Princess Margriet & Prof Pieter van Vollenhoven, Current Events 3 (Dec 2008-Mar 2018)


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On October 25 Princess Margriet has opened an exhibition of works by French painter Henri Fantin-Latour (1836 - 1904) at the Museum Gouda.


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Princess Margriet has visited Paralympic athletes at the sports centre Papendal in Arnhem today, October 30. Some of them will particpate in the Paralympic Games in Sochi, Russia, next March.



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It only rarely happens,but when then with good reason.Princess Margriet cancelling a function with the Red Cross/Red Crescent is out of the ordinary.But the Princess cancelled a meeting today due to the serious illness of her son Prince Bernhard.Instead,she spoke to the attendants by video message.
 
Marengo, I support your contention that it is unethical for royal persons to avoid death taxes. Only if the death taxes are changed for others should the toyals be able to avoid them in this way. I am not so naive as to think that many ultra rich people manage to do the same as Princess Magriet and Professor Pieter. Just because others can do it does not make it right for the royals. The main justification for royalty in a democratic society is as moral leaders. "That they find legal ways to evade it doesn't make it right"--Marengo

We are suffering in America from a similar lopsided situation, in re our "Affordable Care Act". The Administration and the Congress are exempt from having to join the "Affordable Care Act", which will cost money and damage medical access to many middle class Americans. But it won't affect our Administration or Congress.
 
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At the time I heard a radio programme about the matter, the commentator assumed that 'transparent deal' was made with the tax office, which is apparently common for these kinds of family foundations. He added that she/her family probably will have very little benifit of this foundation at the moment, as the law changed recently and the benifits of this loophole are very small after this change. But this was not the case when the foundation was started in 2009.

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But to something much more worrisome:

A message from Princess Margriet, due to the illness of her son she is unable to attend the red cross meeting in person:

Margriet zegt af om zieke prins - NOS Nieuws

Rode Kruis Vredesprijs voor Syrische Rode Halve Maan - YouTube

No new information about the prince's health has been released btw.
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I also heard her in a radio commercial recently, to raise money for the Syrian refugees whose situation is even getting worse now the winter is coming up.
 
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So many people needing help in the world, like the Syrian refugees whose plight Princess Margriet addressed. The plight of the Filipinos caught by the typhoon this week is terrible. This is said to be the biggest storm in human recorded history. Israel has sent hundreds of medical people there and many people trained in search and rescue for the injured and the dead.
 
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So many people needing help in the world, like the Syrian refugees whose plight Princess Margriet addressed. The plight of the Filipinos caught by the typhoon this week is terrible. This is said to be the biggest storm in human recorded history. Israel has sent hundreds of medical people there and many people trained in search and rescue for the injured and the dead.
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As to the cancelling by HRH it was speculated that it had more to do with the distance,the meeting of the RC&RC is held in Australia then with eminent health scares other then already known.Speculation.Still,the very fact a cancellation took place at all has my worries focussed far more on Bernhard & Annette and their children at the time.
 
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Well, she says in her speech that she is unable to attend due to her son's illness, so I suppose that is the reason. But if the meeting would have been in Geneva it would have been easier for her to go there.
 
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Well, she says in her speech that she is unable to attend due to her son's illness, so I suppose that is the reason. But if the meeting would have been in Geneva it would have been easier for her to go there.
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True Marengo.Still,poor guy!!:sad:
 
Pieter van Vollenhoven amd Princess Margriet will attend the annual Peter Stuyvesant Ball in New York City tomorrow night,november 22nd for it's 32nd edition.A long standing tradition,the Princess and Pieter are Patrons of The Netherlands America Foundation.They used to take their sons and d-i-l's with them.

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The Rabobank, one of the sponsors of the event, adviced their employees not to attend the ball. The bank received a lot of negative press recently about interest fraud, and finds it unappropriate for their employees to attend such an event at present.

Rabobank slaat bal jaartje over - Actueel financieel nieuws leest u op DFT.nl van De Telegraaf [Nieuws]

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According to Peter van der Vorst in RTL Boulevard, princess Margriet has spent the night in the hospital with her son on a few occassions.
 
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Why is Bernhard no member of the royal house anymore since April 30th ?
 
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Princess Margriet attended the cutting of a 25 metre Christmas tree for the Ersamus hospital at the Loo in Apeldoorn today, December 2nd. The tree is a gift for the 150th anniversary of the Sophia children's hospital. Companies and individuals can buy a light that will benefit the development of the children's hospital.



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Princess Margriet participates in a campaign to promote the use of protective glasses for people who want to use fireworks. The princess is the patron of 'Vision 2020 Netherlands', an NGO for blind and visually impaired people. Last year 264 people got wounds around/in their eyes and 23 people became blind on new years eve due to fireworks in their eyes.

The princess on the poster:
Prinses gezicht van vuurwerkbril - Binnenland | Het laatste nieuws uit Nederland leest u op Telegraaf.nl [binnenland]
 
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On February 13 Princess Margriet and Prof. Pieter van Vollenhoven attended the premiere of Swan Lake on Ice at the Luxor Theater in Rotterdam:




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The Canadian Ambassador James Lambert and his wife have received Princess Margriet and Prof. Pieter van Vollenhoven for a festive dinner this evening, April 9, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Kröller-Müller Museum and to celebrate 75 years of diplomatic relations between Canada and the Netherlands.


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Earlier today Prof. Pieter van Vollenhoven opened the restored church in New Zierikzee.



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Yesterday, April 16, Princess Margriet received the first copy of the book "The Dutch Merchant Navy in Wartime" in Rotterdam.


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Today, April 17, she opened the Red Cross Congress "Power to the People, the power of citizens in the disaster relief and crisis" in Utrecht.


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Pieter van Vollenhoven is a pianist.
With two of The Netherlands' pianists, Pim Jacobs and Louis van Dyk, Pieter formed a trio called De Gevleugelde Vrierden.
The gentlemen gave piano concerts in The Netherlands and abroad. These concerts were in aid of the Victim Support Fund.
I like the fact that Pieter has used his musical talent for a charitable cause.
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Princess Margriet received Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at Paleis Noordeinde today, May 22, 2014.



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Princess Margriet attended the inauguration of the Sunflower Shuttle at Het Loo Palace today, May 28.

The bus makes it easier for people with disabilities to move around the palace grounds, it's part of the "Palace Het Loo accessible to everyone" project.


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Prof. Pieter van Vollenhoven opened the exhibition Nederland Golft! on the occasion of the 100 year anniversary of the Dutch Golf federation in Den Haag today, May 30. The exhibition shows the development of the golf sport in the past centuries.



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Princess Margriet opened the new building of the Sophia Rehabilitation centre in Den Haag today, June 17:



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Princess Margriet as Patron attended the annual End of Season show of the modern ballet company Introdans at the Schouwburg Arnhem on June 28:



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