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Maaike Huizer | all galleries >> gallery_of_galleries >> My photo-a-day >> 2006 - 2015 >> September 2010: Diary > 21 - Troonrede
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21-SEP-2010 Maaike Huizer

21 - Troonrede

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As I wrote yesterday: Prinsjesdag is the day on which the reigning monarch of the
Netherlands addresses a joint session of the Dutch Senate and House of Representatives
in the Ridderzaal or Hall of Knights in The Hague. The Speech from the Throne (troonrede)
sets out the main features of government policy for the coming parliamentary session.
I watched it from behind my (not so clean) desk at the office

For more about Prinsjesdag click here!

For others participating in this month' challenge click here!


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Guest 26-Sep-2010 09:46
Ik vind dit een fantastisch idee!
Mooie foto. De actiepunten zijn volgens mij door iedereen bestudeerd, een leuke detail!
Jola Dziubinska25-Sep-2010 22:04
Royal moment.
Fay Stout23-Sep-2010 12:54
Well composed with the clutter of doing work...
Mieke WA Minkjan23-Sep-2010 07:56
In 1980 I really didn't like her as our new queen.
I was in favour of the idea that the Netherlands should become a republic.
Nowadays I really like her, she is in this uncertain times, like a lighthouse in the surf.
I like her as a person but I'm not content with the institute "Kingdom"
Mooi idee Maaike en vooral de actiepunten!!! :-)
LynnH22-Sep-2010 22:42
I like this and I'm glad that you included your desk notes and papers. It shows that we all have to work, even the Queen. :)
Barbara Heide22-Sep-2010 22:12
lol @ Scott, but he is right...
J. Scott Coile22-Sep-2010 20:11
We do so much more from our desks these days. A royal face-to-face ;-)
Matylda Lempel-Chareza Photography22-Sep-2010 19:59
very interesting
Yvonne22-Sep-2010 10:18
Thanks for telling us about this occasion Maaike, your shot is very interesting to me!
borisalex22-Sep-2010 07:06
Looks like you are busy here too! Nice idea to show!
Ps.Isn´t it that there was incident, where a heavy candleholder was thrown at the carriage?
Cindi Smith22-Sep-2010 06:11
Great image. Really clear and it shows you are working hard with stuff around. :)
Guest 22-Sep-2010 03:53
That's almost a royal job you have there!
carol j. phipps22-Sep-2010 01:55
Queenly dress and hat! Great textures all around.
Bill Ewart Jr22-Sep-2010 00:25
Now that's a HAT!~
reflectionsofnature21-Sep-2010 23:55
Interesting insight into the workings of your government. Here in Canada the representative of the Queen of England delivers a similar speech.
Walter Otto Koenig21-Sep-2010 23:34
Nice idea and it came out really well. Monitors do not lend themselves to photography easily. Looks like a long Troonrede. :)
Guest 21-Sep-2010 22:54
Very nice capture, love your composition Maaike! V