Apparently today was a slow news day in the Netherlands. That, and Queen Beatrix turns 75 at the end of the month. Result: A summary of a web log post I made in 2010, and the accompanying photo of me shaking hands with the Queen on print in 600 000+ copies. 😎 Because of the …
Curious whether you’re popular online? Want to increase your network? Well, nowadays the ways to go are Twitter & Facebook, so your first step would be creating a account & profile on both. (I’ve done this ages ago. My account on Facebook I created when a friend invited me. I do not recall who got …
Well, today was the day: Off to Oslo to meet the Queen! 🙂First I had to spend some time suiting up. The instructions which came with the invitation stated ‘dark suit’ so that’s what I put on. After contemplating wearing a Shinobi shōzoku, I decided to play it safe and put on the dark-blue suit …
Today Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands arrived in Oslo for an official state visit. According to the statement of the Norwegian Royal House she would be arriving by sea, on board of the HNLMS Tromp (F803). Well… she did travel the last kilometre or so on board, but first she travelled from the Netherlands to …
On March 20th, at 05:50 local time, princess Juliana (the mother of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands) has passed away, 94 years of age. More information: RVD & the Wikipedia.