Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands performed her last official engagement as queen this afternoon when she officially open the special exhibition entitled, Constantijn en Christiaan Huygens: Een Gouden Erfenis, at the Grote Kerk in Den Haag.

The exhibition, a private initiative of the Stichting Grote Kerk, Huygensmuseum Hofwijck and Koninklijke Bibliotheek, displays a:

“…combination of political history, art and science, the Huygens Exhibition shows the rewards of looking beyond established boundaries and embracing innovative thinking, the way father and son Huygens did. One of the highlights of the exhibition is the replica of the Oranjezaal in Huis ten Bosch. The architecture and the series of paintings of the Oranjezaal are the culmination of the Dutch arts during the Golden Age. Constantijn Huygens was actively involved in designing its structure.”

The Constantijn en Christiaan Huygens: Een Gouden Erfenis exhibition will be open to the public beginning on April 25-August 28, 2013.  For more information please visit the official website for the exhibition here.

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Photos courtesy of RVD/HKH & Grote Kerk

Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands was in Hoorn this morning to visit the “…Show Band Hoorn.”  The band, founded in 1955, performs at various festivals and other major events in the Netherlands and abroad.

According to RVD, during her visit Princess Maxima “…met with the conductor of the band as well as sixteen young musicians.” The band also performed for the future queen of the Netherlands.

Prior to her visit to Hoorn the princess visited the Stichting Gouden Dagen Fonds Westerheem nursing home in Heemskerk.  The Stichting Gouden Dagen Fonds “… through volunteers organizes special events and activities and meets the needs of the elderly.”  

During her visit the Princess Maxima met with representatives of the organization, volunteers, and of course the residents of the nursing home who were delighted to meet the princess.

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His Royal Highness Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands visited the European Parliament in Brussels this morning to officially open a new photo exhibition of Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.

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Her Royal Highness Princess Irene of the Netherlands attended a symposium in Wageningen on April 19, 2013.  During the event the lovely princess:

“…presented the Bronzen Spreeuw to the VARA program, Vroege Vogels.  The Brozen Spreeuw is awarded once every two years to a person or organization for conservation or research.”

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If you happen to miss the NOS and RTL joint interview with Their Royal Highnesses Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands, well, now is your chance.   🙂

If you have problems with the You Tube video then please click here to watch the interview on NOS.

Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands was at Paleis Noordeinde in Den Haag where she was presented with credentials from ambassadors representing China, Argentina, Greece, and Germany.

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