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

[Duc_et_Pair]

Originally Posted by eya

Eloise shares a lovely picture from her parents as they celebrating their 19th Wedding Anniversary today


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EYY9E8IU...g&name=900x900

So to see the Prince has taken a fitness regime. He looks fit and healthy. Congratulations and celebrations to the couple. A marriage between youth friends (they know each other since toddler time) seems to work splendidly.

[SLV]

Constantijn is indeed looking great.

[Marengo]

Originally Posted by Duc_et_Pair

So to see the Prince has taken a fitness regime. He looks fit and healthy. Congratulations and celebrations to the couple. A marriage between youth friends (they know each other since toddler time) seems to work splendidly.

Aren't the fitness clubs also still closed in The Netherlands? But he does look healthy indeed.

[Duc_et_Pair]

Originally Posted by Marengo

Aren't the fitness clubs also still closed in The Netherlands? But he does look healthy indeed.

Fitness at home?


Laurentien has always been the fitnessy type, hard to believe she is 54.

[Winnie]

Originally Posted by Duc_et_Pair

Fitness at home?


Laurentien has always been the fitnessy type, hard to believe she is 54.

Yes, I agree. She looks much younger and quite healthy. Always liked her. She was her own nice person always to others.

[An Ard Ri]

Princess Laurentien always comes across as a nice warm person ,congratulations to the couple on their Wedding Anniversary.

[iceflower]

Today, July 1, Princess Laurentien participated in the Corona Proof Live conference in Den Haag:



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[eya]

"The new #digital world requires new digital #solutions. Check out this message by our mentor and partner, @constantijn14 , Special Envoy to @TechLeapNL. We aim to break down barriers and foster #innovation by bringing our #accelerator to a new digital level.⁠"

https://twitter.com/i/status/1293886177645342720

[iceflower]

Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien were in Munich, Germany, yesterday, September 1, to attend the world premiere of the opera "7 Deaths of Maria Callas":


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[REAL COUNTESS]

I hope they enjoyed themselfe's. Munich is a beautiful City.

[Duc_et_Pair]

Prince Constantijn has become a member of the board of the newly created National Growth Fund, with an investment capital of 20 billion Euro per legislature, to encourage the transition towards a new robust, innovative and sustainable economy.

Article on the National Growth Fund. The aim is that every 5 years another 20 billion (there is no real limit) will be pumped in start ups, in innovative ideas, in sustainability, everything to make The Netherlands 2.0 advancing to The Netherlands 3.0

Prince Constantijn is the Set Up Tsar. That set ups can be quite profitable is proved by the late Prince Friso, who made his widow a multi-millionaire thanks to investments into projects of scruffy students which turned out to become moneymakers.

With his experience in set ups and his role in judging all projects, Prince Constantijn of course has fine first hand knowledge for much promising investments on behalf of the royal family.

https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2020/0...ty-and-growth/

[Somebody]

It will be interesting to see how a-political the fund will be. While I see why they picked prince Constantijn, it could be a little tricky. It's a lot of money and the first debates about this new fund (and especially how the money should be spend) are already starting...

[Duc_et_Pair]

Originally Posted by Somebody

It will be interesting to see how a-political the fund will be. While I see why they picked prince Constantijn, it could be a little tricky. It's a lot of money and the first debates about this new fund (and especially how the money should be spend) are already starting...

Yes, 20 billion Euro is a gigantic sum and to have the King's brother in the judging panel, hmmm... At the other hand: the Netherlands never have been too anxious in giving responsibility. Apparently they trust that Prince Constantijn is a serious person, with a sound mind and a well-developed political antenna. He has been strategic assistant of EU Commissioners, so he is not in unchartered territory.

[iceflower]

Princess Lautentien attended the national launch of an educational programme against child poverty in Almere today, September 9. The programme is initiated by Missing Chapter Foundation and co-developed and supported by the AFAS Foundation.


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[REAL COUNTESS]

I really like Pss Laurentien's involvement with the children. Nice to see her to put education in the forefront. BTW she looks lovely today very nice dress and shoes.

[Somebody]

Prince Constantijn is one over 700 Dutch people included in the Zhenhua-files. Zhenhua gathers publicly available data about 'overseas key persons' - many times including close family members of public figures, such as spouses, siblings and children.

[Somebody]

Prince Constantijn just posted a tweet that he is self-isolating (for the next 3 days). A week ago he was in close contact with someone that recently tested positive for Covid-19. We writes that he feels a paria and wonders whether he followed all the distance rules etc over the last week (he thinks so) - which includes Prinsjesdag! - as he doesn't want to unknowingly have passed on the virus.

[iceflower]

New portraits of Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien have been added to the offical website:


** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** koninklijkhuis.nl: Portretfoto's Prins Constantijn **


** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** koninklijkhuis.nl: Portretfoto's Prinses Laurentien **

[Somebody]

Looks like for both it is one picture but the 'close-up one' is cut-out from the other.

[iceflower]

It is, just like it was done for the King, Queen and their daughters for their latest portraits this year.