Photo: Netty Leistra
The British Embassy The Hague and the British Council Netherlands have been launching a Great British Summer Celebration. Included is a photo exhibition of His Majesty King Charles III and his links to the Netherlands to mark the coronation. The travelling exhibition tours the Netherlands and features photos of the King with information about the […]
The Eighty Years’ War that led to the independency of the Netherlands didn’t exactly last 80 years, although usually it is said the war took place between 1568 and 1648. The Dukes of Burgundy between 1384 and 1428 managed to expand their territory in what now is the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and the north of […]
As I see ANP photos almost on a daily basis, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect of the exhibition “Onze Koningin 1980-2013” in the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam. To honour Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands 145 pictures were selected from the ANP database, showing 75 years of Queen Beatrix and 33 years of […]
The Dutch royals had their last official engagements last week, and only Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien have been busy during the weekend. Queen Beatrix had her last engagement on 24 April 2013 and opened the Huygens exhibition in the “Grote Kerk” in The Hague. A highlight of the exhibition is a replica of the […]
Just came back from another very successful royalty weekend at Ticehurst, Great Britain. Interesting lectures, good company and food. Like here, the countryside of East Sussex is far behind. Unlike last year it was cold, even freezing a bit at night, and hardly any flowers were blooming. Bought myself a few books only, and even […]