Queen Beatrix, Current Events 1 (September 2002 - August 2005)

[xxLindaxx]

The NOS News announced yesterday evening that Queen Beatrix will be operated at her left knee in the beginning of 2006. She waits untill the Silver Jubilee festivities are behind her.

 

[sara1981]

The NOS News announced yesterday evening that Queen Beatrix will be operated at her left knee in the beginning of 2006. She waits untill the Silver Jubilee festivities are behind her.

that good news!

my second grandfather having surgery this month he had knee surgery because he bother his knee lots! but he plans have surgery in April 25th

Sara Boyce

 

[sara1981]

The NOS News announced yesterday evening that Queen Beatrix will be operated at her left knee in the beginning of 2006. She waits untill the Silver Jubilee festivities are behind her.

my grandfather have surgery on April 25th because her knee he bother knee lots!

Sara Boyce

 

[Iain]

The NOS News announced yesterday evening that Queen Beatrix will be operated at her left knee in the beginning of 2006. She waits untill the Silver Jubilee festivities are behind her.

What is wrong with her knee?

 

[HMQueenElizabethII]

So i think maybe in 2006,Queen Beatrix would cut off the visits in one or two months for recovering.

 

[xxLindaxx]

A wonderful new portrait of Queen Beatrix:
www.koninklijkhuis.nl

 

[HMQueenElizabethII]

Great!Beautiful Majesty!Thanks lots XXLindaxx.

 

[xxPatrickxx]

other version

 

[xxLindaxx]

other version

http://www.anpbeeld.nl/portal/image/2690295.jpg?sid=8566247&mime=image/jpeg&fsize=44910

the link doen't work for me...

 

[HMQueenElizabethII]

Her Majesty today welcomes the Canadian Governor General Adriene Clarkson at Noordeinde Palace:

 

[Monalisa]

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COLOURFUL 25TH ANNIVERSARY FOR QUEEN BEATRIX:



2 MAY 2005

http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2005/05/02/queenbeatrix/#enviarThe Netherlands erupted into a sea of orange this weekend as the country's popular Queen Beatrix, of the royal House of Orange, celebrated 25 years on the throne.

Hundreds of thousands poured onto the streets of the main towns on Saturday, sporting plastic crowns, decking canal boats with orange, and indulging in the tantalising tradition of trying to eat a cake on the end of a string without using hands. Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, accompanied by his pregnant wife Maxima, delighted the festive crowds when he donned a blindfold and attempted to get the bite on a dangling sweetmeat.

The 67-year-old queen herself, who recently garnered a 92 per cent approval rating, was out and about at several official and less formal events, including a special session of Parliament at which all the lawmakers were accompanied by a young man or woman born in 1980.

Beatrix was crowned on April 30, 1980 when her mother, Queen Juliana, surprised the nation by abdicating after more than 30 years on the throne. The current queen said in a rare interview last week that she is in no hurry to pass on the baton, preferring to give her son time "to build up his family" before he becomes king.

In the same interview, Beatrix, who has lost her mother, father and husband within the last three years, spoke of the loneliness of being a monarch. "You always have to be available – there is nobody who can take over from you once in a while," she observed.

The queen, whose no-nonsense approach and modern attitudes have won her huge popularity, was clearly in festive mood over the weekend, however, as she and her family hit the streets along with their fellow countrymen to celebrate the landmark date.

 

[Monalisa]

The hugely popular queen responds to the festive crowds, many of whom donned orange plastic crowns or waved balloons
Photo: © AFP

In a rare interview marking her quarter of a century on the throne, Beatrix admitted to the loneliness involved in being a sovereign
Photo: © AFP

 

[HMQueenElizabethII]

Queen Beatrix and Japanese Prime Minister yesterday:

 

[HMQueenElizabethII]

From Hello Magazine:
http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2005/05/02/queenbeatrix/

 

[Humera]

Her Majesty today welcomes the Canadian Governor General Adriene Clarkson at Noordeinde Palace:

more pictures...

 

[Humera]

Adrienne Clarkson, the Governor-General of Canada
and Queen Beatrix honouring Canadian verterans, at the Canadian soldiers' ceremony

 

[Humera]

more pictures.....

 

[HMQueenElizabethII]

Thanks you so much Humera!

 

[Humera]

You're welcome

 

[marezdote]

I just read that U.S. President Bush will be visiting the Netherlands on Sunday as part of a five day tour of Europe commemorating the end of WWII in Europe. Does anyone know, will he meet with any members of the royal family while he is there?

 

[HMQueenElizabethII]

I think he will visit Queen Beatrix and Prince WA?

 

[Squidgy]

Pres. Bush will arrive in the Netherlands on the evening of May 7, 2005. This is his schedule (according to the website of the U.S. Dept. of State):

On Sunday, May 8, the President will have a breakfast meeting with Prime Minister Balkenende, followed by a youth roundtable. Upon completion of the roundtable, President Bush will pay his respects to Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands, and will congratulate her on her recent 25th anniversary celebration as Queen. The President will then lay a wreath at The Netherlands-American Cemetery in Margraten. At the cemetery, he will be joined by Her Majesty and the Prime Minister, and the President will offer remarks and afterwards, greet American and Dutch veterans.

On Sunday afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush will depart for Moscow, Russia.

For more on this European trip, go to http://usinfo.state.gov/usinfo/Archive/2005/May/04-385512.html

 

[marezdote]

Pres. Bush will arrive in the Netherlands on the evening of May 7, 2005. This is his schedule (according to the website of the U.S. Dept. of State):

On Sunday, May 8, the President will have a breakfast meeting with Prime Minister Balkenende, followed by a youth roundtable. Upon completion of the roundtable, President Bush will pay his respects to Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands, and will congratulate her on her recent 25th anniversary celebration as Queen. The President will then lay a wreath at The Netherlands-American Cemetery in Margraten. At the cemetery, he will be joined by Her Majesty and the Prime Minister, and the President will offer remarks and afterwards, greet American and Dutch veterans.

On Sunday afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush will depart for Moscow, Russia.

For more on this European trip, go to http://usinfo.state.gov/usinfo/Archive/2005/May/04-385512.html

Thanks Squidgy!

 

[HMQueenElizabethII]

Thank for the information Squidgy.

 

[Squidgy]

You are most welcome Marezdote & HMQueenElizabethII

 

[sara1981]

Pres. Bush will arrive in the Netherlands on the evening of May 7, 2005. This is his schedule (according to the website of the U.S. Dept. of State):

On Sunday, May 8, the President will have a breakfast meeting with Prime Minister Balkenende, followed by a youth roundtable. Upon completion of the roundtable, President Bush will pay his respects to Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands, and will congratulate her on her recent 25th anniversary celebration as Queen. The President will then lay a wreath at The Netherlands-American Cemetery in Margraten. At the cemetery, he will be joined by Her Majesty and the Prime Minister, and the President will offer remarks and afterwards, greet American and Dutch veterans.

On Sunday afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush will depart for Moscow, Russia.

For more on this European trip, go to http://usinfo.state.gov/usinfo/Archive/2005/May/04-385512.html

thanks for info!

he and Laura will meets Royals and would plans have gala dinners with Queen?

Sara Boyce

 

[Squidgy]

I don't think so Sara ... it doesn't sound like there is time for a dinner, since he arrives in the Netherlands on the evening of May 7th and then leaves the next afternoon for Russia.

 

[sara1981]

I don't think so Sara ... it doesn't sound like there is time for a dinner, since he arrives in the Netherlands on the evening of May 7th and then leaves the next afternoon for Russia.

alright

Sara Boyce

 

[HMQueenElizabethII]

The first photo of Her Majesty and President Bush today:

 

[HMQueenElizabethII]

More photos: