On June 12, 2012, Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands was at the Streek school in Tjalleberd to participate in the music project, Pop in School.
According to RVD, Pop in School, which is supported by the Oranje Fund and the Fund for Cultural Participation, is a:
…a partnership between Ateliers Major and five elementary schools in Heerenveen and its surroundings. The goal is to provide children to learn to play and sing in a band, and to provide them knowledge about different musical instruments. The lessons are provided by subjects of Ateliers Major with the support of students from the Friesland College.
On June 8, 2012, Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry of Wales were at the King Edward VII Hospital to visit the Duke of Edinburgh. As you may know by now the 90-year-old amazing duke was admitted earlier this week for a bladder infection.
Meanwhile, Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands was at Bronovo hospital Den Haag to open the new Mother-Kindcentrum maternity ward. The new modern center offers better care and comfort for mothers and their newborns as well as more privacy for their families according to RVD.
On June 8, 2012, His Royal Highness Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje was at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam to open the 10th Edition of the School Mission Olympic Finals.
According to RVD, the Mission Olympic is:
… a school sports competition where 315 high schools in Netherlands to participate. After the opening competition over 5,000 finalists in eighteen different sports categories at various sports venues in Amsterdam compete for the National Championship for secondary schools.
On June 6, 2012, Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands was in Gouderak to visit the newly rebuilt neighborhood of Zellingwijk.
According to RVD, the neighborhood “…had to be demolished in the mid-1980s due to the presence of toxic waste in the soil.”
Ewww.
All is well in the area now, thankfully, with redevelopment and reorganization completed in 2009. Finally, in early 2012, housing construction was completed and everyone is happy.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands along with their three daughters, attended a concert held at the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam.
The concert was performed 3,000 by students from the project, Kids Make Music, a program funded by the Oranje Fund. According to NOS, the project “…was launched last year by Princess Maxima…”
Click the links below to watch a video as well as to view photos.
Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands attended the 100th anniversary of the Congress of the Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG) in Den Haag.
According to RVD, the VNG represents:
…the interests of municipalities and is an important partner for other governments and civil society organizations. It is a service organization that also provides a platform for opinion formation and renewal.
On June 5, 2012, His Royal Highness Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje opened a new townhouse, financed by the Oranje Fonds, in Varsselder-Veldhunten. Whilst there the prince was given a guided tour of the new building and “… met with board members of the townhouse…” according to RVD.
Meanwhile, at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands attended the conference, Access to Health Insurance. The princess gave an opening speech regarding the importance of, well, health insurance. According to RVD, other issues discussed during today’s event included the need for “…financial services for low income groups and access to health care in developing countries.”
The Royal Correspondent 