Do you think they will release a family photo with the children and grandchildren?
Either way I hope she has a wonderful day

The van Vollenhovens including all grandchildren + the Orange Nassau's including all Grandchildren. This would be a giant group photo. :lol:
Well, I hope there will be new photos published. Maybe some new portraits.

Any International Royal guesst?

Nothing has been announced yet. Usually they say 'foreign royal guests' , but this time they did not. So I do not expect there will be any foreign royals.

No,no foreign Royal guests,sorry,the Royals in attendance are on the list,(allthough,there might be guests but as usual due to security reasons they are to be revealed at the exact hour) through the link I posted above + HRH Prince Carlos Hugo de Borbon Parma,former husband of Princess Irene and who always remained a dear and welcome family friend/"member".
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NOS tv will air the matinée hosted by HM and HRH Princess Margriet on saturday at 12.45PM.

Tonight a documentary on Queen Beatrix will be aired by Ned 1 at 20.30PM.

And courtesy dear HJA:

https://www.royalblog.nl/

On occasion of HM birthday some new official pictures will be released on january 31st.

Ahead of tonights documentary PM Balkenende congratulated Her Majesty.
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The pictures can be seen tonight at the news, it startes a bit later then normal, at 11.45 pm in order to be able to show the pictures on the news.

One gala, one skirt + top and one just face.

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Happy Birthday Your Majesty!

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Courtesy RVD.

Queen beatix organising her birthdayparty:

YouTube - Pauw & Witteman - Koningin Beatrix wordt 70 - Deel 1

These pictures are new, right? There is something odd about them, maybe she looks more frail than usual? Don't know...

The only thing I say about the new Portraits is: They are GORGEOUS! :flowers:

I love them! The Gala-Portrait is a true winner!
Something very special and unusual. What a great contrast of light and shadows, blue and gold. Impressive.
The gold-blue stage looks great. Bea's dress definitely does NOT belong to my faves.. but it perfectly matches the golden stairs.

I also love the two formal non-Gala-portraits.
I never noticed that Beatrix has really deep blue eyes.

Really great photos!

From HOLA: LA REINA BEATRIZ DE HOLANDA CUMPLE HOY 70 AÑOS

They posted the Queen's 3 new official portraits and talks about the upcoming birthday celebrations. It also states the huge popularity and affection she holds among her people. :flowers:

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Last nights documentary on-line:

Player omroep.nl

The Volkskrant has this special page, dress up Queen Beatrix any way you like: click here

They also have a :

- photospecial
- quiz (in Dutch only)
- article on the birthday (in Dutch only)
- article on HM as sister, mother, etc. (in Dutch only)

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NRC Handelsblad has a photospecial and an article on the new portraits by Anton Corbijn, here.

Telegraaf has this article in Dutch and the Algemeen Dagblad has this one. And also on the AD site this and this article (again, in Dutch only). The Refgormatorisch Dagblad has opened a special site for this birthday, here (not available on sundays).

From Dutchnews.nl:

Read the entire article here.

People are bringing gifts to the Palace, dispite the horrid weather:

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In Rotterdam an exhibition was opened in the 'Kunsthal' with the nicest pictures of Queen Beatrix:

Several pictures on the wall
Young Beatrix and a dog
Beatrix at the Bijlmer
In a plane

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Beatrix and collegues

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The Prime minister congratulating the Queen on television, yesterday. Click here for a picture. Did anybody see him during his congratulations? He announced them almost with a simular tone as he announced the deaths of Queen Juliana and Princes Bernhard and Claus. Sigh...

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For those who want to congratulate the Queen, go to this link on the website of the RF and write your message there. After you are done, click on 'bevestigen' (below).

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It's here already,quit a response there.I love all the attention she gets,it is enornous and so well deserved."De Pers" is my newspaper from now on,that article has been my adagio for years......

Around 3000 reponses thus far I see, I wonder if she reads them all ;)

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3000 Is a lot already.They will be presented to her on DVD,suppose the most remarkeble ones will be pointed out to her,or otherwise she reads them while baby-sitting,something like that.

Last nights program on her was watched by 2.2 million viewers,the highest score for all programs last night.

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The red loper is cleaned for Carre, before the birthday of Queen Beatrix. Queen Beatrix and princess Margriet celebrate together their respective 70th and 65th birthday with a festive matinee for thousand bid in Royal Theater Carre in Amsterdam. ANP PHOTO ROYAL IMAGES ROBIN UTRECHT.


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