Queen Juliana's Grandchildren

HRH Princess Máxima attended the installation of the Council for Microfinance,Ministry of Economic Affairs,The Hague.

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=29-01-2007%20Council%20for%20Microfinance

Courtesy PPE/Mr. v/d Meyde/Edwin Veloo.

The Orange Foundation,a national present to the couple on the eve of their wedding,celebrates it's 5th anniversary as well.

Both Alexander and Máxima are Patrons of the Fund,a Jubilee book was given to TRH and HM.The Fund has supported over 7000 inovative social schemes in the past 5 years.

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Courtesy Jeanette Schols,Oranje Fonds/Edwin Veloo,PPE.

HRH Princess Máxima received the first copy of the Childrens Phone book,in the frame of Safer Internet Day.

The book is written by author Carry Slee in cooperation with the My Child On-line Foundation.

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=06-02-2007%20The%20Hague

Courtesy PPE.

HRH Prince Constantijn had (right) knee surgery this morning at Hagahospital,The Hague.The Prince is expected to be released tomorrow.

TRH Prince Friso,Princess Mabel,Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien will attend the worldpremiere of Bintou Were,the Sahel Opera,Bamako,Mali,Africa
on saturday feb.17th.

The idea for an opera on Africa was initiated by the Princes late father Prince Claus,and is established in cooperation with the Republic of Mali,The Prince Claus Foundation and Théâtre du Châtelet,Paris.

17-02-2007 Bamako,Mali,the Sahel opera "Bintou Were" attended by TRH Prince Constantijn,Princess Laurentien,Prince Friso and Princess Mabel accompanied by HE the Minister of Culture Cheikh Omar and manager of the National Museum Samuel Sidibe,is an African opera composed and performed by the people of the Sahel countries to highlight african culture for both an African and European audience was an idea that the late Prince Claus (1926-2002) brought to the Prince Claus Fund that was established in his name on his 70th birthday in 1996.He envisaged a spectacle of such quality and originality that it would steal the hearts of the people throughout the world.

The opera is a co-production of the Republic of Mali,The Prince Claus Fund and Théâtre du Chátelet,Paris.

Bamako,Mali last saturday:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=17-02-2007%20Bamako

Courtesy PPE

The European premiere of the opera will be in Amsterdam during the Holland Festival june 7th,in october it will be at the Théâtre du Chátelet,Paris.

Monday march 5th,HRH Princess Máxima will open the World Portraits exhibition at the Museon,The Hague.


During a press meeting this past week in Istanbul,the Princess said she wouldn't stop working until a few days before the delivery,her agenda has the last function on april 2nd.About the busy schedule both at home and abroad and the flying to and fro:"Oh,all is going fine,I wouldn't be flying if there would be a risk".Useally airlines are "not to keen" on having highly pregnant ladies flying with them,but then the pilot of the government aircraft KBX,useally,is her hubby.

The Prince/Princess to be already made it's presence known in Oslo,see pic above,and pulled a;" Hey,mind the kebab will ye" in Ankara
during the State banquet,kids...
http://www.ppe-agency.com/preview.php?start=0&id=12616&zoektype=2&search=27-02-2007%20Gala

 

Monday march 5th,HRH Princess Máxima will open the World Portraits exhibition at the Museon,The Hague.


During a press meeting this past week in Istanbul,the Princess said she wouldn't stop working until a few days before the delivery,her agenda has the last function on april 2nd.About the busy schedule both at home and abroad and the flying to and fro:"Oh,all is going fine,I wouldn't be flying if there would be a risk".Useally airlines are "not to keen" on having highly pregnant ladies flying with them,but then the pilot of the government aircraft KBX,useally,is her hubby.

The Prince/Princess to be already made it's presence known in Oslo,see pic above,and pulled a;" Hey,mind the kebab will ye" in Ankara
during the State banquet,kids...
http://www.ppe-agency.com/preview.php?start=0&id=12616&zoektype=2&search=27-02-2007%20Gala 

Princess Máxima today:
http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=05-03-2007%20Museon

Courtesy PPE.

Meanwhile Princess Laurentien attended the premiere of the Read & Write multimedia spectacle on illiteracy,HRH founded the Read & Write foundation
some years ago and is known to be very committed to the cause.(Never mind the captions,please...)

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=05-03-2007%20Utrecht

Courtesy PPE.

HRH Princess Máxima attended the start of the "Thousand and One Force" project,aiming at stimulating women of ethnic minorities to participate in volunteer work.Palace church,The Hague this morning.

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=08-03-2007%20The%20Hague

Courtesy PPE.

HRH Princess Mabel attended the meeting at the Hague Academy/Peace Palace,The Hague on occasion of International Women's Day.

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=08-03-2007%20Peace%20Palace

Courtesy PPE.

Prince Constantijn today.HRH attended,and delivered the opening speech,at the The Hague Europe Day:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=13-03-2007%20The%20Hagu

Courtesy PPE/.

HRH Prince Willem-Alexander is on a 3 day visit to Japan in his capacity of Chair of the UN Secretary-General Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation.The Prince will have talks with several members of the Japanese government and PM Abe,and with the president and other members of the Japan Water Forum.

This afternoon HRH was received by TM Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko,tomorrow he will meet Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako.

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HRH Princess Máxima will become a member of the Council for Micro Finance in The Netherlands on request of the State Secretary of Economic Affairs.

As a member of the Coordinating Committee Vancouver 2010,Prince Willem-Alexander attended talks with VACOM,the Vancouver Organising Committee for
the 2010 Winter Olympics,Vancouver last week,march 8th till 10th.

HRH Princess Máxima opened the exhibition "Maurits and the Orange secret" on Prince Maurits (1567 - 1625) and the 80 years war (1568 - 1648),
at the Army museum,Delft.The exhibit aims to give a broader explanation on the 80 years war to children aged 8 to 12.




http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=15-03-2007%20Delft

Courtesy PPE/Albert v/d Werf/Edwin Veloo.

http://www.armymuseum.nl/legermuseum.en/legermuseum.en/i000369.html

HRH Princess Margarita de Borbon Parma is to marry her long time beau Tjalling ten Cate this may.The couple expects their baby this summer.

They've been an item since quite a while.Margarita was first married to national nuisance Edwin de Roy van Zuydewijn,but divorce,finally,came through last year.

The couple recently attended her aunts,HM and Princess Margriet's,combined birthday celebration on february first.

Tjalling is a lawyer,a decent guy,old family,the right stuff in this case.Wish them all the luck!
http://www.ppe-agency.com/preview.php?start=15&id=19695&zoektype=2&search=01-02-2008%20Amsterdam

http://www.ppe-agency.com/preview.php?start=0&id=19718&zoektype=2&search=01-02-2008%20Amsterdam

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I was wondering what happened to the Palace that Queen Juliana resided in. I recall when she abdicated she remained in residence and the current queen resided in Huis Den Bosch I think it is called. Is the palace of the former queen still used by the family?

I was wondering what happened to the Palace that Queen Juliana resided in. I recall when she abdicated she remained in residence and the current queen resided in Huis Den Bosch I think it is called. Is the palace of the former queen still used by the family?

You refer to Soestdijk Palace.No,it was sold to the State by Juliana in the early 70's.After Prince Bernhard passed away in december 2004 the palace was emptied of personal belongings by the RF.At present the Palace is a temporary museum until next year that is,as it hasn't yet been decided what to do with it,unfortunately.No chance that the Heir will ever live there due to the lack of privacy since that got a different meaning in our day and age,or will be in use as a Royal residence by any member of our RF.Pitty.The gardens & park are beautifull,the former Orangerie is a restaurant now.The place does need a huge restauration,last time that was done was in 1936/1937.