If the day before Prince William togeth with his wife Catherine the Duchess of Cambridge and his brother Prince Harry in a campaign related to mental health, it is in solo that he took an engagement on Tuesday May 17th at the Royal Marsden hospital in London. The second generational heir to the British Throne had inaugurated the Ralph Lauren Center for research against breast cancer. This "was funded by supporters of the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity and could count on a generous donation from the Ralph Lauren company," said the latter in a statement. Which explains that "this center has been redeveloped in accordance with the strictest standards to provide a research infrastructure against world class cancer, relying on a team of doctors and scientists of international reputation working with the latest technologies available research against cancer. "

According to the British press, the contribution of the famous fashion designer and philanthropist amounts to nearly 4 million pounds (just over $ 5 million). Present for the inauguration of this center that bears his name, alongside William, Ralph Lauren said: "My connection with the Royal Marsden goes back to my friendship with Princess Diana, when she was the president in 1996. It is my great honor and pleasure to continue the fight against breast cancer alongside her son, His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, who has now taken over. His commitment inspires me, and I hope that together we can help save lives affected by this disease. "Also speaking, the eldest son of Prince Charles and the late Princess of Wales was part stated "seeing the courage and spirit of patients I met today, it would be hard not to envisage a positive spin on the work done here, and the real difference it makes. A difference that I know, extends beyond the four walls of this hospital, patients with cancer across the UK and internationally. "

Prince William in 2007 became the president of the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, on which two hospitals specializing in cancer treatment, one located in the Chelsea area of ​​London and one in Sutton in Surrey. His mother Lady Diana had been president from 1989 until his death in 1997.
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Even on her birthday, Maxima is at work. The Queen of the Netherlands, who was celebrating on her 45th birthday, was this Tuesday, May 17th at the World Forum in The Hague. Where was held the anniversary of the Congress of the Federation of Dutch pension funds. The wife of King Willem-Alexander was participating as a patron of the platform "Wijzer in geldzaken", dedicated to promoting responsible financial behavior in the Netherlands.

Very smiling as usual, the mother of three had chosen her very special day to wear a new yellow dress sun of the Belgian brand Natan, embellished with lemon green plant motifs. She had accessorized with pumps and a clutch of the same color. In this bright outfit, Maxima, who was offered a bouquet of wild flowers, literally glowed.

Born in Argentina on May 17th 1971, Queen Maxima not only celebrated her birthday exactly 15 years she obtained her Dutch nationality. This has indeed been granted May 17th, 2001, the day of her 30th birthday. The young woman was then engaged for a month and a half, to then Prince Willem-Alexander, heir and eldest son of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands while on the throne.

Last Saturday, May 14th teams of restorers of the Opificio delle Pietre hard (the Office of the hard stone) in Florence received unusual visitors. While passing through this city, as part of their official one-week trip to Italy, Prince Akishino and his wife Princess Kiko had indeed made a quick visit the laboratories of the institute of scientific research and restoration works art that is among the largest in the world, to see the work in progress. And the youngest son of their Imperial Majesties and his wife have been rather spoiled because they were able to look at two masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance being restored: the painting of the Adoration of Magi painted about 1481 by Leonardo da Vinci and the bronze reliefs of the south door of the baptistery of San Giovanni by Andrea Pisano between 1330 and 1338.

The Japanese royal couple were giving them a private tour of the Uffizi, the Vasari Corridor and the Pitti Palace. Kiko and Akishino ended the day at the Natural History Museum of the Specola.

The Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko were in Italy to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Treaty of friendship and exchange signed between this country and Japan in 1866. This official visit has first conducted in Rome where they arrived this Tuesday, May 10, and then they went to Milan, Bologna and Florence.
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Like every year on May 17th, the date of the national day in Norway, heir to the crown Crown Prince Haakon and his wife Crown Princess Mette-Marit and their two children, emerged in the early morning at the door of their residence Skaugum, located in the suburb of Oslo to attend the school children parade and receive their bouquets. In traditional dress, the royal couple was accompanied by their daughter Princess Ingrid Alexandra, 12, and their son Prince Sverre Magnus, 10, and one of their labradoodle breed dogs. Milly Kakao,

However, this year, Marius Borg Hoiby, the eldest son of the Crown Princess was born before his marriage before Haakon, played notably absent. The Norwegian press points out that the handsome young man of 19 preferred to be discreet in the media eye because he needs to calm before writing his final exams. And, given its physical and some 30,000 subscribers to his Instagram account, you can expect that each of his official appearances provokes reactions in the tabloids as well as on the canvas.

After the first act, Mette-Marit, Haakon and their two children joined at 10.30am King Harald V and Queen Sonja for Act 2 of the day: the appearance on the balcony of the Royal Palace in Oslo, again traditional dress for women but in tails and top hat for men.

This year the weather was in the game. Like her mother and her grandmother, Princess Ingrid Alexandra little laced at times sunglasses. Featuring black glasses, they have not failed to give him an air of star in the Cannes festival period.
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