Queen Beatrix, Current Events 6 (August 2010 - April 2013)

[iceflower]

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Queen Beatrix has received Cherif Macky Sall, President of Senegal at the Palace Huis ten Bosch in Den Haag today, November 14,



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and attended the celebrations for the 10th anniversary of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Den Haag:



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** dpp mixed gallery: Queen Beatrix receives President of Senegal and visits anniversary Criminal Court **

 

[iceflower]

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Turkish Parliament Speaker Cemil Cicek and his wife have been received by Queen Beatrix for an audience at the Huis Ten Bosch Palace today, November 15, 2012.


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[iceflower]

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Queen Beatrix has handed out the Dutch literature award to Flemish poet Leonard Nolens at Paleis op de Dam in Amsterdam today, November 30, 2012.

The literature award is awarded, once every 3rd year, by the Dutch and Belgium head of state to an author who writes in the Dutch language.


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[fairy tale]

Queen Beatrix with the Royal train at the opening of the railway line the Hanzelijn in Lelystad. The Hanzelijn is a 50 kilometer new railway between the Randstad and Northeast of the Netherlands.
Picture gallery 1: PPE Agency
Picture gallery 2: PPE Agency (arrival by train at the station of Zwolle south on the new railway line the Hanzelijn)
http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=06-12-2012 Zwolle

 

[Marengo]

Oh dear, Minister Schultz van Haegen - Maas Geesterdanus wears a rather special outfit.

Nice to that they used the train again. The last time was when HM went to Copenhagen to a celeration for Queen Margrethe.

 

[iceflower]

Well, you have to wear something spectacular in order to not be overlooked in the presence of wonderful Queen Beatrix..



** anp gallery ** nos.nl video: Koningin Beatrix opent Hanzelijn **


** dpp gallery: Queen Beatrix travels by royal train over new railway Hanzelijn **

 

[An Ard Ri]

Queen Beatrix with the Royal train at the opening of the railway line the Hanzelijn in Lelystad. The Hanzelijn is a 50 kilometer new railway between the Randstad and Northeast of the Netherlands.
Picture gallery 1: PPE Agency
Picture gallery 2: PPE Agency (arrival by train at the station of Zwolle south on the new railway line the Hanzelijn)
http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=06-12-2012 Zwolle

If there was a 'Jovial Monarch' award I think Queen Beatrix would win it hands down,judging by the above photo's it looked liked Her Majesty was enjoying herself.

 

[iceflower]

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Yesterday, December 6, Queen Beatrix received the Board of Directors of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, including their chairman Kofi Annan, in Den Haag.



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[AnnEliza]

She is lovely, I love her dimples.

 

[iceflower]

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Queen Beatrix was in Germany today! She attended the ceremony 'Europe builds bridges in the Middle East' in Düsseldorf. German President Joachim Gauck was present as well.



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[iceflower]

Here's Queen Beatrix's Christmas speech 2012:




** Pic ** Kersttoespraak 2012 ** google translation **


KERSTTOESPRAAK 2012 KONINGIN BEATRIX UITGELEKT - YouTube

 

[Jacknch]

Many thanks for posting the Kersttoespraak, Iceflower, and also the translation.

 

[lucien]

A dear old friend of HM passed away yesterday,Professor Arie Haspels,the gyneacologist who was in charge of the three ceasarians at the University hospital in Utrecht at the birth of Willem-Alexander,Friso and Constantijn in '67,'68 and '69 respectively.

He was also Honorary President of the Flying Doctors Gala,an organisation Alexander used to be a pilot for with AMREF Flying doctors in Africa,and still flew for very recently a few weeks ago in Kenya.

Professor Haspels also was the inventor of the morning after pill in the '60's.Something that did help to get teen pregnancies here to be the lowest in the western hemisphere.

 

[bypi]

article on queen Beatrix

On Januari 31st queen Beatrix turns 75. National Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad wants to talk to well-known royal watchers from other monarchies (eg Spain, Luxemburg, Denmark, Jordan etc) to hear their views on the Dutch queen and her achievements over the past 33 years. Suggestions are very welcome at pinedo@nrc.nl. Preferably this week. Thanks!

 

[lucien]

There will be an avalange of articles,documentaries the lot on occasion of the 75th birthday of HM next week!Dutch AD newspaper starts with a series on the life of the Queen this saturday...But there are the odd bits and pieces too...As seen on Royalblog,no,not by Hans,but by people and articles he describes...One has a series on the "32 Crown Years of Beatrix"...which ofcourse is a sad and bad choice of wording,let alone totally wrong...32 crown years....the poor thing..:

http://www.royalblog.nl/

 

[principessa]

I guess this will be the last appointment for Beatrix as Queen of the Netherlands.

Koningin opent vernieuwd Rijksmuseum - Het Koninklijk Huis

 

[HereditaryPrincess]

Tomorrow will be Queen Beatrix's 75th birthday, which will be the last one she will celebrate as Queen of the Netherlands. Getty Images has a nice gallery of her life (the earliest year shown is 1940, Beatrix is pictured with her baby sister Princess Irene):

Search - Getty Images UK: UNS: (FILE) Queen Beatrix Of The Netherlands Turns 75

 

[lucien]

On occasion of HM's 75th birthday tomorrow thursday january 31st,this new...and wonderfull... photo was released:

Hare Majesteit de Koningin (Portretfoto's) - Het Koninklijk Huis

 

[principessa]

She looks relieved!

 

[dbarn67]

She looks nice.

 

[MarNoe]

What a lovely smile! I wish her well.

 

[Rice]

What a lovely portrait!

 

[Dman]

A beautiful portrait of Queen Beatrix.

 

[HereditaryPrincess]

I like the portrait of Queen Beatrix, she looks happy and relaxed.

 

[Jacknch]

On occasion of HM's 75th birthday tomorrow thursday january 31st,this new...and wonderfull... photo was released:

Hare Majesteit de Koningin (Portretfoto's) - Het Koninklijk Huis

A beautiful photograph, as majestic and lovely as ever! Thanks for posting it!

 

[lucien]

A beautiful photograph, as majestic and lovely as ever! Thanks for posting it!

Have a piece of cake Jack!..

PPE Agency

 

[Archduchess Zelia]

Such a beautiful photograph, Queen Beatrix (gotta say it as much as you can as long as you can) really looks lovely and I love the outfit. She really does look majestic.

 

[An Ard Ri]

On occasion of HM's 75th birthday tomorrow thursday january 31st,this new...and wonderfull... photo was released:

Hare Majesteit de Koningin (Portretfoto's) - Het Koninklijk Huis

What a lovely photo of Her Majesty,thank you for posting

 

[lucien]

HM has invited the Royal Household for a night out at the theater tomorrow evening.They must have (almost) all thought it was for her 75th birthday they got an invitation....

The evening will be at the Beatrix Theater in Utrecht,often the venue for HM entertaining the Household in the past.This time the Introdans dance theater will perform,one of HM favorites of which her sister Princess Margriet is Patron.Princess Margriet and Pieter van Vollenhoven will be in attendance as well among other memebrs of the Royal Family.

 

[Jacknch]

Have a piece of cake Jack!..

PPE Agency

Oh yummy - thanks Lucien! I'll have to eat around the picture though!