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


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Today, November 15, Prince Constantijn participated in the show Good Morning Netherlands for the Week of the Entrepreneur:


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On November 20 Princess Laurentien participated in the 25th anniversary celebration of the foundation Leergeld Nederland in Den Haag:


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Prince Constantijn and Countess Eloise take part and talking in series "in conversation with" Roy about their school days


 
I really liked this one. They got various questions about their school time and had to write down their answers at the same time but independently.

Questions and answers:
1. Characterize Eloïse's school time in one word.
C: Friends
E: Chaos

2. Worst thing that Eloïse did at school?
C: Smoking (later on he explains that they didn't make this issue into a parent-child fight. They made sure their children know that they think it is a stupid decision to smoke but also that if they want to be 'weak' and hurt their own health, it is up to them)
E: Skip classes

3. What subject would Constantijn give if he were a teacher?
C: History (starts explaining why history is important to understand today's world)
E: History (he is really passionate about it and a great (history) story teller)

4. When/How Constantijn would help Eloïse at school?
C: I tried to help but...
E: When everything had broken down completely.

5. Constantijn was during Eloïse's school time the most proud of Eloïse when...
C: Move to The Hague
E: 1. Move to The Hague; 2. When she graduated from VWO.

Next, some open questions:
Education for me means: 'gaining knowledge' (E)
What would you change: 'later selection and put teacher at the center' (C); 'cut irrelevant stuff and listen more to the pupils' (E)
In the back of at the front of the classroom: 'in the back' (E & C) - both agreed that nowadays they would move more to the front because sitting in the back doesn't make sense in hindsight.

Finally, if I would have to reveal a secret (that my father/daughter doesn't know about) it would be...
C: in third grade (secondary school - so about 14 years) we put drawing pins on a girl's chair. [Eloïse's respons is one of disbelief - she clearly didn't know about it] And yes, Constantijn and his friends were punished for it...
 
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A documentary done for Pr Constantijn´s 50th birthday
("Constantine, more than a Prince")

Duc_et_Pair said:
Yesterday an interview was shown with Prince Constantijn shopping in a supermarket, being an daddy-assistant-referee alongside the football pitch, was on tutoyer terms with the interviewer (jij and jouw) instead of the more distant vousvouyer (u and uw).

We saw a modern and comfortable house in the very middle of a neighbourhood, be it a big and monumental one. It was strange to see an Audi from the Court picking up the royals in a totally normal neighbourhood street, with bicycling moms passing by, while an uniformed chauffeur saluted them.

It was mind-boggling to see the Prince in jeans, in a blue Mini, queuing in a supermarket and later, dressed in jacquet, waving to thousands cheering to him during the ceremonial procession at Prinsjesdag, seated in a horse-drawn gala berline. During the whole interview the Prince, sorry, "Constantijn", played down every royal aspect. As if it is just some nuisance so now an then, but comes handy in other situations.

It made me realize that every year 100 million Euro is spent on a royal lifestyle that really no one seems to pursue, after all even the King did perfectly fine just living in a private villa. I am not sure what to think. If the message is: "royals" are just the folks-next-door, then the documentary did hit bull's eye. But it also pops up the question. 400 men and women working in the royal household? For whom????? It must be the most swollen overhead on any organisation in the Netherlands. That is the confusion the documentary caused to me.


https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/ned...antijn-50-koningshuis-interview-diana-matroos
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Prince Constantijn as Honorary Chairman of the Prince Claus Fund was interviewed at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam on the occasion of the fund's 25th anniversary this year, the interview is shown this afternoon 4 pm as part of an online programme dedicated to the anniversary:


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Meanwhile Princess Laurentien opened the exhibition 'tree rose fish' at the National Education Museum in Dordrecht today, December 9:


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In order to emphasize on equality for working women the Prince changed his name in " Petrushka" for a week!Good.
 
lucien said:
In order to emphasize on equality for working women the Prince changed his name in " Petrushka" for a week!Good.
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Quite weird that he is using Petrushka instead of Petra. Probably he doesn't want to use his wife's first name.
 
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It is well deserved because the Prince has been a pioneer in promoting an optimal (financial) climate and innovative impulses in creating "brainports" and "start up campuses" making it one of the Dutch fastest growing economic sectors.
 
An interesting and very positive article about Princess Laurentien in the Volkskrant (not usually a great fan of the RF).

https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-ac...teun-ze-is-een-topwijf-niet-normaal~bdfd8821/

Apparently she is playing a mediating role in the settling of the Childcare benifits scandal. A scandal which has shocked the country as families were ruined by the tax office.

The parents call her a pillar of support and 'een topwijf, niet normaal' (how to translate that ;)).

The princess is actively involved in the matter. It started by some parents receiving the phone number of the princess. They called her, talked to her and she is now trying to help them. She does this with her (and her husband's) 'Number Five Foundation'. It is called number 5 for the adress of the office, wich is in a part of the house of Constantijn and Laurentien in The Hague.

Since last year the parents can use the attic of the office as a meeting room. They named their group 'De Zolderkamer' (the attic chamber). One of the parents tells that she has stayed the night in the office too, as she had to attend two days in a row of debates in parliament about the matter while having little money to spare on gasoline or hotels.

The organisation tries to ensure that parents can have more input in the settlement of the case. Princess Laurentien mediates meetings and co-wrote a report of the organisation last year, though she made sure her name was not mentioned in it. The report contained recomendations to the government in how to proceed. Before debates in parlament they have received leaders of the political parties in the foundation's kitchen, to discuss the case with a group of parents.

The princess tries to make sure that the parties understand each other. She sometimes intervenes: 'did you hear this?', 'do you understand that?'. The parents compare her to 'Switzerland', a neutral mediator between themselves and the authorities.
 
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Marengo said:
An interesting and very positive article about Princess Laurentien in the Volkskrant (not usually a great fan of the RF).

https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-ac...teun-ze-is-een-topwijf-niet-normaal~bdfd8821/

Apparently she is playing a mediating role in the settling of the Childcare benifits scandal. A scandal which has shocked the country as families were ruined by the tax office.

The parents call her a pillar of support and 'een topwijf, niet normaal' (how to translate that ;)).

The princess is actively involved in the matter. It started by some parents receiving the phone number of the princess. They called her, talked to her and she is now trying to help them. She does this with her (and her husband's) 'Number Five Foundation'. It is called number 5 for the adress of the office, wich is in a part of the house of Constantijn and Laurentien in The Hague.

Since last year the parents can use the attic of the office as a meeting room. They named their group 'De Zolderkamer' (the attic chamber). One of the parents tells that she has stayed the night in the office too, as she had to attend two days in a row of debates in parliament about the matter while having little money to spare on gasoline or hotels.

The organisation tries to ensure that parents can have more input in the settlement of the case. Princess Laurentien mediates meetings and co-wrote a report of the organisation last year, though she made sure her name was not mentioned in it. The report contained recomendations to the government in how to proceed. Before debates in parlament they have received leaders of the political parties in the foundation's kitchen, to discuss the case with a group of parents.

The princess tries to make sure that the parties understand each other. She sometimes intervenes: 'did you hear this?', 'do you understand that?'. The parents compare her to 'Switzerland', a neutral mediator between themselves and the authorities.
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Indeed a very hands-on role for P.Laurentien, a real support for the parents involved (have to say Laurentien is probably my fave of the dutch RF by now ?)
 
Marengo said:
An interesting and very positive article about Princess Laurentien in the Volkskrant (not usually a great fan of the RF).

https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-ac...teun-ze-is-een-topwijf-niet-normaal~bdfd8821/

Apparently she is playing a mediating role in the settling of the Childcare benifits scandal. A scandal which has shocked the country as families were ruined by the tax office.

The parents call her a pillar of support and 'een topwijf, niet normaal' (how to translate that ;)).

The princess is actively involved in the matter. It started by some parents receiving the phone number of the princess. They called her, talked to her and she is now trying to help them. She does this with her (and her husband's) 'Number Five Foundation'. It is called number 5 for the adress of the office, wich is in a part of the house of Constantijn and Laurentien in The Hague.

Since last year the parents can use the attic of the office as a meeting room. They named their group 'De Zolderkamer' (the attic chamber). One of the parents tells that she has stayed the night in the office too, as she had to attend two days in a row of debates in parliament about the matter while having little money to spare on gasoline or hotels.

The organisation tries to ensure that parents can have more input in the settlement of the case. Princess Laurentien mediates meetings and co-wrote a report of the organisation last year, though she made sure her name was not mentioned in it. The report contained recomendations to the government in how to proceed. Before debates in parlament they have received leaders of the political parties in the foundation's kitchen, to discuss the case with a group of parents.

The princess tries to make sure that the parties understand each other. She sometimes intervenes: 'did you hear this?', 'do you understand that?'. The parents compare her to 'Switzerland', a neutral mediator between themselves and the authorities.
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Thanks for the summary. It sounds as if a neutral mediator was sorely needed and a respected and accomplished public figure such as Princess Laurentien seems ideal to serve as one.

I wonder how the work sits with her position as a member of the Royal House subject to ministerial responsibility. Would she have been obliged to seek permission from the government to be involved in a political matter? While neutrality is appropriate and necessary as a member of the nonpartisan Royal House, can a princess under the government's ministerial responsibility function as a neutral party in a matter which involves government authorities?
 
Good question. Given that this is not a political issue (in the sense that it divides people) and the families have already been received by the king himself, it seems that she can be a mediator in helping to arrange a fair outcome. Currently, almost everyone is convinced a solution is needed but in practice it seems really hard to achieve a righteous outcome for each and every one of the families, so I think both the parents and the authorities appreciate her help. But I do think, it was discussed with the government before she took it on. At least, that seems smart in this case.
 
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Prince Constantijn as Special Envoy for Techleap introduced Crown Princess Victoria to Edge Olympic/TechLeap in Amsterdam today, June 7.

Crown Princess Victoria is on a two-day visit to the Netherlands, for more about the visit see here.


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Lovely to see Prince Constantijn in the photos today with the Swedish Crown Princess
 
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Yes, she has. Mostly childrens books. See for example this overview on Bol.com
 
Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien have been interviewed by the Egyptian entrepeneur Mo Gawdat, for his podcast series Slo Mo

 
Their youngest child Leonore Countess van Oranje-Nassau van Amsberg will join her cousine Princess Alexia of the Netherlands and her namesake, the Spanish heir Princess Leonor, at the World Atlantic College in Llandwit-Major. The Countess will do the last two years of her secondary education in Wales, to obtain her international baccalaureate.

Her uncle King Willem-Alexander and the future Queen of the Belgians, Princess Elisabeth, have been at this College as well.
 
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