The Recap of the Royals You Love: Jan 7-13

Belgium

-King Albert II, Queen Paola, Prince Phillippe & Princess Mathilde attended a New Year reception on Wednesday {Photos}

-Prince Philippe, The Duke of Brabant attended the opening of the 91st Edition of the Salon de l'Automobile de Bruxelles on Friday {Video}

Denmark

-Henrik, Prince Consort & Prince Joachim  hosted an animal hunt at Grib Skov on Thursday{Source}

-Henrik, Prince Consort attended the opening of the exhibt entitled, Ved Havet at the Nordatlantens Brygge on Wednesday {Photos}

-Prince Vincent & Princess Josephine celebrated their 2nd birthday on Tuesday.

Great Britain

-The Princess Anne, The Princess Royal visited the Pextenement Cheese Company on Wednesday {Source}

-Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge celebrated her 31st birthday on Wednesday.

-Prince William, The  Duke of Cambridge & Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge attended a performance of  Cirque de Soleil at The Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday {Photos}. On Friday, they attended a private viewing of the 1st official portrait of the Duchess done by Paul Emsley at the National Portrait Gallery {Source}

-Zara Anne Elizabeth Philips attended the Magic Millions Opening Night cocktail party on Tuesday {Photos}. On Saturday, she attended  Magic Millions Raceday at Gold Coast Turf Club {Photos}

Italy

-Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies has been cast with a minor role in the Grace of Monaco  film and will have a minor speaking dialogue with Nicole Kidman {Source}. Princess Maria Carolina  father is the Duke of Castro who is pretender to the Italian throne.

Jordan

-King Abdullah held an audience with United States Senator, Mr. Rand Paul in Amman on Tuesday {Source}. On Thursday, he met with Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Issa Al-Khalifa of Barrain {Source}

Luxembourg

-Grand Duke Henri, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa,Prince Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke  &  Princess Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess attended a New Year reception on Friday {Source}

Monaco

-Prince Albert II & Princess Charlene met with Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday {Source}{Photos}

-Baroness Elisabeth-Anne de Massy celebrated her 66th birthday on Sunday.

Norway

-Crown Prince Haakon attended the opening of the 2013 Næringslivets Hovedorganisasjon NHO Årskonferanse on Wednesday {Source}

Spain

-Prince Felipe of Asturias inaugurated the new high-speed rail line from Barcelona to Figueres-Vilafant on Tuesday {Video}. On Wednesday, the future Spanish king met with representatives from Club Financiero Génova, members of the Asociación Española de Fabricantes de Automóviles y Camiones (ANFAC), and met with the recipients of the XI Edición de los Premios Autónomo del Año {Source}. On Friday, the future Spanish King attended the opening of the XXIII Campeonato del Mundo de Balonmano Masculino {Source}

-Prince Felipe of Asturias & Princess Letizia of Asturias met with winners of a drawing compettion to mark the 170th anniversary of the founding of the Obra de la Infancia Misionera on Wednesday {Source}

-Princess Letizia of Asturias met with  representatives from Real Maestranza de la Caballería de Valencia, the Asociación de Acogedores de Menores de la Comunidad de Madrid (ADAMCAM), Federación Española de Enfermedades Raras (FEDER), Federación Española de Enfermedades Neuromusculares (ASEM) and the Fundación Isabel Gemio on Thursday {Source}.

Sweden

-Prince Daniel attended thee Folk och Försvars Rikskonferens (Society and Defense National Conference) on Sunday {Source}

-Prince Carl Philip attended the 2013 Elle Galan Awards on Friday {Source}