Princess Beatrix attended the celebration of the 160th anniversary of the Royal Home for Retired Military Personnel and Bronbeek Museum in Arnhem. This was a postponed visit that was initially scheduled to take place on February 24. Bronbeek is a former royal palace in Arnhem. Princess Beatrix is patron of Bronbeek Royal Veterans' Home.
Bronbeek is a museum and knowledge center for the colonial-military past of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has also served as a home for veterans of all parts of the Dutch armed forces and of the former Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL). The Bronbeek Royal Home currently has forty residents to whom it provides elderly care.
Bronbeek was built in the early 19th century. In 1845, Dutch King William III bought it and thereafter he donated it to the Dutch state in 1859. William III wanted it to be a home for disabled KNIL soldiers. The inhabitants brought various items with them to the royal home and this turned into a museum about the KNIL.
Ce rose vif sur cette jupe noire donne du pep's à la tenue de Beatrix ; j'ai essayé de mieux voir son collier ?!
ReplyDeleteIsn’t she still very warm and elegant!
ReplyDeleteMabel
Agree !!
DeleteWell said
DeleteWhy in the caption they talk about William III. It was Willem III, just like it is Willem-Alexander the present king. A proper name cannot be translated. We do not call the Prince of Wales Willem either. He is baptized William and that is his official name. Fashion wise : I like Princess Beatrix' wine red top. She stays true to her own style and that is fine.
ReplyDeleteIn some countries there has been a tradition to translate the names of foreign kings and queens into the local language. Nowadays it is not so much done. The new way is to keep the original names of the present kings unchanged and leave the names of historic kings in their translated forms as they appear in history books.
DeleteThis is very general explanation. I must confess that I do not know which is the British or American way of doing it. Please, do not get angry.
Margot
I notice in Spain's media they refer to King Charles as "Carlos" & Princess Madeleine as "Magdalena". Those are NOT their names! We call King Felipe "Felipe" (not "Philip") & Queen Letizia "Letizia" (not "Joy", which is what her name means in English). I wish we would all leave people's given/baptized names alone & as they are. How do theys toast these royals when they get together? Would they call Charles "Carlos" to his face? |Melanie|
DeleteLetizia would be translated as Letitia not Joy even if that is what its meaning is.
DeleteAnd no, they wouldn't call Charles Carlos when speaking to him but that's not the same as linguistic conventions.
Princess Beatrix is such a lovely lady--elegant and exuding warmth. I really like her outfit--the fabric of the top is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteJanet
Nice outfit for the occasion, lovely to see Beatrix out and about.
ReplyDeleteI love the jacket, but the skirt is much too long and therefore not elegant. Also I would have preferred the skirt in the same colour as the jacket.
ReplyDeleteAlways spot on. Great no more cast. css
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely outfit, very appropriate for the occasion, she looks very elegant.
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