Crown Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands & Claus von Amsberg: March 10, 1966

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celebrations before the wedding

-Government Banquet at the Prinsenholf in Delft (5th March, 1966)

1) Princess Beatrix with her future husband Mr. Claus Von Amsberg

2) Queen Juliana and Prime Minister Joseph Cals

3) Princess Irene, Princess of Bourbon-Parma and Mr. A Vondeling, finance minister

4) Prince Claus feeding Princess Beatrix

 

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-Grand Gala at the Hilton

1) Princess Beatrix and her fiancee Mr. Claus Von Amsberg

2) Princess Beatrix sitting in the middle of Mr. Claus Von Amsberg and Grand Duke of Luxembourg

3-5) Princess Beatrix and Mr. Claus Von Amsberg Opening the ball

6) Princess Beatrix talking to her father King Bernhard

7) Prince Juan Carlos and Princess Sofia, Prince and Princess of Asturias

8) Prince and Princess of Liege

9) Princess Irene of Greece

 

[Julia]

Beautiful photos of Beatrix and Claus! Thank you, pdas1201!

 

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-Royal Ball at the Palace (6th March, 1966)

1) Princess Beatrix entering the ball

2) Princess Margriet of Netherlands and her fiancee Mr. Pieter Van Vollenhoven

3) Queen Juliana and King Bernhard of Netherlands

4) Princess Sofia, Princess of Asturias

5) King Constantine and Queen Anne Marie of Greece

6) Princess Benedikte of Denmark

7) Queen Fabiola and King Baudoin of the Belgians

8) Princess Christina of Sweden

9) Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte of Luxembourg

 

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-Reception at the Amstel Hotel

1) (L-R) King Baudoin I of Belgians, Queen Fabiola and Mr. Claus Von Amsberg

2) Sir Angus Ogilvy, husband of Princess Alexandra of Kent and Queen Anne Marie of Greece

3) Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte of Luxembourg and Prince of Leige

4) Prince Juan Carlos and Princess Sofia, Prince and Princess of Asturias

5) Princess Irene of Bourbon Parma talking to guests

 

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-Wedding Day (10th March, 1966)

1) Queen Juliana and Mrs. Von Amsberg


Cortege ride through Amsterdam

 

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1-2) Prince Claus helps Princess Beatrix off the cortege

3-4) Walk down the altar with her prince

The ceremony

5) Lovely Bride Beatrix

6) Prince Claus helping his bride, Princess Beatrix

7) "With this ring, I thee wed"

8) Prince Claus signing the marriage document while Princess Beatrix looks on

9) Listening to the hymns

 

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After the ceremony

1-2) Princess Beatrix walking with her Prince after the wedding

Waving from the Balcony

3-5) Newly wed couple waving

Official Portraits

 

[Alexandria]

What wonderful pictures pdas 1201! Are they from a commemorative book or magazine issue on the wedding or about the Queen or the couple?

 

[Josefine]

what great photos
i would love to see a guestlist
maybe there is a members of TRF that have a list

 

[Hannelore]

Thanks ever so much for the many beautiful pictures!!

I believe Beatrix designed her dress herself, does anyone know if this is correct?

 

[pdas1201]

What wonderful pictures pdas 1201! Are they from a commemorative book or magazine issue on the wedding or about the Queen or the couple?

Actually, I got it from the website www.angelfire.com/realm/beatrix1966/index.html

They have scanned the pictures there, so I must say it is there hard work and they receive all the credit for it. I am also sorry for not mentioning it before.​

I posted the pictures last night and too tired to even know my name...lol..​

Please check out the site, it has some wonderful information on Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus and some problems surrounding their wedding.​

 

[pdas1201]

what great photos
i would love to see a guestlist
maybe there is a members of TRF that have a list

This is an abridged version I believe, but so far I have the following guests:

1) Duchess Marina and Duke Michael of Kent (representing QEII)
2) Princess Alexandra of Kent and Sir Angus Ogilvy
3) King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola of Belgium
4) King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece
5) Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte of Luxembourg
6) Prince Juan Carlos and Princess Sofia, Prince and Princess of Asturias
7) Prince Charles-Hughes and Princess of Irene of Bourbon Parma
8) Crown Prince Harald of Norway
9) Prince Karim Aga Khan
10) Princess Irene of Greece
11) Prince Charles of Luxembourg
12) Prince Armgard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
13) Greta Von Amsberg (mother of Prince Claus)
14) Princess Christina of Netherlands
15) Princess Benedikte of Denmark
16) Princess Christina of Sweden
17) Lady Christina von Amsberg (sister of Prince Claus)
18) Prince Albert and Princess Paola, Prince and Princess of Liege
19) Infanta Maria del Pilar of Spain
20) Princess Margaretha of Sweden and husband Mr. John Ambler
21) Princess Margriet of Netherlands and her fiancee Pieter van Vollenhoven
22) Prince Aschwin and Princess Simone of Lippe-Biesterfeld

 

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Engagement Pictures

Source: Worldroots

 

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Some more pics...

Source: Worldroots

 

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Honeymoon

Source: Worldroots

 

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More pics of the wedding...

 

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and more...

 

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some more...

 

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more time two...

 

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last batch...

 

[cute_girl]

wow,time can do so much to your face and figure,you'd never think that Queen Beatrix was one day such young and pretty

 

[marezdote]

from the families official website.

 

[HMQueenElizabethII]

Thanks lots.So great photos.

But do you know who represent the British Royal family?Is that the Duchess Marina of Kent and her daughter present Princess Alexandra of Kent?

Thanks lots pdas1201 for the list.

 

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A beautiful photo of the couple (courtesy GREMB)

 

[Alexandria]

Does anyone know who designed Queen Beatrix's wedding dress? At the Glittering Royal Events MB, it was mentioned that Queen Beatrix helped to design her own dress (but with who?) because she couldn't find any dresses that she liked.

Also, can anyone tell me who Beatrix's attendants, page boys and flower girls were?

 

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Does anyone know who designed Queen Beatrix's wedding dress? At the Glittering Royal Events MB, it was mentioned that Queen Beatrix helped to design her own dress (but with who?) because she couldn't find any dresses that she liked.

From what I have read on this subject, Queen Beatrix designed her dress with the help of Mrs. Caroline Bergé-Farwick of Maison Linette in Den Bosch. The design of the tiara (Diamond and Pearl Ornate Tiara) worn by Princess Beatrix was woven into the front of the skirt and into the train, which was 5 meters long and 2 meters wide.

Also, can anyone tell me who Beatrix's attendants, page boys and flower girls were?

The bridesmaids were Princess Christina of The Netherlands (bride's sister), Lady Elizabeth Anson, Joanna Elizabeth Roëll and Princess Christina of Sweden.

The page boys were Joachim Jencquel and Markus von Oeynhausen-Sierstorpff.

The flower girls were Daphne Stewart Clark and Carolijn Alting von Geusau.

The page boys and flower girls were watched over by Eugénie Mary Loudon and Christina von Amsberg.

 

[Marengo]

But do you know who represent the British Royal family?Is that the Duchess Marina of Kent and her daughter present Princess Alexandra of Kent?

Prince Michael of Kent and Sir Angus Ogilvy also attended.

 

[Alexandria]

Thanks pdas1201 for your information and help!

 

[Squidgy]

Thanks for the great pictures everyone!

For those who are interested, the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision has digitally restored some footage from Beatrix & Claus's wedding.

They have also done the same for Juliana, Margriet and Irene's weddings.

They are quite fun to watch - everyone is so young, in love and less "polished" then they are today!

It is all in Dutch of course, but it is pretty easy to figure out what is going on.

The videos can be found at http://www.beeldengeluid.nl/templat...tie&artid=12585