On Friday, November 27, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands attended the closing session of the financial support workshops for women entitled, Kracht On Tour, held at the Fokker Terminal in Den Haag.
According to AFP News the workshops “…deal with financial independence for women and encourage women to grab more chances to use their talents on the work floor…”
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On Wednesday, November 25, 2015, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands accompanied by Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, and His Royal Highness Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands attended the 2015 Erasmusprijs award ceremony held at the Koninklijk Paleis (Royal Palace) in Amsterdam. His Majesty is Patron of the Stichting Praemium Erasmianum (Praemium Erasmianum Foundation).
The winner of the award, worth €150,000, went to Wikipedia and the Wikipedia community for the promotion of the dissemination of knowledge through a “…comprehensive and universally accessible encyclopedia. Thus the initiators of Wikipedia have designed a new and effective democratic platform…” according to a press release.
On Monday, November 23, 2015, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands arrived at the Nationaal Militair Museum in Soest to participate in the symposium, Moed, Talent en Maatschappelijke Verdiensten (Courage, Talent and Social Merit).
Held on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the Dutch Decoratiestelsel (honors system) today’s gathering was organized by the Chancellery of Dutch Order in collaboration with the Chapter of the Military Order of William and the Civil Honors Advisory Commission.
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On Monday, November 23, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands attended the launch of De Staat van het MKB at the Malietoren in Den Haag.
An initiative of the Dutch Committee for Entrepreneurship and Finance, in collaboration with the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) SME Netherlands, this new website is an “…independent platform, the government, industry and research institutes wants to improve the available knowledge of the MKB in the Netherlands…”
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On Friday, November 20, 2015, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan participated in the United Nations Secretary General’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation (UNSGAB) closing ceremony held at the United Nations headquarters in New York City.
On Wednesday, November 18, Crown Prince Naruhito gave a speech during the Special Thematic Session on Water and Disaster held at the General Assembly Hall at the United Nations headquarters. Earlier in the day the future Emperor of Japan met with the United Nations Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon.
On Thursday, November 12, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands officially opened three new operating rooms in the Medical Innovation & Technology expert Center (MITeC) at Radboudumc (Radboud University) in Nijmegen.
The operating rooms “…offers unique facilities for diagnosis, treatment and research. Thus it becomes possible in the near future in order to treat cancer within one day…” according to a Radboudumc press release.
During today’s opening Her Majesty also visited the:
“…innovation bazaar at the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre. There [she] heard presentations from professionals, patients and partners, about engaging, interactive examples of technological innovations. They were among more about surgical robots of the future, specific staining and imaging to better remove tumor tissue, and how 3D technologies help to better prepare operations and accurately perform.”
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On Wednesday, November 11, 2015, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands visited the neighborhoods of Lunetten and Hoograven in the city of Utrecht.
According to the newspaper, Haarlem Dagblad, during today’s visit His Majesty spent time speaking to:
“…local residents and parents active in the neighborhood. They talked about how people with different backgrounds feel at home in the neighborhood and what they do with each other in order to strengthen social cohesion.”
His Majesty also visited the football clubs, Ardahanspor VVU and DVSU, where he spoke with the directors as well as volunteers.
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The Royal Correspondent 