Enthronement Ceremony of Dutch Monarchs - Page 3

**Marengo** · #41 09-24-2007, 07:35 PM

The older lady next to Queen Juliana is Gosta von Amstberg, baroness von dem Bussche Haddenhausen, the mother of Prince Claus.

Here a grouppicture taken in the evening when they held a ball to celebrate the enthronement. The guests had changed clothes but you will be able to identify many more. The picture was originally posted at the Benelux RMB by John in Assen.

lucien · #42 09-25-2007, 04:52 AM

I remember the,then,Heriditary Grand Duke Henri and the,then,Crown Prince Mohammed of Morocco,Princesses Sirindhorn and Chulalabkorn of Thailand,then Crown Prince Hassan of Jordan and Princess Sarvath,Prince Hans-Adam of Liechtenstein being in attendance as well.

After posing for the picture you posted Marengo,all were moved to the IJ river,where they were taken by canal boats of "Rederij Kooistra" to the passengership "Prinses Beatrix",it was there the Ball was held,floating down the Northsea Canal to the Northsea.

First row,fltr:
Prince of Orange,Prince Constantijn,Prince Friso,Prince Carlos,Prince Bernhard and Prince Maurits.

Princess Pilar,Heriditary Grand Duke Henri,Princess Sirindhorn,Crown Prince Mohammed,Princess Sonja,Prince Albert,HM and Prince Claus,Princess Paola,Prince Charles,Princess Chulabhorn,Prince Harald,Princess Benedikte and Prince Richard.

Mr.Smith (husband of Renée Roëll,childhood friend of HM),Princess Christina and Jorge Guillermo,forgot,forgot,Princess Juliana,Prince Bernhard,Gosta von Amsberg,Prince and Princess Takimado of Japan,Tord and Christina Magnussen,néé Princess Christina of Sweden.

Renéé Roëll,Prince Carlos Hugo and Princess Irene,Sigrid (sister of Prince Claus) and her husband,Princess Margriet and Pieter van Vollenhoven,Christina von Amsberg,Prince Aschwin (brother of Prince Bernhard) and Princess Simone,the gentleman next to Simone
is her son from a previous marriage but I forgot his name,sorry.

**Stefan** · #43 10-06-2007, 10:48 AM

How would they organice things if Queen beatrix would die unexpected (like King Baoudouin I.). Would Willem-Alexander first take the oath somewhere in The Hague and the would have the Inauguration Ceremony later in Amsterdam ?? I donÄt think the could organize the Inaguration Ceremony in Amsterdam in a short periode of time.

Milenka · #44 10-06-2007, 05:49 PM

Lovely pictures! (and some of them, unknown for me).
Queen Juliana is still so near... & so loved!
High Honour to her memory.

PR Princess · #45 10-06-2007, 07:25 PM

Its interesting to see the difference between the coronation of Queen Beatrix and Queen Elizabeth II.

adelaide · #46 10-07-2007, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by lucien

I remember the,then,Heriditary Grand Duke Henri and the,then,Crown Prince Mohammed of Morocco,Princesses Sirindhorn and Chulalabkorn of Thailand,then Crown Prince Hassan of Jordan and Princess Sarvath,Prince Hans-Adam of Liechtenstein being in attendance as well.

After posing for the picture you posted Marengo,all were moved to the IJ river,where they were taken by canal boats of "Rederij Kooistra" to the passengership "Prinses Beatrix",it was there the Ball was held,floating down the Northsea Canal to the Northsea.

First row,fltr:
Prince of Orange,Prince Constantijn,Prince Friso,Prince Carlos,Prince Bernhard and Prince Maurits.

Princess Pilar,Heriditary Grand Duke Henri,Princess Sirindhorn,Crown Prince Mohammed,Princess Sonja,Prince Albert,HM and Prince Claus,Princess Paola,Prince Charles,Princess Chulabhorn,Prince Harald,Princess Benedikte and Prince Richard.

Mr.Smith (husband of Renée Roëll,childhood friend of HM),Princess Christina and Jorge Guillermo,forgot,forgot,Princess Juliana,Prince Bernhard,Gosta von Amsberg,Prince and Princess Takimado of Japan,Tord and Christina Magnussen,néé Princess Christina of Sweden.

Renéé Roëll,Prince Carlos Hugo and Princess Irene,Sigrid (sister of Prince Claus) and her husband,Princess Margriet and Pieter van Vollenhoven,Christina von Amsberg,Prince Aschwin (brother of Prince Bernhard) and Princess Simone,the gentleman next to Simone
is her son from a previous marriage but I forgot his name,sorry.

^

Hi, I'm not at all a specialist of Dutch Royal Family, but I beleive that at the begining of the third row, it's not Mr Smith but it's the husband of the Infanta Pilar, Luis Gomez Acebo, ViceCount Della Toore, Duke of Badajoz.

**Jacknch** · #47 11-10-2008, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Stefan

How would they organice things if Queen beatrix would die unexpected (like King Baoudouin I.). Would Willem-Alexander first take the oath somewhere in The Hague and the would have the Inauguration Ceremony later in Amsterdam ?? I donÄt think the could organize the Inaguration Ceremony in Amsterdam in a short periode of time.

This is a very interesting question because the situation would be slightly different to the long established procedure of the act of abdication, balcony appearance to introduce the new monarch to the people and then the inauguration ceremony several days later. I would imagine that there would be some kind of proclaimation that WA is now the king - this could be done with or without a balcony appearance. The funeral of Beatrix would, I should think have to take place first in Delft after several days of mourning followed a few days later by the inauguration in Amsterdam. If the Dutch are anything like the British I shoudl imagine they will organise all this very well and efficiently within a few days.

Pier Gerlofs Donia · #48 11-10-2008, 05:51 AM

One thing I've been searching for recently, William III of the Netherlands. I wonder: are there some more photographs of William III of the Netherlands? can someone link them? And does anyone have a link to the video of Wilhelmina's coronation? It was captured on film in 1898, I Believe.

maria-olivia · #49 11-10-2008, 08:24 AM

Thanks for the great pics of Juliana's Coronation.

maria-olivia · #50 11-10-2008, 08:42 AM

On the official picture with the others Royal Families , I noticed :
1st row Prince George of Grece, xx (his wife Marie?) Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians,
Princess Margaret of Great Britain ,Prince x ,Queen Louise of Sweden , Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg
2nd row Prince Axel of Danemark, Princess x, Crown Prince Olav of Norway. Crown Princess Martha of Norway,King of Sweden, Princess x.
Could someona find the names of Princes and Pricesses xx ?
Queen Wilhemine is not on this picture ?

**Marengo** · #51 11-10-2008, 10:57 AM

The lady between prince George of Greece and Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians is Princess Armgard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, the mother of prince Bernhard. The man next to princess Margaret is the Earl of Athlone, brother of Queen Mary. The lady between Axel and Olav is the Countess of Athlone, born as Princess Alice of the UK (Albany). The lady next to the crownprince of Sweden is princess Margaretha of Denmark, born princess of Sweden.

Queen Wilhelmina considered that she was 'dead' after she abdicated and that she had no business at state events anymore. She was rather drastic in this and even threw her bodyguard out of the car on the middle of the highway, as she didn't need him anymore.

lucien · #52 11-10-2008, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by PR Princess

Its interesting to see the difference between the coronation of Queen Beatrix and Queen Elizabeth II.

The very difference alone that you speak of two things,a Coronation like in the UK,and an Inthronisation as we have here.

In the UK the Monarch is actually crowned,here the Regalia are laid out on the Credenstable in front of the Monarch,but remain untouched.
We do not have a Coronation,but a solemn swearing in for the General Assemblee of the States-General at the New Church,Amsterdam as
it is written in The Constitution that it is there the Ceremony must take place..

**Marengo** · #53 11-10-2008, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stefan

How would they organice things if Queen beatrix would die unexpected (like King Baoudouin I.). Would Willem-Alexander first take the oath somewhere in The Hague and the would have the Inauguration Ceremony later in Amsterdam ?? I donÄt think the could organize the Inaguration Ceremony in Amsterdam in a short periode of time.

A rather late reply, but the last time this happened was when Queen Wilhelmina was enthroned. I don't recall reading anything about an oath, just the enthronement ceremony itself after a period of mourning (or in Wilhelmina's case, until she was 18. I don't recall that king Willem III made an oath in The Hague or anywhere else either, just the enthronement in Amsterdam. This is one of the very few things that Queen Sophie writes positively about in her letters to Lady Malet.

maria-olivia · #54 11-10-2008, 11:52 AM

Thanks Marengo , and the young man on the left side of Prince Axel of D

**Marengo** · #55 11-10-2008, 12:14 PM

Ah, that is prince Aschwin of Lippe-Biesterfeld, the younger brother of prince Bernhard

**Stefan** · #56 11-10-2008, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Marengo

A rather late reply, but the last time this happened was when Queen Wilhelmina was enthroned. I don't recall reading anything about an oath, just the enthronement ceremony itself after a period of mourning (or in Wilhelmina's case, until she was 18. I don't recall that king Willem III made an oath in The Hague or anywhere else either, just the enthronement in Amsterdam. This is one of the very few things that Queen Sophie writes positively about in her letters to Lady Malet.

Do we know how long the time was between the death of King Willem II. and until King Willem III. took the oath. I think i read somewhere that in Wilhelmina's case Queen Emma took the oath as Regent but i believe it was when King Willem III. was still alive as she was first Regent for him for a short time just before his death.

**Marengo** · #57 01-13-2009, 07:01 AM

I have no clue what time it took, though Queen Sophie writes about the enthronement in her letters to Lady Mallet (in a positive way, for a change).

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From the NOS, preparations:

NOS - Koningshuis - Video - Voorbereidingen festiviteiten rond inhuldiging Juliana

a clip of 1948's enthronement activities:

NOS - Koningshuis - Video - Balkonscene en rijtoer door Amsterdam, inhuldiging van Juliana in de Nieuwe Kerk

Speech in the Nieuwe Kerk:

NOS - Koningshuis - Video - De toespraak van koningin Juliana in de Nieuwe Kerk

Reactions (1973):

NOS - Koningshuis - Video - Reacties op inhuldiging Juliana

Also celebrated in the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia):

NOS - Koningshuis - Video - IndonesiÃ« viert de inhuldiging van koningin Juliana

**Marengo** · #58 11-13-2009, 06:15 AM

Queen Juliana's speech:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdmInbDX2BA

**Marengo** · #59 06-09-2010, 07:29 AM

Dorine Hermans is writing a book on the enthronement ceremonies of King Willem I, Willem II, Willem III and Queen Wilhelmina, Juliana and Beatrix. The book will be available in the shops in 2011. The titlewill be: ' wie ben ik dat ik dit doen mag' (who am I, that I am allowed to do this), which is a remark made by Queen Juliana during her enthronement speech.

**Marengo** · #60 06-09-2010, 07:40 AM

A clip of the enthronement and the festivities around it, of Queen Wilhelmina. The voice over keeps referring to HRH Princess Wilhelmina, while she was infact already Queen for 8 years when the enthronement ceremony happened. On the background a variation on 'Wien Neerlands Bloed', which was often used as anthem (until in the 20-ties the Wilhelmus officially became the national anthem.

YouTube - Inhuldiging Koningin Wilhelmina