Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan and Princess Beatrice of York attended day 1 of the Women in the World summit at Cadogan Hall in London on October 8, 2015. The summit is a two day event.
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Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde were at a literary prize in Brussels on Thursday October 8th . King Philippe awarded the Royal Palace of Dutch Literature Prize to the poet, columnist and author of short stories and novels Remco Campert, born in The Hague 86 years ago.This award is the most prestigious literary prize for Dutch-speaking countries. It is awarded every three years to an author whose work represents an important contribution to Dutch literature by the Nederlandse Taalunie (the Dutch Language Union), an institution created in 1980 to discuss issues relating to this tongue between the three members: the Netherlands, Belgian Flanders and Surinam. It is awarded alternately by the King of Belgium and the King of the Netherlands.
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Last Night October 9th was the Kjell Nupen Memorial Grant awarded for the first time to Adam Saks. Her Majesty Queen Sonja attended the ceremony, which took place in London.
Kjell Nupen Memorial Grant was established in autumn 2014 to commemorate the artist Kjell Nupen, who died on 12 March 2014. It will be awarded every two years to a Nordic artist who has excelled in graphic art, and awarded for the first time this year.
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