Rome – October 2002. HRH The Duchess of Calabria, together with HRH Princess Benedikte, sister of HM Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, jointly hosted a charity event at the Hotel Hassler in Rome for the Olave Baden Powell Association. Princess Benedikte of Denmark is the worldwide Patron of the Association and The Duchess of Calabria is Patron of the Association in Italy. The Olave Baden Powell Association is a leading international organisation offering worldwide educational assistance to young people.
Numerous state and Order officials attended the joint event including HE Count Jacques de Liedekerke, Grand Chancellor of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, HE The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark, Bjarne Bladbjerg, and over sixty other leading personalities.
Her Royal Highness Princess Benedikte of Denmark was subsequently invested by His Royal Highness The Duke of Calabria as a Dame Grand Cross of Royal Order of Francis I in recognition of her charitable work.