Queen Beatrix - Current News Part 6 (Oct 2006-May 2007)
 

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Just saw on the news that HM received Angela Merkel today at Palace Noordeinde in The Hague, HM was dressed in pink & Angela wore a business suit.

Queen Beatrix and German chancellor Angela Merkel at Huis ten Bosh
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wasn't there a gala?? if so are there pictures??

I don't think so, since this was no State Visit to the Netherlands. It has been a short meeting between the Queen and the Chancellor.
Anyway, I'm glad that we didn't see Mrs. Merkel in a Galadress again :lol:

I found something at www.koninklijkhuis.nl
it said there was a galadiner.. to bad there aren't any pictures :(

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Bondskanselier Merkel bezoekt 27 oktober 2006 Nederland

De Bondskanselier van Duitsland, dr. Angela Merkel, brengt vrijdag 27 oktober een werkbezoek aan Nederland.

De Bondskanselier wordt ’s middags ontvangen door minister-president Balkenende. In de namiddag ontvangt Hare Majesteit de Koningin haar in audiëntie op Paleis Huis ten Bosch. Vervolgens houdt mevrouw Merkel een toespraak tijdens een galadiner van de Stichting Instandhouding Nieuwspoort in de Ridderzaal.
20 oktober 2006
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European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana, left, and Dutch Queen Beatrix, right, pose for photographers at the royal palace, Huis Ten Bosch in The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday Nov. 23, 2006. Javier Solana is in the Netherlands to receive the Carnegie-Wateler Peace Prize

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...ade21fc0725c89

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The last couple of days the Queen has been busy to make some sense out of the elections (good luck, as nobody knows what to think of them). She first received the chairmans of the 2nd chamber and the 1st chamber of parlament and the chairman of the counsil of state. Then she received all leaders of the political parties that came into parlament this time, among them the leader of the newly elected party of the animals (yes you are reading this right). Those talks have finished today and HM will balance the advices of the leaders with the chairman of the counsil of state. She will probably appoint one or two 'informateurs' who will screen which parties can rule with which parties. It is expected that the formation of a new goverment will take several months, especially as the results of the elections make matters rather complicated.

HM attended the Prince Claus Concert at the Oosterpoort,Groningen,last night to celebrate the new name of the conservatorium/music academy,"Prince Claus conservatorium".

http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/content.jsp?objectid=16683

Queen Beatrix and The Corps Diplomatique
 

HM received the Credentials of the following newly appointed ambassadors today at Noordeinde Palace:

HE the ambassador of the Republic of India,Mrs.Neelam D. Sabharwal

HE the ambassador of the Republic Indonesia,Mr.Junus Effendi Habibie

HE the ambassador of the Republic Albania,Mr.Roland Bimo.

http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/content.jsp?objectid=17096

HM opened the new Institute for Vision and Sound in Hilversum tonight.
Courtesy PPE
http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?z...06%20Hilversum

Queen looked wonderful this night. I love her outfit ;)

Christmas-tree for the palace
 

As is the tradition, the royal forestry has cutted down a big christmas-tree on Het Loo Crown Estate and transported it to the palace.


The tree was placed (under bad weather) on the basse-cour of Palace Het Loo, in a -so to see- permanent hole.
Follow the link for a video. It might ask you (in Dutch) for your age, for advertorial reasons.

Nice variety of videos
 

In today's episode of 'Blauw Bloed' (Blue Blood) you can see the following highlights:

2.30
visit of Máxima to the Morrocoan foundation Oemnia who has opened a shop called Sharika

5.20
a WONDERFUL retrospection on the first three years of Princess Catharina-Amalia, it will bring a smile on your face

22.30
a retrospect with mrs. Theresia Vreugdenhil, who has made the garderobe of Princess Beatrix / Queen Beatrix for 40 years.
Including insiders' pics on the robe and mantle she wore at the Investiture

30.00
a report on the glittering diamond stars which were made famous by Empress Elizabeth ('Sissi') of Austria, and which still are very en vogue at the Netherlands royal court

Follow the link and choose Windows Media or Real.
Enjoy!
:flowers:

http://www.eo.nl/portals/programs/ep...portal=4177509

Tuesday december 12th.

HM will visit the submarine unit of the Royal Netherlands Navy at Den Helder on occasion of it's 100th anniversary,one of the worlds oldest.

http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/content.jsp?objectid=17118

12-12-2006 Den Helder
Queen Beatrix visited the submarinebase at the Royal Marine in Den Helder.
The Queen attended the 100 year celebration of the submarinebase.

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?z...20Den%20Helder

A pity she didn' t climb into the submarine, it would have made a great picture to see the royal hat/head disappearing in the upstanding tube ;)

Vorstelijk
 

Ha, how vorstelijk (royal) the expression of Queen Beatrix can be...

I see that Her Majesty finally used her new royalblue bomb- and bulletfree Volvo.
Almost a year ago new extended Volvos were purchased for the Queen (there already were lots of Volvos for the other members of the Royal House and for the staff of the royal household). This was reported in the media because Queen Beatrix and her strange extended middle-class Ford Scorpio (and before that a Ford Granada :wacko: ), that was the image we knew from her.

:flowers:

Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ,Amsterdam,december 13th.

HM The Queen accompanied by TRH Princess Máxima,Prince Constantijn,Prince Friso,Princess Laurentien and Princess Mabel will attend the handout of the Principal Prince Claus Award by HRH Prince Friso (honorary co-chair of the Prince Claus Fund with his brother Constantijn)to grafic designer Reza Abedini from Iran.

http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/content.jsp?objectid=17108

Prince Claus Fund:

http://www.princeclausfund.org/en/index.html