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State Visit from Turkey to the Netherlands – Last Day
The last day of the State Visit started on April 19 with a visit to Floriade in Venlo. Floriade is an international exhibition of flowers and gardening. The Queen, The President of Turkey and his wife were welcomed by Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation. They made a tour around Floriade, visited the Netherlands pavilion and President Gül opened the Turkish pavilion, where the President renamed a flower ‘Istanbul Hyacinth’. … Continue reading
Posted in Dutch Royals | Tagged Exhibition, Flower Baptism, President Gül, Princess Beatrix, State Visit, Turkey | Leave a commentGerman One-Day Visit to the Netherlands
On Wednesday March 23, the German President, Christian Wulff, and his wife Bettina made a visit to Netherlands. In the morning, the Frau Wulff opened the 62nd edition of the annual flower exhibition of Keukenhof in Lisse. Accompanied by her husband and Prince Willem-Alexander, she had a tulip named after her: the Tulip Bettina Wulff. The German Presidential Couple visited the exhibition because “Germany, Land of Poets and Thinkers” is … Continue reading
Posted in Dutch Royals | Tagged Audience, Exhibition, Flower Baptism, Germany, King Willem-Alexander, Official Visit, President Wulff, Princess Beatrix | Leave a commentPrince of Orange & Princess Máxima’s First Two Days in NYC
TRH The Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima of the Netherlands have landed in the United States of America for an official visit to mark the 400th anniversary of the Hudson Voyage (and to attend the wedding of Bernardo Guillermo over the weekend), and the first stop was the USS Intrepid, where the Prince and Princess were greeted by Mayor of NYC, Michael Bloomberg, and the US Secretary of State, … Continue reading
Posted in Dutch Royals | Tagged Bilateral Relations, Flower Baptism, Hillary Rodham Clinton, King Willem-Alexander, Military, Official Visit, Queen Máxima, United States of America | 2 CommentsA Big Day Out for “Aunty Mary”
It was a big day yesterday for the Danish Royal Family. Princess Marie gave birth to a son early in the morning; while Crown Princess Mary was also out and about, performing two official engagements. Mary first attended the baptism of a new tulip, the ‘Kronprinsesse Mary Tulipan’ (Crown Princess Mary Tulip), at Gavnø Castle, south of Copenhagen. Accompanied by her close friend and the lady of the castle, Baroness … Continue reading
Posted in Danish Royals | Tagged Crown Princess Mary, Flower Baptism, Patronage, United Nations | Leave a commentBeatrix opens Keukenhof Flower Exhibition
Queen Beatrix yesterday opened the 60th edition of the International Flower Exhibition Keukenhof in Lisse. The Queen officially opened the event by baptising the new Spring Garden tulip. This year’s exhibition has the theme “USA, New Amsterdam: New York, 400″, in recognition of the 400th anniversary of the founding of the city now know as New York by Dutchman Henry Hudson. The theme is hoped to strengthen bonds of friendship … Continue reading
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