NL DOET (Formerly 'Make A Difference Day')

[Marengo]

Princess Beatrix cleaning windows, that is certainly something I never thought I would see .

Photo.

 

[Princess Robijn]

Today, March 20, is the NL Doet, National Volunteer Day, again!

Princess Beatrix, Princess Annette, Princess Aimee, Prince Floris, Prince Bernhard and Tjalling ten Cate helped out at a nursinghome in Barneveld today:

HQ pictures:



© Oranje Fonds – Jeannette Schols

**These pictures are free of rights if used with photocredit.**

 

[Marika86]

First pics of the King and the Queen today

https://twitter.com/Patrickvkatwijk/status/579265415240646656
https://twitter.com/Patrickvkatwijk/status/579264715731410944

ANP Foto ** Belga Image

 

[Duc_et_Pair]

Her Majesty Queen Máxima holds a paintroller in the Dorpshuis (Parish Hall) in Tricht.

NL Doet! (NL does!) is the national volunteer day organized by the Orange Fund. The King and Queen are patron and patroness of this Fund which was a wedding gift to them.

This year 7.579 works are done by around 325.000 volunteers.

A handful of works:
- renovation of the materials storage PSV Baseball Eindhoven
- cutting willows alongside the river Jeker near Maastricht
- building new stables for the Horseriding for Disabled Club in Amsterdam
- planting thousands of tulip bulbs in the Mariahoeve neighbourhood, The Hague
- building a new website for a Clubhouse for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired, Groningen
- super cleaning day for the Philippus Lansbergen Space Observatory in Middelburg
- polishing the silver and copper in the Lutheran Church, Arnhem
- building a new pier for the Ypsilon Rowing Club in Leeuwarden
- hanging new wallpaper in the living room of an elderly couple, Sittard

Etc. Etc. Etc.




The one day she glitters and glams, all bedecked in awesome Orange-Nassau diamonds, entering the magnifique banqueting hall in Fredensborg Palace, Copenhagen. The other day she wears a t-shirt and takes a paintroller, so that the youth in the village of Tricht have a fresh and clean sports venue again...

 

[iceflower]

Oh, I love today's pics!

Máxima looks like the woman from next door, with jeans, t-shirt, so normal and active, great!



** ppe gallery ** refdag.nl gallery: Koningspaar klust in dorpshuis Tricht (fotoserie) **

 

[Duc_et_Pair]

Oh, I love today's pics!

Máxima looks like the woman from next door, with jeans, t-shirt, so normal and active, great!



** ppe gallery ** refdag.nl gallery: Koningspaar klust in dorpshuis Tricht (fotoserie) **

And think about the villagers (knowing about nothing): suddenly they are painting or working vis-à-vis with His Majesty The King and Her Majesty Queen Máxima... I think this is the secret of the Dutch monarchy: being awesomely stately and splendorous when needed, being utterly approachable and totally natural also, when needed.



Hoch lebe das Königspaar!

 

[Princess Robijn]

HQ pictures of the King and Queen:



© Oranje Fonds – Bart Homburg

**These pictures are free of rights if used with photocredit.**

 

[royalfanvivian]

Also at the 11th edition of EN Does participated several Orange again. King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima were yesterday too busy to take action, but happily takes the volunteer action of the Oranje Fonds two days ..

Royal family participates in NL Does 2015

 

[iceflower]

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Several members of the Royal Family were active on the national volunteer day again today, March 11:



** anp gallery ** robinutrecht.photoshelter gallery **


** dpp gallery: Dutch Royals at NL Doet 2016 **


** refdag.nl gallery: Prinsessen en prinsen in actie voor NLdoet **

 

[An Ard Ri]

PPE

PPE Agency

Princess Margriet & Pieter van Vollenhoven were hands on too!

PPE

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=11-03-2016%20Borculo

 

[Marika86]

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima at the national volunteer day. March 12

ANP Foto ** A video from nos.nl Willem-Alexander en Máxima helpen in speeltuin tijdens NLdoet

 

[Duc_et_Pair]

Two days grandeur at the Palais de l'Élysée, the Hôtel de Matignon, the Mairie de Paris and the Petit Palais, and now volunteering in a playground. What a contrast. Wow.

 

[An Ard Ri]

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima at the national volunteer day. March 12

ANP Foto ** A video from nos.nl Willem-Alexander en Máxima helpen in speeltuin tijdens NLdoet

PPE

PPE Agency

 

[iceflower]

Two days grandeur at the Palais de l'Élysée, the Hôtel de Matignon, the Mairie de Paris and the Petit Palais, and now volunteering in a playground. What a contrast. Wow.

I thought so as well!

And thankfully the weather was fine for that outdoor activity...



** robinutrecht.photoshelter gallery **


** dpp: King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima NL Doet 2016 **


** refdag.nl allery: Koningspaar terug uit Parijs, aan de bak in speeltuin (fotoserie) **

 

[QUEENECE29]

HOLLANDA ULUSAL GÖNÜLLÜ GÜNÜ | Selda Göktaş

 

[iceflower]

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It's been volunteer time again

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima were active in Breda today, March 10:


** robinutrecht.photoshelter gallery **


** anp gallery ** bredavandaag.nl gallery ** ppe gallery **


** gettyimages: King Willem-Alexander Of The Nethederlands and Queen Maxima Of The Nethederlands Volunteer for NL Doet **

 

[royalfanvivian]

Today and tomorrow will find the annual action 'NLdoet' place again. Of course there were also King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima active again. Breda they helped to refurbish a neighborhood garden.

NL Doet: Koninklijk paar knapt buurttuin Breda op | De Oranjes

 

[Countessmeout]

A few pictures of the couple working in the community garden today.

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima at 2017 NL Doet | NEWMYROYALS & HOLLYWOOD FASHION

 

[iceflower]

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A playground in IJselstein got some hands-on royal help today


** ppe gallery ** anp gallery **


** robinutrecht.photoshelter gallery ** dpp: Princess Beatrix NL Doet 2017 **


** gettyimages: NLD: Princess Beatrix Of The Netherlands Volunteer For NL Doet In IJsselstein **

 

[An Ard Ri]

Great to see Princess Beatrix ,looks like her recent knee replacement was a success!

 

[royalfanvivian]

Princess Laurentien is apparently little longer remained in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom, because they took part in the Curaçao version of EN Does: Doing Cura.

Cura Doet: Prinses Laurentien demonteert computers | De Oranjes

Prince Pieter-Christiaan, Princess Anita and their daughter Emma van Vollenhoven also put today on the second day of NL Does. Thereby helping to restore the Red Cross office in Delft.

NL Doet: Prins Pieter-Christiaan, Prinses Anita en Emma knappen Rode Kruis Kantoor op | De Oranjes

 

[ladongas]

Gardeners at work

Mais qu’a donc vu la reine Maxima des Pays-Bas ?

Some of these pictures are funny. The King is really getting into it, and he looks the part, too.

 

[Iain]

It's great the way the Royal family take part and muck in with things. Can't imagine the Windsors doing anything like this.

 

[eya]

Princess Beatrix brings a surprise visit to the children's day center Under a roof. She helps young people with an intellectual disability. The princess does this within the framework of NLdoet of the Oranje Fonds.

Belga Image

 

[iceflower]

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The NL DOET photos are some of my favourite royal photos each year! It's always so great to see them lending a hand and being that down-to-earth!

Prince Bernhard and Princess Annette participated today as well.


Here are two more nice galleries:


** ppe gallery ** robinutrecht.photoshelter gallery **

 

[iceflower]

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Today, March 10, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima participated in the NL DOET activities. They prepared meals for elderly people at a nursing home in Pijnacker and played games with them:


** nos.nl video **


** belga gallery ** ppe gallery ** robinutrecht.photoshelter gallery **


** Koninklijk paar steekt de handen uit de mouwen voor NLDoet in Pijnacker ** translation **

 

[eya]

Also today Prince Pieter-Cristiaan with his daughter Emma voluntering for NLDoet by assisting with a first aid course, EHBO, for people who can't afford it and preparing lunch at the Red Cross in Hauge

PPE Agency

 

[polyesco]

Always a nice event. The royal family seems to have a great time.
I do think it would be nice for them to take Amalia with them. It would be a perfect event for her

 

[eya]

Queen Maxima will miss this year NL DOET as Palace announced today:

"Last week Queen Máxima underwent a small, planned medical procedure. Because she still has to rest, she will not accompany the King this year in his contribution to NLdoet. Queen Máxima will return to work next week."

https://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/actueel/nieuws/2019/03/15/koningin-maxima-niet-aanwezig-bij-nldoet

 

[iceflower]

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Princess Beatrix and Prince Constantijn active during the volunteer day today, March 15:


** anp gallery **