Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands arrived in Hillegom this afternoon to officially open Fioretti College’s new building and exhibition. Upon her arrival the queen was warmly greeted by school officials as well as by hundreds of students.
And, finally, yesterday morning Her Majesty Queen Maxima and His Majesty King Willem-Alexander visited the provinces of Groningen and Drenthe. To view photos from yesterday’s visit please click here.Or, you can watch the videos below.
Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands arrived at the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam this afternoon to attend the 2013 European Inventor Awards organized and presented by the European Patent Office. These awards “…honors outstanding inventors for their contribution to social, economic and technological progress.”
Per the European Patent Office the recipients of the 2013 European Inventor Awards:
“The Research Award went to Mr. Patrick Couvreur, Ms. Barbara Stella, Ms. Véronique Rosilio, Mr. Luigi Cattel, from Paris-Sud University, for their invention of nano-capsules.
The Industry Award went to Mr. Claus Hämmerle and Mr. Klaus Brüstle, from Austrian manufacturer Julius Blum, for their invention of a damper system for soft closing of furniture doors, drawers and wall cabinets called ‘Blumotion’.
The Lifetime Achievement award went to Mr. Martin Schadt, of Switzerland, inventor of the world’s first flat-panel liquid crystal display, better known as LCD, which has paved the way for the low-energy devices, such as flat screens, tablet computers and mobile phones, now used by millions of people worldwide.
The Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Award went to Mr. Pål Nyrén of Sweden, for inventing pyrosequencing ─ a far faster, less complicated and cheaper method of sequencing DNA strands.
The Popular Prize Award went to Mr. José Luis López Gómez of Spain, whose invention to use a unique ‘independent guided’ wheel design rather than a standard axle on high-speed passenger trains makes those trains some of the most comfortable and safe in the industry.
The Non-European Countries Award went to Mr. Ajay V Bhatt, Mr. Bala Sudarshan Cadambi, Mr. Jeff Morris, Mr. Shaun Knoll, Ms. Shelagh Callahan, from the US, for creating and developing the industry standard Universal Serial Bus (USB) technology.”
On Monday, May 27, 2013, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands arrived in Den Haag to participate in the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY).
The ICTY is a:
“…United Nations court of law dealing with war crimes that took place during the conflicts in the Balkans in the 1990’s. Since its establishment in 1993 it has irreversibly changed the landscape of international humanitarian law and provided victims an opportunity to voice the horrors they witnessed and experienced.”
If you are interested in learning more about the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia or would like to read several speeches made during today’s event please click here.
On Friday, May 24, 2013, Their Royal Highnesses Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg welcomed Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands to Luxembourg.
After arriving at airport and then partaking in a mini “…walkabout near the Grand Ducal palace…” where they waved to the locals, Their Majesties and the Grand Ducal couple were ushered to the palace for a photo-op for the press. Soon, a lovely luncheon was held in honor of Their Majesties one-day visit to Luxembourg, then it was time to meet various Luxembourg government officials including Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker.
In the late afternoon, it was time to say goodbye and Their Majesties left lovely Luxembourg. 🙂
On Friday, May 24, 2013, Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands arrived in Den Bosch to open the newly renovated Noordbrabants Museum and the Stedelijk Museum’s new Hertogenbosch. The two museums are now connected by a glass corridor around a monumental garden according to RVD.
The Noordbrabants Museum displays ancient and contemporary art as well as the history of North Brabant and the southern Netherlands. While the Stedelijk Museumm’s Hertogenbosch displays contemporary art and design as well as collections of jewelry and ceramics.
Later in the afternoon, the princess arrived in Scheveningen where she unveiled a new monument entitled,VissersNamenMonument, dedicated to “…fishermen who lost their lives at sea.”
This morning in Rotterdam Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands arrived at the Erasmus MC: Sophia Kinderziekenhuis to participate in the 150th anniversary of the hospital.
According to RVD, Her Majesty unveiled a “…special version of Sophietje statue, the mascot of the Friends of Sophia and recieved the first copy of the jubilee book, Sophia Cooks, which contains recipes and stories of patients and staff.”
Later in the afternoon, Her Majesty arrived at the Universiteit Utrecht to attend the “…the inaugural lecture of Professor Aylin Küntay.” Professor Küntay, from the Koç University in Istanbul, Turkey, has been appointed to the Prince Claus Chair in Development and Equity on the recommendation of the Executive Board of Universiteit Utrecht.
According to the official website for the Universiteit Utrecht, Professor Küntay:
“…works in the area of ‘language and socio-cognitive development of young children’. She will hold this position for two years and will conduct research on language in collaboration with researchers at the Universiteit Utrecht. During her appointment, Professor Küntay will work closely with Prof. Paul Leseman, Professor of Special Education, and coordinator of the Research Impulse area Educational and Learning Sciences, Prof. Gün Semin, Professor of Cognition in Social Context, and Prof. Henriette de Swart, Director of the Utrecht Institute of Linguistics.”
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands arrived in Den Haag this morning to officially reopen the newly renovated Ministerie van Economische Zaken (Ministry of Economic Affairs) building. According to RVD, the new building meets all the latest environmental standards and was designed by Dutch architect, Mr. Cornelis Dam.
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