The Prince Claus Awards (2003-2019)


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10 december, the day of the prince claus awards, Queen Beatrix, Prince Willem-Alexander, Prince Johan-Friso, Mabel, Prince Constantijn and last but not least Pregnant Princces Laurentien are together for the Prince Claus Fund.

A very happy Prince Willem-Alexander, his family congratualations him with the birth of his daughter Amalia. :flower:

Alexander kissing Mabel! :woot:

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after mabel he kiss Laurentien, the pregnant wife off Prince Constantijn!

the kiss.

The couple Prince Johan-Friso and Mabel! ;)

and another

Pirctures of the couple Prince Constantijn and pregnant Princces Laurentien :heart:

Prince Constantijn, Princes laurenten and Mabel Wisse Smit!

Happy Pregnant Laurentien!

Prince Constantijn

The happy family :heart:

in love!

Pictures of Mabel, she looks pretty good!

Mabel listen.

happy Mabel ;)
 

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The speech from Prince Constantijn for the Prins Claus awards!

Dear friends of Prince Claus, and HIS fund…
Many of you have known my father and cherish special memories. Much has been said about what he meant to the fund, therefore I would like to take a moment to share with you what you and the Prince Claus Fund meant to him.
For him the Fund was a challenging and exciting space. Here he met people that really mattered to him. Here he discussed issues close to his heart. This diverse gathering of backgrounds, stories, insights, and ideas, but also trauma’s, and frustrations provided much of his inspiration. My father strongly believed that we develop ourselves and learn from each other through interaction and culture. He saw the Fund as a platform for learning, listening and sometimes even preaching – although he would not easily admit the latter. He might have been frustrated at times that culture still remains a limited factor in main stream development policy, but he nurtured the small but effective contributions the Fund could make to the debate and especially to the people and organisations working on the ground. In the last years of his life he would fight his physical handicaps to deliver this annual speech. He made us laugh and cry, and both will stay with us as we go forward.

And now here we are. While you were used to one honorary chairman, you are now suddenly confronted with two, both facing the difficult task of treading in the footsteps of their illustrious predecessor with obvious anxiety. We are proud and honoured to succeed our father in this role, though this was by no means inevitable. The Fund is not a family business. Rather, it is dedicated to our father as an individual, and to his vision and personal achievements in the field of development. We cannot and do not aspire to match those achievements. But we do hope to make a modest contribution, by taking the Fund into its next phase and by ensuring that ‘His’ Fund, will continue to reflect his legacy and ideas. Just as our father’s ideas could not be boxed in, the Fund - as we have come to discover it over the past few months - is a buzzing entity that is difficult to describe in a few words. It is many things at once. It is a platform where people meet and exchange ideas. The Fund is authentic and innovative, both in its thinking and working methods. It is independent and seeks independence in others. It is vibrant and pioneering, and it is also serious, putting quality at the heart of everything it does and stands for. Most of all, the Fund is about supporting culture that helps development across the globe – with artists and intellectuals, civil organizations and folklore festivals, museums and yes, even football clubs. It is about culture at its best and broadest.

Today’s award ceremony expresses the Fund’s commitment to reward quality, authenticity, independence and innovation; virtues that were so important to our father and that are all represented on the colorful list of laureates. From the Arab Human Development Report that challenges current thinking and promotes self-examination in the Arab world and pushes for more research on key issues of development and civil society, to the preservation of local crafts in China and Indonesia. However different, all laureates contribute to the development of their countries within their own historical and cultural context. Recent world events have shown again that understanding and appreciating culture is truly essential to ensuring long term sustainable social and economic development. The laureates’ accomplishments exemplify the qualities that we strive to promote.

The awards are only one aspect of the Fund’s range of initiatives – which include projects, publications and promotion of personal networks. The Fund actively encourages contacts between partners in its network and supports regional organisations in their activities and in working together with the Fund. True interaction means sharing of information, knowledge and experiences. But the Fund can only do so much. Achieving success is a responsibility it shares with all its partners.

Beyond these serious matters, the Fund is also a place for laughter and light-hearted interaction. Our father loved the debates and the differences of opinion, even though at times he would come home complaining that “again he did not get his way”…. More than anything, he felt the need to laugh at his own failings and at our western habits and rituals. Interaction, understanding and building relationships can only go so far if there’s no laughter!

Now back to what we came for….

Today we celebrate the Prince Claus Fund Awards and their prestigious awardees. They share in the vibrancy and energy of the Fund. They help it grow and ensure its dynamism. The awards are an acknowledgement of their achievements and provide support for the continuation of their important work, from which we all hope to benefit in the future.

We would warmly like to congratulate the 2003 Prince Claus Awardees, and look forward to working with them in the coming years.
 
Thank you for the pictures!

Nice pictures: Alexander kissing the two wifes of his brothers :woot:

Naughty prince :p
 
December 1, 2004: Princess Maxima and Willem Alexander at the Prince Claus Prize. Palestinian Poet Mahmoud Darwish received the Prize from Prince Johan Friso.

In these pics, the royal family enjoying themselves with singer Carlinhos Brown.
 

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and some more...
 

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Two other pictures
 

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pdas1201 said:
and some more...
Hard to believe they were sitting there shouting and laughing while Bernhard was dying.
 
To answer the wristband question....

The one she has stands for a reaction against the murder of Theo Van Gogh, a Dutch filmmaker. He was killed because he made a documentary film about violence against women in Islamic societies.

you can read it in Dutch at www.respect2all.nl

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I've wondered a bit about the wristband thing myself AngelS. I've noticed that Willem-Alexander wears one as well and was going to ask about it in another thread and forgot. I would love to know the answer as well.
 
In the picture where they have their hands in the air, what are they doing? It looks like they are singing YMCA.
 
Lady Cathrine Rose said:
In the picture where they have their hands in the air, what are they doing? It looks like they are singing YMCA.
Are you referring to the pictures at the very top of this page? Or some other ones? If you are referring to the ones at the top of this page, I think that they are just laughing and clapping because something is funny.
 
more from mulders webpage: some repeats, sorry
 

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the day berhnard died continue
 

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posted by Marengo on amalia's thread :
WA is i The Netherlands for the annual Prince Claus awards, an event which will happen today. I believe the Queen, WA, Laurentien, Constantijn, Mabel and Friso will be present.

can someone tell me is there a detail of this event? what time? it's held in Amsterdam, isn't it? :confused: :confused:

i recall last year, the Queen danced cheerfully, and the next minute, she & the RF had to leave because Princess Bernhard about to passed away. :eek: :(
 
It was held in the new musicbuilding near 't IJ. Prince Constantijn handed out the prizes this year.
Henri M. posted pictures of the event on the benelux royals MB. As I do not know how ANP works I can not post them here. Furthermore he gave some information about the guy who won the prize:

'The Principal Award was presented to Zapiro alias Jonathan Shapiro (1958, South Africa), who is one of the best- known cartoonists of South Africa.

His work has been widely published in both the national and international media. He worked with Story Circle producing educational comics on HIV/Aids, democracy, and the prevention of child abuse. During the 1980s he began working with anti-apartheid groups and also published cartoons. Zapiro’s graphics prove his ability to expose the truth and his refusal to excuse anyone from public comment regardless of status, race or power. '
 
1 more from colourpress

it looks like prince constantijn present this year's prince claus' prize...
 

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Thanks, both of you. A pity that there wasn t more media attention for this event this year. I guess most royalty reporters travelled to Buenos Aires where Amalia stole the show.
 
The speech of Prince Constantijn from www.koninklijkhuis.nl:

Speech by Prince Constantijn, 7 december 2005

on the occasion of the presentation of the Prince Claus Prize 2005 in Amsterdam.

Humour and Satire. A great theme and an equally great challenge for a speaker. In preparation I read a selection of literature on the topic, including Freud’s ‘Der Witz’. Instead of providing some inspiration, it put me to sleep;
It is clear that talking about humour is problematic and mostly boring. But you have not come here to be bored. In fact, under its name bearer, the Prince Claus Fund has built up quite a reputation for allowing the unexpected to happen. Every year, guests, and media would gather in anticipation of the next surprise.
This year’s theme would have put a twinkle into Prince Claus’s eye. He enjoyed challenging conformism, and saw the uplifting force of dialogue and laughter. In humour, he looked for quality and subtle wit. His unique sense of humour did not always resonate with the directness and bluntness of Dutch culture.
Looking back we will remember humour as one of his finest qualities.
Today we honour the universal quality and importance of humour and satire. Quality is central to anything that the Fund does. So we do not honour the banal, the derogatory or the cynical. Nor the sense of exclusion that humour can create. One should not forget that humour is often used to offend, and to degrade. It can be applied to exclude the outsider, and to insult the weak.
No – today we celebrate the freedom of speech; and other forms of expression that can even go beyond words. We acknowledge the potential of humour and satire to enrich social discourse, development and the quality of life. Today we honour our laureates who have displayed the forementioned quality in their work, in their personality and in their engagement with the societies that they work and live in.
Someone told me that the ultimate test of the quality of satire is wether the object of the joke is able to laugh about it. Satire may be harsh, but ultimately it must also be fair in the given context and not intentionally malicious. Obviously this test assumes that the object of satire actually possesses a sense of humour, even under fire, and we all know that is not easy to be mocked.
This need for a sense of humour holds the key to answering the question; why humour and satire are so powerful. It is not so much the comment or the joke itself that holds the power. The impact lays in the reaction of the people and institutions who are the object of the joke; and their ability – or inability - to self-reflect.
Humour is so powerful because power – almost by nature - has no sense of humour. Why does the a state, a corporation, an organisations or even an individual feel threatened by the words of a stand-up comedian or a mere cartoon? Because a joke is uncontrollable and potentially embarrassing; it has the capacity to expose the mechanisms of power and the hypocrisy with which it is exercised.
As power itself is humourless, it lends humour its power. Power is obsessed with control and seeks to arm itself. Humour disarms. No general or politician will ever state: “Relax, nothing is under control”. The fear of losing face turns power into a caricature of itself, which is mirrored in the truth of a joke or a cartoon.
An anecdote from a concentration camp in the Second World War is a compelling example of how humour can disarm power and endow the hopeless with dignity, and it reassurance us that, with humour: even the powerless can assert their moral superiority over their oppressors.
A camp guard had one glass eye and two prisoners discussed how to tell which was real and which fake. Finally, one of them hit on the answer: “It's obvious; one eye still shows a gleam of humanity . . . that must be the glass one.”
It is a gift to find such humour in even the darkest of times. As the chairman of the prize committee mentioned before: humour thrives in hardship and despair.
So, we may mock others and ridicule situations or behaviour, but we should not forget to make fun of ourselves, as this – in my view – is the true sense of humour.
Recently, in this country, we have been taking ourselves awfully seriously. We have come up short on laughter. Racial and religious divides, economic recession and demographic trends have turned our proud nation of righteous people into soul-searchers. The so called “Dutch uncle” - as the English call someone who preaches morality - is becoming a bit of a bore; sulking in his corner of Europe; navel gazing, instead of looking the world in the eye and leading the way. It takes strength to laugh about oneself; to make the joke that breaks a taboo. It is probably the strongest sign of self-confidence.
We have a long tradition of political satire in the Netherlands. Recently a new breed of satirists has emerged to whom we owe our gratitude. Branded as ‘allochtoon’ - or those foreign in origin – a number of comedians and singers are holding up a mirror to themselves, their communities and the nation as a whole. Through their satire and self-mockery they question the clichés about our tolerance, flexibility, open-mindedness and internationalism. With their humour and songs, they have become instrumental in enabling an open discussion of sensitive issues such as guilt, discrimination and the taboos of our multicultural society. In entertaining us, they help us bridge some of the divides that have recently emerged.
In free countries and regions, laughter is an essential part of living freely; we need satire to keep power in check. In occupation and oppression, humour is even more important; it means survival. People dedicate their lives to humour and satire, putting their freedom and safety at risk. But without it, they may have dried up and died along with their communities. The world needs people who say the seemingly unspeakable, who expose the hypocrisy, corruption and vanity of power. We need to encourage those who wield this mysterious and universal power called humour to help create spaces of freedom in which all people are at liberty to think, speak, live, explore and develop.
Seeking out the zones of silence and creating spaces of freedom is a leading objective of the Prince Claus Fund. It is within this framework – however broad – that the Fund has a special focus on humour and satire. In line with its belief in the developmental aspect of culture, the Fund is particularly interested in expressions of humour and satire that are not only innovative and unique, but also convey quality and a certain degree of social commitment.
The laureates today have all in their own way given new meaning to this idea by speaking out, and by contrasting the silence with their wit and braveness, laying bare the raw nerves of the truth.
Few can rival the cartoons of Jonathan Shapiro, alias Zapiro. Local and global themes are represented in an irresistibly humorous manner; each cartoon touching on the essence of the issues at hand. Zapiro has used his gift to question the system of apartheid and continues to challenge the clichés and dogmas of his home region and the world at large. He also teaches and shares his views and qualities with coming generations. For the outstanding quality of his work, for his social and political commitment and his contribution to culture and development it is a great honour and privilege to hand the 2005 award to Mr Jonathan Shapiro of South Africa.



© RVD
 
Maxima's coat is recycled- isn't it that one she wore in Australia?
Also where is Willem Alexander? I have't seen him on photos :rolleyes:
 
I'm baaaaack! :)
I liked Maxima's outfit. It's a pretty brown/goldish colour and I like the bit of shine in it.
 
SpiffyBallerina said:
I'm baaaaack! :)
I liked Maxima's outfit. It's a pretty brown/goldish colour and I like the bit of shine in it.
Hey Spiffy, welcome back! :flowers:
I like the outfits of Laurentien and Mabel very much. I'm not a big fan of what Maxima's wearing, it makes her look so huge!
 
imo, all the ladies looked great and happy, its good to see them all out together
 
mims111 said:
Maxima's coat is recycled- isn't it that one she wore in Australia?
Also where is Willem Alexander? I have't seen him on photos :rolleyes:

Willem-Alexander is in Tunesia at present as he is appointed Chair of the UN Secretary General's Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation.The Board has it's 7th meeting in Tunis from december 13th till tomorrow december 15th.:
http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/content.jsp?objectid=17181
 
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