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 Click here for original Swedish article and photo Sweden’s Prince Carl Philip was on hand to award the Chef of the Year Wednesday. This year’s winner is Klas Lindberg, a freelance chef who’s dish of fried steak and lobster won him the prestigious title.
The Prince placed a medal around Lindberg’s neck as he expressed his delight over winning. He beat out 147 chefs for this title.
“It feels great,” Lindberg said.
This award ceremony showcases Carl Philip picking up more duties as his older sister, Crown Princess Victoria, goes on maternity leave as she waits for the birth of her first child, due in March.
“We are very happy and proud of the Prince’s participation. The Prince has a great commitment to the Swedish gastronomy and it’s a great honor that he now crowns the Chef of the Year 2012,” says Hannah Halpern, General for the competition.
Sources: Aftonbladet, SVD
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, along with Prince Harry, were at the Sun Military Awards Monday night. It was a night to honor British troops for their service to the United Kingdom.
 Check out more images of the event here William and Harry wore tuxedos, while Catherine looked amazing in a black velvet strapless Alexander McQueen gown. She also wore an impressive necklace that was a wedding gift from a not-yet revealed person.
The trio chatted with servicemen and women at the Imperial War Museum before the actual ceremony. It was then Harry gave a speech where he both praised the troops and talked about his military career. The 27 year old Prince had spent the past several weeks in the United States learning to fly Apache helicopters.
He said: “I am a young Army officer, a serving soldier. Like my brother, I share many of the same hopes, the same aspirations to go on operations, and the same fears as all those who serve our Queen and country.
“By an accident of birth, though, it falls to 564673 Captain Wales humbly to express – on behalf of my comrades-in-arms and people up and down the country – the admiration we feel for the extraordinary men and women we honor here tonight.”
He added: “It’s often said of our armed forces that they are ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Well, I don’t entirely buy that. Ordinary people don’t run out under withering enemy rocket and heavy machine gunfire to rescue a wounded comrade.
“Ordinary people don’t brave monsoon conditions dangling on a winch line to rescue 13 people, each in turn.
“For that matter, ordinary people don’t put their lives on the line for distant folk, such as the Afghans, who need our help and are now turning their country round because of it.”
Harry also spoke warmly of the families of the troops.
“The strength and courage it must take to see your husband or your wife, your father or mother, son or daughter, head off into the unknown – and to support them doing it – I can hardly even imagine,” he said. “So, to our amazing, brave families, I know I join every single service man and woman in saying from the bottom of our hearts, thank you.”
The Sun Military Awards, or Millies as Britons call it, were also attended by soccer star David Beckham, along with sons Brooklyn and Cruz, Gordon Ramsay, Jimmy Carr, and Frank Lampard.
Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg were also there. They held a reception at 10 Downing Street and Clegg said this to the troops: “You shouldn’t just be proud of the servicemen and women with you in your work, and you shouldn’t just be proud on behalf of your families and communities but I hope you do also know that you make the whole nation very, very proud indeed.”
Source: Telegraph, Daily Mail
 Click here for a list of more photos On Sunday, the King of Jordan presided over the 10th anniversary of the King Abdullah Fund for Development (KAFD). The fund serves over a million people throughout the Hashemite Kingdom.
During the ceremony, King Abdullah awarded several private and public sectors and civil institutions which support the KAFD.
His Majesty also honored students from the Samma Comprehensive Girls School and the National School for Girls for their winning of a software applications development contest. The competition had girls between the ages of 15 and 17 to develop cell phone programs and applications.
The King Abdullah Fund for Development began in 2001 and was set up in order to support Jordan through human and infrastructure development.
Source: Petra
In Berlin Saturday, Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of Monaco was the recipient of the golden heart award at the Ein Herz fur Kinder (A Heart for Children) ceremony. She won for teaching poor and handicapped children to swim in her native South Africa.
 Check out more photos here The German publication, Bild, interviewed Charlene about how she spent years teaching young girls to swim. The Princess is a former Olympic swimmer, so in more ways than one, she was a good teacher for them.
“The feeling that it is worthwhile to fight for something, I wanted to pass on,” she told the magazine. Charlene won her first medal in a swimming competition at age 8.
“Charlene gave me confidence. She gave me the feeling of being valuable,” said 21 year old Beth, who represented South Africa during the 2008 Paralympics. Beth suffered from polio as a baby, but had the now Monegasque Princess to help her.
“It was Beth’s love for swimming and her incredible will to want to reach more and more,” Charlene explained to Bild. “It may be more about the reward than the joy in their eyes you can not get.”
Recently, she began the Princess Charlene Foundation which is meant to help the disadvantaged.
“I want to pass on some of my happiness,” she said.
In addition to winning recognition for her charity work, the Princess was nominated by the World Open Water Swimming Association for her participation in this year’s Midmar Mile race and for influencing open water swimming.
Sourcs: Bild, Open Water Swimming
In the presence of his family, the Netherlands’ Prince Constantijn gave out the annual Prince Claus Award, which is named after his late father. The Award is given to 11 cultural pioneers in developing countries, more specifically those who inspire change and make a difference.
 Click here to learn more During the ceremony, Constantijn, the youngest son of Queen Beatrix, spoke about his father and how his upbringing influenced him.
“After he had lived under two dictatorships in Germany and the Dominican Republic, he was convinced that people feel obliged to show civil courage,” said the Prince at the presentation at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam.
“[P]eople really can make a difference by showing civil courage. This was a kind of mantra for my father.”
“In remembering him, we celebrate today: the courage to speak up, to perform, and express. The Prince Claus Awards provide a stage to acknowledge the exceptional work of organisations and people who make a real difference. They contribute to culture, and through culture. In doing so, they offer – in their own small or grand manner – new pathways for hope and development,” concluded Constantijn.
This year, the main winner of the Prince Claus award was Ntone Edjabe. Born in Cameroon, studied in Nigeria and now lives in South Africa, he is the founder of Chimurenga (Struggle for Freedom) magazine. It is a culture, art and politics publication seen all over Africa. The magazine also focuses on breaking African taboos. Edjabe took home a prize money worth €100,000.
Ten others from countries such as Zimbabwe, Tibet/China, and Kazakhstan have received a prize of €25,000 for their commitment to culture and development.
Sources: De Telegraaf, Prince Claus Fund
On Monday, Monaco’s Princess Caroline was the recipient of the Menschen in Europa award for her work with AMADE - Association Mondiale des Amis de l’Enfance. The award was given out in Passau, Germany and before the event, Her Royal Highness gave a rare interview about her humanitarianism.
 Click here to see more photos of the event “The situation of children looks today much different,” Caroline told Passauer Neue Presse. “The threats they face have changed considerably over the years. War, malnutrition, the global financial crisis, illiteracy, the AIDS pandemic. . . The challenges have evolved – as well as AMADE – but the core message remains the same as those who wanted to emphasize my mother: children must be the center of all our thoughts and interests.”
AMADE was established 50 years ago by Caroline’s mother, the late Princess Grace. While the Princess is pleased with how much work the charity has done, she believes there is still more to be done.
“If one takes a look back, we have come a long way and have won many battles. But when you look forward is the way, is to go much longer, and there is still fight out many fights.
“More than anything, these children need to feel that they are loved and that they are not violated. The cards, which they were given into the hand of life were purely arbitrary. You have not chosen, as orphans grow up, to lose their parents, have no access to medical care and education have to live in a country that was shattered by war. . . What they need is the feeling of being cared for. Tenderness. Like every other child in the world,” said Caroline.
“It is our responsibility to get involved and try to improve the world, our children will inherit,” she added.
At the gala ceremony, Princess Caroline was awarded by longtime friend, fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld. She also gave a speech, warning that the current global financial crisis would hurt children in third world countries. “Developing countries will have to pay a price.”
Sources: Passauer Neue Presse, Augsburger-Allgemeine
 Click here to view more images Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan was an honoree at Thursday’s 2011 UNICEF Ball held in Los Angeles. She took home the Woman of Compassion award, something she was pleased to win.
“Humbled by UNICEF’s Woman of Compassion tribute today esp as King Hussein my model of compass leadership&UNICEF is ultimate compass org,” the Queen wrote on Twitter.
Noor was among many Hollywood celebrities that night including Nicole Ritchie, Brooklyn Decker, Rose McGowan, Matthew Morrison, Jenna Elfman and Jayma Mays.
Sources: Twitter, Gossip Center
The Queen of Jordan gave out her annual Excellence in Education today at the Applied Science Private University in Amman. Since 2005, Queen Rania has been awarding her country’s teachers, and in 2009, began awarding principals as way to improve education in the Hashemite Kingdom.
 Click here to see more photos This year, 25 teachers and 7 principals received their Excellence in Education awards.
“Change for us is an opportunity,” Her Majesty told those at the university’s the conference center. “An opportunity to learn from the past, and set modern plans for our future.”
“Teach them responsibility,” The Queen told the teachers and principals. “Teach them how to transform their love for Jordan into constructive work, so Jordan and they can grow together.”
The ceremony for this award included a screening of a couple of documentaries which showcased what is expected from a Jordanian educator.
The Teacher’s award began in 2005, and the Principal’s award is biannual. This year, nearly 2,000 applicants for teachers and 282 applicants for principals came in from all over Jordan.
Source: Petra
 View more photos here at Daylife.com Princess Madeleine of Sweden wore a lovely red gown for the American Scandinavian Society’s 2011 Yule ball at the Metropolitan Club Friday.
Her Royal Highness was all smiles as she posed for cameras before entering the club. Clearly, this has been a good year for her. Her charity work keeps developing as well as her relationship with New York financier Chris O’Neil.
Madeleine had more reasons to smile at the Yule Ball. She received a humanitarian award for her work with World Childhood Foundation, which was started in 1999 by her mother, Queen Silvia.
Source: Svensk Damtidning
The annual Queen Sonja School Award was given out Friday, and this year’s recipient was the Malakoff High School in the Oslo neighborhood of Moss. It was the first time a high school received the honor.
 Click here to see image gallery The institution won because it “developed a comprehensive training and support program for a diverse group of young people” and “[t]he school places great emphasis on the individual youth are protected from their premises … The effort to provide young people with a diverse multicultural background good future, continues throughout the school’s work program.”
Another reason why Malakoff won could be because 11 of its students were present during the Utøya massacre back in late July. One student died while two others were injured.
At the same time, Malakoff is located near the government buildings which were bombed on July 22nd. One student lost his mother then.
During the ceremony, Her Majesty Queen Sonja met with several of the students. She had this to say about her meeting: “It is an unimaginable tragedy that has been hard on us all. It seems that Malakoff has been very good to help and follow up on it students who are affected here. The students told me that they were satisfied with the way they have been taken care of.”
She went on to say, “It’s a terrible situation to be in, but all we have to continue in life. You have to build brick by brick, trying to do this in the best possible way.”
“It is obviously difficult for the individual, but I believe that the young people I met here today will do it,” said the Queen.
Sonja was given a tour of the high school, which had her see its library, technical and medical classes, and basic classrooms.
Source: NRK, Kongehuset
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