Saturday, 30 June 2007

Lilleprinsesse's Christening - Online Viewing

Lilleprinsesse will be christened tomorrow at Fredensborg Palace Church. Here are a few Danish and Norwegian website which will be airing live online coverage of the event:

TV2 - Will begin broadcasting at 8:30am Danish time
DR - Scroll down till you see "Se prinsessedåb på nettet" on the right side of the page. Click on either "Se prinsessedåb på dr.dk.tv" or "Se dåben fra udlandet her" to watch the broadcast. Will also begin at 8:30am
NRK

And if none of those work, go to this website and scroll down until you see "Denmark" or "Norway". Click on either of these, and then select dr.dk or nrk.no

Pieter-Christiaan out of Hospital

Royalblog.nl reports that Prince Pieter-Christiaan will be let out of hospital today to go home. P-C has been in hospital for a week with a suspected skin infection.

There are also rumors that the christening of P-C's daughter, Emma van Vollenhoven, with wife Princess Anita was schedueled for last weekend, but has been postponed due to P-C's hospitalisation.

Willem-Alexander at Veteran's Day

Prince Willem-Alexander attended Veteran's Day in The Hague yesterday, as he does each year. ANP Photo Gallery here.

Copyright: RVD/ANP

Friday, 29 June 2007

Haakon at European Graduate Programme Competition

Crown Prince Haakon yesterday attended and spoke at the European Graduate Programme Competition 2007 in Oslo.Copyright: Scanpix

Thursday, 28 June 2007

Frederik & Mary at 40th Birthday of Peter Heering and Ulrik Trolle

Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary attended the joint 40th birthday party of Peter Heering and Ulrik Trolle over the weekend.
The party had a "blue" theme - the carpet guests arrived on was blue, guests wore blue clothes, etc.
Copyright: Billed Bladet

Máxima in Kenya

Princess Máxima is currently in Kenya to attend meetings on accessible finances in her capacity as a member of the UN Advisory Board in the Financial Sector. Here she is pictured with the Kenyan President, Mwai Kibaki.
Máxima at a press conference with the Kenyan Finance Minister, Amos Kimunya.
Copyright: Reuters/Kenyan Presidental House, RVD

Beatrix visits Edam-Volendam and Beemster

Queen Beatrix was yesterday on a working visit to the Dutch towns of Edam-Volendam and Beemster in Noord Holland.

PPE Picture Gallery here

Copyright: RVD/WFA

Beatrix visits Dutch Soldier

Queen Beatrix visited a Dutch soldier who fought in Afghanistan on June 26th. She also spoke to other injured soldiers, the pastor and psychologists during her visit.
Copyright: RVD/AVDD

Frederik & Mary out for a walk with Christian

Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary took 19-month-old Prince Christian out for a walk in the gardens surrounding Fredensborg Palace.

Video from Her og Nu

Frederik doesn't look to happy with the paparazzi!

Mette-Marit at Sørlandet Ship Anniversary

Crown Princess Mette-Marit yesterday attended the 80th anniversary of the Full-Rigged Ship Sørlandet. Mette-Marit is the patron of the ship.
Copyright: Scanpix

Guest List for Sonja's 70th Revealed!

Kongehuset.no has revealed the guest list for Queen Sonja's 70th birthday celebrations beginning July 4th. The guests are as following:

Guests on July 4th:
Norway
-TRH the Crown Prince and Princess
-Princess Märtha Louise and Mr Ari Behn
-Princess Ragnhild, Mrs Lorentzen, and Mr Erling S. Lorentzen
-Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner, and Mr Johan Martin Ferner
Denmark
-HM the Queen and HRH the Prince Consort
-HRH the Crown Prince
-HE Countess Ruth of Rosenborg
Sweden
-TM the King and Queen
-HRH the Crown Princess
-HH Princess Desireé, Baroness Silfverschiöld, and Baron Niclas Silfverschiöld
-HH Princess Kristine Bernadotte
The Netherlands
-HM the Queen
-HRH Princess Máxima
Luxembourg
-HSH the Grand Duchess
-HSH the Hereditary Grand Duke
-HSH Prince Felix
Belgium
-TRH the Duke and Duchess of Brabant
Other Royal Guests
-HM Queen Anne-Marie of Greece
-Archduke Christian
-Princess Alexandra and Count Jefferson-Friedrich von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth
-Lady Elizabeth Shakerley


Guests on the Royal Cruise:
Norway
-TRH the Crown Prince and Princess
-Princess Märtha Louise and Mr Ari Behn
-Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner, and Mr Johan Martin Ferner
Denmark
-HM the Queen and HRH the Prince Consort
Sweden
-TM the King and Queen
-HRH the Crown Princess
The Netherlands
-HM the Queen
-HRH Princess Máxima
Spain
-HM the Queen
-HRH Infanta Elena and HE the Duke of Lugo
Luxembourg
-HSH the Grand Duchess
-HSH the Hereditary Grand Duke
-HSH Prince Felix
Belgium
-TRH the Duke and Duchess of Brabant
Other Royal Guests
-HM Queen Anne-Marie of Greece
-Archduke Christian
-Princess Alexandra and Count Jefferson-Friedrich von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth

The guest list is mainly female guests, so Sonja's 70th is going to be a girl's party!

Tuesday, 26 June 2007

Happy 2nd Birthday Alexia!

Princess Alexia Juliana Marcela Laurentien, the second daugher of Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Máxima of the Netherlands, celebrates today her 2nd birthday!

Born on June 26th, 2005, at the Boronovo Hospital in The Hague, Alexia became the third in line for the Dutch throne. This picture was taken by her father hours after her birth.Alexia partook in her first family photo session the month after her birth, in the grounds of Villa Eikenhorst - her home - with her parents and sister Catharina-Amalia. Alexia was christened on November 19th, 2005, in Wassenaar by J.A.D. van der Boon. Her godparents were: Prince Friso of the Orange-Nassau, Princess Mathilde of Belgium, Juan Zorreguieta, Jonkvrouwe Alexandra Jankovich de Jeszenice and Jonkheer Frans Ferdinand de Beaufort.So, on the occassion of her second birthday, The Three M's blog would like to wish Her Royal Highness a very happy birthday!

Copyright: RVD/The Prince of Orange & ANP

Dutch Photo Session in the Royal Mews

Prince Willem-Alexander, Princess Máxima and their three daughters - Amalia, Alexia (the birthday girl!) and Ariane - have completed a photo session celebrating the 2nd birthday of Princess Alexia in the Royal Mews in The Hague.
PPE Picture Gallery here
Added: Royal Press Picture Gallery here
Copyright: RVD & Yord/AP

Máxima at Taskforce Youth Unemployment Project

Princess Máxima yesterday attended the final day of the Taskforce Youth Unemployment Project in The Hague.


PPE Picture Gallery here

Copyright: RVD/ANP

Monday, 25 June 2007

Pieter-Christiaan admitted to Hospital

According to a report from de Verdieping Trouw, Prince Pieter-Christiaan has been admitted into hospital with a skin infection. No further information is known about P-C's condition or when he will be released.