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Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde have celebrated International Women’s Day with several events. Today, Wednesday March 8, the Royal Couple hosted a reception at the Royal Palace in Brussels for the laureates of the “Women of Peace” 2012, 2014 and 2016. This award, organized by Vrouwenraad, the Council of French Women and Platform 1325, is dedicated to the women are active in civil society, for women’s rights and for the building or … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium | Tagged Awards, International Women's Day, King Philippe of the Belgians, Queen Mathilde of the Belgians | 3 CommentsQueen Máxima Celebrates International Women’s Day
Today, Wednesday March 8, Her Majesty Queen Máxima celebrated International Women’s Day with a visit to the Single SuperMom Foundation in Amsterdam. The Single SuperMom Foundation was established in 2008 and it is focused in the help of the single mothers that are in need to solve issues such as finding a work, dealing with ex-partner and raising children. The foundation provides activities and networking events that aim to increase the … Continue reading
Posted in The Netherlands | Tagged International Women's Day, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands | 1 CommentQueen Mathilde in Laos: Days Three and Four
Her Majesty Queen Mathilde continued her mission in Laos on Wednesday February 22. The Queen started her third day in Laos with a visit at the Doub Preschool in the Ta Oi district of the Saravan province. In this school is active the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Education(WASH) program that aims to promote the improvement of the children’s health condition by teaching to the children how to prevent diseases by regularly … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium | Tagged Children, Education, Health, Laos, Patronage, Queen Mathilde of the Belgians, UNESCO, United Nations, Working Visit | 1 CommentA Day In Utrecht For Queen Máxima
Today, Wednesday February 22, Her Majesty Queen Máxima spent the day in Utrecht to attend two events connected with the Oranje Fonds. In the morning the Queen opened the Buzinezz Forum that aims to fight the youth unemployment and it is directed to organizations, municipalities and social entrepreneurs to increase job opportunities for the young people. The forum was organized by Prestatieladder Socialer Ondernemen, a national instrument that aims to solve … Continue reading
Posted in The Netherlands | Tagged Patronage, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Social Issues, The Oranje Fonds | 1 CommentQueen Mathilde In Laos: Days One and Two
As Honorary President of UNICEF Belgium and Advocate of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Her Majesty Queen Mathilde started on Monday February 20, a four day mission to Laos which lasts till February 23. The mission, organized by the UNICEF office in Laos and the Embassy of Belgium in Bangkok, aims to increase awareness in the fields of education, health and mental health, and the issues of child survival and … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium | Tagged Ambassador, Children, Education, Health, Laos, Patronage, Queen Mathilde of the Belgians, UNICEF, United Nations, Working Visit | Leave a commentKing Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima Visit The Krimpenerwaard Region
Today, Tuesday February 21, Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima paid a visit to the Region of Krimpenerwaard. Upon their arrival to the municipality of Krimpen aan den IJssel, they were received in the Town Hall by Jaap Smit, King’s Commissioner of South Holland, Martijn Willem Vroom, Mayor of Krimpen aan den IJssel and Roel Cazemier, Mayor of Krimpenerwaard. At the Town Hall, The King and the Queen met with members … Continue reading
Posted in The Netherlands | Tagged King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands | 1 CommentQueen Máxima Visits Oranje Fonds Program In Amsterdam
Today, Tuesday February 14, Her Majesty Queen Máxima paid a visit at the “Emma at Work” Foundation in the Emma Childen’s Hospital/Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam. The foundation, founded in 2006, aims to help young people from fifteen years with a chronic illness or physical disability to get a work experience like a summer job, flexible or permanent job. During the visit the Queen had a roundtable meeting with the young … Continue reading
Posted in The Netherlands | Tagged Children, Education, Hospital, Patronage, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, The Oranje Fonds | 1 CommentDutch Working Visit to Germany, Last Day: Saxony-Anhalt
Today, Friday February 10, Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima began their fourth and last day in Germany in Dessau-Rosslau, an urban district in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. There the Royal Couple paid a visit to the Staatliche Bauhaus, a school of art, design, architecture, and applied arts founded in 1919 in Weimar. This art school was the most influential modernist art school of the 20th century and since 1996 … Continue reading
Posted in The Netherlands | Tagged Education, Germany, King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands, Oranienbaum Castle, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Working Visit | 1 CommentQueen Mathilde Opens Child Conference in Brussels
Today, Friday February 10, Her Majesty Queen Mathilde opened the international conference titled ”Children and Armed Conflict” in the presence, among others, of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs Didier Reynders, and members of NATO, EU, African Union, UN, and non-governmental organizations. The conference, organized by Belgium to mark the upcoming International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers on February 12, was held … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium | Tagged Children, Conference, Queen Mathilde of the Belgians | Leave a commentDutch Working Visit to Germany, Day Three: Saxony and Saxony Anhalt
Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima began the third day of the working visit to Germany today, Thursday February 9, with a visit at the headquarters of the European Energy Exchange (EEX), the largest energy exchange in Europe. Accompanied by the Dutch and German delegations, the King and Queen were informed about power trading, had a meeting with the management Board of EEX and made a tour of the facility. … Continue reading
Posted in The Netherlands | Tagged Germany, King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Technology, Working Visit | 1 CommentDutch Working Visit to Germany, Day Two: Thuringia and Saxony
Today, Wednesday February 8, Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima started their second day of the working visit at the Thuringian State Chancellery in Erfurt were they were officially welcomed by Bodo Ramelow, Prime Minister of Thuringia, and his wife Germana Alberti vom Hofe. In the Chancellery took place an audience and the Royal Couple signed the golden book. Afterwards the King and the Queen paid a visit to … Continue reading
Posted in The Netherlands | Tagged Germany, King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Religion, Technology, Working Visit | 1 CommentDutch Working Visit to Germany, Day One: Thuringia
Today, Tuesday February 7, Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima started a four-day working visit to the German Federal States of Thuringia, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. The Royal Couple, along with the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Lilianne Ploumen and the Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment Melanie Schultz van Haegen, arrived in Germany in the afternoon. Upon their arrival the King and the Queen paid a visit to … Continue reading
Posted in The Netherlands | Tagged Germany, King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Working Visit | 1 CommentQueen Maxima Attends G20 Conference In Germany
Yesterday, Wednesday January 25, in her role as Special Advocate of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Inclusive Finance for Development and Honorary President of the Global Partnership for Inclusive Finance “Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion” (GPFI) of the G20, Her Majesty Queen Maxima held the opening speech at the G20 Conference “Digitising Finance, Financial Inclusion and Financial Literacy”. FM #Schäuble bei @bundesbank-Konf. zur #Digitalisierung, mit Jens Weidmann, Carl-Ludwig … Continue reading
Posted in The Netherlands | Tagged Germany, Inclusive Finance, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Working Visit | 1 CommentPrincess Laurentien Attends National Reading Breakfast Days
This morning, Wednesday January 25, Princess Laurentien participated at the launch of the 14th edition of the National Reading Breakfast Days at the Nieuwe Bibliotheek in Almere-Stad, in the province of Flevoland. In the presence of a group of children of primary school from grades 1 and 2, the Princess read the book “The Storm Whale”. The book, written and illustrated by the British illustrator and author Benji Davies, was elected Picture … Continue reading
Posted in The Netherlands | Tagged Children, Education, Literacy, Patronage, Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands | Leave a commentDutch Royal Family Presents Prince Claus Award 2016
Today, Thursday December 15, Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima and Their Royal Highnesses Princess Beatrix, Prince Constantijn, Princess Laurentien and Princess Mabel attended the 2016 Prince Claus Prize Award ceremony held at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam. The winner this year was the Thai indipendent filmmaker and artist Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Prins Claus Prijzen uitgereikt in Amsterdam https://t.co/eeb08DoJuI pic.twitter.com/pJ7VyTN9Ty — Vorsten (@VorstenNL) December 15, 2016 As honorary chairman of … Continue reading
Posted in The Netherlands | Tagged Awards, King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands, Patronage, Prince Claus Fund, Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands | Leave a commentQueen Maxima’s Working Visit To Germany
At the invitation of the German Minister of Finance, Wolfgang Schaeuble and in her role of Special Advocate of the UN Secretary General for Inclusive Finance for Development, Her Majesty Queen Maxima paid a working visit to Berlin today, Wednesday December 14. https://twitter.com/BMF_Bund/status/809084234568757249 Since December 1st the Federal Republic of Germany took over the presidency of the G20 for one year. The G20 is an international forum for cooperation on … Continue reading
Posted in The Netherlands | Tagged Germany, Inclusive Finance, Patronage, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Working Visit | Leave a commentQueen Mathilde Visits the Koninklijk Conservatorium Antwerpen
Today, Tuesday December 6, Her Majesty Queen Mathilde paid a visit to the Koninklijk Conservatorium Antwerpen (Conservatoire Royal d’Anvers), School of Arts du Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool in Antwerpen. Upon her arrival the Queen was welcomed by Director General of the AP College Pascale De Groote, Cathy Berx, Governor of the Province of Antwerpen and Claude Marinower, Deputy Mayor for Education and Lawsuits of the City of Antwerpen. The Queen met … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium | Tagged Children, Education, Music, Queen Mathilde of the Belgians | 1 CommentQueen Maxima Receives Scouts at Palace Noordeinde
This morning, Tuesday December 6, Her Majesty Queen Maxima met with 25 scouts from various Scouting organizations. At the meeting were also presents directors of Scouting Netherlands and project leaders of Scout projects. During a roundtable the Queen was informed about three projects that currently involve the Scouts: the first one is called Unlimited Adventure and aims to implement the socialization between disabled children with scouts; the second is the … Continue reading
Posted in The Netherlands | Tagged Patronage, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Scouting | 1 CommentQueen Maxima Awards Prince Bernhard Culture Prize
On Friday December 2nd, Her Majesty Queen Maxima presented the Prince Bernard Cultural Prize 2016 at the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ concert hall in Amsterdam. This year the award went to documentarian Heddy Honigmann. Heddy Honigmann is a director of fictional and documentary films, born in Lima, Peru, from a Polish-Jewish immigrants and spent most of her adult life in the Netherlands and then became a Dutch citizen. Mrs Honingmann received the … Continue reading
Posted in The Netherlands | Tagged Awards, Prince Bernhard Culture Fund, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands | 2 CommentsBelgium State Visit to the Netherlands – Last Day
The start of the third and last day of the state visit today, Wednesday November 30, was focused on technology for His Majesty King Philippe. King Philippe paid a visit at the headquarter of the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven. The King visited the Holst Centre, a research institute that develops technologies and was founded in 2005 by two Belgian and Dutch research centres. During the visit the King attended a seminar … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, The Netherlands | Tagged King Philippe of the Belgians, Queen Mathilde of the Belgians, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, State Visit, Technology | Leave a comment