The Royal Family of The Netherlands, Current Events Part 4 (May 2013 - present)

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King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima, Princess Beatrix, Princess Margriet and Prof. Pieter van Vollenhoven together with Prime Minister Mark Rutte attended the Four Freedom Awards ceremony in Middelburg today, May 24.


The US Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute awarded the prize to the International Comite of the Red Cross ( ICRC) and the IFRC.
Other award winners are Maryam Durani and Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan and Hawa Abdi Diblaawe and Malala Yousafzai.



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** dpp: Dutch royals attend award ceremony Four Freedoms Award **

[sjetajiem]

I see that Prince Pieter Christiaan was present too.

http://www.ppe-agency.com/preview.ph...4%20Middelburg

[MarNoe]

Malala looks so small! But she has had such an impact on the world!

[iceflower]

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King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and Princess Beatrix attended the symposium "The City in the 21st Century" at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam yesterday, June 2nd:



** dpp gallery: Dutch Royals attend Palace Symposium City in the 21st Century ** facetoface gallery **

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUzgn_BEd7Y

[iceflower]

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Dutch artist Marte Röling received the Medal of Honour for Art and Science of the House of Orange from King Willem-Alexander today, June 4. Princess Beatrix and Queen Máxima were present as well.

74-year-old Röling has painted several portraits of Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus, including two official portraits of Queen Beatrix in 1982.



** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** anp gallery ** dpp gallery: King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima at modern art meeting at Royal Palace **

[dazzling]

July 15, 2014 - Prince Jaime de Bourbon is sworn in as Dutch ambassador to the Holy See in Vatican City by King Willem-Alexander.

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[CyrilVladisla]

What is the date of Prince's Day?

[Ilse]

Originally Posted by CyrilVladisla

What is the date of Prince's Day?

The 3rd Tuesday in September.

[Mbruno]

Originally Posted by dazzling

July 15, 2014 - Prince Jaime de Bourbon is sworn in as Dutch ambassador to the Holy See in Vatican City by King Willem-Alexander.

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Although Prince Jaime is not a member of the Royal House, isn't it unusual for a member of the extended royal family to be appointed for a public office ? I thought Dutch ambassadors to foreign countries were generally career diplomats.

[lucien]

Originally Posted by Mbruno

Although Prince Jaime is not a member of the Royal House, isn't it unusual for a member of the extended royal family to be appointed for a public office ? I thought Dutch ambassadors to foreign countries were generally career diplomats.

HRH Prince Jaime de Bourbon Parma IS a career diplomat employed by the Dutch Foreign Office,ofcourse.

[JessRulz]

Posts from yesterday's Erasmus prize ceremony have been moved to the http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...ion-36954.html thread.

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The Royal Family has attended the celebration for the 75th birthday of Prof. Pieter van Vollenhoven and the 25th jubilee of the Fonds Slachtofferhulp (Victim Fund) in Utrecht this evening, December 8:



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** refdag.nl gallery: Van Vollenhoven viert 75e verjaardag (fotoserie) **

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5QdpAA1Cv8

[iceflower]

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Herman Diederik Tjeenk Willink, retired Dutch politician and Vice President of the Council of State from 1997 to 2012 was honoured with the Cross of Honour of the House of Orange at Palace Noordeinde yesterday, December 9.

King Willem-Alexander handed out the Cross of Honour, Queen Máxima and Princess Beatrix were present as well.


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[Marika86]

Princess Beatrix and Princess Mabel attend the 1st award ceremony of the Prince Friso Engineers Award. March 18, 2015

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[iceflower]

Here are some more pics:


** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** pm: Beatrix et Mabel unies pour Friso **


** dpp gallery: Princesses Beatrix and Mabel attend Friso Award ceremony **

[iceflower]

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King Willem-Alexander and Princess Beatrix attended the presentation of the Silver Carnations of the Prince Bernhard Culture Fund at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam today, June 16:



** dpp gallery: King Willem-Alexander and Princess Beatrix at Zilveren Anjers 2015 ** anp gallery ** belga ** ppe gallery **

[lucien]

TM hosted the annual gala for the Corps Diplomatique at the Royal Palace,Amsterdam last night.

TRH Princesses Beatrix and Margriet as well as Prof.mr.Pieter van Vollenhoven were in attendance.

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http://www.anpfoto.nl/search.pp?eventid=1868576

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[Marengo]

Nice that we get to see some pictures. it must be the first time that Princess Beatrix is wearing the stars in her hair, a nice surprise.

A video from the event. Margriet and Pieter left in seperate cars:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM4DnLtCtHc

[iceflower]

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Here are some more pics from yesterday:


** ppe gallery Arrival at the Palace **


** dpp: Dutch Royals attend Corps Diplomatique dinner **


** refdagl.nl gallery: Koningspaar biedt diplomaten diner aan (fotoserie) **

[eya]

Why this gala is done with closed doors?
I mean without cameras inside?