On the morning of June 18, 2013, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands arrived in Den Haag to visit the Stichting Saffier De Residentiegroep’s (Foundation Sapphire Residence Group)Generatietuin van Nederland (Generation Garden Netherlands).
According to RVD, the Generatietuin van Nederland is a place where youth come after school to spend time with residents of a retirement home. During visits the residents and the youth garden together, eat, and simply hang out and enjoy each other’s company.
On Friday, June 14, 2013, Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands visited the provinces of Noord-Holland and Fryslân.
The purpose of the visits to various provinces around the Netherlands is to meet the people, local officials and generally to have a fabulous time. I mean, who wouldn’t? Who wouldn’t have a fun time? It is the Netherlands after all and it is a beautiful country filled with great people. 🙂
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On June 12, 2013, Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands visited the provinces of North Brabant and Limburg in the southern Netherlands.
Whilst in North Brabant the Their Majesties visited the towns of Roosendaal, Oisterwijk, and ‘S Hertogenbosch. In the province of Limburg the reigning couple toured the towns of Heerlen, Vredepeel, Venlo,Maastricht, and Sittard-Geleen.
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands arrived in Goirle this afternoon to visit the Motorcycle Support Nederland (MSN), an organization that helps those with mild disabilities find work as well as provides job training.
On Tuesday, June 11, 2013, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands arrived in Tilburg to visit the Buurtmoestuin Het Groene Woud (Neighborhood Vegetable Garden).
According to RVD, the Buurtmoestuin Het Groene Woud was developed by local residents in 2012 and is a “…meeting place where residents, young and old, can garden, cook, and make crafts together.”
On Friday, June 7, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands arrived in Houten to attend the 10th anniversary of Thomashuis, a home for “…adults with a intellectual limitation which are led by 2 care providers who live in the house and 8 residents.”
Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands arrived at Lange Voorhout in Den Haag this morning to open the exhibition entitled, Russia XXI: Contemporary Russian Sculpture.
This unique summer exhibition displays “…more than one hundred works by major Russian artists over the past thirty years.”
Russia XXI: Contemporary Russian Sculpture will be shown in two locations: the Museum Beelden aan Zee and the Lange Voorhout.
For more information about the exhibition please click here.
The Royal Correspondent 