Princess Astrid's Official Visit to Zambia for 'Roll back Malaria'; 25 April 2008

[Marengo]

Princess Astrid will be in Zambia on April 25th to attend the first worldday of the fight against Malaria, which will be held in Livingstone. The Princess will also meet medical teams.

The article in Dutch here.

[mandyy]

Photos from Reuters
Belgium's Princess Astrid boards a dingy on the Roll Back Malaria Zambezi Expedition in the Katombore village about 60 km (37 miles) from Livingstone April 23, 2008. Zambia will host the World Malaria Day in the presence of Belgium's Princess Astrid, Goodwill Ambassador of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership on April 25. The medical teams of the expedition will travel more than 2,500 km (1553 miles) in inflatable boats through Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe to deliver mosquito nets and medications to remote areas.
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Belgium's Princess Astrid (L) talks to South African singer Yvonne Chaka Chaka, a UNICEF goodwill ambassador on Malaria at the Livingstone International Aiport in Zambia, April 23, 2008.
Photo from Reuters

[iceflower]

Mandyy, your links show the same pic.

Belgium's Princess Astrid and South African singer Yvonne Chaka Chaka,
Goodwill Ambassadors of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership, visit the
paediatric section of the General Hospital in Livingstone April 24, 2008,
ahead of World Malaria Day.

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Belgium's Princess Astrid, Goodwill Ambassador of the Roll Back Malaria
Partnership, distributes mosquito nets in Katombore village, 60km from
Livingstone, April 24, 2008

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[Marengo]

Het Laatste Nieuws has a long article about Astrids trip, look here for those who read Dutch.
Apparently the princess was handing out nets against muskeeto's

[iceflower]

Belgium's Princess Astrid, Goodwill Ambassador of the Roll Back Malaria
Partnership and Zambia's Vice President Rupiah Banda attend the official
commemoration of World Malaria Day in Livingstone April 25, 2008.

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[Marengo]

Some more pictures from ANP:

In a boat

At the bed of a patient

Looking at a baby

Getting in a boat

[Martha]

Does Astrid work a lot?

[stephanievl]

Princess Astrid declared during her trip to Zambia that her childern later will have to go to work to earn a living.

"they have to find their own way in live and we leave them free to do what they want to do" According to the daughter of Albert and Paola the chance is high that the 22-year old Amedeo will follow the footsteps of his father as banker. 'And my oldest daughter just came back from China where she learned the language"

Article
http://www.nieuwsblad.be/Article/Det...ID=GGT1RBLJA_3

[Shikha Pal]

what r the Languages that Princess Astrid and her family can speak ?

[indian princess]

i'm guessing french, dutch, german , english and maybe italian