On October 27, 2011, Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, H.R.H. Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje, and H.R.H. Princess Maxima of the Netherlands arrived in Aruba to begin their ten-day official visit to the Netherlands Antilles.
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On October 26, 2011, T.R.H.s Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands attended the Development in Business conference in Amsterdam this afternoon. The purpose of the conference is “… to expand the cooperation development between the government and industry.”
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On October 25, 2011, H.R.H. Princess Maxima of the Netherlands opened a new building, Oecumenisch Diaconaal Centrum Stem, in Haarlem. Apparently, the old building had become too small for the many activities and services provided to those in need so they built a new one. To view photos please click here and here.
Later on in the afternoon, Princess Maxima was in Utrecht to attend the opening of the Slinger-Event 4×4. “The Slinger-Event, a local network of companies and local government, is a meeting about socially responsible business.” source To view photos please click here.
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On October 25, 2011, Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands was in Baarn to open a new school building at her old alma mater, Baarnsch Lyceum.
According to the Dutch newspaper, De Stentor, Queen Beatrix and her sisters attended the school in the 1950s. Many years later her sons, Prince Willem-Alexander and Prince Friso, attended Baarnsch Lyceum.
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Source: De Stentor
On October 24, 2011, H.R.H. Princess Maxima of the Netherlands opened Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven held at the City Hall. The princess also visited an exhibition at the Designhuis where she spoke to the local youth artists about their work… or something like that.
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This evening in Amsterdam, T.R.H.s Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands attended the 25th Annual Cinekid Film Festival and Medialab. Click here and here to view photos.
This afternoon in the Aalburg, Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands inaugurated a new center that provides assistance to the those in need especially the elderly.
When she arrived at the zorgplein Maawaarden Center she was greeted by hundreds of people dressed in orange ponchos and waving the Dutch flag.
After receiving her lovely bouquet of flowers she unveiled a new statue, then proceeded into the care center where she meet with residents as well as staff.
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Photo courtesy of: Het Koninklijk Huis
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