King Willem-Alexander, Current Events Part 1 (May 2013 - October 2017)

[Marengo]

The Queen is too busy to welcome the presidents of Uganda and Israel? Quite odd...

 

[Jacknch]

The Queen is too busy to welcome the presidents of Uganda and Israel? Quite odd...

I don't think Queen Maxima has been present at any of these "receiving official visitors at Nordeinde Palace". I wonder if it is because they are part of King Willem-Alexander's offical duties "at the office" and they are not state visits as far as I know.
It kind of makes sense to me that the King's day to day work/duties at the palace is clearly defined and his wife doesn't need to be there all the time.

 

[lucien]

The Queen is too busy to welcome the presidents of Uganda and Israel? Quite odd...

Nothing wrong with the Queen not present.Many heads of state and government leaders hop in if Frans Timmermans (Dutch Foreign Minister)- invites them too..so/.That surprised me alltogether as Uganda is one of Africa's most ignorant and backward wateringholes...It's stance towards gays fe is that they are prosecuted and jailed,and killed...So what's that kid doing here in the first place..??

TM will host a dinner for Peres at Noordeinde Palace tomorrow evening and as it is a official visit.NOT a State Visit as NOS announced the other day...but then what do they know.......So there might be semi-gala tomorrow evening,no diadems.but the odd whopper here and there maybe.

 

[lucien]

HM The King welcomed Israëli president Simon Peres at Noordeinde Palace this morning and inspected the Guards of Honour formed by the Guards Regiment Grenadiers.

Courtesy Royal House website.

PPE Agency

Noordeinde Palace this morning.

courtesy PPE

 

[iceflower]

I still have to get used to see Willem-Alexander instead of Beatrix at these welcome ceremonies with the guards..


Some more pics:


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** dpp: King Willem-Alexander welcomes President Shimon Peres of Israel **


** gettyimages/zimbio gallery: King Willem Alexander Of The Netherlands Welcomes Israeli President Shimon Peres **



King Willem-Alexander today also attended the celebrations for the 175 anniversary of the High Court of the Netherlands in Den Haag:


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[iceflower]

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King Willem-Alexander has received the President of the Republic of Cape Verde, Jorge Carlos Fonseca, in Den Haag today, October 3, 2013.



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[lucien]

HM handed out the annual Award for Free Painting,instituted by King Willem III,at the Royal Palace,Amsterdam today:

PPE Agency

courtesy PPE

http://nos.nl/koningshuis/artikel/558826-koning-reikt-schilderprijs-uit.html

 

[iceflower]

Always interesting to see the winners' art works!


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** dpp gallery: King Willem-Alexander at Vrije Schilderkunstprijs **

 

[lucien]

HM The King visited the "Peeking at the neighbours" Orange Fund project at Oosterwolde this morning.

PPE Agency

courtesy PPE

The Dutch Royal Mint announced a new two euro coin with HM King Willem-Alexander and his six predecessors which will be availeble soon in the frame of the 200th anniversary of the Kingdom of The Netherlands.The present & the previous 6 Monarchs of the House of Orange will be connected by a ribbon.

 

[julliette]

Oh, the privileges of being served by a King
http://www.ppe-agency.com/500px/Oct2013/PPE13100801.JPG

 

[iceflower]

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King Willem-Alexander has opened the new campus of the United World Colleges in Maastricht today, October 11, 2013:



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[iceflower]

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King Willem-Alexander opened the new public centre of the National Archives in Den Haag today, October 15:



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** dpp gallery: King Willem-Alexander opens public center National Archives **


** nos.nl video: Willem-Alexander opent publiekscentrum Nationaal Archief **

 

[iceflower]

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King Willem-Alexander visited the 5th edition of the Westland Event today, October 16, 2013.



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[iceflower]

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King Willem-Alexander has opened the new Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and the Ministry of Security and Justice in Den Haag today, October 17:


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Later today, King Willem-Alexander has opened the exhibition "Atlas of Neederlanden: the dawn of the Kingdom" at the University of Amsterdam.



** anp gallery ** ppe gallery ** dpp gallery: King Willem-Alexander Atlas der Neederlanden **

 

[iceflower]

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King Willem-Alexander inaugurated the scannerlab Brains Unlimited at the Maastricht Health Campus today, October 29, 2013.
Brains Unlimited is a imaging platform that is used by scientists and industry for research into the development of human behavior and to common diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, epilepsy, schizophrenia and MS.



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** maastricht.gezien.nl gallery: Koning opent Brains Unlimited **



Later today King Willem-Alexander received the President of Croatia Ivo Josipović for a meeting in Den Haag:



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[iceflower]

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King Willem-Alexander has received the new governor of Curacao, Lucille George-Wout and her husband at Noordeinde Palace in Den Haag today, November 4, 2013.



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** koninklijkhuis.nl: Koning beëdigt Gouverneur Curaçao ** translation **

 

[iceflower]

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King Willem-Alexander has received the first new King stamps (Koningspostzegel) at the Museum of Communication in Den Haag today, November 27:


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** dpp gallery: King Willem-Alexander receives first King stamp **


** refdag.nl video and gallery: Koning neemt zijn postzegel in ontvangst (met fotoserie en video) **

 

[Marengo]

The Beatrix stamps from 1980 seem more modern than these ones. I don't like the design, I would have preferred it to be a bit more abstract and in profile. It has been designed by Studio Job. Apparently the stamp is based on stamps of King Willem III from 1852.

 

[iceflower]

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King Willem-Alexander attended a jubilee conference of Aedes, the association of housing corporations, in Den Bosch today, November 28,


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and he visited Prago, an evening school for adults with learning difficulties, in Nieuwegein:


** anp gallery ** ppe ** koninklijkhuis.nl: Koning bezoekt avondschool Prago ** translation **

 

[iceflower]

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King Willem-Alexander received the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, in Den Haag today, December 3, 2013.



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[iceflower]

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King Willem-Alexander attended the opening of the new headquaters of Applikon Biotechnology at the Biotech campus in Delft today, December 4, 2013.



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** dpp gallery: King Willem-Alexander opens Applikon Biotechnology **


** refdag.nl gallery: Koning Willem-Alexander opent hoofdkantoor Applikon (fotoserie) **

 

[iceflower]

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The President of the Republic of Kosovo Atifete Jahjaga has been received by King Willem-Alexander in Den Haag today, December 5.



** Pic ** anp gallery ** metronieuws.nl: Foto's: Koning Willem-Alexander ontvangt president van Kosovo ** gettyimages gallery **

 

[iceflower]

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King Willem-Alexander did not only attend the memorial service for former South African leader Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg on December 10 (see the extra thread). Yesterday, December 11, he viewed the coffin at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.



** Pic ** nos.nl video **

 

[iceflower]

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Yesterday, December 17, King Willem-Alexander reveived J. Smit, the new Commissioner of the King in the province of South Holland and his wife at Huis ten Bosch in Den Haag.



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[Marengo]

Nice that the king allowed a picture to be released, previously these ceremonies were strictly private.

 

[iceflower]

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King Willem-Alexander has received the credentials (Geloofsbrieven) of the ambassadors of Turkey, Qatar and Chad at the Palace Noordeinde in Den Haag today, January 8, 2014.



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[iceflower]

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King Willem-Alexander attended the start of the celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the Royal Army in Den Haag today, January 9:



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** ad.nl gallery: Koning ontvangt vaandelgroet van jubilerende landmacht **


** dpp gallery: King Willem-Alexander attends 200th anniversary Royal Netherlands Army **

 

[Marengo]

A pity that they didn't use the creme caleche, since it was last used in the 80-ties. But nice that they used so much pump & circumstances.

The king attends the 'vaandelgroet' , which is translated a greeting to the ensign. The last one was done on May 31st 1980, to say goodbye to Queen Juliana. t is a ceremony that pays tribute to the connection between the head-of-state and the army.

The NOS has a clip of the event (on the right side of the page):
Vaandelgroet aan koning - NOS Nieuws

and a longer clip from the Telegraaf:
Jan Soldaat staat 200 jaar paraat - Binnenland | Het laatste nieuws uit Nederland leest u op Telegraaf.nl [binnenland]

The army can need some support since there has been one budget cut after another... for decades.

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King Willem-Alexander has received the credentials (Geloofsbrieven) of the ambassadors of Turkey, Qatar and Chad at the Palace Noordeinde in Den Haag today, January 8, 2014.

And again: nice that they allowed photographers.

 

[marine2109]

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King Willem-Alexander attended the start of the celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the Royal Army in Den Haag today, January 9:



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** ad.nl gallery: Koning ontvangt vaandelgroet van jubilerende landmacht **

Another galleries;

face to face

http://www.brunopress.nl/bin/Brunop...si=5E72E9F06DC14816B6949250B063BE&rnd=4158.44

http://royalcorrespondent.com/2014/...niversary-of-the-koninklijke-landmacht-video/

 

[lucien]

The army can need some support since there has been one budget cut after another... for decades.

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And again: nice that they allowed photographers.

I have high hopes for the new years reception too,photographerswise!