On April 2, 2013, Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands visited the Special Collections Department at the University of Amsterdam to receive the first 1001 Vrouwen (1001 Women) stamps on the occasion of “…of the exhibition, ‘1001 Women in the Dutch history’…”
According to RVD:
“The 1001 Women sheetlet contains ten stamps with portraits of notable women in Dutch history. The four upper and four lower postage stamps are identical, so a total of six women from six different centuries are shown.
The following six women are depicted: The explorer Alexandrine Tinne, the writer Belle van Zuylen Utrecht heroine of the ‘Eighty Years War Trijn of Leemput’, the painter Mary Oosterwijck, the land lady Mary of Burgundy and the theologian Anna Zernike.”
On Tuesday, April 2, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain attended the inauguration of the exhibition entitled, Grandes Maestros del Arte Popular de Iberoamérica, held at the Teatro Fernán Gómez in Madrid.
According to the official website for the Teatro Fernán Gómez the folk art exhibition, “…consists of carefully selected and collected works between 2007 to 2011 and covering 22 countries by approximately 450 craftsmen.”
On March 31, 2013, His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan, accompanied by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Hussein Bin Abdullah II, held a meeting in Amman with the Palestinian President, Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, and his delegation.
Discussions focused on the “…developments in the Middle East, efforts to restore momentum in the Palestinian-Israeli peace efforts despite rapid developments in the region…” and much more according to the Petra News Agency.
On Sunday, March 31, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, accompanied by other members of the British royal family, attended Easter Service at St. Georges Chapel at Windsor Castle.
On April 2, 2013, Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima of the Netherlands visited the Special Collections Department at the University of Amsterdam to receive the first 1001 Vrouwen (1001 Women) stamps on the occasion of “…of the exhibition, ‘1001 Women in the Dutch history’…”
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