On Tuesday, October 15, 2013, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands arrived at the Nationaal Archief in Den Haag to officially open the new public center as well as to unveil the exhibition, Het Geheugenpaleis: Met je Hoofd in de Archieven.
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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.
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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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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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The Royal Correspondent 