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Marengo said:Amalia is such a lively girl! She still seems to have fun with the cameras and seems to 'play' with them. I really like that the Crtownprince and Princess are not overprotective of their children and in this way already 'prepare' them for the media interest. I believe Beatrix 'hid' her sons much more from the press.
Marengo said:Amalia is such a lively girl! She still seems to have fun with the cameras and seems to 'play' with them. I really like that the Crtownprince and Princess are not overprotective of their children and in this way already 'prepare' them for the media interest. I believe Beatrix 'hid' her sons much more from the press.
Alexandria said:I find it surprising that they are and that Amalia is so friendly with the media since Willem and Maxima have sued (and won) the media for taking private pictures of them (such as when they visited the zoo with Amalia). And haven't they "retaliated" against media outlets that buy paparazzi pictures of them by not inviting them to official photo shoots?
And when Marilene was photographed during the summer nursing her daughter Felecia, there was some official press release from the RVD stating that only photographs of the couple (and their family) at official engagements could be published, and that all others could be subject to being sued. I remember some comments that the van Vollenhoven family had always been press friendly when they were out for regular family walks unlike the Orange family, and now they were following in the footsteps of their cousins.
hofburg said:Happy Birthday
melmel said:just curious.... why isn't Amalia called by her first name Catherina? they are both nice names.
Also she has gotten really cute from when she was a baby. she has absolutely adorable lips.
pollyemma said:the name thing is confusing and i have to confess I dont really understand it. but that was her parents choice. her dad is called Alexander by his family and that was his parents intention too. its a bit weird though that most everyone always refers to him as Willem-Alexander, whereas everyone except the RVD refers to Catharina-Amalia as simply "Amalia."
Catharina is a very traditional name for a queen. (who knows? holland may have its own Catherine the Great some day ) so I think that is why they opted to put that first even though they dont intend to call her by it.
When Amalia she ascends the throne she will get to decide if she wants to be known by a regal, classic name like Catharina or a traditional oranje family like Amalia.