Princess Margriet & Prof. Pieter van Vollenhoven: Part 3 (December 2008 -)

[Marengo]

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[Marengo]

Pieter van Vollenhoven will feature in a special episode of the RKK. The camera's followed him while he shared a day with the monks in a convent in Berkel-Enschot.

He talks among other things about his parents and that they were worried when he entered the royal house. He hope that his parents are able to see what he is doing now and he says he also hopes his mother-in-law will be able to see how he found his own way. According to Pieter the late Queen wanted him to follow his own path, she would have liked this... (his present role in security etc).

Source: royalblog.nl

[sgl]

Are his parents still living? I wonder if they finally gave their approval?

[Marengo]

No, I didn't translate it well. He mant that he hoped they could see all that from above.

[sgl]

Thank you, Marengo. I didn't think that they were still living, but after reading this, I wasn't so sure.

[Michaella]

Utrecht Pieter van Vollenhoven has, at the Royal Dutch Coin, made his own coin for the celebration of 60 years voluntary police. 2008-12-23
PPE Agency

[lucien]

Professor mr.Pieter van Vollenhoven will do the opening college of the Risk Management Masters,University Twente today.

http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/content.jsp?objectid=28063

[Paty]

Prof.mr. Pieter van Vollenhoven attended the Openingcollege of the First Dutch Master Study Risicomanagement at the University of Twente.
Since the 1st october 2005, Pieter Van Vollenhoven works as praktijkhoogleraar Risk Management at the University of Twente.

PPE Agency Twente

[lucien]

Originally Posted by Paty

Prof.mr. Pieter van Vollenhoven attended the Openingcollege of the First Dutch Master Study Risicomanagement at the University of Twente.
Since the 1st october 2005, Pieter Van Vollenhoven works as praktijkhoogleraar Risk Management at the University of Twente.

PPE Agency Twente

He did not just attend,he IS the Professor who did the opening college.

[lucien]

HRH Princess Margriet will open a border crossing live/care zone tomorrow at Dinxperlo-Süderwick
(the municipalaties of Aalten,The Netherlands and Stadt Bocholt,Germany) .

http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/content.jsp?objectid=27854

[lucien]

Pieter van Vollenhoven will open the tenth,and last in a series of-,photo exhibitions on the House of Orange Nassau at Het Loo Palace today.
Het Koninklijk Huis

[lucien]

Originally Posted by lucien

Pieter van Vollenhoven will open the tenth,and last in a series of-,photo exhibitions on the House of Orange Nassau at Het Loo Palace today.
Het Koninklijk Huis

PPE Agency

Courtesy PPE/Buys

[lucien]

Originally Posted by lucien

HRH Princess Margriet will open a border crossing live/care zone tomorrow at Dinxperlo-Süderwick
(the municipalaties of Aalten,The Netherlands and Stadt Bocholt,Germany) .

Het Koninklijk Huis

PPE Agency

courtesy PPE/

[White Princess]

Congratulations Her Highness!

[Marengo]

Pieter van Vollenhoven appeared in the news-programme NOVA yesterday evening, in his capacity as chairman of the national safety commission. The topic was the aircraft of Turkish Airways that crashed near Schiphol airport of course, he/the commission will know more on wednesday when more research has been done in France.

[Marengo]

As i wrote on the blog:

Prof. Mr. Pieter van Vollenhoven, bother-in-law of Dutch queen Beatrix, today announced that a faulty altitude meter probably is the cause of the crash of an airplane of Turkish Airways near Schiphol Airport one week ago. Nine people, including the three pilots, were killed when the Boeing 737-800 ploughed into a muddy field last Wednesday. Around 80 people got wounded, 28 of which are still in the hospital.

Pieter van Vollenhoven said that the counsil had decided to release the investigation’s preliminary findings as a ‘warning to Boeing’, to review the use of this altitude meter in combination with an automatic pilot. Further investigation will now focus on the altitude meter and the link with the automatic pilot system and the throttle. It will also look at two previous incidents involving altitude meters.

Van Vollenhoven is the chairman of the National Safety Council, which does research after the causes of the crash. While the plane flew on an altitude of 1950 ft. the meter showed the altitude as -8 ft. This led the engine to as if it was landing and shut down. The Boeing then dropped below the speed necessary to stay in the air. Once the crew realised what had happened, it was too late to recover. Eye-witnesses said the plane appeared to ‘drop like a stone’.

[Marengo]

From our blog:

Prof. Mr. Pieter van Vollenhoven, brother-in-law of queen Beatrix, attended the memorial service that was organized in a hangar in Schiphol-East for the victims of the plane crash with a plane of Turkish Airways, ten days ago. During this crash nine people lost their lives and 80 people got injured.
Apart from Pieter van Vollenhoven the mayor of Haarlemmermeer, the Dutch ministers of Internal Affairs and Justice , the Turkish ambassador and his wife and 600 victims of the crash and their relatives attended the service. The queen was represented by an advisor.

And some pictures: ANP Beeldbank

[iceflower]

18-03-2009 Arnhem : Pieter van Vollenhoven attended the award
ceremony of the juryprize of ''Gelders Newsphoto 2008'' at the
Provinciehouse in Arnhem. Pieter van Vollenhoven is chairman of
the jury.

** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 **

[lucien]

Originally Posted by iceflower

18-03-2009 Arnhem : Pieter van Vollenhoven attended the award
ceremony of the juryprize of ''Gelders Newsphoto 2008'' at the
Provinciehouse in Arnhem. Pieter van Vollenhoven is chairman of
the jury.

** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 **

Pieter handed-out the "Gelders Nieuwsfoto Award" at the Provinciehuis,Arnhem.

PPE Agency

courtesy Prov Gelderland.

**I know the captions,as often,says "attended" while it is that specific member of the RF that opens or hands out whatever it is,
but it is as it is,they deliver great pics and lousy captions,our friends at ppe)

[iceflower]

Again we have the special word "attended", lucien

26-03-2009 Groningen Princess Margriet attended the symposium “75
Year Fighting against Blindness in The Netherlands” of the ANVBB in
Martiniplaza in Groningen. With this meeting, eye care organizations
want to pay attention to unnecessary blindness in The Netherlands.

** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 ** ppe gallery **