On the evening of Tuesday, November 5, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands arrived at the DeLaMar Theater in Amsterdam to attend a charity performance of the musical Hij Gelooft in Mij.
Proceeds from tonight’s event will be donated to the Kinderen Maken Muziek program of the Oranje Fonds according to RVD.
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On Tuesday, November 5, 2013, Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands opened a new building of the Stichting de Basis in Doorn.
According to the official website for Stichting de Basis the independent care center provides:
“…services after trauma for veterans and military service [men and women] and their families. Increasingly we service former uniformed personnel at risk of aggression, violence or disaster. To be more specific, we support (former) personnel from the army, fire-brigade, ambulance, police force, and public transport.
We assist them and their families in coping with the consequences of trauma. We focus on resilience, empowerment and creating new perspectives, and we support clients to extend their focus of control.”
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On November 5, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands arrived at the Appel Arts Center in Amsterdam to attend the 2013 Prix de Rome.
According to the official website for the Prix de Rome the award is the:
“…oldest and most prestigious prize in the Netherlands for young artists under the age of 40.
The award dates back to 1808 when Louis Napoleon introduced the Prix de Rome in the Netherlands to promote the arts. Although the award has regularly been renewed, the aim is still to trace talented artists and encourage them to develop and increase their visibility.”
The winner of the 2013 Prix de Rome went to Ms. Falke Pisano.
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On November 4, 2013, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark inaugurated the Power Racing Gokart Akademi in Herlev just northwest of Copenhagen.
And, that’s it. 🙂
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On the evening of November 4, 2013, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Laurent and Princess Claire of Belgium arrived at the Euroscoop (movie theatre) in Genk to attend the première of Mr. Stijn Coninx’s film, Marina.
The film is based on the true story of Belgian-Italian singer and songwriter, Rocco Granata. Via a press release regarding the film:
“Calabria, Italy, 1948. Salvatore Granata, a poor ironsmith, has to leave the country for a job as a coalminer in Belgium. His spirited 10-year-old son Rocco keeps enjoying the warm Italian life. But after one year, Salvatore, urges his family to come over.
By the time Rocco arrives in Waterschei, a small mining town in Belgium, his excitement turns into grave disappointment. The immigrants are housed in miserable barracks. He doesn’t speak the language, people are more distant, the weather is cold and… they still are poor.
While his parents find security in the immigrant community, the son tries to adapt to his new surroundings. But he remains a second-class citizen. When Salvatore understands what’s going on, he tells his son that he needs a dream to hang on to. From then on Rocco starts doing what he does best: playing music.”
Trailer for the film Marina
On the evening of November 4, 2013, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Laurent and Princess Claire of Belgium arrived at the Euroscoop (movie theatre) in Genk to attend the première of Mr. Stijn Coninx’s film, Marina.
The film is based on the true story of Belgian-Italian singer and songwriter, Rocco Granata. Via a press release regarding the film:
“Calabria, Italy, 1948. Salvatore Granata, a poor ironsmith, has to leave the country for a job as a coalminer in Belgium. His spirited 10-year-old son Rocco keeps enjoying the warm Italian life. But after one year, Salvatore, urges his family to come over.
By the time Rocco arrives in Waterschei, a small mining town in Belgium, his excitement turns into grave disappointment. The immigrants are housed in miserable barracks. He doesn’t speak the language, people are more distant, the weather is cold and… they still are poor.
While his parents find security in the immigrant community, the son tries to adapt to his new surroundings. But he remains a second-class citizen. When Salvatore understands what’s going on, he tells his son that he needs a dream to hang on to. From then on Rocco starts doing what he does best: playing music.”
Trailer for the film Marina
On November 4, 2013, His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium held a luncheon meeting at Château de Laeken with the President of the European Commission, Mr. José Manuel Barroso, and with President of the European Council, Mr. Herman Van Rompuy.
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