The Dutch Monarchy Current Events Part 2

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Princess Margriet will address the participants of GLF Climate: Frontiers of Change via a video message.

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While Princess Laurentien does not typically perform royal duties, she does have some patronages that she supports.

Princess Laurentien attended the presentation of the International Children's Peace Prize 2022 at the Grote Kerk in Den Haag today, November 14:

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Princess Margriet, Prof. Pieter van Vollenhoven , Prince Floris and Princess Aimee attend the NAF ball in New York. Princess Margriet and Prof. Pieter van Vollenhoven are the Patrons of the organization.

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Queen Maxima pays a visit to the Social Grocery Store in Amsterdam. The Social Grocery store is supported by the Oranje Fonds.

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[Nightowl]

Oh my goodness, who let the Queen out of the palace with that hair......don't they have hair brushes and combs and someone to help her get ready before an event?  That is pitiful and shows disrespect to the people who organized the event. Takes 2 minutes to run a comb through the hair......do it even in the car.

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Maxi?s always had that sort of hair. It flies away at the drop of a hat!

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Maxi?s always had that sort of hair. It flies away at the drop of a hat!

Yes her hair has always been fly away. Also The Netherlands is very windy especially in cities close to the sea like Amsterdam.

However today she seems to have read our comments and has pulled her hair back for today's visit to a sustainable jeans factory.

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Beelden | ANP Foto

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M?xima presents Prince Bernhard Cultuurfonds Prize
Queen Maxima during the presentation of the Prince Bernhard Cultuurfonds Prize 2022 in the Amsterdam STREET museum at the Anne Frank House. The foundation receives the oeuvre prize for years of drawing attention to Anne Frank's ideas in a creative and inspiring way.

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Yes her hair has always been fly away. Also The Netherlands is very windy especially in cities close to the sea like Amsterdam.

However today she seems to have read our comments and has pulled her hair back for today's visit to a sustainable jeans factory.

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I am a fan of Max's new hairstyle; it suits her flyaway texture much better. It looks very neat and polished, pulled back into a bun. I m a fan!

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TM at the Erasmus Prize ceremony.

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima present 2022 Erasmus Prize ? UFO No More

On Tuesday, King Willem-Alexander presented the 2022 Erasmus Prize to Israeli writer David Grossman. Queen Maxima and Princess Beatrix also attended the event.

The Erasmus Prize is awarded annually to a person or institution that has made an important contribution in the fields of humanities, social sciences and arts within the framework of Europe's cultural traditions

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Queen Maxima attends MIND Us Foundation meeting ? UFO No More

On Tuesday, Queen Maxima opened a meeting of the MIND Us Foundation at Noordeinde Palace. Queen Maxima is the Honorary Chairman of the Foundation.

During the meeting, the board of the Foundation presented its program to strengthen the mental health of young people.

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Prince Constantijn as Special Envoy for Techleap attended the opening of the NL Tech Pavilions at the CES 2023 tech event in Las Vegas on January 5:

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Queen Maxi (my favourite Queen Consort) speaking in English, with great authority at the World Economic Forum.

Queen M?xima on Instagram: "Our favorite Queen at her best at the High-Level Panel on Africa in Davos this week ?"

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Princess Laurentian speaks on her literacy program and the children of Ukraine.

Princess Laurentien celebrates project milestone and looks to the future of children in the Ukraine war ? Royal Central

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The Dutch royals have held their New Years' receptions on January 17 and 18, 2023. No photos from inside the palace but there's usually arrival and departure photos.

Koninklijk Huis on Instagram: "Vandaag ontvangen Koning Willem-Alexander en Koningin M?xima tijdens de traditionele Nieuwjaarsontvangst enkele

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Queen M?xima talks about financial health in new interview ? Royal Central

Queen M?xima sat down for an interview with CNBC while at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week to talk about financial inclusion.

The Queen of the Netherlands attends the World Economic Forum annually in her role as the UN Secretary-General?s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development, and was asked by reporter Tania Bryer about the progress financial inclusion has made since the 2022 Forum.

?We?ve had amazing progress,? Queen M?xima said, relaying that the world data indicates that 76% of the world?s population has access to financial services. In 2011, that number was at 50%.

?Financial inclusion is a means to an end, not an end in itself, so it is about actually having financial health? It basically means being able to deal with your funds on a day-to-day basis,? the Queen said, adding that resiliency, being able to create long-term goals, and not having financial stress are also important tenants to financial health.

Her Majesty said she was optimistic about the collaborations and discussions she?d seen at Davos this year between private and public sector organisations?and private sectors organisations with each other?in regards to financial inclusion.

Queen M?xima said that people need greater access to digital identification so that they can create digital profiles; and that the pandemic has shown that a lot of money had to be moved by mobile means.

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A rare in person royal engagement for Princess Laurentien who is married to Prince Constantijn and the sister-in-law to King W-A. Her focus is on literacy.
If I had to give an example of a successful  designation of "royal with career who still participates in national events and has patronages" I'd look to The Netherlands. While it's not "half in/half out" as the pair do not receive state funding, they are part of the Royal House and are official representatives of the monarchy while having careers too.

Prince Constantijn-Career Prince Constantijn | Royal House of the Netherlands

Princess Laurentien Princess Laurentien | Royal House of the Netherlands

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Queen Maxima visits MindUS projects in Utrecht ? UFO No More

On Wednesday, Queen Maxima visited MindUS projects in Utrechy as Honorary Chairman of MindUS.

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The King (who piloted their plane)  https://twitter.com/BjornHoex/status/1619077548624998400, Queen Maxima and the Princess of Orange have arrived in Aruba for the start of their tour of the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom. The Kingdom of the Netherlands is made up of four parts: Aruba, Curacao, the Netherlands and Sint Maarten. The Princess of Orange has received an excused absence from the University of Amsterdam where she is a student. This is the first time she's taken part in an official overseas visit to the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom.

Koninklijk Huis on Instagram: "Het bezoek aan het Caribische deel van het Koninkrijk is begonnen! De Koning, Koningin M?xima en de Prinses van Oranje

More photos from their arrival. From viewing the photos it appears to be extremely windy.  Princess C-A is struggling with her dress a little bit, so there's a learning experience that nearly every royal lady has had to encounter at an airport.

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Video of the first day.

Amalia in zwierige jurk naar gezaghebber Bonaire - YouTube

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Queen M?xima and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands visit the Dutch Caribbean Islands | Daily Mail Online

[Curryong]

So King W-A has kept his flying hours up and still pilot?s planes! I think that?s terrific. And it must be really interesting for C-A to see all this from the colonial days. But this is very different time and it?s good to see that those ties remain.

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Dutch Royal Family Tour Of The Dutch Caribbean Islands : Day Two -

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Dutch Royal Family visited the Taste of Bonaire festival in Kralendijk

On the second day of their visit to Bonaire, King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima and Crown Princess Amalia of The Netherlands visited the Taste of Bonaire Festival in Kralendijk, a cultural market with local products, culinary offerings and musical performances. The King, the Queen and the Crown Princess are visiting the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 27 January to 9 February.

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The trio continue their visit in Aruba.

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Dutch Royal Couple and Princess Catharina-Amalia visit the Dutch Caribbean Islands - Day 4 ? UFO No More

On Tuesday, King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima, and Princess Catharina-Amalia spent their fourth day in the Dutch Caribbean Islands, their second in Aruba.