Bangkok, February 2nd 2022 – On this auspicious date, 02.02.2022, H.E. Don Antonio Benedetto Spada celebrated his 90th birthday in Bangkok, in the company of prominent personalities of the Palace, the Diplomatic Corps and the Aristocracy, including Dame Phoranee Mahanon, from the Office of H.M. the Queen Mother; H.E. Lorenzo Galanti, Italian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand, the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic; H.E. Pradap Pibulsonggram, former Thai Ambassador to the Italian Republic and the Sovereign Order of Malta and Top Officer at the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs as the Kingdom’s spokesperson to the South East Asian Community (ASEAN).
With particular emphasis and emotion, H.E. Don Antonio Benedetto Spada announced to the guests that for this special occasion, H.R.H. Prince Charles of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro and Grand Master, had the sensitive generosity of including him in the small list of Knights belonging to the Illustrious Royal Order of Saint Januarius. The appointment, received during the same day of the birthday, significantly seals a decades-long friendship and collaboration.
Surprised and admired, the guests toasted appreciating a portrait, donated and unveiled during that moment, of the Delegate for Southeast Asia and Counselor of the Royal House that represents him in the highest estate, including the highest honor of the Order of Saint Januarius.
