Dutch State Visit to Ireland: June 12-14, 2019

[An Ard Ri]

Originally Posted by HereditaryPrincess

Interesting and refreshing news to hear indeed! I'll be looking forward into seeing the coverage of WA and Maxima's visit. I didn't realise that so few royals had been to Ireland on state visits.

Over the last few years /decades

Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh 2011
Prince Albert II of Monaco 2011
King and Queen of Norway 2006
King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium 2007
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and the Prince Consort 1990
King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain 1986
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and Prince Henrik 1978
King Baudouin of Belgium and Queen Fabiola 1968
Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace 1961

Not sure if there was ever a Grand-Ducal visit from Luxembourg!

[Kingen]

Program for the State Visit to Ireland:

https://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/actuee...nd---programma

[An Ard Ri]

The King and Queen will also visit a Jacobiite fort at Crosshaven in County Cork which was built to defend Cork harbour in 1690 from the advancing forces of William of Orange during the Jacobite/Williamite Wars which decimated Ireland.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2019...lem-alexander/

[eya]

The Palace remember an older, very older visit of the King Willem Alexander to Ireland!

"The three-day state visit to Ireland will start next Wednesday. More than forty years ago King Willem-Alexander visited Ireland once. In 1978 he was with his parents, Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus, brothers and cousin Carlos (son of Princess Irene) on vacation in the Irish village of Sneem"

https://www.instagram.com/p/ByXPVPJiyV7/

[An Ard Ri]

The Dutch State visit has been making it into the papers here over the past few days

https://www.independent.ie/style/fas...-38197888.html

https://www.independent.ie/style/fas...-38202086.html

https://www.irishexaminer.com/breaki...le-929733.html

[eya]

First picture on the Welcome Ceremony this morning


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D82m4OUXUAAfHHo.jpg

King Willem Alexandr with Queen Maxima at the State Dinner tonight with the President Michael Higgins and his wife

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D84ia2gXsAEc9ru.jpg
https://3.t.cdn.belga.be/belgaimage:...c0a&m=kpgeandc
https://1.t.cdn.belga.be/belgaimage:...c0a&m=cmcofnjf


Video

https://www.facebook.com/PresidentIR...4289772/?t=270

[iceflower]

.

The state visit has started - here are some photos of the windy and rainy arrival at Dublin airport:



** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 ** Pic 4 ** Pic 5 **


And here are some galleries and an article of day 1:



** ppe gallery ** anp gallery ** rex gallery ** gettyimages gallery **



** dm article: Queen Maxima of the Netherlands pays tribute to her hosts in a stylish green coat dress..**

[muriel]

Black-tie or not, do we think Max will get a tiara on tonight?

[Stefan]

Originally Posted by muriel

Black-tie or not, do we think Max will get a tiara on tonight?

Probalby it will not even be black tie but business suits for the mean and short gowns for the woman like at the recent SV from Sweden. So not much hope to see a tiara in Dublin this evening.

[muriel]

Originally Posted by Stefan

Probalby it will not even be black tie but business suits for the mean and short gowns for the woman like at the recent SV from Sweden. So not much hope to see a tiara in Dublin this evening.

Fear not, the Max is not defeated so easily. Expect a brooch in the hair then

[Mbruno]

Originally Posted by muriel

Black-tie or not, do we think Max will get a tiara on tonight?

The dress code was business suit for the Swedish state visit, so. probably no tiara for Maxima either.

I am interested in this angle of an Orange monarch visiting Ireland given the historic background.

[An Ard Ri]

Beatrix broke the ice there,the family had been on holidays here back in the late 70's too.

The King and Queen with the President and 1st lady at Áras an Uachtaráin.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/poli...land-1.3923439

[Stefan]

Today the dresscode is black tie and Queen maxima is wearing the emerald tiara. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D84iJoGV4AAWDja.jpg:large


Can't understand why it is no black tie when it wasn't for the Swedes.

[lucien]

Originally Posted by muriel

Fear not, the Max is not defeated so easily. Expect a brooch in the hair then

A tad more then that ofcourse!Honouring the Irish colours

[An Ard Ri]

Not quite St Patricks Hall but the Dutch King and Queen managed to get our life long socialist President into black tie for the night!

[Mbruno]

Originally Posted by Stefan

Today the dresscode is black tie and Queen maxima is wearing the emerald tiara. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D84iJoGV4AAWDja.jpg:large


Can't understand why it is no black tie when it wasn't for the Swedes.

Yes, it doesn't make sense.

[lucien]

Originally Posted by Mbruno

Yes, it doesn't make sense.

It does,ask the Royal House protocol why.

[Mbruno]

Originally Posted by lucien

It does,ask the Royal House protocol why.

Would you care to clarify ? The dress code is set by the host, not by the guests. Why would the same President of the Republic of Ireland treat the King of Sweden differently from the King of the Netherlands ? To make matters worse, the King of Sweden is more senior than King Willem Alexander.

[Somebody]

I guess it's part of the behind the scene planning and the Netherlands being more insistent?! Although they weren't able to convince the French...

[lucien]

Originally Posted by Mbruno

Would you care to clarify ? The dress code is set by the host, not by the guests. Why would the same President of the Republic of Ireland treat the King of Sweden differently from the King of the Netherlands ? To make matters worse, the King of Sweden is more senior than King Willem Alexander.

The latter has nothing to do with it,firstly,secondly it is entirely up to the two Heads of State,protocol and the Ministers involved in the organisation of a visit what's what and how and when and why.