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3/28/2013

The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Denmark visit Chili

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TRH Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark payed an official visit to Chile from 10 to 16 March 2013. The Crown Prince and Crown Princess were accompanied by representatives of 55 Danish companies. The main reason for the visit was to improve the trade relations between Denmark and Chile.

The visit was planned as a State visit of HM Queen Margrethe and HRH Prince Henrik, the Prince Consort of Denmark, but was canceled on doctor's advice. The Crown Prince and Crown Princess took over in the form of an official visit.

Pictures of the visit can be found HERE.

HQ picture:
Kronprinsparret i Chile

Picture: Massimo Tarenghi, ESO

NOS and RTL to interview future King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands

Photobucket In the run-up to the abdication and investiture on 30 April 2013, the broadcasters NOS and RTL Nieuws will be speaking with TRH the Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima of the Netherlands. The couple will be interviewed by the news anchors Mariëlle Tweebeeke of NOS/Nieuwsuur and Rick Nieman of RTL Nieuws. The interview will be broadcast on Wednesday 17 April at 20.30 on the television channels Nederland 1 and RTL 4. Source: RVD

Outline of Abdication and Investiture Programme

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The RVD has released the programme outline for the Abdication of HM Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and Investiture of HM King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands.

29 April 2013

20.00-22.30
Dinner, at the invitation of Queen Beatrix, with members of the Royal Family and other royal and foreign missions at the Rijksmuseum.

30 April 2013

10.00-10.30
Abdication of Queen Beatrixn in the Moseszaal of the Royal Palace Amsterdam. Those present will include the Presidents of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Council of Ministers for the Kingdom and members of the Royal Family, the governors and prime-ministers of Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.

The Queen will give a short address. The Director of the Queen's Office will then read aloud the instrument of abdication to which the Queen will then give her assent by means of her signature. Finally the instrument of abdication will be signed by the witnesses.

10.30-10.50
HM King Willem-Alexander, HM Queen Máxima and HRH Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands appear on the balcony of the Royal Palace Amsterdam. Princess Beatrix and the King will both give a short address, after which the Wilhelmus will be played. HRH the Princess of Orange, HRH Princess Alexia and HRH Princess Ariane will then join their parents on the balcony.

13.30
Opening of the joint session of the States General, following the entry of the members of the States General, the States of Aruba, Curaçao and St Maarten, the Council of Ministers for the Kingdom and the Council of State.

13.50
Princess Beatrix and other members of the Royal Family proceed to the Nieuwe Kerk.

14.00
The King and the main cortege proceed to the Nieuwe Kerk.

14.00-15.30
Swearing in and investiture of the King at the joint session of the two Houses of the States General in the Nieuwe Kerk. The King will deliver an address and be sworn in. The President of the joint session, Fred de Graaf, will deliver an address and make a solemn declaration, after which members of the States General and the States of Aruba, Curaçao and St Maarten swear an oath or make an affirmation.

15.30
The King and his retinue proceed to the Royal Palace Amsterdam.

16.30-18.00
Reception for royal and foreign missions, dignitaries and members of the States General and the States of Aruba, Curaçao and St Maarten, Council of Ministers for the Kindom, the Council of State, governors and prime-ministers of Aruba, Curacao and Sint Maarten and the Corps Diplomatique in the Royal Palace Amsterdam.

19.30
The Song for the King will be performed in the presence of the King and Queen, prior to the water pageant. This will take place at the EYE Film Museum via a video link with Ahoy Rotterdam.

19.45-21.30
The King and Queen will take part in a water pageant with their daughters on the River IJ. They will sail from EYE Film Institute past the Oever Park and the 'Kop van Java'. At several places along the route they will be treated to a festive programme, including a 'mini Sail'.

21.30
Celebration, hosted by the Prime Minister on behalf of the Council of Ministers for the Kingdom.

Source: RVD

3/22/2013

It's a boy for Andrea Casiraghi and Tatiana Santo Domingo

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Andrea Casiraghi and his fiancée, Tatiana Santo Domingo, became the proud parents of their first child, a son, yesterday, March 21, 2013. The name has not yet been published.

The boy is the first grandchild for HRH the Princess of Hanover, Hereditary Princess Carline of Monaco. If H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, the younger brother of the Princess, does not have children, the newborn boy will be the heir, providing that the new parents marry.

3/16/2013

Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, and Countess Eloise and Count Claus-Casimir of Orange-Nassau participate in NLdoet 2013

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TRH Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands and two of their children, Countess Eloise and Count Claus-Casimir of Orange-Nassau, helped cleaning and do small maintenance at Foundation In den Scherminckel at de Gevangenpoort to prepare for the opening of the new exhibition.

HQ pictures:
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© Oranje Fonds; Redmar Kruithof

Dutch Royal family participates in NLdoet 2013

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As every year, members of the Dutch royal family participated in NLdoet. NLdoet are the national volunteer days or the Oranje Fonds.

HM Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands; HRH Prince Margriet of the Netherlands ; HH Prince Bernhard of Oranje-Nassau, van Vollenhoven; HH Prince Pieter-Christiaan of Oranje-Nassau, van Vollenhoven; HH Prince Floris of Oranje-Nassau, van Vollenhoven; and Tjalling ten Cate helped with cleaning and chores at Sustainability Centre Weizigt in Dordrecht on 15 March 2013.

HQ pictures:
FOTO 3 Koningin Beatrix © Oranje Fonds Redma
FOTO 4 Prins Pieter Christiaan © Oranje Fonds FOTO 5 Prins Floris © Oranje Fonds Redmar Kr

Oranje Fonds; Redmar Kruithof

TRH the Prince of Orange, Prince-Willem-Alexander, en Princess Máxima of the Netherlands, went bowling with visitors and volunteers of the Catharijne House of the Foundation Day Care Utrecht on 15 March 2013.

HQ pictures:
FOTO 1 Prinses Máxima © Oranje Fonds Bart Homb FOTO 2 Prins van Oranje © Oranje Fonds Bart Ho
  © Oranje Fonds; Bart Homburg

TRH Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands will participate today, 16 March 2013.

Funeral of Princess Lilian of Sweden

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The funeral of HRH Princess Lilian of Sweden, Duchess of Halland, took place today, 16 March 2013.

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This is a list of family members and foreign Royal guests who attended the funeral.

(Extended) Swedish Royal family:
- TM King Carl Gustav and Queen Silvia of Sweden.
- TRH Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden, Duchess and Duke of Västergötland.
- HRH Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, Duke of Värmland.
- HRH Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland, and Christopher O'Neill.
- Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler.
- HRH Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Princess of Hohenzollern.
- Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld.
Hélène Silfverschiöld and Fredrik Diterle.
- Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, and Tord magnuson.
- Gustaf Magtnuson.
- Oscar Magnuson.
- Victor Magnuson.
- Countess Marianne bernadotte of Wisborg.
- Countess Gunnila Bernadotte of Wisborg.
- Countess Monica Bonde of Björnö.
- Countess Bettina Bernadotte of Wisborg.
- Countess Dagmar Bernadotte of Wisborg.
- Count Oscar Bernadotte of Wisborg.
- Countess Catharina Bernadotte of Wisborg.
- Count Bertil and Countess Jill Bernadotte of Wisborg.
- Count Claes Bernadotte and Countessn Birgitta Bernadotte of Wisborg.

Foreign Royal guests:

- HM Queen Margrethe of Denmark.
- Princess Astrid of Norway, mrs. Ferner.

3/11/2013

Date of the funeral of Princess Lilian of Sweden announced

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The late Princess at her 90th birthday. Source: kungahsuet.se/Clas-Göran Carlsson
The Swedish Royal Court has announced that the funeral service of HRH Princess Lilian of Sweden, Duchess of Halland, is to take place on 16 March 2013 at 13.00 o'clock in the Royal Chapel at the Royal Palace. Following the service, the Princess will be buried at the Royal Cemetery in Haga.

Death of Princess Lilian of Sweden: Statement from King Carl Gustav

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The late Princess at her 90th birthday. Source: kungahsuet.se/Clas-Göran Carlsson
The Swedish Royal Court has released a statement from HM King Carl Gustav of Sweden following the death of HRH Princess Lilian of Sweden, Duchess of Halland:

It is with great sorrow that I and our family announce that Princess Lilian passed away on Sunday, March 10. The Princess was much loved by our family and we all remember her as a happy, funny and witty person. She was a true joy spreader and had the ability to always create a good and warm atmosphere around her. The young ones of our family always appreciated the Princess' happy antics and humorous manners. The Princess Prince Bertil's involvement in sports and in Kungl Automobil Klubben. She was always loyal and stood strongly for the Royal Family and for Sweden. A very dear and beloved member of the family is now gone
Source: kongehuset.se

3/10/2013

Princess Lilian of Sweden died

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The late Princess at her 90th birthday. Source: kungahsuet.se/Clas-Göran Carlsson
HRH Princess Lilian of Sweden, Duchess of Halland, died today, 10 March 2013, at the age of 93. The Princess died at her home, Villa Solbacken, at Djurgården, Stockholm.

Princess Lilian was married to the late HRH Prince Bertil of Sweden, Duke of Halland, who died in 1997.

3/08/2013

Future King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands will have new military status

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In view of his forthcoming assumption of the position of head of state, HRH the Prince of Orange is to relinquish his active military status. Before his investiture as King of the Netherlands, he will at his request be granted an honorable discharge.

Currently the Prince of Orange holds the rank of commodore (commandeur) in the Royal Netherlands Navy and corresponding general officer ranks in the other armed services. However, as head of state and a member of the government, HM the King can no longer hold an active military position within the armed forces. The Prince explained the situation to Ministry of Defence staff in its weekly publication Defensiekrant.

Source: RVD

3/07/2013

Future King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands to visit provinces

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After the royal succession on 30 April 2013 TM King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands will tour all the provinces of the Netherlands in May and June, visiting two provinces a day. The Queen's Commissioners have been asked to submit suggestions for the programme. The royal couple will not just visit the provincial capitals, but a number of other locations as well. In mid-November they will tour the Caribbean part of the Kingdom.

The dates for the visits are as follows:

28 May - Groningen / Drenthe
30 May - Gelderland / Utrecht
12 June - Limburg / North Brabant
14 June - Friesland / North Holland
19 June - Flevoland / Overijssel
21 June - Zeeland / South Holland

Source: RVD

Royal Genealogy - February 2013

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Royal Genealogy events in February 2013.

Royal births and pregnancy announcements
In February, it was announced that Lord Frederick and Lady Frederick [Sophie] Windsor, the son and daughter-in-law of TRH Prince Michael and Princess Michael [Marie-Christine] of Kent, are expecting their first child in August.

The list of current (known) Royal pregnancies:
- Andrea Casiraghi and Tatiana Santo Domingo. (1st child)
- HRH Princess Felipa of Bavaria and Christian Dienst. (1st child)
- Hereditary Prince Christian and Hereditary Princess Jeannette of Fürstenberg. (1st child)
- Princess Caroline Napoléon and Eric Querenet-Onfroy de Bréville. (2nd child)
- Prince Gabriel and Princess Luciana of Orléans-Bragança. (1st child)
- TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. (1st child, due in July of 2013)
- TH Prince Floris and Princess Aimée of Orange-Nassau, Van Vollenhoven. (3rd child, due in July of 2013)
-  Lord Frederick and Lady Frederick [Sophie] Windsor. (1st child, due in August of 2013)

Royal engagements and weddings
HSH Prince Heinrich XXVI Reuss and Isabelle Frampton were married on 2 February 2013.

Royal Deaths
HE Sheikh Nasser bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani of Qatar, the brother of the Minister of State for Interior Affairs, Sheikh Abdullah, died in February. HRH Prince Sattam Bin AbdulAziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, as well as the mother of HH Sheikh Butti Bin Suhail Al Maktoum of Dubai, also died in February 2013.

The Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima received European colleagues

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© RVD; picture: Jeroen van der Meyde
TRH the Prince of Orange, Prince Willem-Alexander, and Princess Máxima of the Netherlands received TRH Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie of Luxembourg; TRH Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden; TRH the Prince and Princess of Asturias, Prince Felipe and Doña Letizia of Spain; HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark; TRH the Duke and Duchess of Brabant, Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde of Belgium, and HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway at the hunting lodge 't Oude Loo in Apeldoorn during a private visit on March 2, 2013.

HQ picture:
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© RVD; picture: Jeroen van der Meyde

6th birthday of Princess Lalla Khadija of Morocco

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The Moroccan Royal Court released a new picture of HRH Princess Lalla Khadija of Morocco, the second child and only daughter of HM King Mohammed and HRH Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco, and her older brother, HRH Crown Prince Moulay Hassan of Morocco, to celebrate her 6th birthday on 27 February 2013.

Click HERE to view the picture of the Princess and her older brother at MAP. To download the HQ picture, click on lalla_khadija-anniversaire-g.jpg at the same page.