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Princess Margriet, Prof. Pieter van Vollenhoven and Prince Pieter-Christiaan at a wreath-laying ceremony in Rhenen today:
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HE President Joachim Gauck of Germany held the May 5th Lecture in the Grote Kerk,Breda
this morning in the presence of HRH The Prince of Orange.
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05-05-2012, 03:50 PM
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Concert on the Amstel River LIVE NOW!
NOS Nieuws - Livestream
HM The Queen and HE President Gauck of Germany are in attendance,watch them,it's marvellous! 
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Thanks a lot for the link, lucien! 
I'm watching the concert right now and absolutely LOVE the music that was playing a couple of minutes ago. And of course, the one that's on right now is easily recognisable in any every part of the world (one of my favourite iconic songs from World War II). The setting is just absolutely beautiful; would have loved to be there.
A couple of pictures of Dutch royal arriving for the concert:
- Queen Beatrix, President Joachim Gauck, and Joan Leemhuis-Stout arriving for the concert
- Queen Beatrix, German President Joachim Gauck, and Joan Leemhuis-Stout, chairman of the National Liberation Day Committee
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Wonderful photos!
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Here are some more pics of yesterday's ceremony:
** dpp: National commemoration day 2012 **
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http://www.anpfoto.nl/search.pp?eventid=1019107
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HM was absolutely beaming as tens of thousands cheered her and sang for her,it was beautifull!!She must have felt again how much she is truly loved and respected.And how welcome President Gauck was.Wonderfull!
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I agree, the genuine display of affection was really heart-warming. At the very end of the life footage, when the Queen was on the boat, you could see thousands of people cheering on her. Queen Beatrix is really a very special woman and an absolutely brilliant Monarch/Head of State.
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I'm very impressed by this solemn ceremony that is held each year in Amsterdam. What a wonderful gesture to have the WWII Veterans arrive each year to be thanked.
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Yes, that is such a moving picture of Her Majesty!
I have seen several pictures of the Queen with tears in her eyes last night.
She has attended the 5 Mei Concert for years and every year she leaves in a boat while the orchestra is playing 'We'll Meet Again'.
This year she was clearly very moved. I think there must have been many thoughts going through her head this time.
While hearing the song, she must have thought about Friso, she must have felt the outpouring of public support and maybe she already knows that this is the last time she is attending the 5 Mei Concert as Queen...
Watching her last night I couldn't shake that feeling too...
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Is there any video of the May 4th Remembrance ceremony?
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Yes, that is such a moving picture of Her Majesty!
I have seen several pictures of the Queen with tears in her eyes last night.
She has attended the 5 Mei Concert for years and every year she leaves in a boat while the orchestra is playing 'We'll Meet Again'.
This year she was clearly very moved. I think there must have been many thoughts going through her head this time.
While hearing the song, she must have thought about Friso, she must have felt the outpouring of public support and maybe she already knows that this is the last time she is attending the 5 Mei Concert as Queen...
Watching her last night I couldn't shake that feeling too...
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Why? She hasn't indicated she will abidicate. Yes, the sadness about her son, but....
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05-07-2012, 11:16 AM
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Why? She hasn't indicated she will abidicate. Yes, the sadness about her son, but....
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You are right, there is no indication for that. It is just a feeling I have, nothing more, nothing less.
I was just wondering if the situation of Prince Friso was the only thing that made her so emotional.
She almost never lets her guard down like that.
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There is a short video about the concert on YouTube:
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A clip of the remembrance ceremony on 4 May 2012 (31 minutes, the royals come after 4 minutes):
The lady next to HM is the chairwoman of the comitee 4 and 5 May.
Before the remembrance there was a meeting in the New Church (next to the palace), which was controversial as a 15 y/o boy was selected to read a poem about his great uncle, who was a member of the SS. The poem was withdrawn due to criticism from survivors.
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Like Hendrik-Jan, it indeed felt almost as if the Queen was waving goodbye to her reign. But indeed, that is speculation and I am sure she has other things on her mind right now than preparing for all that.
The entire concert, HM is waving goodbye after 1h 29m:
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Very nice that president Gauck and his partner attended the concert too. He seems sympathetic and had quite a royal week(s), meeting the Swedish & Luxembourg reigning couple, as well as queen Beatrix (twice!).
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The Dutch Royal Family attend a ceremony to commemorate 'Liberation Day' in Dam Square
Amsterdam, Netherlands - 04.05.12
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You are right, there is no indication for that. It is just a feeling I have, nothing more, nothing less.
I was just wondering if the situation of Prince Friso was the only thing that made her so emotional.
She almost never lets her guard down like that.
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I must think that the situation with her son is far more emotional than abdication. He is, technically dead, as he lives on life support and she has not been given a chance to have any closure. Anything like this would, certainly, stir great emotions.
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