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His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco and Members of the Dutch Royal Family Enjoy the London Olympics.

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After watching various Track and Field events this morning at the Olympic Stadium in London, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco headed on over to Greenwich Park to meet up with Their Royal Highnesses Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands.

The longtime friends cheered on Team Netherlands as they participated in the Equestrian events of Individual and Team Jumping.  Once again, Team Netherlands can proudly take home another medal.  The team won the silver medal in the Team Jumping Final. While Team GB won the gold medal and Team Saudi Arabia captured the bronze.

Congrats to the winners!   🙂

During the medal ceremony His Royal Highness Prince Nawaf Faisal Fahd Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia presented the medals to the winners.

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Their Royal Highnesses Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands Attend a Field Hockey Match.

On August 5, 2012, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands attended the Men’s Group B, Match #22, Field Hockey Match at the Riverbank Arena in London.

The royal family cheered on Team Netherlands who were playing against Team Germany.  Once again, the Dutch dominated.  The final score: 3-1.

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His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco Enjoys Day 9 of the London Olympics.

On the evening of August 5, 2012, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco along with the Secretary General of the Monaco International Committee, Ms. Yvette Lambin-Berti watched various Track and Field events held at the Olympic Stadium in London.

Also in attendance were His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands along with their daughters, Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and third wheel (I’m kidding) His Royal Highness Prince Harry of Wales to name a few.

So what events did they royals enjoy this evening?  Well, they watched, with utter amazement I’m sure, as Mr. Usain Bolt of Team Jamaica won the gold medal in the Men’s 100m Final.  His time: 9.63 seconds!  Wow!!

Mr. Yohan Blake of Team Jamaica came in second place with a time of 9.75.  While Mr. Justin Gatlin came in third with a time of 9.79.

Another highly anticipated event of the evening was the Women’s 400m Final.  Ms. Sanya Richards-Ross of Team USA won the gold medal.  Her time: 49.55.  Ms. Christine Ohuruogu of Team GB won the silver medal and Ms. Dee Dee Trotter of Team USA  won the bronze medal.

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Their Royal Highnesses Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands and Family Enjoy Day 6 of the 2012 London Olympics.

On August 2, 2012, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands along with their daughters as well as niece enjoyed Day 6 of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London.

The royal family got up bright and early to watch  Marleen van Iersel and Sanne Keizer of Team Netherlands play against Maria Zonta and Ana Gallay of Team Argentina in Women’s Beach Volleyball, Group D-Match #31.  Team Netherlands won, 2-0.

In the afternoon, the royal family headed on over to the Riverbank Arena to cheer on Team Netherlands in Women’s Field Hockey, Group A-Match #15.  Team Netherlands battled it out against Team China.  Final score: 0-1. Team Netherlands won.

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Their Royal Highnesses Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands Enjoy the London Olympic Games: Day Three

On July 30, 2012, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands along with their three daughters continued to enjoy the 2012 London Olympic Games.

The royal family watched the Men’s Preliminary Field Hockey match, Group B,  between the Netherlands and India held at the Riverbank Arena.  Final score: 3-2, Netherlands.  Princess Maxima and her Princess Ariane also enjoyed a Judo match this afternoon.

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Their Royal Highnesses Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands Enjoy Day Two of the London Olympics. (VIDEO)

On July 29, 2012, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands along with their three daughters attended various Olympic competitions during day two of the London Olympics.

On their agenda today, the royal family cheered on Team Netherlands during a great Women’s Hockey match against Belgium. The final score: 3-0.  Team Netherlands basically dominated the game!   🙂

Also, the family enjoyed the intense Women’s Road Cycling in which Team Netherlands cyclist, Ms. Marianne Vos, won a well-deserved gold medal.  Click here and here to view photos.  Click here to watch a video.

In the evening, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Maxima visited the Holland Heineken House in London.

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Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands Closes the Maasvlakte 2 Seawall. (VIDEOS)

On Wednesday, July 11, 2012, Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands was in Rotterdam to officially close the Maasvlakte 2 seawall.  According to the Dutch company, Van Oord (one company commissioned to oversee the project), back in 2008:

… the Port of Rotterdam Authority commenced construction of Maasvlakte 2, the land reclamation project in the North Sea for the development of the port of Rotterdam.

The port of Rotterdam [grew]  20%, the Netherlands [is now] 2,000 hectares larger, and the coastline is 3.5 km farther into the sea.

For more detailed information about project please visit Van Oord’s official website here. (in English)

Click the links below to watch videos as well as to view photos.

  • VIDEOS (on the right click where it says ‘Beatrix slit zeewering Tweede Maasvlakte’)
  • Gallery One

Sources: Van Oord and RVD