It was an interesting reunion with a dress I did see for the last time in April 2004. I remember vividly that only days before the wedding of Prince Friso of the Netherlands and Mabel Wisse Smit on 24 April 2004 in Delft, The Netherlands, the magazine “Story” managed to publish a drawing of a […]
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Letter of HRH Prince Johan Friso to Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende The Hague, 9 October 2003 Dear Mr. Balkenende, In connection with the coverage in the media over the past few months and recent questions in the Second Chamber Mabel Wisse Smit and I have reflected the events and our own role in them. […]
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TV-Interview on the occasion of their wedding; 19 April 2004 The Dutch TV-company NOS broadcasted an interview with Prince Friso of the Netherlands and his wife-to-be Mabel Wisse Smit on Monday, 19 April 2004, at the TV-channel Nederland 2. The couple was interviewed by Paul Witteman and Maartje van Weegen. Paul Witteman: You are going […]
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The Hague, 17 & 19 May 2001 The wedding interview With peacocks shouting in the background Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands and his fiancée Laurentien Brinkhorst gave an interview for the Dutch television in the garden of Palace Huis ten Bosch, the residence of Queen Beatrix. It was broadcasted on May 15th, 2001, two days […]
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Delft, 24 April 2004 Wedding programme 10.00: Departure by car from Noordeinde Palace. 10.30-11.00: civil marriage. The civil ceremony was conducted by the Mayor of Delft, Hein van Oorschot, in the Town Hall. It was attended by close family and friends of the bride and groom and dignitaries (some 50 guests). Departure by car from […]