State Visit from Slovakia to The Netherlands: November 20-22, 2012

[Marengo]

The president of Slovakia will pay a state visit to The Netherlands from 20-22 November 2012.

Staatsbezoek president Slowakije - Het Koninklijk Huis

 

[iceflower]

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Queen Beatrix has welcomed the President of the Slovak Republic Ivan Gašparovič in Amsterdam today, November 20, 2012.



** ppe gallery ** anp gallery **

 

[Marengo]

Ah, another state visit in the absence of princess Máxima... so the jewelry lovers among us will have to be content with some diamonds burried in the hairstyles of the Queen and Princess Margriet tonight.

Nice to see that the state banquet will actually be in the royal palace in Amsterdam and not at Noordeinde.

 

[Ilse]

Let's hope this will be a tiara event!!

 

[Tilia C.]

Let's hope this will be a tiara event!!

Right, at the last State Visit Magriet went tiara-less. I hope that they are not setting this up as their new protocol . I miss Maxima as well.

 

[Ilse]

Woulde be nice to see Constantijn en Laurentien at these occasions!

 

[An Ard Ri]

Nice to see that the state banquet will actually be in the royal palace in Amsterdam and not at Noordeinde.

That's quite rare is it not?

 

[iceflower]

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The above posted anp gallery has been updated with pics of the gala this evening

** Pic **


And here are two more galleries of the day events:


** demotix.com: President of Slovakia on a state visit to the Netherlands - Amsterdam **


** aktualne.atlas.sk: OBRAZOM: Ako prezident Gašparovič kráľovstvo tulipánov navštívil **

 

[Marengo]

What a surprise: they finally figured out that the palace has a better background for pictures than the drawn curtains that they usually stand in front of.


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Pieter van Vollenhoven has pneumonia and was unable to attend.

That's quite rare is it not?

The palace was closed for a renovation of the interior for quite a few years. And for the Italian state visit the palace was used for a painting exhibition. I believe that after they re-opened only the Turkish state banquet was held there.

 

[Stefan]

What a surprise: they finally figured out that the palace has a better background for pictures than the drawn curtains that they usually stand in front of.

Was the place with the closed curtains not at Noordeinde Palace. But good to see that we are bak to tiaras for all royal ladies.

 

[Ilse]

Was the place with the closed curtains not at Noordeinde Palace. But good to see that we are bak to tiaras for all royal ladies.

Yes, it was at Noordeinde.

 

[Marengo]

Was the place with the closed curtains not at Noordeinde Palace. But good to see that we are bak to tiaras for all royal ladies.

Yes that was the policy in Noordeinde, but they also closed the curtains for president Gul of Turkey in Amsterdam:
http://www.ppe-agency.com/500px/Apr2012/PPE12041766.jpg

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Yes, nice to see princess Margriet with a tiara again, she didn't wear this one (emerald tiara with pearls) very often before. And she actually didn't place it somewhere hidden in her hair. So cheers to that!

 

[iceflower]

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Here are some more pics and a video from yesterday:



** ppe gallery 2 ** pp gallery 3 ** dpp gallery: Queen Beatrix welcomes President Gasparovic of Slovakia during state visit day 1 **


PRESIDENT IVAN GASPAROVIC LEGT KRANS BIJ MONUMENT OP DE DAM - YouTube




Today, November 21, the President attended several events without Queen Beatrix, in the evening they met again for a concert at the Louwman museum in Den Haag Princess Margriet attended the concert as well:



** anp gallery 1 ** anp gallery 2 ** anp gallery concert ** ppe gallery concert **


** dpp gallery: Queen Beatrix and Princess Margriet attend concert offered by President of Slovakia **

 

[fairy tale]

Today, November 22, Queen Beatrix with President Ivan Gasparovic and Silvia Gasparovicova were visiting Eindhoven. They paid a visit to the technollogy region Brainport Eindhoven where producers, marketeers and designers work for the products of tomorrow.
Picture gallery PPE Agency

 

[Ilse]

I really like Queen Beatrix's hat!!

 

[iceflower]

Me too, it's elegant and and fancy


Here are some more galleries of the final day of the visit:


** anp gallery 1 ** anp gallery 2 ** anp gallery 3 ** anp gallery 4 **



** dpp: Queen Beatrix and President of Slovakia visit Eindhoven **