On Tuesday, October 2, 2012, Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands was at the Tropenmuseum Junior  in Amsterdam to attend the opening of the new exhibition entitled, MIXMAX Brazil.

According to RVD, this new exhibition focuses on the “… culture of Pernambuco, the state located in the northeast of Brazil which shares its history with the Netherlands…” MIXMAX Brazil showcases Brazilian music, dance, visual arts, food and much more.

For more information please visit the Tropenmuseum Junior’s official website here.

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On Friday, September 28, 2012, Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands was in to Amersfoort visit the new department of Qredits Micro-Finance Netherlands and the Pension Market for Entrepreneurs.

According to RVD, the princess first visited the:

“… new department of Qredits Amersfoort. Qredits is a rural micro-credit provider and has in recent years, provided over 2,800 loans to starting entrepreneurs. Thereafter, the Princess participated in a round table discussion with a number of start-ups and their mentors.

After the interview, the Princess continued her visit with a tour of the Pension Market for Entrepreneurs…”

Source: RVD

On September 27, 2012, His Royal Highness Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje attended the Heinekenprijzen and Heineken Young Scientists Awards in the field of science and arts in Amsterdam.

According to RVD:

“The biennial Heineken Prizes (each EUR 150,000, and 50,000 for the art prize) and Heineken Young Scientists Awards ($ 10,000) are available by Dr. HP Heineken Foundation and the Alfred Heineken Funds. The Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences selects the winners.”

On Thursday, September 27, 2012, His Royal Highness Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje was in Hengelo to officially open the newly  extended Combi Terminal Twente BV (CTT).

“The CTT is a leading terminal that believes in the power of the combination of container transport by road and water.  The company offers every day or several departures from the port of Rotterdam to Hengelo and vice versa. They also transport to the ports of Amsterdam and Antwerp.”

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Sources: CTT and RVD

On Wednesday, September 26, 2012, Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands visited EUROJUST (the European Union’s Judicial Cooperation Unit) in Den Haag.

Upon her arrival Her Majesty was greeted by the President of EUROJUST, Ms. Michèle Coninsx as well as various staff members.  Her Majesty also met the “… Vice-Presidents, 27 members of EUROJUST, attended a presentation which informed the queen regarding the work of EUROJUST.”  

Sources: RVD and Eurojust

On September 25, 2012, Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands held an audience with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, along with his son, Mr.Charles Mthunzi, at  Paleis Huis ten Bosch.

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On Tuesday, September 25, 2012, His Royal Highness Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje was in Wassenaar to participate in the launch of Kinderpostzegels 2012 (Children’s Stamp).

According to the official site for Kinderpostzegels:

“Beginning on Wednesday, September 26, more than 200,000 school children (aged 10-12) will sell stamps, cards and children’s bandaids, door-to-door. The proceeds of the campaign will go towards creating safe homes for vulnerable children. The number of children who are not able to live with their parents is growing with each year. In the Netherlands, approx. 44,000 children and young people were placed in out- of- home- care. More than half of these children live in foster homes.”

The sale of the stamps are also available for purchase online.  If you are interested and would like to learn more about Kinderpostzegels 2012 please visit their official website here.

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Sources: RVD and Kinderpostzgels 2012