Queen Beatrix, Current Events 4 (June 2007 - November 2008)

[lucien]

Originally Posted by lucien

HM opened the first Triennale Apeldoorn this morning,a culturel event focussing on nature,gardens and landscape,Radio Kootwijk.

This afternoon HM will open Grafic Design Museum "De Beyerd",Breda.
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HM this morning:

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Courtesy PPE/Buys.

HM yesterday afternoon:

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[lucien]

HM opened the sculpture exhibition "Grandeur" at Sonsbeek Park,Arnhem,yesterday:

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Courtesy PPE/Nieboer.

[lucien]

HM will hand-out the Silver Carnations,Noordeinde Palace tomorrow june 19th.The award,initiated by the late Prince Bernhard in 1950,was handed-out by the late Prince until his death in 2004,and is an acknowledgement for the free and hard volunteer work by many to uphold and preserve the culture and nature in The Netherlands,The Netherlands-Antilles and Aruba.
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TRH The Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima will be in attendance.

[lucien]

HM will visit the exhibition on Queen Emma at Arolsen and Bad Pyrmont,july 3rd.

Zum 150.Geburstag EMMA Königin der Niederlande

HM will also meet with the present Head of the Family,Fürst Wittekind of Waldeck Pyrmont.
(Emma's father,and grandma Waldeck,were the great-great-grandparents of both).

[Paty]

Her Majesty The Queen hand-out the Silver Carnations,Noordeinde Palace
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[lucien]

Originally Posted by Paty

Her Majesty The Queen hand-out the Silver Carnations,Noordeinde Palace
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courtesy PPE/ v/d Werf

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[lucien]

HM The Queen will baptise the new cruise-liner "Eurodam" of the Holland - America Line at Rotterdam next week tuesday july 1st.

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Holland America

[lucien]

HM traditionally attended the annual CHIO,The Netherlands largest and most important Equestrian event,Rotterdam,yesterday:

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Courtesy Royalimages.

[Odette]

HM Beatix is keeping a very busy schedule. Good for her and the Dutch people.

[lucien]

Originally Posted by lucien

HM The Queen will baptise the new cruise-liner "Eurodam" of the Holland - America Line at Rotterdam next week tuesday july 1st.

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Holland America

Rotterdam today,HM baptized/launched the new cruise-liner "Eurodam".
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courtesy PPE/ v/d Werf.

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courtesy Royalimages.

HM busy schedule is almost over,from next week on there's a glorious summer holiday!

[kwanfan]

Originally Posted by lucien

Rotterdam today,HM baptized/launched the new cruise-liner "Eurodam".
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courtesy PPE/ v/d Werf.

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courtesy Royalimages.

HM busy schedule is almost over,from next week on there's a glorious summer holiday!

HM looked lovely! It was exciting to see the Eurodam christened considering I'll be sailing on the ship in October.

[lucien]

Wonderfull to look forward to Kwanfan!

HM will attend the 125th anniversary of the ANWB,the dutch version of the Royal Automobile Club,or the german ADAC,
at the Clingendael Estate,Wassenaar this afternoon.
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ANP Beeldbank

courtesy Royalimages.

This morning HM will receive the Credentials of TE:

The ambassador of the Republic of The Lebanon:Mr.Zeiden Al Saghir.
The mbassador of the Republic Colombia:Mr.Francisco José Lloreda Mera.
Noordeinde Palace.
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Her Majesty also hosted a farewell luncheon today for HE the ambassador of Slovenia,Mrs.Tea Terezija Petrin,Huis ten Bosch Palace.HRH The Prince of Orange was also in attendance.The PoO and Princess Máxima already were on a officfial visit to Slovenia last year,HM wishes to visit all new EU countries and Slovenia is still on the list.Possible we'll see an announcement after the summer/fall for a State Visit to Slovenia.
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Tomorrow july 3rd,HM will visit the exhibition on her great-grandmother Queen Emma at Bad Arolson,Germany.
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This will conclude the functions,and there have been many,till after the summer holiday of the Royal Family,mid august.
See you again then.

[lucien]

HM this afternoon:

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courtesy PPE- v-d Werf.

[pamk]

I have a business contact who sent out the following email in regards to the
new ship and Queen Beatrix:

As the sun was shining on ms Eurodam in Rotterdam the dedication day festivities got under way to a standing room only crowd. The program began with a performance by the Manhattan Transfer singing group.

The arrival of Her Majesty Queen Beatrix was a highlight for all and there was a blessing from the reverend of the Rotterdam Seamen’s Church. President and CEO Stein Kruse welcomed Her Majesty and several special guests, followed by moving comments from Eurodam Captain Jeroen van Donselaar and Corrado Antonini, Chairman of Fincantieri.

The Eurodam bell was blessed by the Mariner Ambassadors. Her Majesty Queen Beatrix was then escorted on stage for the official naming and bottle break.

Inspiring musical performances by the world famous Opera Babes and the local Rotterdam Orchestra set the tone for the long anticipated event and it was truly an affair to remember.

I don't know how to download the photos, but QB looked wonderful, the sun was shining - the Queen greeted all of the crew - even the chefs!

[Paty]

Originally Posted by lucien

Tomorrow july 3rd,HM will visit the exhibition on her great-grandmother Queen Emma at Bad Arolson,Germany.
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Arriving at Germany for to attend the exhibition.

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[Marengo]

Thanks for your friends report, pamk.. it got me wondering which 'opera babes' were there though .

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Good to see HM in Arolsen, she never misses any event related to her family there. The hat is even more curious than usual though . Nice to have a good picture of the Fürstin of Waldeck-Pyrmont!

[lucien]

Originally Posted by Paty

Arriving at Germany for to attend the exhibition.

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HM was welcomed by Prince Wittekind and Princess Cecilia of Waldeck and Pyrmont
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[Marengo]

Some links with pictures or German newspaper articles:

Hessen begrüßen Königin der Niederlande

Stadtportal Bad Arolsen | Besuch der Königin Beatrix

Korbach/Waldeck: Die politische Königin - HNA Online


Lots of pictures:

Stadtportal Bad Arolsen | Königin Beatrix zu Besuch in Bad Arolsen

Königin Beatrix zu Besuch in Hessen

HNA.de - Zeit im Bild - Königin Beatrix besucht Bad Arolsen

And a video, with a short interview with the Fürstin of Waldeck-Pyrmont:

Videos: Bad Arolsen: Besuch von Königin Beatrix - HNA Online

Courtesy ATR, various posters.

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I suppose this picture is screaming for a good caption .

[lucien]

HM received,ao,the Credentials of the new US ambassador to The Netherlands,Mr.Jim B. Culbertson,at Noordeinde Palace today.

He will probably stay untill january after which there's the change of government in the US.

His main task,as he sees it,is to prepare the celebrations on occasion of 400 Years relations between the US and The Netherlands in 2009.

Hudson,employed by the dutch VOC first arrived in what was called Nieuw-Amsterdam

At the time after the Boston tea party and it's outcome,The Netherlands were the first to recognize the new Nation.It was mainly from the dutch antillean island of St.Eustatius or Statia,that the new nation fighting the brits were provided with arms & funds&food,and it was upon the arrival of a US warship at St,Eustatius a salute was fired from the fortress,thus acknowledging the new nation.

Mr.Culbertson believes not to many in both the US and here know about these long ties/relations.

The private residence of the US ambassador to The Netherlands in The Hague:
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courtesy Valerie Kuijpers/ANP/

[lucien]

HM will receive the first copy of the jubilee book `The Ecumenical Movement at a Crossroads` of the World Council of Churches,
this friday august 22nd,Nieuwe Kerk,Amsterdam.
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