International Activities and Events
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Monaco Royal Charity Concert in
aid of New York's St Vincent's Hospital. Monte Carlo
- October 2001.
Following the terrorist attacks in September 2001 on New York City, the
Sacred Military Constantinian Order organised a charity concert of 18th
century Neapolitan sacred music at the Cathedral of Monaco in aid of Saint
Vincent's Hospital - the closest trauma centre to the World Trade Center.
Over US$35,000 was initially raised at the cultural
event
which was attended by HSH Prince Rainier III, Sovereign Prince of the
Principality of Monaco(above).
The international initiative of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order
was fully endorsed by His Eminence Edward, Cardinal Egan, Archbishop of
New York(right), and the Prior of the United States delegation,
His Eminence Theordore, Cardinal McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington DC(below).
Both Cardinal Egan and Cardinal McCarrick hold the rank of Bailiff Grand
Cross of Justice within our Sacred Military Constantinian Order.
The
Grand Master, HRH The Duke of Castro, accompanied by HRH The Duchess of
Castro, and our Grand Prefect, HRH The Duke of Calabria, together with
HRH The Duchess of Calabria, joined over 1000 prominent personalities
at this event. A statute of Saint George was also unveiled by the Duke
of Calabria in the Cathedral of Monaco offering future visitors a permanent
reminder of the patron saint of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order.
HRH The Duchess of Calabria invested
into the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Rome - October
2001.
His Most Eminent Highness Frà Andrew Bertie(left), Prince
and Grand Master of the Sovereign
Military Order of Malta has invested HRH The Duchess
of Calabria(below) as a Dame Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion
in October 2001. The ceremony was attended by all members of the Sovereign
Council.
This award to the Duchess of Calabria is the latest in a long line of cordial exchanges between the Order of Malta and the Sacred Military Constantinian Order. Since 1878, every Prince and Grand Master of the Order of Malta has been a knight of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order or the Royal Order of Saint Januarius.
HRH
The Duke of Castro(right), our Grand Master and Head of the Royal
House of Bourbon Two Sicilies, was invested as a Bailiff Grand Cross of
Honour and Devotion in December 1968. In 1988, the Duke of Castro, received
from Frà Andrew Bertie, Prince and Grand Master, the rare award
of an Honorary Cross of Profession.
HRH The Duchess of Castro(below) was promoted within the Order
of Malta to the rank of Dame Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion in 1996,
together with HRH The Duke of Calabria, who became a Knight Grand Cross
of Honour and Devotion. Our Grand Prefect, the Duke of Calabria, first
entered the Sovereign Military Order of Malta in May 1983.
HMEH Frà Andrew Bertie was invested into the Sacred Military Constantinian
Order in 1985 as a Knight Grand Cross of Justice of the Order. The Prince
and Grand Master was later elevated to the rank of Bailiff Grand Cross
with Collar in 1988 --the highest distinction within the Sacred Military
Constantinian Order of St. George. In 1993, HMEH Frà Andrew Bertie,
Prince and Grand Master was invested as a Knight of Royal Order of Saint
Januarius - the most senior Order of the Royal House of Bourbon Two Sicilies.
TRH The Duke and Duchess of Calabria
visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Riyadh - February
2001.
The Duke and Duchess of Calabria officially visited the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia at the invitation of HRH Prince Khalid Al-Faisal bin Abdul Aziz
Al-Saud, Director-General of the King Faisal Foundation and Governor of
Asir Province. His Royal Highness is the eldest son of the late King Faisal
bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud.
The invitation was extended to the Duke and Duchess so that they could
participate in the opening ceremony of the Painting
& Patronage exhibition. This exhibition was a unique cultural
collaboration between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom,
which brought together HRH The Prince of Wales(above) and HRH
Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, merging their joint roles as amateur artists
and patrons of the arts. The Chairman of the Advisory Group and creator
of the exhibition is our delegation's Delegate, Anthony
Bailey.
Their
Majesties King Simeon II and Queen Margarita of the Bulgarians (The King
was elected Prime Minister of Bulgaria during the summer 2001); HRH The
Prince of Venice (grandson of the late King Umberto II of Italy) and TRH
The Duke and Duchess of Braganza (The Duke of Braganza is the recognised
Head of the Portuguese Royal House)(right) were also officially
invited to attend as part of plans to further develop cultural exchanges
between Europe and Middle East.
HRH The Duke of Calabria invests
senior Saudi Princes into the Royal Order of Francis I.
Riyadh - February 2001.
During the visit, the Duke of Calabria decorated HRH Prince Khalid Al-Faisal
bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud(left) with the Grand Cross of the Royal
Order of Francis I. HH Prince Bandar bin Saud bin Khalid Al-Saud(below),
Secretary-General of the King Faisal Foundation, was invested as a Knight
Commander. Both awards were in recognition of the two princes' major contribution
to the development of greater cultural understanding between Europe and
the Middle East, as well as for the many other international philanthropic
initiatives they have developed over 30 years.
Mr Farid Ahmed Warsi of the King Faisal Foundation received the Gold
Medal of the Sacred Military Order for his assistance with the organisation
of the Duke and Duchess of Calabria's visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
HRH The Duke of Calabria promotes
Portuguese Ambassador to Saudi Arabia within the Constantinian Order.
Riyadh - February 2001.
His
Excellency Senhor Jorge da Silva Preto, Portuguese Ambassador to the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia was promoted within the Sacred Military Constantinian
Order to the rank of Knight Commander. Ambassador da Silva Preto first
joined the Order in 1990.
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