On November 14, 2012, Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands along with Their Royal Highnesses Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands attended the 2012 Erasmusprijs (Erasmus Prize) held at the Koninklijk Paleis in Amsterdam.
His Royal Highness Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje, as regent/patron of the Praemium Erasmianum, presented the Erasmusprijs to “… American philosopher, Daniel C. Dennett” according to RVD.
On November 14, 2012, Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands attended the 10th anniversary celebrations of the International Criminal Court held at the Ridderzaal in Den Haag.
According to RVD, guests at today’s celebrations included:
“… a large number of dignitaries and legal and diplomatic representatives of states, international organizations, regional organizations and civil society organizations.
The ICC, which is based in Den Haag, was established in 2002 as a permanent court for the prosecution of persons suspected of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The ICC is an independent organization that is not part of the United Nations…”
On November 12, 2012, Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands participated in the launch of the 3rd Edition of Week van Het Geld held at the Prins Mauritsschool in Rijswijk.
According to RVD, the purpose of Week van Het Geld is to teach “… primary school pupils how to deal with money …”
On Monday, November 12, 2012, Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands participated in the conference entitled, The Future of Banking, held at the Convention Factory in Amsterdam.
In her capacity as a special advocate of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in the field of Inclusive Finance for Development, the princess was asked to give the opening during today’s event according to RVD.
On Friday, November 9, 2012, Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands visited the province of North Brabant. According to RVD, Her Majesty visited various “… local sustainable development[s] and social and technical innovation in central North Brabant…”
On the agenda for today included a visit a carpet factory in Waalwijk, a tour of a technical training school in Tilburg as well as a visit to Tilburg University where Her Majesty unveiled a sculpture, a tour of the towns of Reusel-de Mierden and Hilvarenbeek, and finally a visit to the Van den Borne Aardappelen business in Reusel.
On November 8, 2012, Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands attended the 5th Edition of the Future Leaders Event of the Foundation Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR Netherlands) in Amstelveen.
On November 7, 2012, His Royal HIghness Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje officially opened the Watermanagementcentrum Netherlands (WMCN) of Rijkswaterstaat in Lelystad.
According to the Dutch newspaper, Reformatorisch Dagblad:
“The center provides a workspace for water managers, meteorologists and administrators to work together in the place where the most current water data are available first.
The center also provides information for water managers on high and low water, ice, storm, drought and other circumstances affecting the safety of Dutch behind the dykes who may be in jeopardy. Also, the center aims to be a platform for all new technologies and developments in the water sector.”
The Royal Correspondent 
