Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus's Official Visit to Indonesia, August 1995

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Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus with their son Prince Willem Alexander visited Sultanate of Yogyakarta, August 25,1995
It is the second time that the Queen from Netherland officiel states Visited to Indonesia.
In 1970 Queen Juliana and Prince Berhnard visited Indonesia,after Independent
August 17,1945


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Royal Family of Sultanate of YogYakarta welcome the Dutchs Royal With flower
Javanese Culture and tradition.


Photo By Rosiati Ismangil

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Royal Palace soldiers waiting for the Dutch Royals


Photo by Rosiati Ismangil

[Marengo]

thank you very much, I never saw these pictures before. I still remember the statevisit though, it was quite problematic before it started, but it went very well.
I remember the Queen wearing emeralds during the state banquet, very appropriate as we used to call Indonesia more poeticly, ´the girdle of emerald´.

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Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X and Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Hemas welcome Queen Beatrix, Prince Claus and Prince Alexander at the Royal Palace Yogyakarta ("Kraton")
August 25,1995.

Queen Beatrix With Sultan H.B X and Prince Claus and Prince Willem Alexander with G.K.R.Hemas.


Photo by Rosiati Ismangil.

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Prince Puger uncle of the Sultan H.B.X explain the H.M. Queen Beatrix about
tradition at Royal Palace Yogyakarta.

Photo by Rosiati Ismangil

[Squidgy]

Originally Posted by Marengo

thank you very much, I never saw these pictures before. I still remember the statevisit though, it was quite problematic before it started, but it went very well.

What were some of the problems that were going on prior to the visit?

[ropura]

Indonesia was more than 350 years colonized by the Dutch. After independence day many Dutch people lost their houses in Indonesia. Some people did not agree that the Queen Beatrix visited Indonesia.

[Gabriella]

Thanks for sharing these photos with us, ropura! It's amazing to think how things have changed for the royal family in the past ten years.

[Marengo]

The purpose of the state visit was indeed what you already suspected. Trade and reconsiliation. Queen Juliana already visited the country in the 70-ties (something her mother never allowed her to do when she was still crownprincess), there were again (still?) some problems.

The war came to the dutch as a total surprise and caused a major shock, just after we were ravashed by the germans (and japanese) & trying to build up the kingdom. A much used term was 'Indie verloren, rampspoed geboren', which means something like '(The Diutch) Indie(s) lost, disaster born'. This explains a bit the bitter fight which followed. 'We' only left because of US intervention, they threatened to stop the Marshall aid to The Netherlands if they continued the war & had already recognised the indonesian gouverment.

[Squidgy]

I think that was pretty courageous of Juliana to visit Indonesia in 1971. She must have been rather aprehensive about the type of reception she would receive. But I guess her visit went well?

And for the rest of it, well, I still find it hard to believe that the Dutch government (& people), after enduring years of occupation, starvation, etc. during WWII, would have any appetite or resources ($) to engage themselves in another war ... Oh, the things our governments get us involved in!

Thanks Marengo (again) for the info.:)

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August 21 1995 The Queen & Prince Claus visit a public cemetery in Mentang Pula, Jakarta. Many Dutch soldiers who lost their lives during WWII are buried here.


Photos: ANP/AAP

[lucien]

An already long planned State Visit from Indonesia might go ahead in the near future as the EU
lifted the ban on Indonesia's national carrier Garuda.

Several Indonesian airlines got on the black list due to their lack of safety,but now,with new long haul Boeing 777 aircraft,the ban was lifted.

The President of Indonesia always refused to fly any other airline but Garuda.The State Visit might take place this coming winter.