Princess Beatrice took a break outside the university last week.

She and her sister Princess Eugenie attended the Form Menswear launch at London’s Harrods Department store on October 2, 2008. The two British princesses enjoy the fashion scene in London. Princess Beatrice once participated in a charity fashion show with her mom Sarah Ferguson.

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Prince Charles, Camilla and Prince Harry attended the thanksgiving service for Captain Gerald Ward, Prince Harry’s godfather, at St Mary’s Church, last October 3, 2008.

Ward died on September 23 while playing a charity golf match at the Sunningdale Golf Club. He was a close friend of The Prince of Wales.

Prince Harry and Tom Parker-Bowles, Camilla’s son, acted as ushers at the service. Prince Charles gave a tribute to his friend of 40 years. Harry’s battallion, the Trumpeters of the Blues and Royals, played at the end of the service.

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After months of talks and whispers about Kate Middleton’s seeming lack of a regular job, Prince William’s girlfriend and her family seemed to have addressed the issue directly yet very subtly.

On the front of the website of Party Pieces, the party supply company managed by Kate’s parents, there now appears a tiny photo of Kate, her mom Carole and a company employee. Here’s a screenshot from the company website:

In a newsletter for October ‘08 on the company’s ‘About Us’ page, there is also a detailed description of Kate’s job:

Party Pieces launched First Birthdays at the beginning of the year with Kate managing the project and producing this years catalogues and website. First Birthdays is full of wonderful ideas from party decorations and tableware to keepsakes and personalized products for that very special First Birthday.

In putting this information out, Kate is letting the world know that she is being productive with her time and talents, without having to talk about it at all.

Working at her parent’s company could be the perfect situation for her now. She gets to help her parents and protect her privacy. Furthermore, she can’t be accused of using her royal connections to land employment benefits and she also has flexibility in her schedule.

image from Party Pieces

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Crown Princess Mary of Denmark talks with Sudanese refugee children at the Lama Refugee Camp in Uganda.

Denmark’s Crown Princess Mary is in Uganda this week to carry out engagements related to the Danish Refugee Council, of which she is patron.

Princess Mary arrived in Uganda on September 28, 2008 and will stay until October 4. Among the places that she has already visited are:

• Mulago Hospital in Kampala, which provides HIV/AIDS health services to refugees. The Princess talked and played with the children in the hospital’s Child Care Room.
• Redeemer Childrens Orphanage, the home of 79 orphans from both Sudan and Uganda. During her visit here, children moved the Princess to tears with songs and stories of their suffering.
• Lama refugee-camp in Mojo which houses refugees from Sudan.

More photos at Danish Royal Watcher

image used with permission from Newscom

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The Spanish royals with the Morelia Childrens’ Choir in Michoacan, Mexico last September 29, 2008. (Second row, from left, Michoacan Governor Leonel Godoy, Mexican First Lady Margarita Zavala, Mexican President Felipe Calderon, Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia)

Crown Prince Felipe and Crown Princess Letizia of Spain are on an official visit to Mexico. The royal couple arrived in Mexico City last September 28, 2008 and will stay in the country until October 2, 2008. (photos of their arrival here and here)

They have met the President of Mexico Felipe Calderon in his home in Michoacan, as well as at an official welcome ceremony in Los Pinos. A private dinner on the night of September 28, and a luncheon yesterday, September 30 were held in their honor.

The official schedule of Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia include attending the inaugural meeting of the First Congress of Latin-American Culture, meetings with representatives of Spanish companies that are based in Mexico, and a reception for their countrymen who are living in Mexico held at the National Arts Center. They will be accompanied by President Calderon to some of these meetings.

via Royal Forums; image used with permission from Newscom

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