On Monday, October 14, 2013, Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands arrived in Stockholm, Sweden for an introductory one-day visit.

Upon their arrival at the airport, Their Majesties were immediately driven to the royal palace in Stockholm where Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel and His Royal Highness Prince Carl Philip were  waiting for them.

After a warm welcome from members of the Swedish royal family and quick a photo-op for the press King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima attended a luncheon held in their honor and hosted by Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia.

In the afternoon, Their Majesties arrived at the Riksdag to attend several meetings with various Swedish government officials including the Speaker of the Riksdag, Mr. Per Westerberg, and the Prime Minister of Sweden, Mr. Fredrik Reinfeldt to name a few.

Click here to watch a video of Their Majesties visit to the Riksdag.

Please click here, here, and here to view photos.

Photo courtesy of RVD/HKH

On October 14, 2013, Her Royal Highness Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands was in Den Haag to participate in the launch of the new device, Taalmeter.

According to PPE, the Taalmeter “…is an online tool [rather program] which can determine whether a person has difficulty with reading and writing…”  

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Photo courtesy of RVD/HKH