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Originally Posted by lucien
There will be an exhibition,starting may 11th,on the Royal House of Orange Nassau and the Nieuwe Kerk,emphasizing on the Inauguration ceremonies the past 200 years.
But before that,there's this...The Nieuwe Kerk all ready and decorated for the Inauguration ceremony, a 360o fantastic image!
Nieuwe Kerk - Inhuldiging 2013 - C360.NL
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Thought I'd share some of the pics I made of the exhibition..It was odd that no pics were allowed of the dresses cq uniforms worn by previous Monarchs..very odd...
As I said,it was almost impossible to make pics of the dresses and uniforms of previous Monarchs,without any given reason by the less then interested non-Dutch guards..so yes..Come and tell me that....So
Some pics,but bad quality,sorry for that"
Queen Wilhelmina's Enthronement dress
King Willem II's uniform worn at his Enthronement in 1840
HM Queen Anna Pavlovna in her robes at the Enthronement of her husband,1840.
Part of the blue robes of Queen Juliana and the dress and coat worn by Crown Princess Beatrix on september 6th 1948.
Enthronement robes of Queen Beatrix,april 30th 1980.
Thousands of people waiting to get into the New Church the days after apfter april 30th to have a glance at the decorated church,and take bits and pieces of the flower arangements in the process
Orange trees at the entrance of the Nieuwe Kerk