Official Visit from the King & Queen of Jordan to The Netherlands: March 20-21, 2018

[Rossina]

The Royal Hashemite Court photos:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/RHCJO/ph...54884927894615

[maria-olivia]

Hat or no Hat ??

[Duc_et_Pair]

A nice, intimate and colourful ceremony at the back cour of Noordeinde Palace.

https://scontent-amt2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...a2&oe=5B2944B8

I can see three detachements in ceremonial tenue:

The Guards' Regiment Grenadiers (bearskin hats at the right)
The Guards' Regiment Limburgse Jagers (green uniforms centre)
A detachement in ceremonial uniform of Royal Netherlands Indies Army (dark-blue uniforms at the left)

[carlota]

maxima looks simply stunning - i love this coat/cape with the lace dress underneath and all the beige complements to match. a true reflection of a queen!

less keen on her choice of eveningwear though...

[eya]

On the second day of the visit starts with a visit of King Abdullah to parliament and meets also the Prime Minister Mark Rutte

https://anpfoto.nl/royalimages/searc...ventid=2215344

The King Abdullah from his twitter sends his thanks for this visit


عبدالله بن الحسين‏@KingAbdullahII

Grateful for the gracious hospitality of Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander & Queen Máxima, PM Rutte, & the Dutch people. I’m confident that the valuable discussions we’ve had in the Netherlands will propel us towards further economic cooperation & prosperity for our peoples

[Rossina]

Day one photos from gettyimages:
https://www.gettyimages.ae/photos/ki...t=best#license

Photos from the official dinner:
https://www.facebook.com/QueenRania/...type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/QueenRania/...type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/RHCJO/photo...type=3&theater

His Majesty King Abdullah II’s speech to the students of the World Class The Hague programme:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0kJ...ature=youtu.be

[iceflower]

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More photos of day 2 can be found here:


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


** gettyimages: NLD: King Abdullah II Of Jordan And Queen Rania Of Jordan On Official Visit In The Hague : Day Two **


** Glamorous in grey! Queen Maxima of the Netherlands and Queen Rania of Jordan look ready for business in co-ordinating ensembles..**


And here are some videos of today and yesterday:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI7xQas5SJ4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlFfwnsoZkw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAqK7p9YFXk

[Marengo]

According to Marc van der Linden, the request to downgrade the visit came from the Jordanian king. State visits usually have more pump and festive events. The king wanted a more sober visit, to prevent an image of lavishness. Especially as his country is hosting 1 1/2 million refugees from Syria at the moment.

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On royalblog Hans Jacobs is grumbling about the visit. Why does everything happen within a square kilometer? Why are there no Jordanian flags near the hofvijver, why was there no press allowed at Noordeinde etc? He also noted that the welcome ceremony was short and early: it finished before it was supposed to start. The queen looked absent minded. He did praise the speeching skills of King Abdullah II.