shoe and leather products fair in Madrid on September 25. (Photo: REUTERS/Susana Vera)
Japanese royal couple in Berlin
Japan’s Prince Hitachi and his wife, Princess Hanako, visited German president Horst Koehler at the presidential residence, Bellevue Palace, in Berlin on September 25. The prince is Emperor Akihito’s younger brother. (Photo: REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch)
