Finally on a rather warm Tuesday, 5 September 2023, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands returned to the Province of Groningen. She had two engagements. First she visited the Campus Eemsdelta in Appingedam to talk about the mental health of young people, one of her main subjects in the past few years. One in three young […]
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Last modified: 10 December 2012 Amsterdam, Saturday, 2 February 2002 The program 10.15-10.45: Civil wedding conducted by Mr Job Cohen, mayor of the City of Amsterdam, in the Beurs van Berlage. The ceremony is attended by family members, government representatives and invited guests from the municipality of Amsterdam, the provinces and other parts of the […]
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Last modified: 10 December 2012 The wedding interview, 18 January 2002 Walking through the park of Palace Huis ten Bosch in The Hague Willem-Alexander Prince of Orange, his fiancée Máxima Zorreguieta and their interviewers Maartje van Weegen and Paul Witteman stopped near the pond where the prince asked his girlfriend to marry him. Willem-Alexander said […]
The wedding in Bückeburg continued in the evening of Saturday 9 October 2021 with a gala dinner and ball, the cutting of the cake and lots more. Already before the first guests, all in evening dress and some ladies with tiaras, arrived one could hear the music inside. The bride Princess Mahkameh zu Schaumburg-Lippe, still […]
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It seems to be the new way to celebrate royal birthdays at the moment. More than 100.000 Danes sang for their Queen, Margrethe II, on 16 April, and she watched it herself, as it was all shown live on national TV. At the end she shortly appeared in the doorway of the Fredensborg Palace and […]
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Copenhagen, 14 May 2004 The wedding Day Order of service Musicians:The Copenhagen Boys’ ChoirThe Copenhagen Royal Chapel ChoirThe Church of Our Lady’s ChoirThe Baroque Ensemble Concerto of CopenhagenCembalo: Lars Ulrik MortensenFlemming Dreisig, Cathedral OrganistMads Høck, OrganistPalle Mikkelborg, TrumpetHelen Davies, HarpConductor: Ebbe MunkThe Royal Life Guards Brass Ensemble, conducted by Peter Harbeck The arrival of the […]
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Oslo, 25 August 2001 The program Thursday, 23 August 2001 During the day most guests will arrive in Oslo, among them several royal guests. 17.00: Guests go to the private party at Skaugum, Asker. 17.30: Arrival at Skaugum. Guests will be received by Crown Prince Haakon and Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby. Guests will be greeted by […]
The bridal couple (photo copyrighted by Fame Fotograf Schroder for the Norwegian royal court)
Trondheim, 24 May 2002 The programme Wednesday, 22 May 2002 The Royal Family arrived in Trondheim and the first guests arrive during the day. 10.30 AM: The bride and groom will meet the Norwegian and international press at the Royal Residence of Stiftsgården. In the evening: A private party will be given for friends at […]
