Remembrance and Liberation Day; May 4th and 5th, 2009

[lucien]

Tomorrow monday may 4th is Remembrance Day.We commemorate the dead of WWII and all
other wars and missions after that,both military and civilian.

A very solemn day,all the more so in light of recent events.Allthough
they were no victims related to war,they too were innocent and it would
be impossible not to think of them as well.

HM has choosen to attend as She traditionally does,accompanied by TRH
The Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima.

They will attend the National Remembrance service at the Nieuwe Kerk,Amsterdam,
after which HM and The Prince of Orange will lay a wreath at the National Monument
at the Dam square at a few minutes before 20.00PM.
At 20.00PM 2 minutes silence will be observed.

Wreaths will be layed by survivors of WWII,Government,Military,the merchant fleet
and all kinds of organisations among them gypsy and gay organisations.

After that ceremony HM and TRH The Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima will walk passed the wreaths.

As usual there will be tens of thousands in attendance on Dam Square,
this year,in light of events,more are expected as a token of support and
genuine love for our Royal Family.This perticular ceremony is the most solemn
on both the Royal and our own agendas.Flags fly at halfmast that day.

Pieter van Vollenhoven will attend the solemn ceremony at the Military Field of Honour at the Grebbeberg.
The venue of fierce fighting in WWII in the days before the dutch troops there had to surrender in may 1940.

Tuesday may 5th we celebrate the Liberation and the surrender of the Germans and Japanese
here and in the former Dutch East-Indies,present day Indonesia.

It always is a day of great festivities simular to those on Queensday.

HM The Queen will attend the Liberation Day concert at the Amstel river,
Amsteram in the evening.The program of the music has been adjusted,a
more solemn programme will be performed due to the tragedy on Queensday.

Pieter van Vollenhoven will attend celebrations in the city of Wageningen,
the city was the venue of the official surrender
of the german occupying forces on my 5th 1945.

Het Koninklijk Huis

http://www.4en5mei.nl/herdenken

[Paty]

Originally Posted by lucien

As usual there will be tens of thousands in attendance on Dam Square,
this year,in light of events,more are expected as a token of support and
genuine love for our Royal Family.This perticular ceremony is the most solemn.

Het Koninklijk Huis

Herdenken

Thanks for all the info Lucien. After the Queen´s Day incident I hope they can spend in peace this celebration.

Btw, is this day most solem than the Prinsjedag?

[lucien]

Originally Posted by Paty

Thanks for all the info Lucien. After the Queen´s Day incident I hope they can spend in peace this celebration.

Btw, is this day most solem than the Prinsjedag?

Remembrance certainly is yes,we remember the dead and the cermonies are far more solemn.And rightfully so.
Prinsjesdag is when we hear about the next rise in taxes.That is different,one can not really compare the two.

[susan alicia]

or about the lowering of taxes, it is the proposal of next years budget Prinsjesdag - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Originally Posted by lucien

Remembrance certainly is yes,we remember the dead and the cermonies are far more solemn.Prinsjesdag is when we hear about the next rise in taxes.That is different,one can not really compare the two.

[lucien]

Originally Posted by Paty

Thanks for all the info Lucien. After the Queen´s Day incident I hope they can spend in peace this celebration.

Btw, is this day most solem than the Prinsjedag?

Images of previous years as the Nation Commemorates their dead due to wars and missions abroad on this most solemn day on our National agenda.

ANP Beeldbank

courtesy royalimages.

[ghost_night554]

Thank you for the info Lucien

[lucien]

There's less space at the Dam Square for the public tonight due to the stricter security that is in place in light of the tragedy in Apeldoorn.

Still,there's more then enough room left for all in the surrounding areas.
This was announced by the Mayor of Amsterdam,Job Cohen,this morning.

There are more people then usual expected at tonights ceremonies.

[lucien]

Amsterdam this evening,the National Remembrance of the dead of WWII and other wars & missions involving dutch military & civilians:

ANP Beeldbank

PPE Agency


Courtesy royalimages & ppe

[Marengo]

The mayor of Amsterdam, Job Cohen, hold a speech, in which he said among other things: 'Every year we remember the fallen, here on Dam square, with the attendance of our queen. Especially this year we are happy to have her amidst us'.

The people on Dam square started a spontanious applause after this comment of the mayor.

[Florencia]

ANP Beeldbank
ANP Beeldbank

[lucien]

Originally Posted by Marengo

The mayor of Amsterdam, Job Cohen, hold a speech, in which he said among other things: 'Every year we remember the fallen, here on Dam square, with the attendance of our queen. Especially this year we are happy to have her amidst us'.

The people on Dam square started a spontanious applause after this comment of the mayor.

As HM and TRH arrived at the Nieuwe Kerk there already was a round of applaus,
The applaus at the Dam Square was heartwarming,it really was.

Our Queen was visibly moved hearing the round of applaus,all were,beautifull:

ANP Beeldbank

http://www.royalimages.nl/search.pp?...=31455&flush=1


Remembrance at the War Memorial Apeldoorn this evening,HRH Princess Margriet was among the public.
ANP Beeldbank

[sgl]

It looked like a beautiful service.

[ghost_night554]

Some photos
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Troonopvolgers!: 4 mei - Dodenherdenking.
4 May « Myroyal’s Blog
http://www.wireimage.com/ItemListing...=370637&nbc1=1

[Royal Fan]

Wonderful such Bravery especially after what just happened im glad they applauded the Queen

[Paty]

Wearth laying ceremony at the WWII memorial at the monument op de Dam with Princess Maxima, Queen Beatrix and Prince Willem-Alexander.

PPE Agency

Pieter van Vollenhoven and Prince Pieter-Christiaan at the WWII memorial at the monument on the Militair Ereveld Grebbeberg in Rhenen.

PPE Agency

[Marengo]

From Dutchnews.nl:

Royals in Amsterdam for Remembrance Day

Monday 04 May 2009
Security is being stepped up in Amsterdam on Monday as the queen, crown prince Willem-Alexander and princess Máxima take part in the traditional wreath-laying ceremony at the Dam war memorial this evening.
There wil be fewer places for members of the public, because of the extra security measures, the city's mayor Job Cohen told news agency ANP. 'Nevertheless, we have been able to preserve the open character of the event,' he said.

Read the entire article here.

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Over 20.000 people attended the remembrance ceremony. Note that the roads to Dam square were blocked by police vans.

[QUEENECE29]

"Dodenherdenking" Remembrance of the Dead in prescence of Queen Beatrix, Crown Prince Alexander and Princess Maxima - Dam Saquare
Royal Press Europe - Royal Photoagency - © Albert Nieboer & Albert Philip van der Werf

Royalportraits

http://kroonprincessen.web-log.nl/kr...erdenking.html

http://gpdhome.typepad.com/royalblog...msterdam-.html

[Paty]

Video from Nos.nl

NOS Mediaplayer

[lucien]

Originally Posted by Marengo

The mayor of Amsterdam, Job Cohen, hold a speech, in which he said among other things: 'Every year we remember the fallen, here on Dam square, with the attendance of our queen. Especially this year we are happy to have her amidst us'.

The people on Dam square started a spontanious applause after this comment of the mayor.

Video:

YouTube - Dodenherdenking 2009 NOS + applaus · First public performance Queen after crash.

[Maura724]

Who is the small woman with glasses standing next to the Queen in all the pictures?