The van Vollenhoven family : Current News & Pictures

[purple_platinum]

one more photo from royalimages.nl

[dutch royal]

Self made pictures of the daughter- inlaws from Princess margriet . Pictures are made friday 16 december on paleis het loo

[dutch royal]

Here is another nice picture between princess aimee and princess annette

[Tina]

Originally Posted by Princess Maxima

Am i the onlyone who thinks that Anita looks pregnant?

hope so

if she isn't in any case she looks very happy

[purple_platinum]

gorgeous and beautiful, dutch royal !
keep them coming...

[Emily]

Originally Posted by purple_platinum

gorgeous and beautiful, dutch royal !
keep them coming...

Ditto! I love seeing photos of this event! Can you also give us some of your impressions of seeing them arrive?

[dutch royal]

It was verry funny because when the cars arrived, you heard princess annette screaming at the chauffeur that he should wait to open the car because here mother - inlaw, princess margriet had to come out of the second car first. Thats why i took pictures of the princess Annette so close..:p

[Squidgy]

Lovely pictures Dutch Royal! Thanks for sharing them.:)

[fanletizia]

04-05-2006 Prof mr. P Van Vollenhoven and Prince Pieter Christiaan at the memorial of WWII at the Grebbenberg.


from PPE

[dutch royal]

Here a picture of Prof. Mr. pieter van vollenhoven at his visit at paleis het loo on may 12th

[Marengo]

Thanks for the picture, dutchroyal! Aways good to see him. Did you make that picture yourself?

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Yesterday it was reported in the televisionnews and today in several newspapers that the sons and daughters-in-law of Princess Margriet all have special parking permits in their cars which enables them to park anywhere. Usually this permit is only given to doctors. The RVD said that the permit was gien out of safety reasons, because it allows them to get of the street as quickly as possible. However it caused some sour remarks from people living in Amsterdam and owning a car, as it is a real challenge to find any parkingspace there at all (a challenge which makes your blood pressure rise instantly).

[dutch royal]

Yes marengo, i was there to make pictures. It was on a friday and after lunch. I had to work all morning but the palace is not far a way so i took my camera with me to work so that i could go right after my shift was ended.
This picture of pieter was a lucky shot: a lady talked to pieter and he came right over to see the pictures she had made at the oratie in enschede ? He looked at them and he liked them. IN THE MEAN TIME I COULD MAKE A LOT OF PICTURES:p :p :p

[dutch royal]

Here is the picture of the lady and pieter

[princess olga]

Originally Posted by Marengo

Thanks for the picture, dutchroyal! Aways good to see him. Did you make that picture yourself?

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Yesterday it was reported in the televisionnews and today in several newspapers that the sons and daughters-in-law of Princess Margriet all have special parking permits in their cars which enables them to park anywhere. Usually this permit is only given to doctors. The RVD said that the permit was gien out of safety reasons, because it allows them to get of the street as quickly as possible. However it caused some sour remarks from people living in Amsterdam and owning a car, as it is a real challenge to find any parkingspace there at all (a challenge which makes your blood pressure rise instantly).

Not to mention that in Amsterdam the 'common folk' typically have to wait SEVEN years to get their 'not so special' parking permit.

I expect that in the next few years the Dutch press will probably dig up more stuff like this and I have to say, in this sense I can't wait for Alexander to become king so the Van Vollenhoven kids will automatically lose their membership of the Koninklijk Huis.

Sympathetic and unpretentious as the Van Vollenhovens do seem (bar Aimee who just seems haughty to me, but I don't know the girl--might be entirely wrong on her) I'm starting to think the Dutch Royal House is becoming a bit crowded of late and nice as that is for us royalty junkies, it is just a pain in the neck for the system plus it's undemocratic to boot. Time for a cleanup, I say.

Once they're out of the Koninklijk Huis, the Vollenhoven kids should lose all these privileges (which dare I say it: have been kept secret from the Dutch public) and become just another rich family like tons of others in the world, who, gasp! tend to pay for their own safety precautions if they so please. (think the Kennedys for example)

[Marengo]

Well, the van Vollenhovens dont have a bodyguard etc, so I don't know what security measures the state pays for them. And losing membership of the royal house won't change anything I am afraid, as PC and Floris already did and are still using the permits.

The safety reasoning seems bogus to me as well. As Wendy mentioned at the BRMB, they shop, they walk around/ cycle through Vondelpark etc.

[magnik]

Originally Posted by Marengo

Well, the van Vollenhovens dont have a bodyguard etc, so I don't know what security measures the state pays for them. And losing membership of the royal house won't change anything I am afraid, as PC and Floris already did and are still using the permits.

The safety reasoning seems bogus to me as well. As Wendy mentioned at the BRMB, they shop, they walk around/ cycle through Vondelpark etc.

I agree. I don't have nothing against them but I think that they after losing membership of the RH can and should be treat like the other nobility persons.

[prinses]

Linda, your pictures are 100 % sweet!

[Zonk]

I will admit that I have never had the pleasure of visting Amsterdam (although it is on one of my cities to visit) so I will take the word of my fellow forumists (okay..now I am making up words) about the parking situation BUT so eight people (the sons and their wives) have parking permits. I fail to see the big deal. They are not taking money from the state, they don't have bodyguards, etc. I am sure that there are other people who know someone who knows someone who works in the government and they too got a parking perk and no one reported on it. And the fact is because Princess Margriet is still in the Royal House and who they are (as evidenced by the pictures of Marliene shopping and sweeping her stairs and there participation at family events) they are not regular folks and will not fade away anytime soon. PLUS, I have a feeling 20 to 30 years from now, someone will be looking at a picture of Alexia and Lucas not knowing who he is.