King Willem-Alexander and the International Olympic Committee

mandyy · #1 07-06-2005, 02:33 PM

British Olympic athlete Daley Thompson (R) celebrates with Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander (L) following the announcement that London will host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, at the 117th IOC Session at the Raffles City Convention Centre in Singapore, 06 July 2005.

PrincessDianafan · #2 08-21-2005, 03:57 AM

These are the pictures I personally took of HRH the Prince of Orange at the 117th IOC session.

Lyonnaise · #3 08-22-2005, 04:18 PM

Wow, you were really close to him :) Were you working at the time or did you just go to see him?

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Originally Posted by PrincessDianafan

These are the pictures I personally took of HRH the Prince of Orange at the 117th IOC session.

PrincessDianafan · #4 08-23-2005, 05:18 AM

I was working at the IOC session. The thing is the floor was very secure and no one without a pass could enter. The Royals were surrounded by some security but you could walk up to them and stand next to them without a problem. The thing is most people here do not follow royal families that much so a lot of the local people did not know who he was. So that was good for me!

purple_platinum · #5 01-27-2006, 12:15 PM

Prince of Orange visits the Winter Olympic in Turnin on February 2006

http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/content.jsp?objectid=14161

His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange, in his position of member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), will visit the 20th Winter Olympic.
The event will take place from Friday 10 February until Sunday 26 February in Turin.

Prior to the Olympic Games, will attend the 118th session of International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday 8 February until Friday 10 February.

27 January 2006

ps. CP Haakon from Norway is also going..

**Marengo** · #6 01-28-2006, 08:36 AM

great, can't wait to see him in the Holland Heineken House, where hopefully this time a femela ice skater will be as enthausiastic as swimmer Inge de Bruin during the summer Olympics...I can imagine the german boulevard magazines already!

Maxie · #7 01-28-2006, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Marengo

great, can't wait to see him in the Holland Heineken House, where hopefully this time a femela ice skater will be as enthausiastic as swimmer Inge de Bruin during the summer Olympics...I can imagine the german boulevard magazines already!

You know, I was thinking exactly the same, a couple of days ago.

But it will be wonderful to see him in the Holland Heineken House, we Dutch do surely know how to throw a good party. :p Just let's hope that some of our skaters will win some gold medals at the Olympics (though I highly doubt it, they're not in shape...yet). It would be funny to see W-A jumping around again. The prince is such a sports enthusiastic, I think it's really great!

crisiñaki · #8 01-28-2006, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Marengo

great, can't wait to see him in the Holland Heineken House, where hopefully this time a femela ice skater will be as enthausiastic as swimmer Inge de Bruin during the summer Olympics...I can imagine the german boulevard magazines already!

What happened there?

The Watcher · #9 01-29-2006, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by crisiñaki

What happened there?

Nothing. But you know, these kind of pictures and german boulevard magazines...

Source: ANP, 2004

Silvermj · #10 01-29-2006, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by The Watcher

Nothing. But you know, these kind of pictures and german boulevard magazines...

Actually, the photos just showed Olympic Joy. The mess

was caused by those german boulevard magazines and increased by every tabloid in the world :(

But it would be nice if this time if he appears enjoying the triumph of Dutch athletes with Maxima :) !. Is she joining him in Torino this time?

Thanks in advance.

purple_platinum · #11 01-29-2006, 01:15 PM

It was only announced that WA is going.
i suppose with 2 princesses to take care, it would be hard to travel, especially if Maxima already have other engagements to attend.
but, yes, it would be great to see maxima there with her husband...

**Marengo** · #12 02-07-2006, 02:30 PM

On RTL-Boulevard it was said that the Prince of Orange already left for Turin, to attend the IOC meeting.

purple_platinum · #13 02-11-2006, 07:34 AM

an article in Dutch on WA's IOC membership :

http://www.volkskrant.nl/sport/article216289.ece

crisiñaki · #14 03-16-2006, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by purple_platinum

an article in Dutch on WA's IOC membership :

http://www.volkskrant.nl/sport/article216289.ece

Can anyone translate please?
Thanks in advance:)

dutch royal · #15 03-17-2006, 03:35 AM

Gepubliceerd |zaterdag 11 februari 2006. Gewijzigd|zaterdag 11 februari 02:48 uur.
Interview
Kroonprins dubt over zijn olympische bijbaan
Van onze verslaggever John Volkers

TURIJN - Prins Willem-Alexander werd in 1998 in een kleine storm van publicitair geweld gekozen in het Internationaal Olympisch Comité. De toekomstige koning heeft nog niet besloten zich in 2007 opnieuw te kandideren.

Prins Willem-Alexander, sinds 1998 lid van het Internationaal Olympisch Comité (IOC), heeft nog niet besloten of hij zich volgend jaar opnieuw zal kandideren voor de in sportkringen zeer begeerde post. ‘Dat is de grote vraag’, zei hij gisteren in Turijn.
Er ligt ten eerste de afspraak met de regering dat hij op het moment dat hij de troon bestijgt zijn nevenfuncties neerlegt. Een nieuwe termijn van acht jaar zal hij als toekomstige koning – Beatrix is 68 – niet kunnen volmaken. Over die implicatie liet de kroonprins zich echter niet uit.

dutch royal · #16 03-17-2006, 04:03 AM

Translation:
Prince Willem alexander was chosen in 1998 in a little storm of publicity violence in to the IOC. The future king has not decided jet if he is going to be a candidate for the in sportcircles very desirable job in 2007.

"Thats the big question" he said in Torino.

First of all there is a agreement with te gouverment that if he is going to be king, he has to lay all his other activitys beside him. He will not beable to fulfil A new term of 8 years , His mother beatrix is 68 years old.
About those implications , the prince did not respont to that.

Hopefully all englisch speaking and reading forum members can read my translation about Prince Willem alexander in Torino.

**Marengo** · #17 01-16-2007, 05:34 PM

The Prince of Orange withdrew from the IOC commission of evaluation for the 2014 olympic wintergames. After he accepted the chairmanship of the UN-comittee for water and clean sanitation it became clear that he can not combine this with the IOC commission.

info from www.royalblog.nl (and thus GDP newspapers' H. Jacobs)

lucien · #18 03-15-2007, 03:55 PM

As a member of the Coordinating Committee Vancouver 2010 HRH The Prince of Orange attended the meeting ( march 6th till 8th)of VANOC,the Vancouver Organising Committee for the 2010 Winter Olympics,Vancouver.

lucien · #19 07-05-2007, 05:24 PM

HRH has been re-elected for another 8 year term as member of the Intenational Olympic Committee during the 119th meeting of the IOC in Guatamala City today.

lucien · #20 02-27-2008, 12:30 PM

With the Prince of Orange in Vancouver as a member of the IOC Coordination Commission on the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games,here's some more info on the how and what:

INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - NEWS

HRH will return thursday,just in time to have breakfast with Máxima and President Guebuza of Mozambique and Mrs.Guebuza at Noordeinde Palace.