On the afternoon of October 11, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, as the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development, participated in a panel discussion entitled, Igniting Innovation in Financial Access: Public and Private Approaches for Greater Access by 2020, held at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington D.C.

Today’s panel discussion focused on “…how broader financial inclusion can be achieved through the use of multi-stakeholder partnerships and technology to enable business model innovation…” according to the official website for the World Bank.

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On Friday, October 11, 2013, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands opened the United World College Maastricht’s (UWCM) new campus.

According to the official website for UWCM the school:

“…is the youngest of the twelve UWC schools and colleges and unique in the movement as the only state-supported whole school, educating children from pre-school through high school. Our diverse student body boasts representation from over 90 countries and territories including 120 residential students who are selected by UWC national committees around the world to complete their final two years of high school with us.”

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On October 10, 2013, Her Royal Highness Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands arrived at the Paradijsvogel school in Den Haag to celebrate National Sustainability Day.

During her visit the lovely princess read several books “…to the students of the school which thematised sustainability and happiness…” according to Corbis.

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On October 8, 2013, Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands along with Her Royal Highness Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan of Jordan visited the special exhibition, Petra: Wonder in de Woestijn, at the Rijksmuseum van Ouheden in Leiden.

According to the official website for the Rijksmuseum van Ouheden the exhibition displays:

“…150 archaeological and architectonic highlights from Petra, showing you the most stunning locations in the city. The exhibition’s displays exude the atmosphere of the awe-inspiring ruins and the desert to introduce visitors to the Nabataeans and their architecture, culture, art and religion. Never before have so many objects from Petra been on display in The Netherlands.”

Petra: Wonder in de Woestijn will be open to the public on October 9 – March 14, 2014.  For more information please visit the official website for the Rijksmuseum van Ouheden here.

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On October 8, 2013, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands arrived in Oosterwolde to visit the initiative, Gluren bij de Buren.  According to RVD Gluren bij de Buren is:

“…a collaboration between a nursing home and the school next door.  The residents of the nursing home and the students from the school would come together each day to participate in joint activities. These activities would take place in the nursing home, the school, and the adjacent vegetable garden and greenhouse.

In May 2013, Gluren bij de Buren won the Grote Appeltje van Oranje of the Oranje Fonds.”

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On October 2, 2013, Her Royal Highness Princes Beatrix of the Netherlands visited Gilze-Rijen military air base in the province of Noord-Brabant to visit members of the Dutch Armed Forces.

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