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Today, Wednesday October 4, Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima, along with Princess Beatrix attended the “Appeltjes van Oranje 2023” award ceremony at Palace Nooreinde in The Hague.The theme of this year’s award was: “Bridge builders in the neighborhood”, focused on the social relationships in neighborhoods.The winners of “Appeltjes van Oranje 2023” were: “Vadercentrum Adam”, a center “where men, women, the elderly and young people can go every day … Continue reading
Posted in The Netherlands | Tagged King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands, Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands | Leave a commentPrincess Beatrix Presents Silver Carnations
Yesterday, Saturday June 10, Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix presented the 2023 Silver Carnations of the Prince Bernhard Culture Fund in a ceremony held at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam.This year’s Carnations went to Trudy Van Riemsdijk-Zandee and Willem van Riemsdijk “for their support and conservation of historic Frisian buildings and estates”; Wesley Sekewael “for his commitment to Vlissingen’s industrial heritage” and the biologist Eef Arnolds “for his contribution to … Continue reading
Posted in The Netherlands | Tagged Prince Bernhard Culture Fund, Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands | Leave a commentKing Charles III Receives Foreign Royals Ahead of Coronation
King Charles III and other members of the British royal family hosted several receptions in London to welcome foreign dignitaries ahead of tomorrow’s coronation. Late in the afternoon he welcomed guests from overseas, among them members of reigning and former reigning royal families. Queen Camilla did not attend the reception. Among the guests were American first lady Dr. Jill Biden, President Steinmeier of Germany, President Lula of Brazil. Another special … Continue reading
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Ahead of the upcoming Koningsdag celebrations that will take place on April 27, this evening, Wednesday April 19, Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima were present at the annual Koningsdag Concert. They were joined by Princess Beatrix, Princess Catharina-Amalia, Princess Ariane and and Princess Laurentien.This year’s concert was held at the Ahoy RTM Stage in Rotterdam.Theme of the concert is: “We are all Kings & Queens!” and the performers … Continue reading
Posted in The Netherlands | Tagged Concert, King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands, Koningsdag, National Day, Princess Ariane of the Netherlands, Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, The Princess of Orange | Leave a commentDutch Royal Family Present Prince Claus Impact Award 2022
Today, Wednesday December 7, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, Princess Beatrix, Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien, attended the 2022 Prince Claus Impact Award ceremony held at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam.Since 2021 there are three categories of awards: annual Seed Awards; thematic Mentorship Awards; and Impact Awards which are presented every two years.The 2022 Impact Awards were presented to: Ailton Krenak, an indigenous leader, environmentalist, philosopher, poet and writer from … Continue reading
Posted in The Netherlands | Tagged King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands, Prince Claus Fund, Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands | Leave a commentDutch Royals Present Erasmus Prize 2022
Today, Tuesday November 29, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, along with Princess Beatrix, attended the Erasmus Prize Awards at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam. The theme of this year was “Connectors in a divided world”. The King presented this year’s prize to the Israeli writer David Grossman.David Grossman, one of the greatest Israeli writers, is the author of numerous novels, short stories, books for children and youth that have been … Continue reading
Posted in The Netherlands | Tagged King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands, Praemium Erasmianum Foundation, Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands | Leave a commentQueen Máxima and Princess Beatrix Attend a Concert
Yesterday evening, Friday November 25, Her Majesty Queen Máxima and Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix, attended a concert performed by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.The Queen is patron of the orchestra.Conductor of the concert was the young Finnish conductor, Klaus Mäkelä, who conducted the Sibelius’ Fourth Symphony and Mozart’s Requiem. The vocal part of the concert was provided by the Nederlands Kamerkoor and four soloists.Following the … Continue reading
Posted in The Netherlands | Tagged Concert, Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands | Leave a commentPrincess Beatrix Presents Silver Carnations
Today, Thursady June 9, Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix presented the 2022 Silver Carnations of the Prince Bernhard Culture Fund in a ceremony held at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam. This year’s Carnations went to Adolf Kock for his “historical knowledge about Aruba” and his contribution to the cultural heritage; Daphne Wassink, chairman of Koornetwerk Nederland and figurehead of Dutch choral singing, was awarded because “Her personal and tireless lobby … Continue reading
Posted in The Netherlands | Tagged Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands | Leave a commentDutch Royals attend ”Appeltjes van Oranje 2022”
Thursday May 12, Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, along with Princess Beatrix attended the 20th edition of ”Appeltjes van Oranje 2022” award ceremony at Palace Nooreinde in The Hague. The theme of this year’s award was: “Equality of opportunity for all young people”, focused on young people without opportunities. The winners of “Appeltjes van Oranje 2022” were: “Triple ThreaT” from Haarlem, an organization that aims to help young … Continue reading
Posted in The Netherlands | Tagged King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands, Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands | Leave a commentDutch Royals Attend The Four Freedom Awards 2022
Today, Thursday April 21, Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima, along with Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix attended at the presentation of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedom Awards 2022 at the Nieuwe Kerk in Middelburg. The Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte was present as well. The International Four Freedom Awards went to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, leader of the democratic movement in Belarus. Ms. Tsikhanouskaya received the award “as a … Continue reading
Posted in The Netherlands | Tagged Four Freedom Awards, King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands, Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands | Leave a commentDutch Royal Family Participate in NL DOET 2022
Like every year, members of the Dutch Royal Family were present for the National Volunteer Day, NL DOET, on March 11 and 12. Yesterday, Friday March 11, Princess Beatrix took part in the National Volunteer Day, NL DOET. The Princess volunteered at the De Schaapskooi children’s farm in Bilthoven, a village in the province of Utrecht. This children’s farm is part of the care organization Reinaerde where people with intellectual … Continue reading
Posted in The Netherlands | Tagged King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands, NL DOET, Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands | 1 CommentSilver Carnations Presented by Princess Beatrix
Today, Friday June 4, Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix presented the 2021 Silver Carnations of the Prince Bernhard Culture Fund in a ceremony held at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam. This year’s Carnations went to Barend van Benthem “for his great knowledge of Dutch table silver”, Janine and Joop van den Ende for their commitment to theatre, music and visual arts for years and Johan Veenstra for his work in … Continue reading
Posted in The Netherlands | Tagged Awards, Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands | Leave a commentDutch Royal Family Participate in NL DOET 2021
Over the weekend the members of the Dutch Royal Family took part in the National Volunteer Day, NL DOET. On Friday May 28, Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima helped in Oegstgeest at the cultural center Cultuurhuis De Paulus. Cultuurhuis De Paulus is a church that since 2007 it is also a place were are organized “activities in the field of spirituality, art and culture in the broad sense”. … Continue reading
Posted in The Netherlands | Tagged King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands, Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands | Leave a commentPrincess Beatrix and Princess Mabel Attend Sixth Prince Friso Engineers Awards
Yesterday, Wednesday March 4, Their Royal Highnesses Princess Beatrix and Princess Mabel presented the sixth edition of the Prince Friso Engineers Awards at the De Oude Bibliotheek Academy in Delft. The award this year went to Bas Reedijk, Head of Water Department at BAM Infraconsult, that “As department head, Reedijk was intensively involved in various projects, including the development of the XblocPlus , an innovative concrete breakwater element suitable for … Continue reading
Posted in The Netherlands | Tagged Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau, Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau | 3 CommentsDutch Photo Session in Lech
Today, Tuesday February 25, the Dutch Royal Family attended the traditional photo session in the Austrian skiing resort of Lech to mark the start of their winter holiday. The members attending were King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima and their three daughters, Princess Catharina-Amalia, Princess Alexia and Princess Ariane, were also present Princess Beatrix, Prince Constantijn, Princess Laurentien and their children, Countesses Eloise and Leonore and Count Claus-Casimir. The royal family posed … Continue reading
Posted in The Netherlands | Tagged Count Claus-Casimir of Orange-Nassau, Countess Eloise of Orange-Nassau, Countess Leonore of Orange-Nassau, King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands, Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, Princess Ariane of the Netherlands, Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, Princess Laurentien, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, The Princess of Orange | 1 CommentDutch Royals Attend the Opening of the Holland Dance Festival
On Wednesday January 22, Princess Beatrix and Princess Laurentien were present at the opening of the seventeenth edition of the Holland Dance Festival at the Zuiderstrandtheater in The Hague. The festival consists in around fifty performances from around the world that can be seen in theaters in The Hague, Amsterdam, Tilburg and Delft. Performers of the opening night were the German Gauthier Dance Company that showcased five contemporary “classics” in … Continue reading
Posted in The Netherlands | Tagged Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, Princess Laurentien | 1 CommentDutch Royal Family Present Prince Claus Award 2019
Today, Wednesday December 4, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima, Princess Beatrix, Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien, and Princess Mabel attended the 2019 Prince Claus Prize Award ceremony held at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam. This year the award went to visual artist Kamala Ibrahim Ishag from Sudan, a pioneer in African visual art since the 1960s. As Honorary Chairman of the Prince Claus Fund, Prince Constantijn presented the award. Kamala … Continue reading
Posted in The Netherlands | Tagged King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands, Prince Claus Fund, Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands | 1 CommentDutch Royals Present Erasmus Prize 2019
Yesterday, Thursday November 28, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima, along with Princess Beatrix, attended the Erasmus Prize Awards at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam. The theme of this year was “Composing for the Present Time”. The King presented this year’s prize to the American composer and conductor John Adams. John Adams, composer, clarinetist, and conductor of classical music and opera, is one of the most performed living composers. He received … Continue reading
Posted in The Netherlands | Tagged King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands, Praemium Erasmianum Foundation, Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands | Leave a commentQueen Máxima and Princess Beatrix Award Prince Bernhard Cultural Prize
Monday November 4, Her Majesty Queen Maxima, along with Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix, presented the Prince Bernhard Cultural Prize 2019 at the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ concert hall in Amsterdam. This year the award went to the Dutch Molen (Windmill) Association. Founded in 1923, the association is committed “to the survival, milling and running of the wind and water mills in the Netherlands”. The Dutch Molen (Windmill) Association was … Continue reading
Posted in The Netherlands | Tagged Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands | 2 CommentsPrincess Beatrix and Princess Mabel Attend Fifth Prince Friso Engineers Awards
Today, Monday March 18, Their Royal Highnesses Princess Beatrix and Princess Mabel presented the fifth edition of the Prince Friso Engineers Awards at the ASML in Veldhoven. The winner of this year was Dr. ing. Maja Rudinac-Voorneveld, that “obtained a PhD at the Biorobotics Lab at TU Delft. She led the Interactive Robotics group at the Delft Robotics Institute and launched the start-ups Robot Robots Company and Robot Care Systems. … Continue reading
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