Inauguration of King Willem-Alexander & Reception: April 30, 2013


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I know Maxima`s parents was at this event, but were here siblings there?
 
Princess Luna said:
I know Maxima`s parents was at this event, but were here siblings there?
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Maxima said in the interview that no one of her family was coming.
No parents or brothers or sisters.
During the day it was mentioned in the banner on TV that her parents were watching on TV in Argentina.
 
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fortimo said:
Wow, does he speak spanish? I didn't know it. Respect! Very romantic, that he learned Maxima's language. But it is understable too, because Maxima speaks spanish to the children, so he can also understand it.
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He does speak Spanish. And he´s improved it a lot. I remember some years ago, during a visit to Latin America (Mexico, I think), he was trying his best to speak Spanish, but he certainly wasn´t very fluent. He has a couple of funny mistakes, too.

But last year, during their last holidays in Argentina, I heard him again and I was surprised of how well he speaks it know. He had a good entonation and only a little accent. You could say he´s been working hard on it. Well done to him, and also well done Maxima, I say.
 
Some of her friends did attend though, I noticed Valeria Delger -who as also one of her bridesmaids and godmother to princess Ariane- and another friend who were greeted by Máxima at the end of the festivities in the Muziekgebouw.
 
I wanted to ask, was all the festivities peaceful? I mean, was there riots like it happened in Beatrix's Inauguration?
 
No riots, very few arrests and only about 80 protestors.
 
Two people tried to protest on Dam square. The intention of one of them was clearly to provoke the police - she said so earlier that day. The two of them were asked to go away and were later detained for 3 hours. Now they are screaming 'murder', comparing Amsterdam to North Korea, saying that a lot of violence was used (this was not the case we were able to see on tv, she came to the square with 6 camera crews). And of course a lot of minutes in the media, which must have been the goal of this provocation - since there were 6 other (empty) places where they could demonstrate. The police has offered their apologies and offered them flowers a day later. They are thinking about a conspiracy though (sigh) , and one of them hired a lawyer.

The good thing about these Dutch republicans is that they usually seem utterly, utterly unsympathetic, sour, left-wing, pretending-to-be-intellectual snobs.
Their message isn't all that odd IMO, the concept of a monarchy is fundamentaly wrong in a democratic society, but somehow they just don't get any following.

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The other arrests were mainly for alcohol related things in the rest of the city and there was one case of stabbing close to the Central Station, unrelated to the monarchy.
 
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Two people tried to protest on Dam square. The intention of one of them was clearly to provoke the police - she said so earlier that day. The two of them were asked to go away and were later detained for 3 hours. Now they are screaming 'murder', comparing Amsterdam to North Korea, saying that a lot of violence was used (this was not the case we were able to see on tv, she came to the square with 6 camera crews). And of course a lot of minutes in the media, which must have been the goal of this provocation - since there were 6 other (empty) places where they could demonstrate. The police has offered their apologies and offered them flowers a day later. They are thinking about a conspiracy though (sigh) , and one of them hired a lawyer.

The good thing about these Dutch republicans is that they usually seem utterly, utterly unsympathetic, sour, left-wing, pretending-to-be-intellectual snobs.
Their message isn't all that odd IMO, the concept of a monarchy is fundamentaly wrong in a democratic society, but somehow they just don't get any following.
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Given that Willem-Alexander's inauguration and teh monarchy itself is perhaps the most democratic - and I would say more democratic that many republics - and that the nmonarchy provides a vital alternative to a republic, it is no surprise that these people have such a small following. Further, do these people really think that their behaviour provides the basis of an alternative to a constitutional monarchy?
 
NGalitzine said:
No riots, very few arrests and only about 80 protestors.
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Marengo said:
Two people tried to protest on Dam square. The intention of one of them was clearly to provoke the police - she said so earlier that day. The two of them were asked to go away and were later detained for 3 hours. Now they are screaming 'murder', comparing Amsterdam to North Korea, saying that a lot of violence was used (this was not the case we were able to see on tv, she came to the square with 6 camera crews). And of course a lot of minutes in the media, which must have been the goal of this provocation - since there were 6 other (empty) places where they could demonstrate. The police has offered their apologies and offered them flowers a day later. They are thinking about a conspiracy though (sigh) , and one of them hired a lawyer.

The good thing about these Dutch republicans is that they usually seem utterly, utterly unsympathetic, sour, left-wing, pretending-to-be-intellectual snobs.
Their message isn't all that odd IMO, the concept of a monarchy is fundamentaly wrong in a democratic society, but somehow they just don't get any following.

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The other arrests were mainly for alcohol related things in the rest of the city and there was one case of stabbing close to the Central Station, unrelated to the monarchy.
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Thank you for answering! So his reign started in a more peaceful way than that of his mother.
It shows how great is the popularity of the Monarchy in The Netherlands right now.

I'm still amazed by all of this celebrations, can't wait to get my Hola magazine featuring all of this. Hola, in my opinion, is the BEST magazine to cover great festivities, especially from Royalty, as they seem to be royalists themselves...;)
 
kathia_sophia said:
Thank you for answering! So his reign started in a more peaceful way than that of his mother.
It shows how great is the popularity of the Monarchy in The Netherlands right now.

I'm still amazed by all of this celebrations, can't wait to get my Hola magazine featuring all of this. Hola, in my opinion, is the BEST magazine to cover great festivities, especially from Royalty, as they seem to be royalists themselves...;)
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I will be ordering the edition of Hola on-line because I agree, their coverage and pictures are the best and usually they have twice as much as Hello has!

Can anyone tell us what music was played throughout the inauguration? The Entrata (or rather an updated version of it) was used when the King and Queen made their entrance, but I cannot find any version of this to download. What was the march played when they walked from the Palace to the Church?
 
Jacknch said:
I will be ordering the edition of Hola on-line because I agree, their coverage and pictures are the best and usually they have twice as much as Hello has!

Can anyone tell us what music was played throughout the inauguration? The Entrata (or rather an updated version of it) was used when the King and Queen made their entrance, but I cannot find any version of this to download. What was the march played when they walked from the Palace to the Church?
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Radio 4 - Nieuws Pagina

Here you find all the music played in the church. What I read on the internet the march played when the King walked to the church was the "Grenadiers March"
 
Thank you very much Duchy! I'll enjoy checking out all this music online and download some of them!!
 
I can said I was happy Queen Beatri gone but I enjoyed the ceremony and I am sure WA and Maima will do just great;thank you all for the pics and links and videos I enjoy them.
 
Turned out earlyer this week that the budget for the Inthronisation ceremonies estimated by the city of Amsterdam at 6 million euro...had a windfall..if one can call it that..the total cost were almost 2 million euro cheaper!!Who knew!Plus the revenu by all the visitors and merchandise...Multiple multiple millions one never hears of...People find it juicyer to comment on costs then on profits..oh well...I just thought it interesting info and "detail".....grin....Wonderfull weekend to all!:flowers:
 
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So much for all the Mayor of Amsterdam's complaint in the run up to the installation - too expensive, too many people etc. The man was a real killjoy.
 
I stumbled over the Year Report 2013 from the High Council of Nobility (a so-called "High College of State" which is autonomous and decides on matters of noibility, arms, emblems, flags, etc.).

THE INAUGURATION

The year 2013 was partly dominated by the abdication of Her Majesty Queen Beatrix at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam, followed by the Investiture of His Majesty King Willem-Alexander in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam, both on Tuesday April 30th.

Around a succession of the throne traditionally the High Council of Nobility is consulted on issues such as the kingdom's coat of arms, the Royal Standard and the Great Seal of the new King, as well as the arms, flags and titles of the other members of the royal family. Because the composition of the Royal House changes on that occasion, the consequences for the ceremonial interpretation should subsequently be reviewed. Relatively soon after the announcement of the abdication, the High Council provided a note to the attention of the Director of the Queen's Cabinet, in which the specific task of the High Council in this sort of events is described. This task has largely determined the agenda of the High Council in the year 2013.

When Her Majesty The Queen announced her abdication on Monday, January 28th, the period of preparation for the Abdication and the Investiture was approximately equal to that of thirty-three years earlier, when the mother of the Queen announced her abdication. Like back then in 1980, from the beginning of February, the High Council of Nobility had intensive and frequent contacts with the Queen's Cabinet, the Office of the Prime Minister, the Department of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (responsible for the coordination), the Department of Security and Justice as well the Royal House Service, on questions which sometimes went beyond the actual task of the High Council. Although the Sovereign Prince whom established a 'Heraldry College' in 1814, which would later change into the present "High Council of Nobility", already charged this body with "the regulation and devise order" of all public ceremonies, in the course of the nineteenth century, when the King's Cabinet and the Royal House became more and more important institutionally, the role of the High Council proportionally became less important. The task of the High Council around a change of the throne is since then traditionally limited to the kingdom's coat of arms, the Royal Standard, the King's Great Seal, the arms, flags and titles of the members of the royal family. Already on the 11th of February, the High Council issued an advice to the Director of the Queen's Cabinet about the role of the body in this process. A note from 2006 turned out to be a good guide to the High Council's consultations during the Investiture year.

The Chairman of the High Council of Nobility, C.O.A. Baron van Schimmelpenninck van der Oye LL.M. and the Secretary, Dr E.J. Wolleswinkel LL.M. witnessed the Investiture of His Majesty King Willem-Alexander on Tuesday April 30th in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam. The Chairman did attend in his role as Chamberlain to The King and escorted His Excellency Mr H.A. van Rompuy, President of the European Council and Mrs G. van Rompuy née Windels. The Chairman was replaced by the Secretary on behalf of the Council, representing a High College of State. Later in the year, by Royal Decree and on the recommendation of the Grandmaster of the House of His Majesty The King and the Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, it has pleased His Majesty to grant the Investiture Medal 2013 to the Chairman and the Secretary.

On May 6th the Chairman and Secretary attended the ceremony of the attachment of the Great Seal of Her Majesty The Queen to the Act of Abdication. On May 7th the Chairman and Secretary attended the ceremony of the transfer of the Act of Abdication to the National Archives. For purposes of public access to government documents, Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix consented to a quick transfer by the Director of the King's Cabinet of the Act of Abdication to the National Archive instead of keeping it in the archives of the King's Cabinet.

For the purpose of the Investiture ceremony of His Majesty King Willem-Alexander on April 30, 2013 in Amsterdam the High Council of Nobility loaned to His Excellency Mr W.N. Cosijn LL.M., Master of Ceremonies of Her Majesty The Queen, Noordeinde Palace in The Hague, the following Medals-of-Office from its collection:

1. The silver gilt medal of the FIRST KING OF ARMS on a red ribbon, manufactured by Joseph Germain Dutalis, Brussels 1815;

2. The silver gilt medal of the KING OF ARMS on a red / black ribbon manufactured by John Schouberg, The Hague 1815;

3. The silver gilt medal of the HERALD OF ARMS 'ORANGE' on an orange ribbon manufactured by Joseph Germain, Brussels 1815;

4. the silver gilt medal of the HERALD OF ARMS 'NASSAU' on a nassaublue ribbon, manufactured by Joseph Germain Dutalis, Brussels 1815;

5. the silver medal of the HERALD OF ARMS 'LUXEMBOURG' on a light blue ribbon, manufactured by Joseph Germain Dutalis, Brussels, 1815.

His Majesty King Willem Alexander choose the following persons to wear these Medals-of-Office:

FIRST KING OF ARMS
His Excellency Ret. General P.J.M. van Uhm, Guards' Regiment Grenadiers and Rifles, former Commander of the Armed Forces (picture: http://tswi.biz/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/At-the-Coronation-of-the-King.jpg )

KING OF ARMS
Dr A. Kuipers, physician and astronaut (European Space Agency) (picture: http://weekendwiththemasters.nl/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Koning-van-wapenen.jpg )

HERALD OF ARMS "ORANGE"
Professor Dr R.H. Dijkgraaf, former President of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences, currently Director of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton (New Jersey, USA) (picture, http://new.anky.nl/img/images/Anky%20Heraut%20Koning%20Willem%20Alexander.jpg )

HERALD OF ARMS "NASSAU"
Her Excellency Mrs R.V.M. Jones-Bos LL.M., MA, former Ambassador of Her Majesty The Queen in Washington, currently Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (picture: http://www.nrc.nl/inbeeld/files/2013/04/ANP-23179967-980x652.jpg )

HERALD OF ARMS "LUXEMBOURG"
Mrs T.E.G. van Grunsven, a dressage champion who holds the record for the most individual Olympic medals won by any equestrian athlete and the only rider to record three successive Olympic gold medals in the same event. (picture, at the left: http://new.anky.nl/img/images/Anky Heraut Koning Willem Alexander.jpg )

Picture: the Minister of Security and Justice, the Chairman of the High Council of Nobility, The King and the Minister of of the Interior and Kingdom Relations look to the new Grand Seal of the King.
 
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I am glad that this was my first coronation/enthronement that I watched. It was truly a wonderful time for me watching an historic event. It will always be one of my favorite royal events.
 
IloveCP said:
I am glad that this was my first coronation/enthronement that I watched. It was truly a wonderful time for me watching an historic event. It will always be one of my favorite royal events.
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I got the chnace to watch Queen Beatrix enthronement but it cannot be compared to his son's which was far more beautiful and royal. It will be a great moment in Netherlands' history.
 
Sira said:
I got the chnace to watch Queen Beatrix enthronement but it cannot be compared to his son's which was far more beautiful and royal. It will be a great moment in Netherlands' history.
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Yes, usually dresscodes and protocol tends to go down, but in the Netherlands the situations between 1980 and 2013 were a difference like day and night.

In 1980 there was a time of doom and gloom, of depression, there was an economic recession, it were the cold war years, fierce protests in Amsterdam against shortage of housing, of work, etc. It all culminated in that one day in April 1980, when the who-is-who of the Netherlands and of Europe was in Amsterdam, and all international media, it was THE opportunity to cause a ravage. Squabblers, anti-capitalists, anti-this and anti-that as well just folks who liked a good fight engaged in the hardest street riots since WWII. It looked an eruption of frustration. After that the Netherlands never saw this sort of violence again.

Uncomparable eras, only 33 years in between. Amsterdam 1980 is also uncomparable with Amsterdam 2013. So many good developments have drastically changed the city.
 
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