On Wednesday, September 5, 2012, Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands attended the 60th anniversary  celebrations of the Maastricht School of Management in Maastricht.

According to RVD, the school has:

“… its roots in the Research Institute for Business Studies established in 1952 (EB) at the Technical University of Delft. In 1989, the Institute moved to Maastricht, and 1990 the new campus was opened by His Royal Highness Prince Claus. In 1993 the school officially changed its name to the Maastricht School of Management (MsM).

The school offers internationally recognized English management education for students from developing countries. Approximately 2,000 students, from more than 25 countries, annually receives a MsM-diploma or certificate. In addition to management, education research, and consultancy the Institute is also involved in the area of food-and water management and the relationship of business, security and governance.”

Source: RVD

On September 4, 2012, Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands participated in a meeting held at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.  According to RVD, the princess gave a speech in:

“… her capacity as special advocate of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in the fields of Inclusive Finance for Development.  The theme of today’s meeting was the accessibility, digital developments, relevance and transparency of services and products will benefit people worldwide…” 

Over three hundreds guests attended the meeting including the CEO of Royal Philips Electronics, Mr. Frans van Houten.

Source: RVD

Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands was in Utrecht this afternoon to visit patients at the Centraal Militair Hospitaal (CMH).

The princess also had a chance to speak with “… medical specialists, nurses and other employees…” She also spent a particular amount of time with “… soldiers injured in Afghanistan” according to RVD.

Princess Maxima also toured the “…Emergency Hospital which is a joint venture between the Centraal Militair Hospitaal and the University Medical Center Utrecht (UMC).”

Source: RVD

On August 30, 2012, His Royal Highness Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje attended the presentation of the musical entitled, Soldaat van Oranje, held at a former naval airbase in Valkenburg.  The prince was accompanied by the Chief of Defence, General Tom Middendorp, as well as top commanders from the Royal Netherlands Navy, Army and Air Force.

According to RVD, Soldaat van Oranje, is based on the true story of Dutch resistance fighter, Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema.  At the beginning of WWII Mr. Roelfzema:

“… escapes to England, after resistance actions in the Netherlands…From there he offers resistance by including radio equipment to the Netherlands to smuggle for reliable radio contact. He is also active as a pilot. At the end of the war he accompanies Queen Wilhelmina, in the position of adjutant, on her return to the Netherlands.”

For more information about Soldaat van Oranje please click here. 

Source: RVD/HKH

On Thursday, August 30, 2012, His Royal Highness Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje attended a national reception for European Space Agency astronaut and Dutch physician, Mr. André Kuipers, in Noordwjk.

According to RVD, Mr. Kuipers spent “… 193 days at the International Space Station, the longest space journey by a European astronaut… he recently returned on July 1, 2012…”  

Today’s event was organized in collaboration with the “… municipality of Noordwijk, the ESTEC (the technical heart of the European Space Agency), the Netherlands Space Office, and the Dutch Aviation Group…” to name a few.

Click here to watch a video news report. (in Dutch)

On the evening of August 25, 2012, Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands along with Their Royal Highnesses Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands attended a concert in Amsterdam entitled, LIFE: A Journey Through Time.  

The concert, held at the Concertgebouw, is a unique “… combination of nature photos by the Dutch photographer, Frans Lanting, with music accompanied by the American composer, Phillip Glass…” according to RVD.

The event was also held at the “… end of the Jubliee celebration of the 50th anniversary of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the Dutch branch of the World Wildlife Fund for Nature.”

RVD also notes that the photos shown during the concert are a “… personal impression of Frans Lanting on the development life on Earth.”  Furthermore, proceeds from tonight’s concert will benefit the “…protection of the Coral Triangle in South-East Asia.  The coral reef is under severe pressured to overfishing, pollution and climate change.”

Source: RVD