Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands held an audience with the President of Tanzania, Mr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete and his wife, Mrs. Salma Kikwete, at the Paleis Huis ten Bosch in Den Haag on April 15, 2013.

President Kikwete also met with Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands in her capacity as Special Advocate of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in the Field of Inclusive Finance for Development according to RVD.

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On the morning of April 13, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands attended the reopening of the newly restored Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.  Prior to the official opening Her Majesty was given a private tour of the museum as well as attended a private performance by:

“…trumpet player Eric Vloeimans and the Netherlands Wind Ensemble, and a recital by writer Remco Campert of a poem that he created especially for the opening. An artwork by Dutch designer Christian Borstlap was also unveiled…”

Afterward, Her Majesty “…walked the orange carpet to Museumplein and officially re-opened the museum…” to the delight of all.

For more information about the Rijksmuseum please visit their official website here.

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If you are interested you may also watch a short documentary about the museum in the video below.   🙂

A short video about the restoration.

On Friday, April 12, 2013, Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands was in Rotterdam to visit the Oranje Fonds program, Kansen voor Jongeren (Opportunities for the Youth).

According to RVD, this “…program/initiative supports young people, who left school at an early age, in achieving basic qualifications and/or finding a job.”

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On April 11, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands attended a concert entitled, Perpetual Peace, held at the Domkerk in Utrecht.  The purpose of the concert is to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the Treaty of Utrecht.

Tonight’s performance included works by Georg Friedrich Händel, Johann Sebastian Bach, and William Croft to name a few.

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On April 11, 2013, Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands, in her capacity as a member of the Dutch Committee for Entrepreneurship and Finance,  attended the Week of the Entrepreneur held at the Beatrix Theater in Utrecht.

According to RVD, the princess participated in:

“…a roundtable discussion on alternative forms of financing for entrepreneurs. Participants in the roundtable are entrepreneurs and providers of alternative forms of business financing.”

Afterward, Princess Maxima toured the exhibition, Financing Expo, in which “…various organizations present their financial products, including alternative forms of financing, and business services.”

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On the evening of April 10, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands attended the 125th anniversary of the Concertgebouw and the Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra) in Amsterdam.

Per RVD:

“Under the leadership of chief conductor, Mr. Mariss Jansons, the orchestra played works by Gustav Mahler and Richard Strauss and newly composed music by Bob Zimmerman.  Three soloists celebrated performed this evening: American baritone, Mr. Thomas Hampson, Chinese master pianist, Mr. Lang Lang, and American violinist, Ms. Janine Jansen. The orchestra consists of several musicians from the Vienna Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic and the Bavarian Radio Symphony.”

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