Crown Prince Willem-Alexander - Current Events Part 2 (April 2007-)

[The Watcher]

The prince visited the Heart Foundation and Almere last week (no pics).

Today is Veterans Day in The Netherlands. The prince will attend this event in The Hague.

First pics:
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[lucien]

Originally Posted by Vanesa

Thank you for all the info you posted, Lucien. You worked a great deal to follow or beloved Prince of Orange currents evens these last days. THANK YOU AGAIN!!

Vanesa.

You're welcome Vanesa,my pleasure.
Het Koninklijk Huis

courtesy RVD.

[The Watcher]

More pictures, today

http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?page=1&...02718&pos=4
http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?page=1&...02661&pos=5
http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?page=1&...02640&pos=6
http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?page=1&...2523&pos=10
http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?page=2&...2490&pos=11
http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?page=2&...2472&pos=12

[lucien]

Videos of todays events in The Hague.

Het Koninklijk Huis

Het Koninklijk Huis

courtesy RVD.

Ministerie van defensie - Homepage

Courtesy Ministry of Defence.

[lucien]

Alexander attended the 200th holiday week organised by the Johanniter Order,Ommen.
ANP Beeldbank

Courtesy Royalimages/Eric Bronkhorst.

[Marengo]

I was hoping he would wear a cape or something, but I suppose they only do that for more formal occassions. I actually don't recall that I ever saw him with the cape belonging to this order. Are all members of the RF also members of the order or just Beatrix and Willem-Alexander?

[lucien]

Originally Posted by Marengo

I was hoping he would wear a cape or something, but I suppose they only do that for more formal occassions. I actually don't recall that I ever saw him with the cape belonging to this order. Are all members of the RF also members of the order or just Beatrix and Willem-Alexander?

HM is Honorary Commander of the Order in The Netherlands,i recall pictures of her installation as a member of the Order.Queen Juliana also was Honorary Commander while Prince Bernhard was a Commander IIRC.I don't think other members of the RF are also members of the Johanniter Order.

[Marengo]

So the crownprince isn't a member at all? Any reason why both ladies were honairy members and not commanders etc? Or just a coinsidence. What is it that the Johaniter order does anyway?

[lucien]

Originally Posted by Marengo

So the crownprince isn't a member at all? Any reason why both ladies were honairy members and not commanders etc? Or just a coinsidence. What is it that the Johaniter order does anyway?

Oh yes he is a Knight,Rechtsridder,of the Order.

The order,of protestant denomination,has 600 members and derives from the Knightly Order of the Hospital of St.John,founded almost a thousand years ago.The Order has over 3000 volunteers who work in hospitals and hospices.

The Order helps people that face difficulties in their lives,senior citizens,the sick,the homeless,addicts.They also support care and health institutions.

Since 1957 they organise (5 annually now) holiday weeks for 24 sick and needy,aged 50 - 90,with a one on one volunteer.A new activity are the holiday weekends for youngsters with a handicap,with volunteers in the matching age.All in all wonderfull work.

The Order is governed by the Kapittel,untill his death HRH Prince Bernhard was Commander of the Johanniter Oreder in The Netherlands.
Het Koninklijk Huis

[Henri M.]

Originally Posted by Marengo

So the crownprince isn't a member at all? Any reason why both ladies were honairy members and not commanders etc? Or just a coinsidence. What is it that the Johaniter order does anyway?

On October 1995 His Royal Highness The Prince of Orange became a member of The Most Illustrious and Most Noble Brotherhood of Our Sweet Lady (the Brothers of the Swan) in 's-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), established in 1318. See article. However Catholic, it does accept a limited number of Protestant noblemen inside their Brotherhood.

On June 8th 1996 His Royal Highness The Prince of Orange was created Knight Companion to The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem. The investiture was performed by his grandfather, His Royal Highness Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, Prince of Lippe-Biesterfeld. See article.

Especially the Brotherhood of Our Sweet Lady has a splendid housing in 's-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), called Het Zwanenbroedershuis.

[lucien]

Originally Posted by Henri M.

On October 1995 His Royal Highness The Prince of Orange became a member of The Most Illustrious and Most Noble Brotherhood of Our Sweet Lady (the Brothers of the Swan) in 's-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), established in 1318. See article. However Catholic, it does accept a limited number of Protestant noblemen inside their Brotherhood.

On June 8th 1996 His Royal Highness The Prince of Orange was created Knight Companion to The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem. The investiture was performed by his grandfather, His Royal Highness Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, Prince of Lippe-Biesterfeld. See article.

Especially the Brotherhood of Our Lady has a splendid housing in 's-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), called Het Zwanenbroedershuis. Here is a picture of the board room, the arms of the nobles are embroidered in the seats.

Ah yes Henri,thank you for that.I recall the Investature in Bois le Duc of,then,Crown Princess Beatrix by her father.

[lucien]

HRH will speech at the jubilee of the International Unions Federation,Public Services International,in his capacity as Chair of UNSGAB,Vienna today.

[lucien]

Originally Posted by lucien

HRH will speech at the jubilee of the International Unions Federation,Public Services International,in his capacity as Chair of UNSGAB,Vienna today.

Speech by HRH,Vienna today:
The Dutch Royal House

courtesy RVD.

[Marengo]

In RTL Boulevard I saw him speaking to the Austrian or German press (ijn German anyway), he is very fluent in German. One of the things he said was that more children die from lack of water than from AIDS at the moment.

[lucien]

Originally Posted by Marengo

In RTL Boulevard I saw him speaking to the Austrian or German press (ijn German anyway), he is very fluent in German. One of the things he said was that more children die from lack of water than from AIDS at the moment.

True.Just think that over 1 billion people do not have access to - clean - drinkingwater,at all,and the bulk constitutes children,try to imagine,
it is an outcry really.

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Today:
HRH will attend the opening of the City centre project "Mosae Forum",in dear Henri's home-town of Maastricht.

[susan alicia]

Engineering 360: nieuws over infrastructuur, milieu, water en bouw - Schwarzenegger geïnteresseerd in 'dutch' waterbeleid
look who is asking holland advice over watermanagement: Schwarzenegger

Originally Posted by lucien

True.Just think that over 1 billion people do not have access to - clean - drinkingwater,at all,and the bulk constitutes children,try to imagine,
it is an outcry really.

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Today:
HRH will attend the opening of the City centre project "Mosae Forum",in dear Henri's home-town of Maastricht.

[lucien]

Originally Posted by susan alicia

Engineering 360: nieuws over infrastructuur, milieu, water en bouw - Schwarzenegger geïnteresseerd in 'dutch' waterbeleid
look who is asking holland advice over watermanagement: Schwarzenegger

He's getting wiser,....I mean,for a republican...here's where the expertise is.

meanwhile in Maastricht last friday:
Het Koninklijk Huis

courtesy RVD.

[lucien]

HRH was on a working visit to Hamburg yesterday.
PPE Agency

courtesy PPE/colourpress/

Het Koninklijk Huis

Het Koninklijk Huis

[Marengo]

I walked past the Nieuwe Kerk here in Amsterdam yesterday and there was a lot of police, an ambulance, an AA-limosine, fences etc. So I was wondering what went on.

After checking AT5 teletekst I noticed that the Prince of Orange attended a reception there commemorating one of our national heroes, Michiel de Ruyter (most known for the Battle of Midway where he destroyed much of the English navy). Bestevaer celebrated his 400th birthday yesterday. Outside was a group of protesters who were angry about this ' glorification of our colonial past' .