Silver Jubilee of Queen Beatrix

[Squidgy]

August 20 2005 As part of Sail 2005, the Queen christened a boat "Beatrix". The sailboat was given as a gift to the Queen in honour of her Silver Jubilee by the Prinses Beatrix Fonds. It is meant to be used by the physically disabled.

Photos: Colourpress

[SpiffyBallerina]

I just love to see pictures of Beatrix with a camera. It reminds me of all those pictures I've seen of her (starting when she was about age 10) when she started to document everything on film (photo or video). I also enjoy seeing Queen Beatrix with Peter - they are so close and friendly and he always has a warm smile on his face.

[Marengo]

Very nice pictures! I have been to sail Amsterdam wednesday, saturday and sunday myself and luckily I could see both the Queen as Mr. Pieter van Vollenhoven and the Prince of Orange (and the mayor of Amsterdam). I really likes the pictures of the queen pouring soup etc, just like wht the people in the other boats are doing as well, eating and drinking, enjoying each others company and wathcing those amazing ships of course!

[SpiffyBallerina]

So in honor of her 25th Jubilee, I have heard people mention that the Queen gave a series of rather candid interviews. I've seen a couple of the videos myself on NOS, but I was hoping that maybe someone here could translate some of what Queen Beatrix said in those interviews. Or, are there transcipts of the interviews in English somewhere???

[Squidgy]

Sept. 19 2005 The Queen is presented with a book that has been published in honour of her Jubilee year. The book (to be made available for free to all those who turn 18 during Jubilee year) outlines the Dutch form of government (constitutional monarchy), historical development of its constitutional law, how citizens can exert influence, etc.

Photos: ANP

[misshelen]

Dutch Queen Beatrix and rapper Ali. B. exchange greetings during her jubilee visit to the Dutch province Flevoland , The Netherlands , Tuesday , 27 September 2005 pictures telegraaf

[misshelen]

Other picture from today without watermark AD. Rapper Ali B is very populair in the Netherlands.

[HMQueenElizabethII]

Other pictures from ANP Photo of the visit:

[SpiffyBallerina]

Hahaha! In the first pic I think she's picking up some tips from the rapper who was there to greet her.

Video of a really awesome Queen with a funny rapper:
http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/2...et_Ali_B..html

[misshelen]

Old pictures from August 13 2005 As part of her Jubilee celebrations, the Queen visited Apeldoorn. Pictures ANP without watermark

[Squidgy]

Oct. 8 2005 As part of her Jubilee tour, the Queen visited the province of Drenthe. Her program was dominated mostly by youth & culture.

Photos: ANP

[misshelen]

Thanks for the pictures Squidgy:) . More pictures from today without watermark from ANP and Telegraaf

[misshelen]

More pictures from NOS without watermark

[dutch royal]

Just my words , marengo,The clothes the queen is wearing is not verry flattering for her. BTW: last news about the egg trowing boys is that the stay in jail and they could get 7 and a half years for throwing the egg.

Someone walking around with a gun will be released by the police!

[Squidgy]

Originally Posted by dutch royal

Just my words , marengo,The clothes the queen is wearing is not verry flattering for her. BTW: last news about the egg trowing boys is that the stay in jail and they could get 7 and a half years for throwing the egg.

Someone walking around with a gun will be released by the police!

Good point Dutch Royal! Gosh, the Dutch justice system sounds like the Canadian one!

I agree with you & Marengo that this outfit isn't one of her better ones ...

The whole egg throwing incident got me to wondering if there are parts of the Netherlands that are more pro-Monarchy than other parts, or is support pretty much the same in every region?

[Marengo]

These days I do not think the difference is that big. But during the start of Wilhelmina's reign especially the north (friesland and groningen) had many inhabitants who were socialists, they were less sympathetic to the RF then other people in the country. Nowadays I would say that the (orthodox) christian communities are even more enthausiastic then the rest of the country. The mainly live in Zeeland (south west) and Gelderland (mid-east).

Amsterdam traditionally used to be anti-orange, as the regents of the city didn t like the stadholders involvment in 'their' city.

[Squidgy]

Originally Posted by Marengo

These days I do not think the difference is that big. But during the start of Wilhelmina's reign especially the north (friesland and groningen) had many inhabitants who were socialists, they were less sympathetic to the RF then other people in the country. Nowadays I would say that the (orthodox) christian communities are even more enthausiastic then the rest of the country. The mainly live in Zeeland (south west) and Gelderland (mid-east).

Amsterdam traditionally used to be anti-orange, as the regents of the city didn t like the stadholders involvment in 'their' city.

Thank you Marengo. I find it interesting that the different regions with their (I assume) different histories, for the most part, are equally supportive of having a monarchy. The situation is quite different here in Canada, where, generally speaking, French-Canadians (understandably) are not so enthused about having a British monarch as their Queen.

I was reading somewhere in this forum that Beatrix currently has something like a 90% approval rating from the Dutch - that is pretty amazing!

[SpiffyBallerina]

Originally Posted by Squidgy

I was reading somewhere in this forum that Beatrix currently has something like a 90% approval rating from the Dutch - that is pretty amazing!

I heard Beatrix also has similar ratings in the U.K. I recall a story where the streets of London were all congested because there was a royal motorcade and everyone was mad and said that Queen Elizabeth was so rude for taking up so much space. When the people found out that it was Queen Beatrix, their tone changed immediately and they said that it was okay because it was Beatrix and not Elizabeth. I've also read reports that many British people look to Queen Beatrix as an example of how they would like their monarch and royal family to be (this might be a source of the reported dislike Queen Lizzie has for Queen Beatrix). The articles (in British news) said that many Brits liked Queen Beatrix's warm professionalism rather than the 'stuffy' and 'elitist' attitudes of the British RF.

[dutch royal]

In my family the rf was not very popular. The reson they gave was that they get paid from our taxmoney. Well, they are right but they can help it if the are born in that family???

[Squidgy]

Originally Posted by dutch royal

In my family the rf was not very popular. The reson they gave was that they get paid from our taxmoney. Well, they are right but they can help it if the are born in that family???

Thanks for the laugh Dutch Royal. I guess you are the rebel in your family for liking the RF.:) As far as tax money goes, just reading the paper here in Canada, I see lots of ways public funds are wasted. It seems like every month or so, a new scandal pops up. I imagine it is pretty much the same in your country.

Having someone like your Queen, who tries to encourage and support what is "good" in society (e.g. the arts, charities, responsible industry, environmental awareness, international relations etc.) to me doesn't seem like a total waste of money. But then, I'm not the one paying Dutch taxes.