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Dutch Royal Family

HM Queen Maxima of the Netherlands Attends a Conference at the Beurs van Berlage.

koningin-maxima-okt-15-lOn Wednesday, November 11, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands attended the opening of the 3rd annual IGNITE conference, Doing Business in Fragile States’, held at the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam.

Issues to be discussed during the one-day conference include “…how entrepreneurship can contribute to diminishing the increasing flow of refugees from Africa and the Middle East…” according to an IGNITE press release.  The objective of the conference is to deepen the understanding of entrepreneurship development in fragile and conflict affected states and to develop better tools to support entrepreneurship opportunities for marginalized groups in these environments.

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HM King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands Reopens De Resident.

PrinceofOranjeOn Tuesday, November 10, 2015, His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands officially reopened De Resident in Den Haag.

The building, which houses the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport and the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment, features a glass roof as a connection between the two ministries and an atrium as the joint entrance according to RVD.

After the opening His Majesty was given a tour of the new building where he met with numerous employees from various departments as well as visited the Petit Café De Resident.

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(VIDEOS) British and Dutch Royals Attend Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph.

On Sunday, November 8, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh accompanied by Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, TRHs The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, HRH Prince Harry of Wales, HRH The Duke of York, TRHs The Earl and Countess of Gloucester, and HRH Princes Alexandra, The Honorable Lady Ogilvy attended Remembrance Sunday held at the Cenotaph Memorial in Whitehall, London, England.

TM King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands attended this year’s ceremony following an “…invitation from the Queen to mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands after the end of the Second World War…” according to the British royal court.

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HM Queen Maxima of the Netherlands Attends a Conference in Den Haag.

On the morning of November 4, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands along with Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark attended the 3rd World Conference of Women’s Shelters held at the Conference Center World Forum in Den Haag, Netherlands.

Held under the theme, Economic Independence of Women Survivors, today’s plenary session focused on the economic independence for women who face domestic violence which is the basis for building a new and independent life.

Tomorrow, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark will give a keynote speech during the plenary session, What is Going On? Strengthening Global and Regional Networks.  

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