Princess Beatrix opened the new visitor centre at the UNESCO
World Heritage site Kinderdijk last week.
During her visit Saturday night, Princess Beatrix met with
some of the volunteers who work at the historical site. She attended in her
capacity as patron of the Hollandsche Molen Association (Dutch Windmill Association).
The visitors’ centre, designed by Dorus Meurs and Michael…
Born just before the outbreak of the Second World War in the Netherlands, this Dutch Princess received the name Irene for the Greek goddess of peace. Princess Irene of the Netherlands was born on 5 August 1939 as the second daughter of the future Queen Juliana and Prince…
Though Queen’s Day is now celebrated as King’s Day in the Netherlands, the 2009 celebrations in Apeldoorn will forever be marked by tragedy.
De Naald by Brbbl – CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Ten years ago – on 30 April 2009 – Karst Tates…
The tenth anniversary of the Queen’s Day attack in Apeldoorn will be remembered privately by family members of the victims. It is currently not known if any members of the Dutch Royal Family will attend. They did attend the first anniversary of the attacks, and family members of the victims have continued to meet each year privately.
Ten years ago – on 30 April 2009 – Karst Tates…
Princess Beatrix officially opened a new exhibition at the Paleis Het Loo on Tuesday, The Garden of Earthly Worries.
Designed by Daniel Libeskind, a Polish-American artist, architect and designer, the exhibition consists of four sculptures.
“Conceived as a sculptural and…
Today, Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands turns 81-years-old. So we are going to have a little look at who she is and what has happened in her life so far.
Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard was born in 1938 in Soestdijk Palace in Baarn, the Netherlands as the eldest child of…
Former Dutch Prime Minister Wim Kok has died at the age of 80. He had been ill with a heart condition for quite some time.
Wim Kok was Prime Minister from 1994 until 2002 under then Queen Beatrix. Before becoming Prime Minister, Wim Kok was a trade union leader, leader of the opposition and Minister of Finance. He became chairman of the Labour Party, succeeding Joop den Uyl. During his years as…
On Thursday, several royals and head of states attended the state funeral for Kofi Annan in Accra, Ghana.
Kofi Annan was the Secretary-General of the United Nations, holding the position from January 1997 to December 2006. Kofi Annan and the UN received the Nobel Peace…
Princess Beatrix and Princess Mabel to attend funeral of Kofi Annan
7th September 2018
Princess Beatrix, the former Queen of the Netherlands, and her daughter-in-law, Princess Mabel of Orange are to attend the funeral of former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, who died on 18 August.
Now it has been announced that the former Queen of the…
Princess Beatrix opens "Resistance and Sadness in the picture" exhibtion
26th August 2018
This last week, Princess Beatrix opened an exhibition of sculptures at House Doorn near Utrecht. The exhibition is entitled “Resistance and Sadness in the picture” and features work from Germany and the Netherlands – the former representing links with World War I and the latter with World War II. During WWI, Holland was actually a neutral country and at the end of the war Kaiser Wilhelm II…
