Royal engagements & Royal Holidays

[Lucien]

The Dutch Royal Family takes to the ski,and après ski,in Lech,Austria for their traditional annual winter holiday
as HM and her sons and their families gathered in Lech following a long tradition started by Her parents over
60 years ago.

Lech,Austria saturday:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=19-02-2011%20Lech

courtesy ppe

http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?mailingid=22326&flush=1

courtesy anp

Video:

http://www.nos.nl/video/220113-wintersportfotosessie-beatrix.html

 

[Lucien]

The Dutch Royal Family will traditionally take part in the annual NL.DOET weekend,
march 17th and 18th,formerly know as Make A Difference Day.From HM to all other
members of the House,they will all participate in volunteer projects over the weekend.
I think it fantastic that volunteer work is highlighted,society would be bleak without
them,and that our RF promotes and acknowledges the importance of those with a
heart for others.

[Lucien]

The Dutch Royal Family will traditionally take part in the annual NL.DOET weekend,
march 17th and 18th,formerly know as Make A Difference Day.From HM to all other
members of the House,they will all participate in volunteer projects over the weekend.
I think it fantastic that volunteer work is highlighted,society would be bleak without
them,and that our RF promotes and acknowledges the importance of those with a
heart for others.

NL.DOET saw HM at work today while painting a huge wall pink together with Princess Annette at
the Grote Broer Foundation in Nijmegen while cousins Princes Pieter-Christiaan and Bernhard were replacing a ceiling.

The Grote Broer Foundation provides art education like theater,circus and musicals for children.

http://picture.belga.be/belgapicture/editorial/all/coverage/3012587.html?page=1

Courtesy Marcel Antonisse

HM with cousins Princess Annette,spouse of Prince Bernhard,and P-C & Bernhard together at work today:

http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?mailingid=22609&flush=1

HM and Princess Annette:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=18-03-2011%20Nijmegen

Princess Pieter-Christiaan and Bernhard:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=18-03-2011%20Doet

Prince Floris and Princess Aimée worked in the sick-bay of a shelter for the homeless in Rotterdam:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=18-03-2011%20Rotterdam

Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima served a festive high tea in a care center on Monster,mear The Hague :

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=18-03-2011%20Monster

And today,saturday,TRH Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien helped out in a scoutingbuilding
of the Water Scouts,Vlissingen/Flushing.

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=19-03-2011%20Vlissingen


Courtesy PPE

[Lucien]

Tomorrow is THE hayday of all in The Netherlands as we celebrate the official birthday of HM The Queen,
who has made the choice to celebrate that on april 30,the birthday of her late mother Queen Juliana.

This year the complete RF will visit the medieval white town of Thorn and the city of Weert in the Province of Limburg.

Preparations are well under way for this festive National celebration with street parties,concerts and free-markets
everywhere.

The town of Thorn and Weert are preparing especially:

http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?mailingid=22984&flush=1

Getting in the mood:<

http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?specialid=2903&flush=1

Courtesy ANP

TRH The Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima have returned to The Netherlands immediatly
after the wedding reception in London today,as they are expected to join our RF tomorrow
morning.

 

[Lucien]

Tomorrow is THE hayday of all in The Netherlands as we celebrate the official birthday of HM The Queen,
who has made the choice to celebrate that on april 30,the birthday of her late mother Queen Juliana.

This year the complete RF will visit the medieval white town of Thorn and the city of Weert in the Province of Limburg.

Preparations are well under way for this festive National celebration with street parties,concerts and free-markets
everywhere.

The town of Thorn and Weert are preparing especially:

http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?mailingid=22984&flush=1

Getting in the mood:<

http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?specialid=2903&flush=1

Courtesy ANP

TRH The Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima have returned to The Netherlands immediatly
after the wedding reception in London today,as they are expected to join our RF tomorrow
morning.

 

Queensday 2011!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMHbAKvPJkU

hope it will be an unspoiled festive day for all to enjoy.

Some were early getting a place along the route in Thorn:

http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?productionjobid=49331&flush=1

courtesy anp

[Lucien]

Tomorrow is THE hayday of all in The Netherlands as we celebrate the official birthday of HM The Queen,
who has made the choice to celebrate that on april 30,the birthday of her late mother Queen Juliana.

This year the complete RF will visit the medieval white town of Thorn and the city of Weert in the Province of Limburg.

Preparations are well under way for this festive National celebration with street parties,concerts and free-markets
everywhere.

The town of Thorn and Weert are preparing especially:

http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?mailingid=22984&flush=1

Getting in the mood:<

http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?specialid=2903&flush=1

Courtesy ANP

TRH The Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima have returned to The Netherlands immediatly
after the wedding reception in London today,as they are expected to join our RF tomorrow
morning.

 

Queensday 2011!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMHbAKvPJkU

hope it will be an unspoiled festive day for all to enjoy.

Some were early getting a place along the route in Thorn:

http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?productionjobid=49331&flush=1

courtesy anp

The Royal Family in the medieval city of Thorn this morning:

http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?mailingid=22985&flush=1

[Lucien]

Tomorrow is THE hayday of all in The Netherlands as we celebrate the official birthday of HM The Queen,
who has made the choice to celebrate that on april 30,the birthday of her late mother Queen Juliana.

This year the complete RF will visit the medieval white town of Thorn and the city of Weert in the Province of Limburg.

Preparations are well under way for this festive National celebration with street parties,concerts and free-markets
everywhere.

The town of Thorn and Weert are preparing especially:

http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?mailingid=22984&flush=1

Getting in the mood:<

http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?specialid=2903&flush=1

Courtesy ANP

TRH The Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima have returned to The Netherlands immediatly
after the wedding reception in London today,as they are expected to join our RF tomorrow
morning.

 

Queensday 2011!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMHbAKvPJkU

hope it will be an unspoiled festive day for all to enjoy.

Some were early getting a place along the route in Thorn:

http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?productionjobid=49331&flush=1

courtesy anp

http://www.nos.nl/koningshuis/

[Lucien]

Queensday runs smoothly till now.The RF had a great time in Thorn and Weert,and the streets and squares everywhere
have huge parties in a relexad laid-back atmosphere,concerts,flea-markets,the works.As a definite plus the sun has been
shining all day,just beautifull.

Earlyer today when the RF visited the medieval town of Thorn and the city of Weert in the Province of Limburg:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=30-04-2011%20Koninginnedag

courtesy PPE

http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?specialid=4444&flush=1

courtesy ANP

[Lucien]

Except for all the partying,there also were moments of Remembrance by the many that came to
visit the site where the attack was 2 years ago,killing 7,in Apeldoorn.

http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?productionjobid=49441&flush=1

Celebrations in Amsterdam,yesterday:

http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?mailingid=22986&flush=1

courtesy ANP

[Lucien]

Some more over a wonderfull day!

http://gpdhome.typepad.com/royalblognl_news_summary/2011/05/dutch-royals-celebrate-in-full-force.html


An Impression of the day with the RF:

http://gpdhome.typepad.com/koninginnedag_2009/2011/05/koninklijke-familie-in-limburg-een-impressie.html

Courtesy HJA

[Lucien]

Today,may 4th,is Remembrance of the Dead in The Netherlands as we Remember the Dutch dead,both military and civilian,
of WW II and all wars and missions since.

HM The Queen and TRH The Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima will attend the National Remembrance Service at the
Nieuwe Kerk,Amsterdam this evening after which HM and the Prince will lay a wreath at the National Monument on
Dam Square.Two minutes silence will be observed at 20.00PM,all National Flags will fly at halve mast.

HRH Princess Margriet and Pieter van Vollenhoven will attend the Remembrance at the National Field of Honour at the
Grebbeberg,Rhenen,the venue of fierce fighting in the first days of WW II as many Dutch military lost their lives there.

Tomorrow,may 5th,is Liberation as we celebrate Freedom and the capitulation of German forces in The Netherlands
and Japanese forces in the former Dutch East Indies,present day Indonesia.

HM The Queen will attend the Liberation Day concert on the Amstel river,Amsterdam in the evening of the 5th.  

Amsterdam this evening:

http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?productionjobid=50102&flush=1

courtesy ANP

[Lucien]

Today,may 4th,is Remembrance of the Dead in The Netherlands as we Remember the Dutch dead,both military and civilian,
of WW II and all wars and missions since.

HM The Queen and TRH The Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima will attend the National Remembrance Service at the
Nieuwe Kerk,Amsterdam this evening after which HM and the Prince will lay a wreath at the National Monument on
Dam Square.Two minutes silence will be observed at 20.00PM,all National Flags will fly at halve mast.

HRH Princess Margriet and Pieter van Vollenhoven will attend the Remembrance at the National Field of Honour at the
Grebbeberg,Rhenen,the venue of fierce fighting in the first days of WW II as many Dutch military lost their lives there.

Tomorrow,may 5th,is Liberation as we celebrate Freedom and the capitulation of German forces in The Netherlands
and Japanese forces in the former Dutch East Indies,present day Indonesia.

HM The Queen will attend the Liberation Day concert on the Amstel river,Amsterdam in the evening of the 5th.  

Amsterdam this evening:

http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?productionjobid=50102&flush=1

courtesy ANP

Dam Square,Amsterdam last night:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=04-05-2011%20Amsterdam

At the same time at the Field of Honour Grebbeberg,Rhenen:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=04-05-2011%20Rhenen


courtesy PPE

[Lucien]

HM attended the annual Liberation Day concert at the Amstel river,Amsterdam last night.Beautifull,great weather,great concert & atmosphere
with tens of thousands thronging and applauding both the director of the orchestra but even more for HM,heartwarming:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=05-05-2011%20Amsterdam

Courtesy PPE

http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?productionjobid=50125&flush=1

Courtesy ANP

[Lucien]

The Princess,who turns 40 on may 17th,will be honoured with a beautifull exhibition on her life and work since her wedding 10 years ago
to The Prince of Orange.The exhibition will be opened today at Het Loo Palace by HM The Queen,Princess Máxima accompanies her M-I-L,
a girls day out.The exhibition is just the start of many celebrations among which will be a party simular to her husbands 40th birthday bash
as well as a concert offered to her and her guests by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of which she is Patron,at the Concertgebouw,Amsterdam on may 27th.

A preview of the exhibition:

http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?productionjobid=50417&flush=1

courtesy ANP

http://www.paleishetloo.nl/newsitem/169/1/3/Maxima_10_Jaar_In_Nederland.html

[Lucien]

The Princess,who turns 40 on may 17th,will be honoured with a beautifull exhibition on her life and work since her wedding 10 years ago
to The Prince of Orange.The exhibition will be opened today at Het Loo Palace by HM The Queen,Princess Máxima accompanies her M-I-L,
a girls day out.The exhibition is just the start of many celebrations among which will be a party simular to her husbands 40th birthday bash
as well as a concert offered to her and her guests by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of which she is Patron,at the Concertgebouw,Amsterdam on may 27th.

A preview of the exhibition:

http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?productionjobid=50417&flush=1

courtesy ANP

http://www.paleishetloo.nl/newsitem/169/1/3/Maxima_10_Jaar_In_Nederland.html

HM The Queen and Princess Máxima this afternoon at the opening of the exhibition this
afternoon,in the beautifull summer weather as we enjoy the warmest temperatures in all
of the EU today:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=07-05-2011%20Apeldoorn

courtesy PPE

http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?productionjobid=48143&flush=1