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View Poll Results: Who is your favourite Dutch royal?
Queen Beatrix 7 14.89%
Crown Prince Willem-Alexandre & Crown Princess Maxima 27 57.45%
Prince Johan Friso & Princess Mabel 1 2.13%
Prince Constantijn & Princess Laurentien 1 2.13%
Princess Margriet & Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven 4 8.51%
Prince Maurits & Princess Marilene 4 8.51%
Prince Pieter-Christiaan & Princess Anita 1 2.13%
Prince Floris & Princess Aimee 1 2.13%
Princess Irene 0 0%
Princess Christina 1 2.13%
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Old 01-10-2006, 03:26 PM
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Who is your favorite Dutch royal of all time??? (and why, of course!)
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Old 01-10-2006, 03:40 PM
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well, thats a difficult question. I wnat to select the following two: Queen Wilhelmina and Stadholder Willem III (King WIlliam III of Great Britain), both inspiring leaders in difficult times. Especially the stadholder who helped us through the disaster year 1672, and did everything in his power to protect the country from our big neighbours.
Queen Wilhelmina was an inspiring leader in the second world war, the mother of the fatherland. But apart from that her character is phenomenal, I liek all her excentricities and her hot temper (or as she called it: 'my russian blood').
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well, thats a difficult question. I wnat to select the following two: Queen Wilhelmina and Stadholder Willem III (King WIlliam III of Great Britain), both inspiring leaders in difficult times. Especially the stadholder who helped us through the disaster year 1672, and did everything in his power to protect the country from our big neighbours.
Queen Wilhelmina was an inspiring leader in the second world war, the mother of the fatherland. But apart from that her character is phenomenal, I liek all her excentricities and her hot temper (or as she called it: 'my russian blood').
love that russian blood! beatrix talks about it too...how that's where her temper comes from.
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Old 01-10-2006, 07:14 PM
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me to, it is such an elegant excuse. I tried to use 'my italian blood' for the same thing, never got away with it sadly. So, who is your favourite?
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My favourite is Princess Maxima. She is always smiliing and looks gorgeous. I think she is the model of the new princesses
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Old 01-11-2006, 11:17 AM
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My favourite is Princess Maxima. She is always smiliing and looks gorgeous. I think she is the model of the new princesses
yes she is absolutely fantastic. we couldnt ask for a better crownprincess tor represent us.

I'm so curious if Amalia will grow up to be a great queen. she may well be poised to be my favorite dutch royal.

I dont think I can pick one person. I admire Wilhelmina very much. she was the heart and soul of the resistance in WW2. I also love how openly she speaks about her christian faith in her memoirs.
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Old 01-11-2006, 11:21 AM
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I just love the queens. Wihelmina, Juliana, Beatrix, Maxima, and someday C-A. But my FAVORITE of course is Queen Beatrix herself. Such an intelligence, sense of duty, loyalty, and hard work. She also just SEEMS like the mother to the whole country, which was what she intended from the start (she said so when she was about 10 or 13).
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It's really difficult to pick one. I like Wilhelmina too, for all that she has done for our country in very bad times. Beatrix is also a great favourite of mine. She has such a sense of duty and is a very intelligent woman who is capable of taking wise decisions, a thing that is very important in a good queen...
From the new generation I like Maxima best. She has just such a vibrant personality and she really does a great job representing our country. :)

Overall I would say that Maxima is my favourite Dutch royal, because I can relate to her the most...
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My favorite Dutch Royal is Her Royal Higness Princess Máxima. She is so spontanious, looks happy en have don Jet a lot of good work. Also her looks are a reasing why she is my favorite. She is a beautyful woman and a lovely mother now.
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It's really difficult to pick one. I like Wilhelmina too, for all that she has done for our country in very bad times. Beatrix is also a great favourite of mine. She has such a sense of duty and is a very intelligent woman who is capable of taking wise decisions, a thing that is very important in a good queen...
From the new generation I like Maxima best. She has just such a vibrant personality and she really does a great job representing our country. :)

Overall I would say that Maxima is my favourite Dutch royal, because I can relate to her the most...
yeah, it might be best to break this down by favorites in each generation. there are so many distinctive personalities.
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who is your favourite dutch royal?

my vote goes for Princess Maxima... :)

Queen Beatrix
Crown Prince Willem-Alexander
Crown Princess Máxima
Prince Constantijn
Princess Laurentien
Prince Johan Friso
Princess Mabel
Princess Margriet
Prince Maurits or Princess Marilene
Prince Bernhard or Princess Annette
Prince Pieter Christian or Princess Anita
Prince Floris or Princess Aimee
Princess Irene
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Crown Prince Willem-Alexander:)
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Old 01-18-2006, 02:01 PM
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Maxima!!! always first and foremost. she is the future of the royal family. After 4 years, I still haven't entirely taken in the fact that my very own House of Orange has acquired such a fantastic crownprincess.


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I vote for Laurentien!
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Old 01-18-2006, 02:07 PM
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My vote goes to the Queen! :)
And then Maxima and Willem-Alexander!
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My vote goes to Maxima and Aimée!:) :)
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My Vote goes for Princess Màxima ...she is the best crownprincess!



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