On Friday, May 23, 2014, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands attended the opening of the newly renovated Museum Prinsenhof in Delft.
According to RVD, the museum now offers “…new interactive presentations and special collection items about the history of Delft…”
On May 22, 2014, Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands attended the 2014 Appeltjes van Oranje award ceremony at Paleis Noordeinde in Den Haag.
The winners of this year’s award went to Stichting Buurtmarkt Breedeweg, Stichting AanZet, and Stichting MeeleefGezin.
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On the morning of May 22, 2014, Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands arrived at the World Forum in Den Haag to officially open ECSITE: Internationaal Congres voor Cultuur en Wetenschapscommunicatie.
According to RVD, ECSITE is the
“…European network of science centers and museums. The network has been established for the exchange of knowledge and expertise in the field of cultural and scientific communication. The theme of this year’s conference is, People, Planet, Peace.”
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On May 21, 2014, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands arrived at the Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt in Utrecht to witness the ceremonial minting of the special 2 Euro coin with a double portrait of His Majesty and Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands.
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On May 20, 2014, Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands officially opened the Koninkrijksjeugdparlement (Royal Youth Parliament) Sint Maarten.
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On the afternoon of May 20, 2014, Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands arrived at the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) in Den Haag to attend Professor Jumoke Oduwole’s inaugural lecture entitled, International Law and the Right to Development: A Pragmatic Approach for Africa.
Professor Oduwole was appointed as the 2013-2015 Prince Claus Chair holder on September 1, 2013.
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On Thursday, May 15, 2014, Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands attended a concert at De Bolder retirement home in Huizen in celebration of the 15th anniversary of Stichting Muziek in Huis.
In the afternoon, Her Majesty arrived in Driebergen to visit the Futurelab voor de Zorg (Futurelab for Care). According to RVD, the laboratory “…seeks new and innovative solutions to help the elderly and the chronically ill to stay independently as long as they can…”
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The Royal Correspondent 