Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien, News & Events Part 4 (January 2018 - )

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The problem is that by going in appeal, and in appeal, and in appeal against refusals, the request to obtain a permanent status runs for years and years. Meaning that children become more Dutch because all these years they live here. Armenia is not war-torn or a dictatorship. So allowing the children to stay is a signal to all applicants from "safe countries" that stretching procedures as long as possible works in their advantage.

After all: if the two children are allowed to stay, isn't it inhuman to keep them separated from their mother? Result: the mother will be granted permission too. Quod Erat Demonstrandum: using your children as pawns will help you.

That is what the Government wants to avoid. Symbols are strong. When Spain allowed the Aquarius to embark in a Spanish port, it was a signal and since then the trafficking of migrants has taken the route to Spain, putting the new minority government over there under pressure.

Princess Laurentien was on the edge. Vague enough but I preferred her to say nothing at all.

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Yesterday, September 20, Princess Laurentien participated in the colloquium "The Global Citizen as Ambassador" of the Stichting Nederlands Onderwijs in het Buitenland (Foundation for Dutch Education Worldwide) in Den Haag:


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Princess Laurentien was one of the speakers on day 1 of the Carnegie Peace Building Conversations in Den Haag today, September 24:


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Princess Laurentien launched the action programme Go Do in Oegstgeest today, September 25.

The programme focusses on behavioral changes concerning healthier eating, more exercises and relaxation.


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On September 25 Prince Constantijn attended the Future of Trust Summit 2018 in Den Haag:


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And today, September 27, he participated in the launch of the new electric transport vehicle for inner cities, named Zolution, in Amsterdam:


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Princess Laurentien runs along during a sponsor run to raise money for children from poor families on the initiative of the Hague Children s Council in the Zuiderpark in The Hague today 14 October

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Princess Laurentien in Croatia yesterday 29 October for the conference as a founder of Missing Chapter

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On November 1 Princess Laurentien attended the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Dutch magazine Margriet in Amsterdam including the opening of the portrait exhibition "Just tough":


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'just cool' would probably a more accurate translation of 'gewoon stoer' (although any translation looses parts of the meaning in Dutch) in this case

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Thanks! "Tough" is one of the English words that was imported into the German language but with a wider range of meanings. The German "tough" is accurate, the English one indeed not quite so..


On November 3 Princess Laurentien was invited as a special guest at the finals for the new new Child Ambassadors in Amersfoort:


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Prince Constantijn is today in Lisbon to attend at the Web Summit

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He looks great ����

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I wouldn't recognize Prince Constantijn if it wasn't for the caption ,the beard suits the Prince

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Prince Constantijn as Special Envoy of Startup Delta participated in the Superinvestor conference in Amsterdam yesterday, November 15:


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Princess Laurentien has given an interview for this month's issue of Dutch magazine Nouveau about being in her fifties and feeling comfortable with that:


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Looks like the pictures were taken in the family's garden.

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Princess Laurentien at a kickoff event at the De Vuurvogel school in Helmond this week:


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Princess Laurentien held the opening speech at an international conference on higher education for students with a disability today, November 19:



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Today, November 20, Princess Laurentien opened the KNOV Birth Care Congress at the Theater 't Spant in Bussum. In her speech she discussed the importance of good guidance and information during pregnancy and birth to low-literate and/or socially deprived women:


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