Queen Beatrix, Current Events 5 (November 2008 - August 2010)


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I'm not usually on this part of the forums, but as an ardent fan of Andre Rieu and his Orchestra I thought you might like to see the concert he performed for HM Queen Beatrix this week:

André to play for Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands

There is a 30 minute video posted at that link

Enjoy!!
:whistling: (Whistling along to the music....):flowers:
(
PS - Monday 29 March - today we were lucky enough to get tickets to see Andre & JSO in Birmingham (UK) in September)
 
After the 'mini concert' Her Majesty told André Rieu that it was 'geweldig leuk' (very nice/fun) and that it lasted far too shortly. To which André replied that he could go on a while longer. HM left though. The location (one of the many limestone quarries) looked very nice, though André Rieu commented several times that it must have been the smallest location where he and his orchestra ever performed. Rieu seemed very proud to finally perform for HM, he kept repeating that on television and in various programmes he was interviewed by.

HM sang along with the provincial anthem of Limbourg, although she and the other officials did not rise like the rest of the audience. That is only reserved for the national anthem. Rieu is a very nice man IMO, very suitable to present these kind of festivities. Always an innocent joke, a an anecdote to share etc. Next month he will be performing in South Africa. The first time on the African continent probably.
 
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GillW said:
I'm not usually on this part of the forums, but as an ardent fan of Andre Rieu and his Orchestra I thought you might like to see the concert he performed for HM Queen Beatrix this week:

André to play for Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands

There is a 30 minute video posted at that link

Enjoy!!
:whistling: (Whistling along to the music....):flowers:
(
PS - Monday 29 March - today we were lucky enough to get tickets to see Andre & JSO in Birmingham (UK) in September)
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Have fun,you'll love it,the whole atmosphere is just wonderfull!!

Marengo I agree,André Rieu is a nice guy,flamboyant and funny,and a great entertainer.
Also,he is the 6th best selling artist worldwide.I think that is an indication on how darn
good he and his orchestra come across to the global audience.
 
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HM will unveil a work of art today at the Grote Kerk,Schiedam.

By unveiling this work HM concludes a period of extensive renovations on the building and a sign to the new
and broader use of it in the future.

The work of art consists of a large bowl with bits and pieces of stone arising from it transforming into a lamb at the top.

The "bits and pieces" come from remnants of medieval altars found under the church during the renovation works.
There has been an extensive study into these bits and pieces,and the first copy of the conclusions will be handed over to HM today.

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=30-03-2010%20Schiedam

courtesy ppe
 
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A pity prof. Pieter isn't joining his sister-in-law here, as he was raised in Schiedam.
 
Here are the first pics of the event:

Queen Beatrix unveiled a sculpture by Sjef Henderickx at the
Grote of St. Janskerk church in Schiedam, March 30, 2010.


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HM will attend the birthday celebrations of her dear collegue Queen Margrethe II on april 16th & 17th
accompanied by TRH The Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima.
 
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HM The Queen will open the new Musée d'Art de la Ville "Villa Vauban" in the city of Luxembourg
accompanied by TRH Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa on May 1st.

HM will visit the opening exhibition;"The Golden Age Reloaded".
 
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HM opened the exhibition "Royal Class,travelling Royal" at the Railway Museum,Utrecht this afternoon.

It really is a fabulous exhibit of the,ao,trains of ArchDuke Franz Ferdinand,Sissi,the train of Queen Adelaide of GB dating from 1842,Queen Maria Pia of Portugal's entire train is there,a gift from her father King Vittorio Emmanuele II.And the dutch Royal train of HM Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard,the most sober of all trains.

HM drove from The Hague to Utrecht in her own train after first having a look in
the newly restored Royal Waitingroom at The Hague Holland Spoor trainstation.

The exhibition will last untill september 15th.

Spoorwegmuseum

:flowers:
 
Here are pics from today, the ones with the gentleman who
helped her getting off the train are really nice and funny!


14-04-2010 Utrecht: Queen Beatrix attended the opening of the
exposition ''Royal Class, royal travelling'' at the Spoorwegmuseum
in Utrecht.


** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 ** Pic 4 ** ppe gallery **

** zimbio/gettyimages gallery **
 
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iceflower said:
Here are pics from today, the ones with the gentleman who
helped her getting off the train are really nice and funny!


14-04-2010 Utrecht: Queen Beatrix attended the opening of the
exposition ''Royal Class, royal travelling'' at the Spoorwegmuseum
in Utrecht.


** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 ** Pic 4 ** ppe gallery **

** zimbio/gettyimages gallery **
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HM looks great,and cheeky grinning.Her "aid"at departing from the carriage made a spectacle that bemused her.:flowers:
 
Queen Beatrix received on Thursday the members of the Council of Aruba
and the Netherlands Antilles and the deputies of Curacao and St Maarten
at the Palace Huis ten Bosch in The Hague. The special delegates, which
have been appointed by the Council of both countries, are in The Netherlands
to deal with the changes of the Statutes and the consensus statute laws,
which are necessary for the national changes in the Kingdom, April 15, 2010.


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iceflower said:
Queen Beatrix received on Thursday the members of the Council of Aruba
and the Netherlands Antilles and the deputies of Curacao and St Maarten
at the Palace Huis ten Bosch in The Hague. The special delegates, which
have been appointed by the Council of both countries, are in The Netherlands
to deal with the changes of the Statutes and the consensus statute laws,
which are necessary for the national changes in the Kingdom, April 15, 2010.


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Video from the Orange Hall in Huis ten Bosch Palace.

Het Koninklijk Huis

All delegation members are still stuck in The Netherlands due to the way too strict nonsical airspace closure.
 
HM was on a working visit at the Binnenplaats shelter for homeless and drug addicts in Utrecht on tuesday.
HM had talks with the residents and visitors and visited the De Hoek hostel.
 
21-04-2010 Ridderzaal: Queen Beatrix attended the 200 year jubilee
of the government control for mines (SodM) at the hall of knights in
The Hague.


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Fanvanmaxima said:
New photos of the queen, for her 30th birthday to be the queen of the netherlands :)

Het Koninklijk Huis
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On occasion of HM 30th anniversary since she ascended the Throne on april 30th 1980,NOS national tv station has made
a tryptiek/documentary on HM and her Reign which will be aired three consecetive evenings at Ned1 starting this evening at 22.30PM.

http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/dsc5454.jpg?s=obj&c=getobject&objectid=32304&ext=image.jpg

Courtesy Vincent Menzel/Royal House.
 
HM The Queen will attend the jubilee on occasion of the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Anne Frank House museum
tomorrow wednesday april 28th.

HM will also open the new diary hall where,for the first time since Anne wrote them,all her original papers are to be seen.

After the ceremony at the Anne Frankhuis there will be a solemn meeting at the Westerkerk next door.

The museum opened on may 3rd 1960 and sees over 1 million visitors annually.

http://www.annefrankhuis.nl/content.asp?pid=1&lid=1

From wednesday on,you can take a virtual tour of the Anne Frankhouse.
 
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Ilse said:
Not this evening but tomorrow.:whistling:
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In two minutes part I ,on the State Visits,there were 50 of them between 1980 and now.
It is about HM's sense for content,decorum and being internationally orientated.

Short but still a good overview on the State Visits for the past 30 years.
 
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HM will receive the Credentials of TE:

the ambassador of the Fiji Islands,mr.Peceli Vuniwaga Vocea

the ambassador of the republic of Iceland,mr.Stefán Haukur Johannesson.

Noordeinde Palace,The Hague wednesday april 28th.
 
AFP: Dutch queen celebrates 30 years on the throne

The Netherlands' Queen Beatrix celebrates 30 years on the throne Friday amid a crisis of government that observers say has made her all the more relevant as a unifying figure.

"Beatrix is a symbol of unity. It is her role as queen," Han van Bree, an author on the Dutch royal family, told AFP ahead of the ever-popular queen's landmark anniversary.
 
I just saw the queen leave from Westerkerk. She was wearing a brown(ish) hat and there was a large crowd watching on the other side of the Prinsengracht (canal of the prince).
 
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Queen Beatrix attending the jubilee on occasion of the 50th
anniversary of the opening of the Anne Frank House museum,
Amsterdam, April 28, 2010. Prior to the celebration in the
Westerkerk, the Queen opened the new diary room where
all the diary papers are on display.


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Yesterday, May 1st, Queen Beatrix has been in Luxembourg to
attend the inauguration exhibition 'The Golden Age Reloaded'
together with Grand Duchess Maria Teresa and Grand Duke
Henri of Luxembourg.


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The Queen has lend some documents from the royal collection to this exposition I believe. She wears a new diamond & sapphire brooch, that some claim was a gift from the Zorreguieta's... (not likely IMO as princess Laurentien also wore it once).

The grand duchess looks very elegant, it seems that she wears the same top as princess Máxima did a few days ago at the remembrance ceremony of the victims of Queensday 2009.
 
Marengo said:
The grand duchess looks very elegant, it seems that she wears the same top as princess Máxima did a few days ago at the remembrance ceremony of the victims of Queensday 2009.
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You are as good as the fashion thread ladies :) Maxima has als
worn the top in Mexico last year.

Queen Beatrix today received Her Majesty Ashi Tshering Pem Wangchuck
Queen Mother of the Kingdom of Bhutan, Palace Huis ten Bosch on May 7.

Really lovely how Beatrix cared for her guest!


** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 ** belga **

** ppe gallery **
 
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