Queen Sonja of Norway gives illustrated talk entitled “Impressions of Norway”

Source: Det kongelige hoff

HM Queen Sonja of Norway gave an illustrated talk entitled “Impressions of Norway” for HM King Harald of Norway and 200 representatives of the Norwegian and international tourism industry on 27 November 2012. The talk was centred around photographs taken by the Queen herself and her observations on Norway’s natural surroundings.

The Norwegian Royal Court released 7 of the photographs of the Queen.

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Source: Det kongelige hoff

Photo session Crown Princely family the Netherlands announced

Source: RVD/Royal Images; picture: Frank van Beek; photoshop: Current Royal News

The RVD has announced that a photo session with TRH the Prince of Orange, Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Máxima of the Netherlands, and their children, HRH Princess Amalia, HRH Princess Alexia and HRH Princess Ariane of the Netherlands, will take place on 23 December 2012 at 11 o'clock in Villa La Angostura, Argentine.

The Crown Princely family is celebrating Christmas with the family of Princess Máxima.

Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau occasionally shows minimal signs of consciousness

Source: RVD

On behalve of the Dutch Royal family, the RVD announced that HRH Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau occasionally shows minimal signs of consciousness.

Namens de Koninklijke Familie deelt de Rijksvoorlichtingsdienst mee: 

"De RVD heeft sinds het ski ongeluk van Zijne Koninklijke Hoogheid Prins Friso aangegeven dat er mededeling zou worden gedaan van medisch significante veranderingen in de toestand van de Prins. 

Sinds kort toont Prins Friso af en toe tekenen van zeer gering bewustzijn; deze toestand staat bekend als "minimal consciousness". De prognose blijft erg onzeker en het medisch team is nog steeds zeer bezorgd. Het zal nog vele maanden duren voordat er meer duidelijkheid is. 

De Koninklijke Familie, en vooral het gezin van Prins Friso, is dankbaar voor betoonde terughoudendheid van de media sinds het ongeluk van de Prins. Zij verzoekt de media om de privacy van het gezin te blijven respecteren. 

Prinses Mabel wil nogmaals de vele mensen danken die steunbetuigingen hebben gestuurd. "Dit is de zwaarste periode van mijn leven. Mijn liefde voor Friso, de steun van familie en vrienden, en de vele berichten van medeleven geven mij kracht in deze moeilijke tijd." 

http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/nieuws/nieuwsberichten/2012/november/zijne-koninklijke-hoogheid-prins-friso/

The Princess of Monaco receives the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Charles

HSH the Princess of Monaco, Princess Charlene, received the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Charles from her husband, HSH the Prince of Monaco, Prince Albert II.

Click HERE to view a picture of the Princess receiving the Grand Cross.

Pictures of the Research Station in Danum Valley by the Duchess of Cambridge

The British Royal Court has released pictures, taken by HRH the Duchess of Cambridge, of the Research Station in Danum Valley, Borneo, Malaysia.

HRH took the pictures during her Diamond Jubilee tour with HRH the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, to South East Asia and the South Pacific.

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© HRH the Duchess of Cambridge, 2012; www.dukeandduchessofcambridge.org

Pictures of the Duke of Cambridge as pilot

The British Royal Court has released photos of HRH the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, working as a helicopter pilot in the series "A day in the life of Flight Lieutenant Wales".

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© Crown Copyright 2012; www.dukeandduchessofcambridge.org

Princess Máxima of the Netherlands and daughters present while Sinterklaas arrives in Scheveningen

Source: RVD

HRH Princess Máxima of the Netherlands and her daughters, HRH Princess Amalia, HRH Princess Alexia and HRH Princess Ariane of the Netherlands, were present while Sinterklaas arrived in Scheveningen on 17 November 2012.

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Source: RVD

More official pictures Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden

More pictures of TRH Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden, Duchess and Duke of Västergötland, [one of the couple and one of the Crown Princess] have been published.

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Comment by Christopher O'Neill on erroneous reports in Swedish Media

Source: kungahuset.se; picture: Ewa-Marie Rundquist; Photoshop: Current Royal News

Christopher O'Neill,, the fiancé of HRH Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland, has released comments on erroneous reports that have been made in the Swedish media.

Mr. Christopher O'Neill wishes to comment on certain erroneous reports that have been made in the Swedish media over the past week.

General taxation 

Mr. O'Neill - a US citizen and a tax resident of New York City - is subject to the Federal tax laws of the United States, the State of New York as well as the City of New York. As such, all income he generates worldwide, irrespective of its geographic origin, is subject to these three layers of taxation, as required by United States taxation laws.

Noster Capital - Tax Jurisdictions

Noster Capital International is incorporated in the Cayman Islands — a tax jurisdiction in which a multitude of investment firms are domiciled. This is a long standing, accepted and conventional practice in the investment industry. 

Mr. O'Neill is not and has never been a shareholder of Noster Capital International but is, instead, a member of Noster Capital LLC - a limited liability company registered in Delaware but carrying on business in New York. This is the sole entity from which Mr. O'Neill is remunerated for his services. This is conventional practice for US citizens and residents and is completely in compliance with the above referenced tax jurisdictions for which Mr. O'Neill has tax responsibility. 

Limited liability companies are what is known as "pass-through entities" and, as such, do not pay tax at the entity level. Entity income is reported by the members and taxed as ordinary income in accordance with the member´s local tax residency, which in the case of Mr. O'Neill is New York City — one of the highest taxing jurisdictions in the United States. 

Noster Capital - Restrictions 

In light of the pending marriage between H.R.H. Princess Madeleine of Sweden and Mr. O'Neill, he will voluntarily restrict himself from any investments carried out by Noster Capital that involve a Swedish concern. Specifically, he will not be involved in any investment that relates to: 

An entity that is listed on the Stockholm bourse; or

An entity that derives a significant portion (greater than 1/3) of total group revenues from Swedish sources.

World Childhood Organization 

Mr. O'Neill has never made an anonymous donation to the World Childhood Organization, as has been reported in the Swedish press. He did make a donation, under his own name and using his personal funds, to purchase a table at the 2011 Gala Dinner in New York City.

New official pictures of Countess Eloise, Count Claus-Casimir and Countess Leonore of Orange-Nassau

Source: RVD; picture: Prins Constantijn der Nederlanden; photoshop: Current Royal News

The Dutch Royal Court released 7 new official pictures of the Highborn Lady, Countess Eloise; the Highborn Lord, Count Claus-Casimir; and the Highborn Lady, Countess Leonore of Orange-Nassau, the children of TRH Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands.

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Source: RVD, HRH Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands