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The 29th annual Princess Grace Awards were given out in New York Tuesday at Cipriani 42nd Street.
 Click here to see more photos of the event Monaco’s Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene were on hand to give out the awards, which honors emerging artists in theater, dance and film, plus two other lifetime achievement awards.
The recipients of those last two awards are Hollywood legend Julie Andrews, who earned the Prince Rainier III award, and the Princess Grace Statue Award went to film director Jon M. Chu.
Albert and Charlene walked the red carpet along with many other celebrities in attendance. They included models Selita Ebanks and Petra Nemcova, actress Anne Hathaway, and reality star Olivia Palermo.
Inside, there was a dinner, the awards ceremony and a dance afterward. There was also a chance to see the line of jewelry from the luxury brand Montblanc, which created the jewelry with the late Princess Grace as the inspiration.
The Princess Grace Awards funds scholarships, apprenticeships, and fellowships to assist artists to begin their careers. Since 1982, about 600 artists have benefited from the Awards and more than $8.5 million has been distributed.
To learn more about the awards, click here
Sources: Visit Monaco, Gather.com
 Click here to see more photos Sweden’s Prince Daniel is wrapping up his week and a half trip to the United States. He started on October 24th in Washington, D.C. and on Monday he went to New York City, where he will end his working visit on Wednesday.
The Prince met with the Swedish United Nations delegation, with whom he sat with during a morning meeting. He later met with UNICEF and the World Food Program, where he discussed healthy eating. The point of Daniel’s entire U.S. trip was to promote healthy food as well as Swedish dishes.
In the afternoon, His Royal Highness headed to Brooklyn where he visited the Gotham Greens with with rural Minister Eskil Erlandsson. Gotham Greens is a large greenhouse that has grown lettuce and herbs on top of a roof in an environmentally sound way.
 Click here to see more photos at Daylife.com On Tuesday, the Prince headed to Harlem where he went to the Harlem Children’s Zone – part of the Promise Academy Charter Schools in New York. The Harlem Children’s Zone is a non-profit organization that offers health and community building programs for disadvantaged kids in the neighborhood.
He later met with Swedish chef Marcus Samuelsson’s restaurant Red Rooster in Harlem.
The chef praised Daniel, saying: “It’s great to have him here, we had a great time. He took the time and listened when we talked about Harlem and our area.”
Afterward, the Prince paid a visit to the Mando Group, a Swedish based program for eating disorders, overweight and obesity with clinics around the world.
In the evening, Prince Daniel met up with sister-in-law Princess Madeleine for the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce’s “From Farm to Fork” gala dinner at the IAC Headquarters.
Tomorrow, both Daniel and Madeleine will attend the “From Farm to Fork” seminar.
Source: Kungahuset, The Royal Forums, Aftonbladet
The royals of Scandinavia spent some time together in New York, both in the morning and in the evening. They are in the Big Apple mainly to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Scandinavian-American Foundation.
 Click here for images of the Ground Zero visit But sadly, no visit to New York is without a visit to Ground Zero, site of the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks. Together, King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden, and Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary went to the place where nearly 3,000 people died. With them were the Presidents of Finland and Iceland. Everyone went to the memorial and laid flowers there. All look solemn during the visit.
For the rest of the day, each royal couple went to their separate engagements. The Danish Crown Princely couple went to the BIG Architectural Studios, the Norwegian King and Queen attended an awards ceremony, while their Swedish counterparts met with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, and his wife Yoo Soon-taek at the United Nations headquarters.
 Check out more photos of the gala here In the evening, it was time to dress up for a black-tie event for the American-Scandinavian Foundation’s centennial ball. All three royal couples, plus the Presidents of Finland and Iceland, went to the Hilton Hotel for the event. Even Sweden’s Princess Madeleine, who’s been spending most of her time in New York these days, attended.
After today, Frederik and Mary will spend a few more days in New York, while the Kings and Queens of Norway and Sweden will go north to Jamestown, near Buffalo, New York Saturday, to celebrate the Norden Club’s centennial anniversary and visit the Roger Tory Peterson Institute. The Norden Club was founded in 1902 by Swedish immigrants to the area.
Source: WGRZ, The Royal Forums
On Thursday evening, five Scandinavian royals – and Finland’s President – opened the art exhibition, Luminous Modernism:
Scandinavian Art Comes to America 1912, at the Scandinavian House in New York.
 Click here for image gallery at Daylife.com Norway’s King Harald V and Queen Sonja, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen of Silvia, and Crown Princess Mary were present for the inauguration. All are in New York for tomorrow’s centennial ball for the Scandinavian-American Foundation.
It was Queen Sonja who did the actual ribbon cutting.
The exhibition showcases 48 works by Nordic artists who did modernism style, such as Edvard Munch, Vilhelm Hammershøi,and Anders Zorn. It is a sort of remake of the 1912 exhibit that displayed the modernism painting style. The exhibit will be open to the public on October 25th and will run until February 11, 2012.
“During the 100 years of its existence,” said Edward P. Gallagher, President of The American-Scandinavian Foundation. “The ASF has played a leadership role in promoting American awareness of Nordic culture. In looking back at the 1912 exhibition of Scandinavian modernists, we pay tribute to our founders’ vision and to a pivotal event in the study and appreciation of Nordic art in this country.”
Source: Scandinavia House
 Click here to see the other celebs at Zimbio.com Sweden’s Princess Madeleine was one of the attendees of the 2011 Angel Ball to benefit Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation in New York City. Her Royal Highness rubbed elbows with the famous and infamous at the event at Cipriani Wall Street, including Kim Kardashian, Ne-Yo, Naomi Campbell and Ivana Trump.
The Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation focuses on cancer research.
Morocco’s Princess Lalla Salma made a formal call for a global fund to be set up in order to prevent and treat cancer during a gala dinner in New York Tuesday. The wife of King Mohammed VI expressed that such a fund should be modeled after the global fight against AIDS.
 Click here to read about the symposium for next year. As she gave a speech, Lalla Salma stressed fighting cancer should be a worldwide priority.
The Princess, who is chairwoman of the Lalla Salma Association for the Fight Against Cancer (ALSC), also talked about how it is necessary for the international community to share experience, technology and training.
She also insisted the ALSC would cooperate with other international cancer organizations, both public and in the private sector.
Lalla Salma also expressed her dismay that tobacco – which behind a large number of cancer cases – is not considered to be an illegal drug because of the damage it causes to one’s body.
In addition, she also voiced her dismay over the gap between the developed and the third world, and how poorer countries are unable to help their citizens who are suffering from cancer. Lalla Salma said this was because of declining international aid to those nations.
She also said in January of next year, Morocco will host a symposium on cancer.
“The association that I have the honor to chair will be pleased to share its experience with renowned institutions from friendly and brotherly countries”, said the Princess.
The Symposium “will lay the foundation for a fruitful cooperation between our countries”
Source: Maghreb Arabe Presse
This past Wednesday and Thursday saw Belgium’s Crown Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde on an economic mission to New York City. They were in the city to broaden ties between their country and the United States.
 Click here to see more photos Their first stop was to Ground Zero, where the couple laid a wreath sent by the Belgian King and Queen in remembrance to those who lost their lives on 9/11. Philippe and Mathilde were given a briefing on the reconstruction of the site by Bill Baroni, the deputy executive director of the Port Authority.
Next, the royals went to Central Park to pose for the press. After that, they stopped by a food cart to eat Belgian waffles, of course!
Later in the day, Mathilde stopped by the Le Pain Quotidien. Thought to be French bakery by many locals, it is actually Belgian, and it was there that the Princess met with Belgians living and working in the Big Apple.
“It was so convivial! She was interested in how life is here, in how Belgians are doing,” said Sofia Vandaele, a general manager for the W Hotel downtown. “She was very engaged.”
On Thursday came the signing of economic agreements, overseen by Crown Prince Philippe at the Waldorf Astoria hotel.
Source: Wall Street Journal Blog, Royal News Examiner
The Swedish royal court recently published an interview with Princess Madeleine where she briefly discussed working for World Childhood Foundation in the United States. The Princess has been living in New York City for well over a year, and while the reasons for that are not fully clear, this interview is likely an attempt to ease criticism that Madeleine is wasting tax payers’ money by doing little but shop and have fun.
 Read more of Madeleine's interview here First, she was asked what she does for WCF, which was set up by her mother, Queen Silvia in 1999 to give children better childhoods around the world.
“I am a project administrator at Childhood’s office in New York,” Madeleine began. “Every day is slightly different, but if I were to describe a day at the office it would involve fairly normal office work. I arrive at the office in the morning, go through my e-mails, read reports, communicate with the projects or deal with any other tasks on my desk for the day. I sometimes attend meetings with various companies in order to try to build new corporate contacts so that Childhood can grow in the US.”
Next, Madeleine described project visits, which it has been reported by WCF is something she often does.
“You can always read about a project, but getting out and meeting the children who receive help or hearing directly from the enthusiasts who run the projects is completely different. It’s fantastic being able to hear their stories and to listen to them when they talk about their day-to-day work, their setbacks, but also their many successes and the progress they’ve made. That gives me the energy to want to do more and get involved more.”
The Princess also confirmed that by the fall, she will be returning to New York to continue working and expanding WCF. However, it is unknown when she will return to Sweden and perform any royal engagements as it is expected of any royal of any country.
Source: Swedish Royal Court
Ever since she relocated to New York City a year ago, there has been controversy over what Sweden’s Princess Madeleine is doing there. For a while, it was said she was working for World Childhood Foundation, a charity set up by her mother, Queen Silvia. But that didn’t go over well, especially when the tabloids reported on Madeleine’s shopping and partying ways.
 Click here for more photos of Princess Madeleine But newspaper Svensk Damtidning recently did some research on the Princess’ life in the Big Apple. It found that she does indeed work for WCF – but without pay.
“Princess Madeleine began working for Childhood in 2007,” said Anna De Geer, who is Assistant Secretary General in Childhood. “It takes time to learn the profession of project officers and I have taught her over the years.”
“Being the administrator of a project means to be onsite and analysis, ensuring that budgets and follow up reports from the various projects. This is a big job and it takes time to get acquainted with and learn.”
According to De Geer, the Princess is working on a project for China plus New York based projects.
“She does not receive wages from us,” said De Geer.
So, who is paying for Madeleine’s lifestyle?
The royal court’s information manager Bertil Ternert says she gets her money from dotations from the state, like most royals do.
Should the Swedish people be pleased that they are funding Madeleine’s jet setting lifestyle? Is she really working on charity projects?
“She has helped to bring information about projects and disbursements of our new system. It has been time-consuming and time consuming,” said De Geer.
“Many of our projects are about helping people in distress. It is sensitive to many times with a photographer. It’s about children at risk and we cherish their privacy.”
Source: Svensk Damtidning
It was supposed to be a lovely time in New York City for Sweden’s Queen Silvia. She was to receive an award for her charity work and spend some time with youngest daughter, Princess Madeleine.
 Click here for more pics at Zimbio Instead, a run in with a photographer sent Her Majesty to the emergency room.
While shopping with Madeleine in New York on Monday, a photographer tried to get shots of the two royals. As she tried to dodge the paparazzo, the Queen fell over some garbage bags while trying to enter her car, and injured her hand and foot.
The result was wearing a leg brace and a bandage around her hand as Silvia received The Health and Human Rights Award Tuesday night. Despite her injuries, the Queen looked every bit pleased to win her award.
The intrusive photographer came from the tabloid, Aftonbladet.
“We are looking very seriously at the incident. I deeply regret the incident. We are now investigating in detail what happened. This will lead a discussion on how we monitor the royal family. Of course we have a responsibility also to how the freelance photographers we use occurs,” said Aftonbladet editor Jan Helin.
Sources: Kungehuset.se, Aftonbladet
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