The Recap of the Royals You Love: June 24-30

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Belgium

-Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant attended a reception for "... president of the 'China Entrepreneurs Club'..."on Monday {Photo}

-Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant & Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant attended a concert celebrating the accession of Croatia to the European Union on Monday {Photos}.

Denmark

-Queen Margarethe II attended the 2013 Anniversary Parade and presentation of the Dronningens Ur (Queen’s Clock) on Friday {Source}

 -Crown Princess Mary & Princess Benedikte attended Day 1 and the opening ceremonies of the CHIO Equestrian Festival on Tuesday {Photos}{Photos}

 -Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg celebrated her 49th birthday on Sunday.
Alexandra is the 1st wife of Prince Joachim, and mother of his two elder children.

German

-Albert Maria Lamoral Miguel Johannes Gabriel, 12th Prince of Thurn and Taxis celebrated his 30th birthday on Monday.

Great Britain

 -Queen Elizabeth II attended a reception for the 1st annual Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering on Wednesday {Photos}. On Friday, she paid a visit to the The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (5 SCOTS) at Howe Barracks {Photos}

 -The Prince Charles of Wales attended a reception honoring the “...Kindertransport refugees to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Kindertransport..." on Monday {Photos}. On Thursday, the future British King presented operational medals to “...servicemen and women of the Royal Dragoon Guards who have recently completely a tour of duty in Afghanistan...” {Photos}

-Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall  attended the Day 4 of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships on Thursday {Photos}

-The Princess Anne, The Princess Royal attended the Engineering: Design for Life exhibition and gala dinner at the University of York on Thursday {Source}. On Friday, the Queen's only daughter participated int the Offender Mental Health Conference {Source}

-Princess Beatrice of York attended the Serpentine Gallery summer party on Wednesday {Photos}

-Prince Richard, The Duke of Gloucester & Brigitte, The Duchess of Gloucester met veterans and supporters of Armed Forces Day on Saturday {Photo}

 -Prince Michael of Kent & Princess Michael of Kent attended the 1st day of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships on Monday {Photo}. They celebrated their 35th anniversary on Sunday.

-Prince Michael of Kent attended day 4 of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships on Thursday{Photos}

Greek

-Prince Aristide Stavros celebrated his 5th birthday on Saturday.

Japan

-Prince Akishino of Japan  & Princess Kiko celebrated their 23rd wedding anniversary on Saturday.

Jordan

-King Abdullah II & Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II  held a luncheon meeting with the United States Secretary of State on Thursday {Photos}

 -Crown Prince Hussein celebrated his 19th birthday on Friday. 

Monaco
-Prince Albert II & Princess Charlene attended a reception for MonacoUSA in which members were awarded the Ordre de Grimaldi on Monday {Photo}

 -Prince Albert II participated in the closing session of the 4th edition of the Monaco Blue Initative on Monday {Photos}{Source} On Wednesday, he visited the Haut-de-Cagnes {Source}

-Prince Albert II, Princess Caroline of Hanover & Princess Stephanie attended the Fete De La St Jean Procession  on Monday {Photos}

-Prince Albert II, Princess Charlene, Princess Caroline of Hanover,Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghi & Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi attended the Global Champions Tour Monte Carlo on Friday{Photos} {Photos}  {Photo}.{Source} {Photos}

-Prince Albert II, Princess Caroline of Hanover, &  Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi attended Day 2 of the Global Champions Tour de Monaco on Saturday{Source}{Photos}

 -Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi attended the Global Champions Tour Monte Carlo on Thursday{Photo}

The Netherlands

-Princess Alexia celebrated her 8th birthday on Wednesday.

-Princess Beatrix officially open the new exhibition entitled, Het Paleis en de Dam: 400 Jaar Hart van de Amsterdamse Grachten on Thursday {Photos}. On Friday, the former Queen attended the 150th anniversary celebrations of the Limburgs Geschied en Oudheidkundig Genootschap (Limburg Historians and Antiquarian Society){Video}

Sweden

-Prince Daniel presented the Heart-Lung Foundation Major Research Grants at a ceremony on Wednesday {Source}

 -Prince Carl Philip participated in the closing ceremonies of the Monaco Blue Initiative on Monday {Source}

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