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Crown Princess Victoria Visits Southern Sweden

There’s a lot of movement with royals these days. Right now, the heir to the Swedish throne is touring Scania, located in the southern most part of Sweden. victoria-skane

She arrived by boat early this morning, and immediately got down to business.

“She has expressed a desire to experience and learn more about this part of Scania in peace and quiet, and nature is one of her great interests. She wanted to see the Water Nation, “says Caroline Hansson, information manager at the County Administrative Board of Scania.

The first thing on Victoria’s agenda was to take a raft tour through Scania. She was accompanied by Sven-Erik Magnusson, who found the Crown Princess to be very pleasant.

“Egeside is the former hay land that has been growing again, and now is a totally awesome marshland with wild boar and elk,” he said.

“The Crown Princess was fascinated by the existence of such a wilderness-like landscape in such a densely populated area in Scania. She said that the king had been here and that the Water Kingdom had made great impression on him.”

Later, after lunch, Victoria went to an exhibition dedicated to the ancient Roman ruins of Pompeii, in Calamba

She then met with 15 young Swedish entrepreneurs at Turning Torso.

Tomorrow, at the completion of her visit, the crown princess will be made an Honorary Member of Alnarp Park Friends.

Spanish Crown Princely Couple Visit Mexico

The Prince and Princess of Asturias are on an official tour of Mexico this week. The visit is being treated as a state visit, but without the celebrations reserved for heads of state, as Crown Prince Felipe is not yet one.spain-mexico

Felipe and Crown Princess Letizia arrived in Mexico City yesterday morning, and were received by Mexican President Felipe Calderon and his wife Margarita Zavala.

They then went on a tour of the Mexican capital, until they met with the “Children of Morelia.” These are people or descendents of the people who left Spain in 1937 for Mexico during the brutal Spanish civil war.

The main reason why Felipe and Letizia are in Mexico, is to preside over the inauguaration of the Congress of the Latin-American Culture. The Congress has been created as a meeting place for directors, screenwriters and actors who seek to enhance the audiovisual industry Iberoamericana.

Since 1995, Crown Prince Felipe has represented the Spanish state in meeting with Latin American leaders. Several times since he married in May 2004, he has been accompanied by the Princess of Asturias.

This is the couple’s third trip to Mexico. The first came two months after their wedding, and the second was when Calderon was inaugurated in December 2006.

Calderon and his wife will accompany the royal couple throughout their stay until October 2nd, when they return to Spain.

It’s A Girl For Princess Martha Louise!

Norway’s Princess Martha Louise gave birth to her third daughter today, at her home in Lommedalen, west of Oslo. martha-louise-family

The new member of the Norwegian royal family is named Emma Tallulah. She weighed 3700 grams and is 53 cm long.

Little Emma joins big sisters, Maud Angelica, born in 2003 and Leah Isadora, born in 2005.

None of Martha’s daughters have royal titles. Martha herself gave up her “royal highness” title when she married husband Ari Behn.

The princess and her husband, known for stirring controversy, made headlines when their second daughter Leah was also born at home. The princess later emerged as an advocate of home births, much to the disagreement of some members of the medical community.

Crown Princess Mary In Uganda

The Danish crown princess is on a tour of Uganda, as the patron of the Danish Refugee Council. DANISH ROYAL UGANDA

Crown Princess Mary is meeting with families who have been displaced by war and is witnessing firsthand their living conditions.

Also, Mary will be able to observe how refugees and internally displaced persons strive towards a better life as they return to their villages and farms and see how the Royal Danish Embassy and the Danish Refugee Council support to the efforts of rebuilding Northern Uganda after 20 years of war. The visit of the crown princess comes at a time that holds the promise for a brighter future for the people of Northern Uganda.

“I am greatly impressed with what you are doing to help the people living with HIV/AIDS. Unfortunately, am just on a short visit. I would have loved to stay much longer to share more,” she said to The AIDS Support Organisation (TASO) in Mulago, which she visited today.

Denmark is one of the leading donors to the refugee activities in Uganda.

Turmoil began in Uganda during the days of General Tito Okello and the National Resistance Army. The government waged war on anyone suspected of supporting the NRA.