Tomorrow,wednesday december 3rd,the entire Royal Family will attend the Prince Claus Prize ceremony
at the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ,Amsterdam.
HRH Prince Friso,Co-Chair of the Prince Claus Fund,(brother Prince Constantijn is the other),will hand-out the Prizes.
This years theme is Culture and the Human Body.
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I know that the caption mistakenly listed Prince Floris as the co-chair. Was he there also? I don't recall seeing any photos of any of the Van Vollenhovens.
Congatulations for them ... happy for HM.It was the Indian author Indira Goswami (1942) received the great Prince Claus Prize, and the 100.000,- euros that are attached to it.
Nice to see Queen Beatrix wih all her sons and daughters-in-law, HM is obviously enjoying it!
There are ten other award winners who will get their prize money of 25.000,- euros from the dutch embassy in their countries. The other winners are:
These prizes will be handed-out at the embassies in the respective countries:
Li Xianting (China)
Ma Ke (China)
Purevbat (Mongolia)
Dayanita Singh (India)
Elia Suleiman (Palestina)
James Iroha Uchechukwu (Nigeria)
Ousmane Sow (Senegal)
Tania Bruguera, (Cuba)
Jeanguy Saintus (Haiti)
Carlos Henriquez Consalvi (Venezuela)
HM The Queen,accompanied by TRH The Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima,Prince Friso and Princess Mabel and Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien,will attend the hand-out by HRH Prince Constantijn,Honorary Co-Chair - ( with brother Friso) - of the Prince Claus Fund
of the Prince Claus Prize 2009.Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ,Amsterdam this afternoon.
Thank you Florencia.This is always such a moving event honouring the late Prince Claus.The Prince Claus Fund was a gift to him on his 70th birthday.He held a very emotional and moving speech honouring his wife,Beatrix,for being who she was;"and words can not discribe what I feel for you",gosh,I remember it so vividly,I get teary-eyed again.
Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development
HM The Queen,accompanied by TRH The Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima,Prince Friso and Princess Mabel,Prince Constantijn
and Princess Laurentien will attend the ceremony of the hand-out of the Grand Prince Claus Prize to Algerian publisher Barzakh Editions
on december 17th,Royal Palace,Amsterdam.
The Prize will be handed-out by HRH Prince Friso,who,together with his brother Prince Constantijn,is Vice-Chair of the Prince Claus Fund.
Today Prince Constantijn handed out the Prince Claus Award in attendance of the royal family:
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