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It has been announced that the 28 year-old cousin of King Mohammed VI, Prince Moulay Ismail, is engaged to marry German Muslim Anissa Lehmkuhl. The King will chair the wedding, which will take place this Saturday, September 26th. Miss Lehmkuhl is the daughter of a former German military attache to Morocco. Her parents, Omar and Amina, converted to Islam while living in the country.
Crown Princess Maxima added another title to her long list yesterday. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon named her the U.N. Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development. She will be Ban’s representative on making financial development available to third world countries.  Reuters In those countries, many are unable to take out a loan or even open a bank account. The U.N. is focused on changing that. A former banker, Maxima has been a member of a U.N. board for microfinance and an accessible financial sector for a few years now, and this position displays how she is well trusted with these kinds of issues. The Crown Princess is the second member of the Dutch royal family to be given a high position in the United Nations. Her husband, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander has been Chairman of the water and sanitation committee since 2006. Maxima is also going to be present at the Clinton Global Initiative, and will be making a speech there later on today.  Reuters This morning, Norway’s Crown Princely couple arrived in Hungary for a two day visit. They are there to open Pennon, the Hungarian version of Telenor, as well as other Norwegian backed EEA projects. Haakon and Mette-Marit were welcomed to Budapest by President Laszlo Solyom. They were given a brief tour of Budapest before sitting down and discussing with Solyom Norwegian-Hungarian ties. At 2pm, they went to the Pannon House, where the Crown Prince gave an opening speech. Pannon is one of Hungary’s leading mobile operators, and owned by Telenor Group of Norway, established in 1994. Tomorrow, Haakon and Mette-Marit will visit other projects before hopping on a plane to New York. They will be present for the Clinton Global Initiative taking place this week. |
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