On November 17, 2011, H.R.H. Princess Maxima of the Netherlands attended the opening of the 6th Annual Amsterdam Market Participation in Meervaart. According to the official site for the Dutch royal house, Het Koninklijk Huis:
Amsterdam Participation Market focuses on vulnerable people benefiting from active participation in social life such as volunteering, sports and so forth.
The Amsterdam Market Participation enables people in an accessible way to get in touch with agencies that can assist in finding appropriate activities or volunteer work. Besides visiting booths, visitors can participate in include cooking and theatrical workshops.
After the opening of the market, Mayor Van der Laan presented prizes to winners of the most successful participatory projects in the Netherlands. Princess Máxima congratulated the winners with a bouquet of flowers.
The Amsterdam Market Participation is organized by Foundation Turnaround in collaboration with the City of Amsterdam. The foundation supports organizations including mental health, substance abuse, the disabled and education in achieving social participation of vulnerable people. source
On November 16, 2011, Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands attended the re-opening of the Drents Museum in Assen. The museum was closed for almost a year due to much-needed renovations as well as to construct a new underground exhibition wing designed by architect, Erick van Egeraat.
After speeches were made, dancing and the Queen banged a giant gong (watch the video and you will know what I am talking about) she toured the inaugural exhibit entitled, The Golden Age of China. This exhibit highlights Chinese society during the Tang Dynasty which began in 618 through 907 A.D.
On November 15, 2011, H.R.H. Princess Maxima of the Netherlands, as a member of the Dutch Committee for Entrepreneurship and Finance, was in Deventer to visit Entrepreneur House (EH). During the visit the princess met with the employees as well as partners from the EH to discuss the “…importance of collaboration.”
According to the Dutch newspaper, RTV Oost, Entrepreneur House Deventer provides “…coaching, advice and workshops to those in the EH and is one of the 40 microfinance business centers in the Netherlands.”
On November 11, 2011, Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands was in Den Haag to celebrate 200 years of judicial power in the Hall of Knights. During the event she “…received the first two books of the history of judiciary power.”
On November 10, 2011, H.R.H. Princess Maxima of the Netherlands was at the Royal Dutch Mint in Utrecht where she presented the first Money Week coin. The design of the new coin was “…the result of a design competition among primary schools in Netherlands.”
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On November 8, 2011, H.R.H. Princess Maxima of the Netherlands was in Den Haag where she participated in the opening of the European Office of The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) held at the Pulchri Studio in Den Haag.
So what is the TSC and its purpose? Well…
TSC is on organization of independent producers and suppliers of consumer products. The objective is to ensure the sustainability of the production chain based on scientific methods and research. source
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After a successful ten-day official visit to the Caribbean, H.R.H. Princess Maxima is back at work in the Netherlands. On November 7, 2011, the princess was in Den Haag where she participated in the opening of the 2011 National Week of Money. The purpose of this important event is to teach the youth in the Netherlands how to properly manage their money.
The Royal Correspondent 