Margrethe lunches with the Estonian President

Queen Margrethe welcomed the President of Estonia, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, and his wife to Fredensborg Palace on September 7th for a lunch.

Photo of the 3

Copyright: ANP

Mette-Marit at the Grieg Gala

On September 6th, Crown Princess Mette-Marit attended the Grieg Gala with the Bergen Filharmonic Orchestra.Copyright: ANP

Joachim visits Moesgaard Museum

On September 4th, Prince Joachim visited the Moesgaard Museum.

Photos from Polfoto - one, two, three and four

Anita at the Paul Schulten Fashion Show

Princess Anita of Orange-Nassau, the wife of Prince Pieter-Christiaan, attended the Paul Schulten Fashion Show in Amsterdam last week.

Photo Gallery from Mario Nap

Máxima at opening of "Ik & De Ander, De Ander & Ik"

Yesterday Princess Máxima attended the opening of the art exhibition "IK & DE ANDER, DE ANDER & IK" (Me and the Other, the Other and Me) in Bussum.Photo Gallery from PPE
Copyright: ANP/RVD

Beatrix opens Wageningen University Campus

On September 4th, Queen Beatrix and the Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende officially opened the new campus of the Wageningen University.Photo Gallery from PPE
Copyright: RVD/ANP

Frederik wins last race of Farr40 Champs, Mary brings kids to watch

On Saturday September 1st, Crown Prince Frederik and his team aboard the Nanoq won the final race of the Farr40 World Championships. Crown Princess Mary was there to cheer on her husband, and brough Prince Christian, 23 months, and Princess Isabella, 4 months; along to cheer for Daddy.

Photo Gallery from Søren Steffen

Added: Article from HELLO! Magazine - "Isabella and Christian help royal dad celebrate sailing win"

Máxima opens De Kamers

Princess Máxima yesterday attended the opening of De Kamers (The Rooms), a house of culture, in Amersfoort.Photo Gallery from PPE

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Photo Session at Skaugum

Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit posed for the media with their three children; Princess Ingrid Alexandra (3 and a half years), Prince Sverre Magnus (21 months) and Marius (10 years); at their family home in Skaugum.Photo Gallery from PPE

Copyright: Scanpix

Willem-Alexander's 40th Birthday Party

The Prince of Orange - Willem-Alexander - hosted a belated birthday party celebrating his 40th year on Saturday September 1st. The party was held at Het Loo Palace, and went well into the night.The birthday boy arrived in a horse-drawn carriage with his wife, Princess Máxima, and their three daughters - Princess Catharina-Amalia (3 and a half years), Princess Alexia (27 months) and Princess Ariane (4 and a half months). The Prince's eldest daughter had a slight accident when the carriage pulled to a stop (see video), but otherwise all three girls were as cute as buttons in pink gowns. The other guests arrived via the Royal Bus.

The Prince's mother, Queen Beatrix, and brother's Constantijn and Friso - with wives Laurentien and Mabel - were also in attendance. Other family members invited were Willem-Alexander's aunt, Princess Margriet, and uncle Pieter van Vollenhoven; their children Maurits and wife Marilène, Bernhard Jr and wife Annette, Pieter-Christiaan and wife Anita, and Floris with his pregnant wife Aimée. Máxima's parents, Jorge Zorreguieta and Carmen Cerrutti, and brother Martin were also in attendance; as well as plenty of royal guests including Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Crown Prince Philippe and Crown Princess Mathile of Belgium, the Earl and Countess of Wessex, and Prince Felipe, Princess Letizia, Infanta Cristina and Inaki Urdangarin of Spain.

Added: Article from HELLO! Magazine - "Crown Prince Willem's daughters lead guests at royal birthday ball"

Copyright: ANP, Scanpix, PPE

Mary at the "Summer Ballet"

On August 30th, Crown Princess Mary attended the opening night performance of the "Summer Ballet" at the Bellevue Theatre.

Photo Gallery from Søren Steffen

Friso & Mabel Changed Mabel's Wikipedia Page

The RVD announced a few days ago, after much talk in the Dutch media, that Prince Friso and Princess Mabel had in fact altered the Princess' Wikipedia page in 2006. The pair had used a computer inside Huis ten Bosch - Queen Beatrix's residence in The Hague - to change the phrase "gave misleading and false information" (in reference to the information Mabel gave to the Dutch parliament about her relationship with a drug lord prior to her marriage to Friso) to "gave misleading information". The article has since been restored to its prior content.

Article from MSNBC.com - "Dutch royals caught revising Wikipedia"

September 2007 Calender

September 2007 Calender for the Danish, Dutch and Norwegian Royal Families

September 1: NED - 40th Birthday Celebrations of Willem-Alexander
September 3: NED - Máxima will open "De Kamers"
September 4: NED - Beatrix will open the new campus of Wageningen University
September 4: DEN - Joachim will visit the Moesgaard Museum
September 5: NED - Máxima will open the art exhibition "Me and the Other & the Other and Me"
September 5: NOR - Sonja will attend the opening of the 2007-2008 season of the Oslo Filharmonic Orchestra
September 6: NOR - Harald and Märtha Louise host a Luncheon for the Princess Märtha Louise Fund
September 6: NOR - Harald will attend the Anders Jahre Award Ceremony
September 6: NOR - Mette-Marit will attend the Grieg Gala with the Bergen Filharmonic Orchestra
September 8: NED - Beatrix will attend a concert by the World Orchestra for Peace
September 8: NOR - Harald will attend the opening of the 120th Autumn Exhibition
September 8: DEN - Mary will attend the Circus Benneweis Gala Performance for the Mental Health Fund
September 9: DEN - Mary will attend a golf tournament in Helsingør
September 10: NOR - Märtha Louise will attend the event marking the dissolution of The Norwegian Sports Organization for the Disabled
September 11: NED - Beatrix & Máxima will attend the premiere of the Hans van Manen Festival
September 12-13: DEN - State Visit from Brazil
September 12: NED - Beatrix will open the new venue for the Amsterdam Archives
September 12: NED - Laurentien will make a speech at the World Illiteracy Day
September 13-14: NOR - State Visit from Brazil
September 14: NED - Beatrix will open the new venue of the Rijksdienst Art-Historical Documentation
September 15: NOR - Mette-Marit will attend the feast and gala performance of the OsloHimmel Festival
September 17-21: DEN - Frederik & Mary (with Isabella) will visit New York
September 18: NED - Prinsjesdag
September 18: NOR - Haakon attends the event marking the 10th anniversary of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
September 20: NOR - Mette-Marit will visit Svalbard
September 22: NOR - 36th Birthday of Märtha-Louise
September 22: NED - Willem-Alexander will attend the opening of the exhibition "P. Struycken, the Digital Paradise"
September 23: DEN - Frederik & Mary will award the Kronprinsparrets Kulturpris
September 25: NED - 39th Birthday of Friso
September 26: NED - Willem-Alexander will attend the opening of the "Mosae Forum"
September 30: NOR - 35th Birthday of Ari