TM King Willem Alexander and Queen Maxima and their family

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TRH The Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima will be on a Official Visit to Vietnam from march 28th - 31st.

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Princess Máxima attended the Memorial Service yesterday for her friend Celia von Bismarck at the Saint Gervais church,Geneva.
Celia von Bismarck died on december 17th 2010 due to cancer.

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The Princess the Responsible Finance Forum,her initiative in her function as UN SG Special Advisor on Inclusive Finance,
at the Foreign Office,The Hague.

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=27-01-2011%20The%20Hague

The Prince of Orange opened the third shop of the "Extraordinary Foundation" employing young people with learning disabilities.

http://www.ppe-agency.com/preview.php?start=0&id=57227&zoektype=2&search=27-01-2011%20Tilburg

The Princess,with her Megawatt smile,opened a foyer of a new multifunctionel centre in the village of Waspik.

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=28-01-2011%20Waspik


courtesy PPE

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Yesterday,02-02-2011,was the ninth wedding anniversary of the Couple.

The Princess visited the Mytikas project,The Hague.

http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?productionjobid=47545&flush=1

Courtesy Marcel Antonisse

The Princess opened the new Korzo Theatre at The Hague:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=01-02-2011%20The%20Hague

The Prince visited the Cares volunteer foundation in The Hague,thus launching the national campaign
for NL DOET,formerly Make a Difference Day:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=01-02-2011%20Prince

courtesy PPE

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The Princess attended the meeting of woman in financial services:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=07-02-2011%20Zeist

Princess Máxima opened the Produs practical education school,Arnhem:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=08-02-2011%20Arnhem

The Princess,and sister-in-law Princess Mabel,attended the "Good Money Gala" in Laren
where the proceeds to charities were announced.

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=09-02-2011%20Laren

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=09-02-2011%20Gala

courtesy ppe

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Princess Máxima,who turns 40 on may 17th,will be honoured with a photo exhibition at Het Loo Palace
that will be opened on may 7th by Her Majesty Queen Beatrix who will be accompanied by the Princess.
The exhibition focusses on the 10 years Máxima is in The Netherlands since the official engegament in march 2001.

The photos show the Princess in her many visits and functions these past 10 years while also
many of her clothes worn during meetings/visits will be on exhibit.

As the Princess turns 40,a birthday bash of sorts is prepared,simular to her husbands 4 years ago.
Plus a concert by the Concertgebouworkest,Amsterdam of which she is Patron,and will honour her
with a concert on may 27th for which the Princess has invited people she has met during these 10
years plus private friends,some in simular positions as she is..

But,first both the Prince and Princess will accompany HM Queen Beatrix on State Visits to Qatar and Oman
early march,an official visit to Vietnam end of march as well as accompanying HM The Queen on a State Visit
to Germany mid-april.

At present the Royal Family is in Lech,Austria,where they arrived last sunday,but without Princesses
Amalia and Alexia who had to attend school until today as today is the start of what we call the Crocus
Holiday,kids off from school two weeks and an exodus of nationals driving/flying either to the sun
or the snowy Swiss or Austrian Alps.The two Princesses will arrive in Lech with their uncle Constantijn
and his family.A photo-shoot is planned for tomorrow.

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The Prince of Orange attended a project on "Internet Dangers" at the Hendrik Pierson College,Zetten.
The Prince is active on Facebook...(with all its trappings and bull you don't want to happen like the spreading
of your information,and that of your friends,to the highest bidder without permission.There are strict laws
against that here,very strict and very different from where FB originates,so they're in for a surprise here....)

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=02-03-2011%20Zetten

The Princess attended the award ceremony for the best Learning and Apprentice Companies:

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

On friday the Princess opened the annual Woman Inc. Festival,Amsterdam:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=04-03-2011%20Amsterdam

Courtesy PPE

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The Prince of Orange will accompany HE the President of the Republic of Germany,Christian Wullf and Mrs.Bettina Wullf
as the latter will officially open the annual and world famous "Keukenhof" flower exhibition on wednesday march 23rd.

This years theme is; Germany,Land of Poets and Philosophers".

http://www.keukenhof.nl/

The Keukenhof will be open from march 24th until may 20th.

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The Prince of Orange,Chair of UNSGAB,the United Nations Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation,
is attending the World Water Day events at Capetown South Africa yesterday and today

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The Prince of Orange,Chair of UNSGAB,the United Nations Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation,
is attending the World Water Day events at Capetown South Africa yesterday and today

Princess Máxima,UN SG Special Advocate on Inclusive Finance,attended several meetings in NYC on monday and
was the guest of honour that evening at the Woman's World Banking 2011 Global Dinner Celebration.

Speech by HRH at the Dinner:

http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/Actueel/Toespraken.html

On tueday the Princess gave a presentation on Inclusive Finance to representatives of UN departments
who are involved in micro-finance projects,among them Anthony Lake:director of UNICEF and Helen Clark
of the UN Development Programme attended this event organised by HRH.

Yesterday,wednesday,the Princess was back in NL to attend the Oratio of Professor Atul Kumar at the Academy building of the University of Utrecht.
Professor Kumal is newly appointed to hold the Prince Claus Chair in Development and Equity.The Princess is Chair of the Curatorium of the Prince Claus Chair,founded inhonour of her late father-in-law.

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=23-03-2011%20Utrecht

http://www.princeclauschair.nl



courtesy PPE

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The Prince of Orange will accompany HE the President of the Republic of Germany,Christian Wullf and Mrs.Bettina Wullf
as the latter will officially open the annual and world famous "Keukenhof" flower exhibition on wednesday march 23rd.

This years theme is; Germany,Land of Poets and Philosophers".

http://www.keukenhof.nl/

The Keukenhof will be open from march 24th until may 20th.

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=23-03-2011%20Lisse

Courtesy PPE

http://www.keukenhof.nl/

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TRH have left for Vietnam where they will start an official vist in Hanoi on monday.
The couple travels with the most extensive Dutch trade mission ever in it's slipstream
and will also travel to Ho Chi Minh City,formerly known as Saigon.

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TRH have left for Vietnam where they will start an official vist in Hanoi on monday.
The couple travels with an extensive trade mission in it's slipstream and will also
travel to Ho Chi Minh City,formerly known as Saigon.

TRH started their Official Visit to Vietnam in Hanoi this morning:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=28-03-2011%20Vietnam

courtesy PPE

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TRH have left for Vietnam where they will start an official vist in Hanoi on monday.
The couple travels with an extensive trade mission in it's slipstream and will also
travel to Ho Chi Minh City,formerly known as Saigon.

TRH started their Official Visit to Vietnam in Hanoi this morning:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=28-03-2011%20Vietnam

courtesy PPE

More from day 1:

Meeting with President Nguyen Minh Triet:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=28-03-2011%20President

Networking dinner in Hanoi:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=28-03-2011%20Diner

courtesy ppe

http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?specialid=4415&flush=1

Courtesy ANP

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TRH have left for Vietnam where they will start an official vist in Hanoi on monday.
The couple travels with an extensive trade mission in it's slipstream and will also
travel to Ho Chi Minh City,formerly known as Saigon.

TRH started their Official Visit to Vietnam in Hanoi this morning:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=28-03-2011%20Vietnam

courtesy PPE

More from day 1:

Meeting with President Nguyen Minh Triet:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=28-03-2011%20President

Networking dinner in Hanoi:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=28-03-2011%20Diner

courtesy ppe

http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?specialid=4415&flush=1

Courtesy ANP

Another busy day in Vietnam,where the Prince & Princess will attend a seminar of the Port of Rotterdam
will present there business model to Vietnamese aythorities.Water and Ports?We're the best.

The Prince will attend the Vietnam/Netherlands Intergovernmental Commission on Startegic Partnership
Arrangement on Climate Change Adaption and Water Management

Visit by TRH to the Temple of Liturature,previously the oldest university in Vietnam,now one of  the
most historical complexes in Hanoi

The Princess will attend and speech at a seminar on Financial Inclusion.

Flight to Ho Chi Minh City,formerly known as Saigon.

What a flight time took,and the changes.I recall vividly the times 'Nam was the main news daily for years,
and Kissinger and Le Duc Tho had talks,for years,in Paris,endless talks on an seemingly endless war.Awfull.

And now Vietnam has turned into one of the most bustling & booming and dynamic economies in the Far East .
And all want a piece of it,so foreign delegations "litter" official Vietnam.The Dutch are no exception,being a trade
spirited nation pur sang,we've sent the largest economical delegation ever in the slipstream of TRH.81 Companies,
from Dutch giants like SHELL and RaboBank to unknown small companies,they're all there.