The Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima, Current Events 4 (February - August 2005)

[The Watcher]

From www.koninklijkhuis.nl:
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Military career
The Prince performed his military service in the Royal Netherlands Navy from August 1985 to January 1987. After several months' training at the Royal Naval Institute in Den Helder, the Prince served on board the frigates HMS Tromp and HMS Abraham Crijnssen. In 1988, he received refresher training, serving as a duty officer on board the frigate HMS Van Kinsbergen.

After graduating in 1993, the Prince gained his Military Pilot's Licence with 334 Transport Squadron of the Royal Netherlands Air Force.

In 1994, the Prince spent several months at the Netherlands Defence College, studying aspects of the work of the Royal Netherlands Army and Air Force. He also paid a number of working visits to the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps and the Royal Military Constabulary. In 1995 and 1996, Prince Willem-Alexander visited the troops stationed in Bosnia, the Dutch-German Army Corps, and NATO manoeuvres in Norway. In 2001, he visited the Dutch units stationed in Ethiopia and Eritrea as part of UNMEE (United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea). The Prince holds the following ranks in the armed services: Captain in the Royal Netherlands Navy reserve, Colonel in the Royal Netherlands Army reserve and Colonel in the Royal Netherlands Air Force reserve. On 6 December 2001, he was awarded the Officers' Long Service Decoration, awarded to officers who have served for more than 15 years. The Prince is also Aide-de-Camp Extraordinary to Her Majesty the Queen.
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From BRMB, posted by henri m.
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On this pic the Prince is wearing the 'DT' (Daily Tenue) Commandeur in the Royal Netherlands Navy Reserve. (One broad golden galon band with one star).
He still can be promoted to:
Sheriff-at-Night (Rear Admiral) (One broad golden galon band with two stars)
Vice-Admiral (One broad golden galon band with three stars)
Lieutenant-Admiral (One broad golden galon band with four stars)
The highest rank of Admiral is only by tradition. I believe the King only (One broad golden galon band with two crossed marshall-sceptres)


The Prince is also promoted to the rank of Brigade-General of the Royal Netherlands Army Reserve. (A golden laurel wreath with one star).
He can still be promoted to:
General-Major (A golden laurel wreath with two stars).
Lieuntenant-General (A golden laurel wreath with three stars).
General (A golden laurel wreath with four stars).

The Prince is also promoted to the rank of Commodore of the Royal Netherlands Air Force Reserve (One broad band of blue-grey galon).
He still can be promoted to:
General-Major (One broad and one small band of blue-grey galon).
Lieuntenant-General (One broad and two small bands of blue-grey galon).
General (One broad and three small bands of blue-grey galon.

The Prince is also promoted to the rank of Brigade-General of the Royal Marechaussee Reserve. (A silver laurel wreath with one star).
He can still be promoted to:
General-Major (A silver laurel wreath with two stars).
Lieuntenant-General (A silver laurel wreath with three stars).
General (A silver laurel wreath with four stars).
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Picture of yesterday

 

[ap3]

Does anyone have a picture of Maxima at this: HRH Princess Maxima and PM Balkenende were at Innovation Lecture 2005 4/27/05 in the Hall of Knights,'s-Gravenhage.

The (yearly)Innovation Lecture is organised by the Ministry of Economical Affairs and aims at improving knowledge of several facets of innovation and to give an impuls to public discussion concerning this theme.

This underlines the importance of innovation as a pillar of a competative and strong Dutch economy.

Guestspeaker was Nicholas Donofrio,Senior Vice President Technology IBM Corporation. sourc:www.koninklijkhuis.nl

 

[misshelen]

Who can post the pictures from coloupress.com from maxima in auswitsch please??

Here they are xxPatrickxx

 

[Monalisa]

A laughing Maxima looks on as Crown Prince Willem-Alexander tries to get the bite on a dangling cake
Photo: © AFP

Willem-Alexander and Maxima, currently expecting their second child, watch a martial arts display that formed part of the festivities
Photo: © AFP



http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2005/05/02/queenbeatrix/

 

[xxLindaxx]

vote for Maxima ! She is one of the most elegant women of the week.
http://www.hola.com/club/trajelegante/index.html?presentar=ver&reciente=false&reciente=true

 

[xxPatrickxx]

http://www.wrij.nl/intranet/nieuws.nsf/d73d5c328bc35279c1256c410032d593/d73cf473ee0fd731c1256ff6004c104c/Inhoud/0.B02?OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=jpg

http://www.wrij.nl/intranet/nieuws.nsf/b66ac3a5997e4b7ac1256c410035a863/d73cf473ee0fd731c1256ff6004c104c/Inhoud/69.3AC4?OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=jpg


WA Today

 

[xxPatrickxx]

WA and Maxima at a state banquete

 

[The Watcher]

WA and Maxima at a state banquete


http://www.anpbeeld.nl/portal/image/2697895.jpg?sid=8618962&mime=image/jpeg&fsize=49482&mode=customer

See for more pictures of today: http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3997&page=4

 

[misshelen]

more pictures form today..Governor-general of Canada, Her Excellencies the Right Honourable Ms Adrienne Clarkson, brings with its spouse, His Excellencies Mr John Ralston Saul Monday 2 and Tuesday 3 May an official visit to the Netherlands.
The official part of the visit has been ended this evening with a diner on Palace Noordeinde.
Queen Beatrix, Prince Willem-Alexander, Princess Máxima, Princess Margriet and its spouse Pieter van Vollenhoven were also present.

 

[Ennyllorac]

Is this the first time Maxima wears this tiara? I don't recall ever seeing it. I think it is lovely.

 

[Gabriella]

I don't think I've ever seen Maxima wear that tiara either. I really like it though, it looks great on her. I also really like her dress (what I can see of it anyway!).

 

[samitude]

Here's a link to pictures of other royal family members wearing this tiara. I believe it is the first time Maxima has worn this one.

http://royal-jewels.tripod.com/ht/diamond3.html

 

[sara1981]

Here's a link to pictures of other royal family members wearing this tiara. I believe it is the first time Maxima has worn this one.

http://royal-jewels.tripod.com/ht/diamond3.html

that really traditonal tiara

Sara Boyce

 

[misshelen]

more pics from yesterday

 

[carlota]

Lovely Nice New Tiara For Maxima That Really Matched With The Dress...

 

[Larzen]

Well, thats the nice thing with diamonds... they go with every colour

Still think Maxima could have made a better hairdo to show of the beautiful diademe better.

 

[HMQueenElizabethII]

It's really lovely tiaras.

 

[carlota]

was that tiara recently bought specially for her or did it belong to the family from long time ago?

 

[sara1981]

was that tiara recently bought specially for her or did it belong to the family from long time ago?

belong to family for long time ago see the pictures?

Sara Boyce

 

[The Watcher]

Prince Willem-Alexander today, National Liberation Celebration

He gave a beautiful speech (link speech in English: http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/nieuws/Toespraken/2327.html). He surprised the people in Den Bosch, where he suddenly visited the Freedom-market. And Willem-Alexander was present in Wageningen for the march past of Veterans,former Resistance fighters and military units.

Here are the pictures:

 

[The Watcher]

More pictures, today

 

[The Watcher]

and some more

 

[Gabriella]

Great pictures, The Watcher. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Henri M.]

The Bandeau of old rose-cut diamonds (appr. 1725)

The diademe which was worn by Princess Máxima of the Netherlands during the banquet in honour of The Governor-General of Canada is a very old and valuable bandeau which consists of 25 quite exceptional and crystalclear rose-cut diamonds. The Princess wore earhangers -with another few large diamonds as pendants- together with this bandeau.

A fellow poster on the Royal Jewels Message Board could inform me that these diamonds -contrary to what I always thought- do not have a Russian origin via Queen Anna Paulovna of the Netherlands born Grand Duchess of Russia, (1795 - 1865) but were a gift from Willem IV Prince of Orange, Fürst zu Nassau, Stadtholder of the United Provinces, (1711 - 1751) to his wife Princess Anne of Great Britain and Ireland, The Princess Royal, Princess of Hannover (1709-1759).

This bandeau is not as spectacular as for example the diamonds-and-ruby diademe worn by Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, but it is not a too big guess that this set, worn by Princess Máxima for the Canadian visit, is one of the most valuable sets worn by all the 'new Princesses' so far (Mathilde, Mette-Marit, Mary, Letizia, Laurentien, Mabel, Claire, etc.) due to the unbelievable size of the stones, their carat-quality and their old age.

 

[xxPatrickxx]

Maxima today

Source: Seegerpress.de

What a beauty.......

 

[Lyonnaise]

Caption:
DEN BOSCH, NETHERLANDS - MAY 19: Dutch Princess Maxima walks around the King Willem I College to attend a ceremony in which the school received a No Racism Certificate on May 19, 2005 in Den Bosch, the Netherlands.Princess Maxima is pregnant with her second child which is expected in June

 

[Lyonnaise]

A few more

 

[misshelen]

More pictures from Den Bosch without watermark

 

[HMQueenElizabethII]

Thanks you so much Lyonnaise and misshelen.

 

[paulette]

I really adore the look of CP Maxima especially at this stage. She looks so radiant and beautiful. I have also noticed this with the royal ladies who are and were pregnant.

I think what my mother said was really true that when you are a pregnant woman, you tend to look more radiant as always and love to look beautiful more than what's usual.