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12-06-2005, 01:18 PM
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pfff, it was a long interview. Maxima called the mistake of her future husband (quoting Videla) 'een beetje dom' a little silly/stupid. Many questions were asked, abput the past of her father, about her religion etc etc.
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12-08-2005, 01:56 AM
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Oh man that sounds good. I wish I could read more about it. Did the press know they were together before hand?
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12-08-2005, 03:30 AM
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Yes, it was known for over a year. I In the summer of 1999 the first pictures were taken of WA with an unidentified woman aboard the yacht of his grandfather, prince Bernhard. First she was identified as Maxima Zimmerman. That caused som eyebrows to rise as Some people with german names in South America are (grand)children of escaped Nazi's. I remember an angry letter in a newspaper complaining that it seemed to be that the dutch RF only allowed itself to marry germans.
Later on television news and -de Volkskrant' revealed the true identity of Maxima, when she, WA and her relatives were skiing in Bariloche. Then the problem of the father came up. The prime ministers measures and Maxima's charming behavior later cooled everything down and silenced most critics.
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12-08-2005, 03:50 AM
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12-08-2005, 08:21 PM
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I think Maxima is fantastic. She has such positive and warm energy; WA is a extremely lucky man.:)
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12-08-2005, 08:40 PM
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I love her laugh/smile. She's been enthusiastic from day one!
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now that the lilacs are in bloom,
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12-08-2005, 09:00 PM
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I love her laugh/smile. She's been enthusiastic from day one!
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Yes, she really has. :) She's managed to capture the hearts of the dutch people from the start...
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12-10-2005, 06:47 AM
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when was the annoncment and when was the meeting with the press
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It was on 30 march 2001
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12-17-2005, 06:53 PM
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Was there a ball (or at least a formal dinner) for Willem and Maxima to celebrate their engagement? I thought I remembered a celebration where Maxima wore a lacy top with a blue ball gown.
Or maybe someone could provide a list of all the events and festivities to celebrate Willem and Maxima's engagement and wedding?
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11-24-2006, 01:39 PM
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11-24-2006, 02:49 PM
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Congratulations for your wonderful work mims111. They are great. Well done.
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12-09-2006, 08:12 PM
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What a beautiful red dress. It looked great on her.
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12-09-2006, 10:56 PM
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i also really liked her red engagement dress. it looked so classy. i heard once that the brooche was lent by queen beatrix :), sweet gesture from her to her future daughter-in-law!
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Video of the press conference of the engagement, from the DVD Princes of Orange: Engagements and Weddings. I don't think it's the full interview however, it's just Beatrix announcing the engagement, then Claus speaks then Willem-Alexander
Oh, it's just in Dutch, sorry!
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Video of the press conference of the engagement, from the DVD Princes of Orange: Engagements and Weddings. I don't think it's the full interview however, it's just Beatrix announcing the engagement, then Claus speaks then Willem-Alexander
Oh, it's just in Dutch, sorry!
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Thank you so much for the video, eventhought i can not speak dutch , it is nice ti hear her speaking , now Claus looks very ill, he hardly can speaks, but of course forgive me is i am wrng, it is just my apreciation,
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03-22-2008, 09:22 PM
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Thank you for providing the video. I too was surprised to find that Prince Claus was so very ill. I'm sorry that he did not have the chance to meet all of his grandchildren, only Countess Eloise.
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03-22-2008, 10:18 PM
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yes, this is the sadest part! He looks a fine man but very ill , it look so hard for him to speak, how old he was there? sorry my ignorace but from what he died and how old he was?
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03-22-2008, 10:45 PM
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IS out there anybody with a good photo of her engagment ring? the photos here are not very close , difficult to see the ring,
thank you
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03-22-2008, 11:57 PM
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IS out there anybody with a good photo of her engagment ring? the photos here are not very close , difficult to see the ring,
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If you look in the Royal Jewels section, I think there is a thread about engagement rings.
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03-23-2008, 12:00 AM
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yes, this is the sadest part! He looks a fine man but very ill , it look so hard for him to speak, how old he was there? sorry my ignorace but from what he died and how old he was?
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He was 76 when he died in the fall of 2002. He had suffered from cancer and Parkinson's disease. If you look in the Dutch Royals forum, there is a thread about his funeral.
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