A Busy Day for Queen Máxima

This morning, Her Majesty Queen Máxima attended the launch of a fundraising campaign organized by NPO Radio 4 at the primary school De Kruisboelijn in ‘s-Hertogenbosch.

LTV NIEUWS – Koningin Maxima op bassisschool in Den Bosch ontvangen op klanken van Bolero https://t.co/Mh5PPE9xun pic.twitter.com/EAPKpTaMoa

— LTV Nieuwslink (@LTV_Televisie) May 25, 2016

The project aims to raise money and musical instruments for the Instrument Depot Leerorkest, an organization that provides musical education for the children. During the event, the Queen handed out the first musical instrument, a children’s cello, to a nine year old girl, Rashida.

Talking with the journalists Queen Máxima stressed the importance for the children to be involved in a school musical. She is Honorary Ambassador of Platform Get More Music in the Classroom, an organization dedicated to music education in primary school.

Koningin Máxima geeft startsein @NPORadio4 Klassiek Geeft https://t.co/VJCsA1Tvmh pic.twitter.com/0icbL31wS0

— NPO Actueel (@NPO_Actueel) May 25, 2016

In the early afternoon, the Queen was present at the meeting Inspiring Perspectives at the Museum Mauritshuis in The Hague. The meeting was organized by Inspiring Fifty, a non-profit organization established to encourage and inspire women to have a leadership positions in the technology sector.

Koningin Maxima en Neelie Kroes op het #inspiringfifty event in het Mauritshuis vandaag. pic.twitter.com/MnFOK5Dbp2

— Mauritshuis (@mauritshuis) May 25, 2016

At the event were present, among others, the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and some European women leading in tecnology.

Queen Máxima will conclude the events of the day in Brussels, Belgium, where, at invitation of Queen Mathilde of the Belgians, will be present at the final of the piano element of the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition.

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Tagged Children, Education, Music, Patronage, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands.