Foreign royals attend Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee lunch

By: Cinderella - May 18th, 2012  Filed under: African Royal News, Asian Royal News, British Royal News, European Royal News, Middle East News Add Comment


Bahrain king attends Diamond Jubilee lunch (via AFP)

The king of Bahrain, whose regime has been accused of rights abuses, was among nearly 50 foreign royals at a lunch Friday to mark the diamond jubilee of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. The official list of royals attending the lunch at Windsor Castle, including King Hamad, whose Gulf island country is…

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Tensions over British queen’s regal Jubilee lunch

By: Cinderella - May 17th, 2012  Filed under: African Royal News, Asian Royal News, British Royal News, European Royal News, Middle East News Add Comment


Tensions over British queen’s regal jubilee lunch (via AFP)

A glittering lunch for the world’s sovereigns to celebrate the diamond jubilee of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II was marked Thursday by a withdrawal, protests and sharp criticism of the guest list. Spain’s Queen Sophia has pulled out of Friday’s event at Windsor Castle, west of London, amid tensions…

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Crown prince of Brunei addresses UN

By: Cinderella - September 27th, 2011  Filed under: Asian Royal News Add Comment

Below: Brunei’s Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah addresses the 66th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York on September 26.

Brunei’s Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah addresses the 66th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York September 26, 2011. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES – Tags: POLITICS ROYALS)

 

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The Sultan of Brunei in Germany

By: Cinderella - June 11th, 2011  Filed under: Asian Royal News 1 Comment

Below: Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah shakes hands with German Chancellor Angela Merkel after talks in Berlin on June 9.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah shake hands after talks at the Chancellery in Berlin, June 9, 2011. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY – Tags: POLITICS ROYALS)

 

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Prince Mohamed of Brunei at MDG Summit

By: Cinderella - September 24th, 2010  Filed under: Asian Royal News Add Comment

On September 22, Prince Mohamed Bolkiah (a brother of the Sultan of Brunei) spoke during the Millennium Development Goals Summit at U.N. headquarters in New York City. You can read the text of his speech here (PDF file).

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