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

[lucien]

HM bestowed the Grand Honorary Cross in the House Order of Orange to the former intendant of Drakensteyn castle,
Luietenant-Colonel bd Z.A. van Soest,august 12th.

[Marengo]

NOS has an interview with the new ambassador, one of his main tasks will be to organise the new embassy building near the Waalsdorperweg.

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Carriage, ambassador and palace

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A pity that HM did not attend the remembrance at the Monument of the Indies on August 15th btw. I know it means a lot for those who survived the Japanese concetration camps. HM has shown a lot of interest them of course, but I would like it if she would attend this memorial every year. Does anyvody know if she is represented by a lady-in-waiting or something?

[lucien]

HM will receive the dutch Olympic team next wednesday,august 27th,at Huis ten Bosch Palace.

[lucien]

HM attended the jubilee of the World Council of Churches and received the first copy of the book;
"The Eucumenical Movement on a Crossroads",New Church,Amsterdam today.
http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?z...08%20Amsterdam

Courtesy PPE/v/d Werf.

[Marengo]

Queen Beatrix attended an open-air opera in Nijetrije, Friesland on saturday. She was there in private. The opera was an adaption of the opera ''Fra Diavolo' by Auber.

The Queen was invited by a friend and before the opera she went boating in the nature area 'Rottige Meenthe'.

source: royal blog

[lucien]

Originally Posted by lucien

HM attended the jubilee of the World Council of Churches and received the first copy of the book;
"The Eucumenical Movement on a Crossroads",New Church,Amsterdam today.
PPE Agency

Courtesy PPE/v/d Werf.

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Courtesy RVD/Marcel Antonisse.

[lucien]

Originally Posted by lucien

HM will receive the dutch Olympic team next wednesday,august 27th,at Huis ten Bosch Palace.

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[Marengo]

HM looks good in blue IMO! Nice to see her again. I was surprised that the Prince of Orange and Princess Maxima weren't there though, considering they were the no1 supporters during the Olympics. Anyway, nice to see HM with the athletes, I suppose she must be specially interested in Anky's one, considering she loves horses.

[Maxie]

Bea indeed looks good (what can't be said of these fugly grey pants suits... but hey... they're the champions!), she's the radiant middle of this happy bunch.

[lucien]

Originally Posted by lucien

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Courtesy Royalimages/Ed Oudenaarden.

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[sneeuwklokje]

Originally Posted by Maxie

Bea indeed looks good (what can't be said of these fugly grey pants suits... but hey... they're the champions!), she's the radiant middle of this happy bunch.

The suits are allright imo, it's just that Erika Terpstra is blocking our view!!

[lucien]

Originally Posted by lucien

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Koningin Beatrix ontvangt spelers Olympische Spelen op paleis Huis tenBosch. Den Haag, 27 augustus 2008

courtesy Albert Nieboer.

[Marengo]

The Mexican secetary of state said that Queen Beatrix should come as soon as possible on a state visit to Mexico. The Queen has been invited several times but the last (an only) dutch state visit to Mexico dates from 1964.

Source: royalblog.nl
Article in Dutch here.

[lucien]

HM opens the new venue of the Amsterdam Conservatory this rainy afternoon:

Het Koninklijk Huis

[lucien]

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Courtesy PPE/Nieboer

[Marengo]

Here a link to the website of the conservatorium of Amsterdam, with some excellent images of the new building that HM opened. And here some info in English about it.

[lucien]

Originally Posted by Marengo

Here a link to the website of the conservatorium of Amsterdam, with some excellent images of the new building that HM opened. And here some info in English about it.

Het Koninklijk Huis

[lucien]

HM will open the House of Aristotle today,a new kids museum at the Culturepark Westergasfabriek complex,Amsterdam.
The museum focuses on children aged 4 to 8.
Het Koninklijk Huis

[lucien]

Originally Posted by lucien

HM will open the House of Aristotle today,a new kids museum at the Culturepark Westergasfabriek complex,Amsterdam.
The museum focuses on children aged 4 to 8.
Het Koninklijk Huis

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Courtesy Royalimages.

[sneeuwklokje]

That's nice, she can take the grandchildren for a visit!!