TM King Willem Alexander and Queen Maxima and their family

[Lucien]

Day 2,seminars and the Temple of Liturature,Hanoi:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=29-03-2011%20Vietnam

courtesy PPE

http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?mailingid=22716&flush=1

courtesy Robin Utrecht

For a program of the visit see the previous page,thank you.

[Lucien]

Speeches by TRH in Hanoi,the Prince in his capacity of Chair of UNSGAB,
The Princess in her capacity as UN SG Special Advocate on Inclusive Finance:

http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/english/index.html

The couple absolutely is exemplary,compared to their often boring counterparts elsewhere
these two are the best trained and best-equipped for their future job,PWA and Máxima,and
Haakon and Mette-Marit,they really make a difference,an effort.My nsh opinion.

[Lucien]

Tomorrow march 30st,is the 10th anniversary of the engagement of the Royal Couple:

http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?mailingid=22720&flush=1

courtesy ANP

It has been fantastic since,muchas gracias,dank je wel!

[Lucien]

Day 3,Ho Chi Minh City,formerly known as Saigon.

On fashion,(for once),the Princess wears the same outfit she had during the White House visit.

The couple visited the Chair of the peoples Committee
Bitexo Tower,the university and Saigon New Port
They will also visit succesfull dutch enterprises in Saigon.

There will be a reception for the Dutch corporate world and
the Dutch community in the evening.

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=30-03-2011%20Ho

courtesy PPE

[Lucien]

Day 3,Ho Chi Minh City,formerly known as Saigon.

On fashion,(for once),the Princess wears the same outfit she had during the White House visit.

The couple visited the Chair of the peoples Committee
Bitexo Tower,the university and Saigon New Port
They will also visit succesfull dutch enterprises in Saigon.

There will be a reception for the Dutch corporate world and
the Dutch community in the evening.

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=30-03-2011%20Ho

courtesy PPE

The reception for the Dutch Corporate world and community,Saigon last night:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php/zoektype=27search=30-03-2011%20

The fourth,and concluding,day of the visit saw visits to dutch multi-natiionals and the Mekong river water management project:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=31-03-2011%20Ho

courtesy PPE

[Lucien]

On saturday the 9th of april,Princess Máxima,Patron of Scouting The Netherlands,will speech at the
Presentation Ceremony of Orange 2011 at the Hall of Knights,The Hague.Orange 2011 is the name
for the four day event for members of the World Scout Fund and Olav Baden-Powell Society.

TM King Carl XVI Gustav and Queen Silvia of Sweden as well as HRH Princess Benedikte of Denmark
will be in attendance.HM The King is Honorary Chair of the World Scout Fund,HRH Princess Benedikte
is Patron of the Olav Baden-Powel Society.

[Lucien]

Princess Ariane,youngest daughter of TRH,will turn 4 on sunday april 10th.
On monday she will start school in first grade,and my,is she happy.
Each and every time her mom brings the other two to school,Ariane yells
she's already 4 too.......She is so eager to finally start school like her sisters
Amalia (7) and Alexia (5).

Princess Ariane is fourth in line to the Throne.

Princess Máxima called her youngest a lady with an enormous drive and will
power who constantly talks....

Eldest sister Amalia goes to school for three years now and is doing so well she
already skipped a class and is in grade 4 now while sister Alexia is in grade two.
Four is the mandatory age to start elementary school here.

Mommy Máxima will bring her youngest to school on monday where Ariane will
be met and welcomed by the same teachers who welcomed her sisters.

After monday Ariane will have to miss her parents and granny a few days as they
are off on a State Visit to Germany.

[Lucien]

On saturday the 9th of april,Princess Máxima,Patron of Scouting The Netherlands,will speech at the
Presentation Ceremony of Orange 2011 at the Hall of Knights,The Hague.Orange 2011 is the name
for the four day event for members of the World Scout Fund and Olav Baden-Powell Society.

TM King Carl XVI Gustav and Queen Silvia of Sweden as well as HRH Princess Benedikte of Denmark
will be in attendance.HM The King is Honorary Chair of the World Scout Fund,HRH Princess Benedikte
is Patron of the Olav Baden-Powel Society.

TM The King and Queen of Sweden and TRH Princess Máxima and Princess Benedikte
arriving at the Hall of Knights,The Hague yesterday:

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=09-04-2011%20The

courtesy ppe

[Lucien]

Princess Ariane,youngest daughter of TRH,will turn 4 on sunday april 10th.
On monday she will start school in first grade,and my,is she happy.
Each and every time her mom brings the other two to school,Ariane yells
she's already 4 too.......She is so eager to finally start school like her sisters
Amalia (7) and Alexia (5).

Princess Ariane is fourth in line to the Throne.

Princess Máxima called her youngest a lady with an enormous drive and will
power who constantly talks....

Eldest sister Amalia goes to school for three years now and is doing so well she
already skipped a class and is in grade 4 now while sister Alexia is in grade two.
Four is the mandatory age to start elementary school here.

Mommy Máxima will bring her youngest to school on monday where Ariane will
be met and welcomed by the same teachers who welcomed her sisters.And there
will be a brief "photo-moment".

After monday Ariane will have to miss her parents and granny a few days as they
are off on a State Visit to Germany.

Birthday girl HRH Princess Ariane who turns four today

http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?specialid=1014&flush=1

courtesy ANP

[Lucien]

Her parents and siblings accompanied her to school!Finally!!She yelled;"I'm already four" each and every time she passed the
school where her two big sisters already were,so eager to get to school...not so easy to find these days...but here she is,
and her new bag which she proudly shows to the schools director:

http://www.rtl.nl/xl/#/u/91a5b706-ac39-4686-9dde-3a44a1b9a29d

 

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=11-04-2011%20Wassenaar

courtesy ppe

And in Dutch,for our expats:

http://gpdhome.typepad.com/nieuwsberichten/2011/04/ariane-heeft-eindelijk-haar-zin.html

courtesy Hans Jacobs

[Lucien]

HRH The Prince of Orange attended the jubilee on occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Dutch Micro-biology Foundation,monday april 18th,Arnhem.

http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektype=2&search=18-04-2011%20Arnhem

courtesy PPE

[Lucien]

HRH The Prince of Orange is on a six day mission to the polar region on Greenland since yesterday by invitation of the World Wildlife Fund,the organisation founded by his late grandfather,Prince Bernhard.The Chair of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences as well as the director of the Dutch WWF and two polar researchers accompany the Prince who will return on may 11th,just in time for the annual dinner for the Corps Diplomatique that evening.

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

courtesy Marc Cornelissen / WWF

[Lucien]

HRH Princess Máxima,UN SG Special Envoy on Inclusive Finance,left for Africa today as she will visit Senegal and Mali from may 8th till may 13th.

http://www.mw.nl/africa/article/maxima-grassroots=princess-visits-senegal

More on this wonderfull site:

http://www.fanvanmaxima.nl/?p=8132

Courtesy Iris Schut

[Lucien]

On occasion of her 40th birthday these photos were released,made by dutch photographer Erwin Olaf:

http://www.erwinolaf.com/#/portfolio/her_royal_highness_princess_maxima_of_the_netherlands/gallery/

Courtesy Erwin Olaf

[Lucien]

On occasion of her 40th birthday these photos were released,made by dutch photographer Erwin Olaf:

http://www.erwinolaf.com/#/portfolio/her_royal_highness_princess_maxima_of_the_netherlands/gallery/

Courtesy Erwin Olaf

Apparently the link above doesn't really work,this one does,stunning Máxima,in and around Noordeinde Palace:

http://royalfanvivian.web-log.nl/royalfanvivian/2011/05/exclusieve-fotoreportage-prinses-m%C3%A1xima-in-ad.html

Courtesy Erwin Olaf / Vivian