Queen Beatrix, Current Events 2 (August 2005 - June 2006)


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I think Holland is a province of The Netherlands and people in North America typically make the mistake. It's the equivilant to calling the United States "Nevada" instead. (Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong!)
 
SpiffyBallerina said:
I think Holland is a province of The Netherlands and people in North America typically make the mistake. It's the equivilant to calling the United States "Nevada" instead. (Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong!)
No, you're perfectly right, SpiffyBallerina. Our country is officially called The Netherlands and Holland is just a part of it, the two privinces Noord-Holland (North Holland) and Zuid-Holland (South Holland), but because of the fact that during the 17th century the Holland provinces were very rich and had a lot of power in the world, our country is also known as Holland nowadays. But officially it's the Netherlands, of course. The same thing you can see in other languages, like French and German. They know us as Les Pays-Bas and die Niederlande, but also as La Hollande and Holland. :)

Of the Dutch-thing I'm not quite sure. I think it comes from the Dutch word 'Diets'. Diets is a variant of the Dutch language which was spoken a long time ago and I think that all variants and dialects that came from that language (nowadays narrowed down to the Dutch language) are called 'Dutch' because of that 'Diets'. Got to check my study books about that, though I don't think my 'History of the Dutch language' will provide an answer for why the English invented the adverb 'Dutch' to refer to everything that comes from the Netherlands...
 
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Some good news in my 1000th post (which will make me a serene highness, I am so proud ;)): according to the Prince of Orange, the Queen is walking on her own again, without the help of any crutches!
 
Marengo said:
Some good news in my 1000th post (which will make me a serene highness, I am so proud ;)): according to the Prince of Orange, the Queen is walking on her own again, without the help of any crutches!
That's really good!!! :)
I can't wait to see her again...
 
Marengo said:
Some good news in my 1000th post (which will make me a serene highness, I am so proud ;)): according to the Prince of Orange, the Queen is walking on her own again, without the help of any crutches!

I'm thrilled to hear it! Now if she can only shake this pneumonia she can go home! I can't wait to see the pics of her when she leaves the hospital.
 
Beatrix is an amazing woman! I cant believe she's left the hospital so soon already.
 
When did anyone say she left the hospital? The last thing anyone said about that is that she would be allowed to go after she got better from her pneumonia. If she has been released could someone send me a link to an article about it? I'd like to hear about how she's doing.
 
The news said it as well :)
 
yeah, her stubborn character pays off ;) Not even a pneunomia can get hetr in bed for a long time...
 
Marengo said:
yeah, her stubborn character pays off ;) Not even a pneunomia can get hetr in bed for a long time...

i'm sure no one is more relieved than the hospital staff!
 
I'm so glad to hear Beatrix has left the hospital! She really is a tough woman. God save the Queen!
 
I heard Beatrix had pneunomia. I'm pleased to hear she's left hospital.
 
from http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/content.jsp?objectid=14134

Queens has been dismissed from Bronovo Hospital, 12 January 2006

Her Majesty the Queen has been dismissed from Bronovo Hospital and returned on Huis ten Bosch Palace.

The Queen recovered so well from the pneumonia that there are no reasons to remain longer in the hospital. The revalidatie (recurpuration?) because of her new knee happens under accompaniment of treated physician Dr. L. J. C. D. Bust up and fysiotherapeut T. of the Marel.

12 January 2006
 
an article from telegraaf.nl : http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/31643401/Beatrix_weer_op_Paleis_Huis_ten_Bosch.html

you can click on "televideo" & listen to Willem-Alexander spoke on his mother.
He said the Queen is doing fine, and she already walked without crutches.
"I went to hospital yesterday, and i found her walking in the hospital without crutches,
and they only thing that there is now is they're waiting to release her to make sure there're no bacterial infections that could affect the wound.
but she's doing fine. thank you!"
 
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Iain said:
Oh that's a bit unfair. I'm sure she was a model patient.

Do you think so? To be quite honest, I don't think that she's the easiest person to deal with in situations like this. I think that she knows perfectly well what she wants and what she doesn't want. (Which is a good thing of course, that's what I admire about my Queen! :))
 
Any pics of her since she's been out of the hospital? They would be greatly appreciated!
 
The Queen has not appeared in public after she came home, neither will she appear in the near future, so helas, we cannot expect any new pictures soon.
 
Marengo said:
The Queen has not appeared in public after she came home, neither will she appear in the near future, so helas, we cannot expect any new pictures soon.

I heard in the news that she was planning to be totally recovered to do the state visit to Argentina (end of March)? I think we won't be seeing much of her majesty untill that state visit...
 
Iain said:
Oh that's a bit unfair. I'm sure she was a model patient.

oh I'm sure she was. but her sheer presence is an intimidation factor. no matter how friendly and relaxed she is, people are always on their toes when she is around because she's the queen.
 
not the dutch

"doe maar gewoon dan doe je gek genoeg" is their motto

pollyemma said:
oh I'm sure she was. but her sheer presence is an intimidation factor. no matter how friendly and relaxed she is, people are always on their toes when she is around because she's the queen.
 
interesting story being reported in holland today...

the dutch ambassador to London is retiring and some controversy over who will replace him.

the current dutch ambassador to the US Boudewijn van Eenennaam claims he was promised the position. However, Queen Beatrix is reported to be stepping in to veto. She wants the ambassador to London to be her "grootmaaster"(i'm not sure what the translation is, maybe 'chief of staff') Pim Waldeck, as reward for long years of excelent service. plus Waldeck has a clean personal history.

QB objects to Van Eenennaam's private life. He is on his third marriage to a woman named Jellie. It was her second marriage. When they first came to the US together when he became ambassador they werent married yet. QB was none too thrilled at this. I read in the Washington Post that when Van Eenennaam presented his credentials to President Bush, they chatted a bit and Bush said "why wait with the wedding?" Jellie and Van Eenenaam got married a few weeks later in the beautiful city of Annapolis.

In 2003 there was something of a scandal when Jellie fired the embassy chef. The chef claimed it was because he was complaining that she was regularly plundering his refrigerator. there were unconfirmed rumors that this was to facilitate her eating disorder.

Personally I tend to side with Jellie on this one. the same chef went on to start a restaurant in washington dc where I've been several times and I was really not very impressed with the cuisine.
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QB supposedly does not like dutch diplomats to have scandalous lives. in the mid 1990s there were rumors that she had Eduard Roell sent from his post in south africa to brusssels before she visited the former country because he was having an affair.
but that is all speculation and may not be true. actually everything I just wrote (besides my not liking the restaurant) is all speculation. but it's still interesting.
 
read somewhere that the worse the situation the more beatrix smiles.

wonder how much she will smile if the US send Roland Arnall to Holland as the new ambassador :) :)
 
Is the guy finally coming? Arnall is the corrupt guy, who bought his position, right?

Anyway, I think the Queen should stay out of matters like these, her mingling in the past didn't do her a lot of good in the press & it might put oil on the fire of the politicians who want the 'swedish model' (I personally do not think that model will come in Beatrix reign, but I m not so sure if Willem IV will ascend with the same perogatives as his mother, espeically as we will have a socialist gouverment by then, maybe even joined by the communists). Anyway, let the foreign office decide who gets what, instead of the Queen 'giving' such a nice position in London to one of her friends.
 
it is not odd that he is a millionaire but that his firm had something to do with mortgages/real estate for people with low incomes and was taken to court and they made his firm pay a huge amount back to them. So in fact he is not as respectable as he should be for such an honorable position.

Marengo said:
Is the guy finally coming? Arnall is the corrupt guy, who bought his position, right?

Anyway, I think the Queen should stay out of matters like these, her mingling in the past didn't do her a lot of good in the press & it might put oil on the fire of the politicians who want the 'swedish model' (I personally do not think that model will come in Beatrix reign, but I m not so sure if Willem IV will ascend with the same perogatives as his mother, espeically as we will have a socialist gouverment by then, maybe even joined by the communists). Anyway, let the foreign office decide who gets what, instead of the Queen 'giving' such a nice position in London to one of her friends.
 
Happy birthday to Queen Beatrix!!
 
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