Royal engagements & Royal Holidays

[Lucien]

An interesting exhibition is to be opened at the The Hague Municipal Museum on Court fashion,mostly from the Belle Epoque era.

http://www.gemeentemuseum.nl/index.php?id=035058&langId=en

Many objects were worn by the Highborn Lady Henriëtte van de Poll,Lady in Waiting to HM The Queen Mother Emma,and from 1886 to 1896 Governess of Princess Wilhelmina,from november 1890,Queen Wilhelmina.

The exhibition will be opened by HM (senior-) Lady-in-Waiting,Mrs.Mienthe Boellaard - Stheemann.A remarkeble Lady herself,and once referred to as;
"The Lady I am often Waiting for"...by HM,as she loves to chat to people and is a bit hyperactive,in a good sence ofcourse.
She is one of two at HM Court that will never be involved in HM policy of re-shuffling her Court every 4 to 6 years,thus preventing it from getting,well,"stuffy".

Together with HM Grand Mistress of The Court,Mrs. Martine van Loon - Labouchère,Mienthe Boellaard-Stheeman forms the very experienced,friendly and tres tres chic duo dubbed as the "Vice-Reines" of The Netherlands.

[Eric VdV]

Yesterday, Saturday, 1 december in the afternoon, Prince Laurent attended 100 year scoutism in Deurne (Antwerp), where in addition to the the celebration, the prince first planted a pit and later on a young summer oak tree at the scouts estate "Master Schmidt Hoeve" in Deurne (Antwerp). This symbolic gesture as the aim of scoutism to plant 1 billion trees in addition to the environmental programme of the United Nations.
Saint Nicholas was present too 

Eric VdV

Pictures from the event:

[Lucien]

Good morning America,hope you tuned in on NBC's Today show.Matt Lauer was here in Amsterdam yesterday during his crazy "see the world in 5 days".He is a nice guy,and funny.As his wife is dutch,so his kids are halve dutch as he proudly announced,it really was a natural choice.

He's gone already ofcourse,he's in Laos now,probably its capital,Vientiane.

[Lucien]

According to the latest poll,a tradition on Queensday,85% of us dutch prefer the Monarchy.A number many a Monarchy would be very happy with.
A Monarchy under the House of Orange that is,we wouldn't accept any other house,no fear that will change tho,there's a bunch in-line as it is.

[Teddy]

Thank you, Lucien, for all the work, you always do for us, to keep us up about the last things, about Benelux Royalty

[Lucien]

Graag gedaan Teddy!Hope you got to celebrate too?
All the PPE pics:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=30-04-2008%20Queensday

Courtesy PPE/Nieboer.

http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/content.jsp?objectid=25394


http://www.royalimages.nl/search.pp?productionjobid=19574&flush=1

[Lucien]

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=29-11-2008%20Nijvel

courtesy PPE/Nieboer.

[Eric VdV]

which will take place during the second part of November 2009 until the end of February 2010. Place of the exhibition will be the right wing of the royal palace of Brussels. This wing leads to the Belvue Museum. The exhibition will be quite similar to the Queen Astrid exhibition which started on 17 November 2005 and had a huge success.
The date is chosen for the 100th anniversary of the start of his reign, after the death of his uncle King Leopold II.
The entire life of King Albert I will be covered, but the focus will be on the period since 1919 when he became a hero for his position in the First World War.

Source: Belvue Museum

[Imperial_Grounds]

Seems interesting, if I get the chance i'll certainly go.

[Lucien]

The entire Belgian Royal Family will attend Holy Mass at OLV at Laeken this morning to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the death of
HM King Albert I after the accident at Marche-les-Dames.

HM King Albert II,grandson,today will attend the commemoration of the death of King Albert I at Marche-les-Dames.
The ceremony will take place at the monument on the place where he died.

The tomb in the OLV at Laeken:
http://www.royaltyguide.nl/images-countries/belgium/brussels/laeken/05+06.jpg

Courtesy Mardam.

[Lucien]

As always on Make A Difference Day the Royal Family participates in volunteer work as well,thus setting an example for tens of thousands to join in.

Today Alexander and Máxima worked on fixing a playground in a village in Utrecht today:
http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=20-03-2009%20Utrecht


Pieter-Christiaan and Anita assisted and trained youngsters during a sport clinic:
http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=20-03-2009%20Almere

Tomorrow Queen Beatrix will help blind youngsters in creating and experiencing Art

Constantijn and Laurentien will help at the Kico Foundation during a weekend for children with a
special backgrouns,(illness,child abuse etc),

Bernhard and Annette will help out and cook at the Fawala project for young caretakers

Floris and Aimée will work at the voluntary fire department at Rozenburg.


More to come tomorrow.

[Lucien]

Prince Bernhard and Princess Annette at the FAWAKA project yesterday:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=20-03-2009%20Dokkum

Prince Floris and Princess Aimée at the voluntary fire department,Rozenburg:
http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=20-03-2009%20Rozenburg

courtesy ppe

Where else do you see so many members of a Royal Family highlighting the importance of volunteers/projects?
 

[Lucien]

Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien at the KICO Foundation today,attending to kids with a
special background.They took their own along.:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=21-03-2009%20Scheerwolde

courtesy ppe

[Lucien]

HM The Queen this afternoon,helping as a volunteer for the blind to help them create and experience Art on MADD Day.

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=21-03-2009%20Zeist

courtesy ppe.

[Teddy]

Dear Lucien, its always wonderfull the work you do for the Dutch (Benelux) Royals. A very amount of work. 3 Hurray's for Lucien! Hurray, Hurray, Hurray!!!