On Thursday, April 11, King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima and Princess Beatrix attended the presentation of the Four Freedoms Awards 2024 in the Nieuwe Kerk in Middelburg. The medals are awarded each year to persons and organisations committed to defending the four freedoms proclaimed by President Roosevelt in 1941.
On 11 April 2024, 5 international freedom fighters received a Four Freedoms Award for their struggle to secure freedom and defend human rights. Prime Minister Mark Rutte presented the International Four Freedoms Award to "Save Ukraine", a charity aiming to return kidnapped Ukrainian children from Russia and occupied territories to Ukraine. Founder Mykola Kuleba received the award.
The award for "Freedom of Speech" went to research collective Bellingcat. The award was presented to founder and director Eliot Higgins. The award for "Freedom of Worship" was presented to Zumretay Arkin, who fights for the rights of Uyghurs. The award for "Freedom from Want" was received by Brazil’s Minister of Indigenous Peoples, Sonia Guajajara. The award for "Freedom from Fear" went to Grace Forrest, founder of Walk Free.
Maxima looks great with this outfit but; I think this skirt is veeeery wide it looks weird.
ReplyDeleteMaxima rolling back the years, or is it photoshop.
ReplyDeleteok, not bad at all, the skirt a bit less bulky would have been better IMV
ReplyDeleteAgree with you. From the waist up, I would say Queen Maxima at her very best. Unfortunately the skirt let’s down the rest of the outfit. It’s too wide, too long and too shapeless
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Bless her heart, Former Queen Beatrix was saddled with a flying plate hat. Much too odd looking. Not a fan of mixing gold/silver necklaces. Her smile, simply marvelous.
ReplyDeleteMaxima, hair in tow/control, over did the makeup, with wrinkled outfit, and with gloves, which were not needed at this occasion. Queen B, did not have gloves.
Edwina
Hey, Edwina--Princess Beatrix has been known to wear this style of hat for years. They look like flying plates, flying saucers, or upside down salad bowls. But, her charm and marvelous smile always make the hats sort of fade away.
DeleteThey all look good and well dressed for the occasion. I feel the somewhat shorter hair suits the king very well
ReplyDeleteJacket, hat and pearls are great. I don´t like the big side pleats on the skirt. A-line or several smaller would have been better for this stiff material.
ReplyDeleteUes jacket very noce, skirt not
DeleteAnd then those gloves ridiculous
@Anonymous 21:09
DeleteShe is not the only royal wearing gloves. At least hers are adapted to her clothes and the seasons, which cannot be said from other royal ladies wearing gloves even inside.
I love Maxima's outfit, with the mild exception of the skirt which to me looks to be too flared and not suitable for the stiff looking fabric. Those pleats on either side also look a bit odd. A narrower pencil style skirt would be preferable to me. But that aside, her jacket (the cut, shape and the collar) is fab, and her hair and hat just beautiful.
ReplyDeletePrincess Beatrice also looks good in her signature suit and hat style as well as the deep indigo colour.
- Anon 9:13
Queen Maxima is wearing the same outfit she wore last summer upon arrival for a state visit to Belgium. Only the hat is different. I always have the impression that Queen Maxima's clothes are not well looked after. This ensemble looked better when it was new. Princess Beatrix looks lovely, her make-up however is not done very well. She is wearing one of her old typical hats.
ReplyDeleteMax looks fab! Minor quibble: skirt is a tad too voluminous and stiff, a bit bridal. Queen Bea is in her usual "uniform", I'm okay with the pantsuit, and I'm not surprised she stuck with her hockey puck hat shape, but I still don't understand why when she could look so much better with a more flattering hat style. Is it supposed to be reminiscent of the Middle Ages? S.M.
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I'm sorry, but I hate QB hats. Bea really needs a new milliner. Don't like Max's skirt either but the hair looks great!
ReplyDelete@ Lorraine 16:30
DeleteIf you wish to make her full name shorter, you should call her Trix and not Bea because Trix is the abbreviation her parents used for her. But normally for us civilians she must be called Beatrix. The public didn't call Queen Elizabeth Lilly Beth either. She was called Lilly Beth by her family and maybe some friends.
Ms. Anonymous @ 11:36, since we're all 'friends' here I'm being casual. If I were speaking to a royal person, they would be addressed properly. Pretty sure the protocol police won't be coming after me. ;)
DeleteThey all look great, except princess Beatrix’s hat and the heavy eye make up of queen Maxima
ReplyDeleteDo you know why Princess (former Queen) Beatrix had created these hats for her in the past ? When she was still a young queen one day she looked for a hat style that she could put on and take off again without having to worry about her hair. Her hair was combed higher on her head than now. Since then she always wore those hats. It became her trade mark. I think she will not buy new hats now that she is a princess again and that she only shows up occasionally like for this award ceremony. We also see her more often without a hat lately.
ReplyDeleteLa première photo nous montre Maxima rajeunie. Avec la jupe moins évasée plus près du corps, elle aurait un look vraiment parfait ; superbes les perles des boucles d'oreilles ainsi que du collier à un rang !
ReplyDeleteCome tutti anch’io penso che la gonna sia troppo ampia con quelle pieghe laterali. Trovo anche che i tacchi altissimi non rendano fini le sue caviglie anzi, fanno il contrario.
ReplyDeleteNulla da dire sulle perle, stupende.
Rossella
@ Scarlett. She has been wearing high heels since I know her as the fiancée of then Prince Willem Alexander. Why all of a sudden she cannot even wear high heels according to you. What would you suggest her to wear then ?. It is not because Queen Letizia must wear kitten or shorter heels because she has problems with (one of ?) her feet, that Queen Maxima must do the same. Besides when QM wears comfortable sandals or loafers, she receives bad comments too. Her ankles are looking normal like always.
DeleteHeavy make up, voluminous wrinkled skirt. At least her hat covers most of her hair. A mess. Even her smile seems forced. But great pearl necklace.
ReplyDeletePrincess Beatrix wearing a hat from the old days when she wore a skirt , but still very much “ the Queen”.
ReplyDeleteMaxima, dressed up like a Queen, but sorry, this is really ill fitting: the jacket ( neckline and shoulders too wide) as well as the skirt: an abundance of crinkled silk (?)
Real silk always crinkles when you sit down.
DeleteQueen Maxima is perfection from the waist up. The skirt is a horrific!MR
ReplyDeleteBoth RL look spot on. Pss Beatrix always classy, nice color blue. css
ReplyDeleteWauw, wat een geweldige outfit draagt Maxima! Ik houd van deze stijl à la Dior.
ReplyDeleteMaxima looks great. I like the skirt, to my eyes, it’s not too wide at all. And her make-up suits her naturally dark complexion and dark eyes very well.
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I agree with other commenters that Maxima’s skirt is too wide. She looks somewhat overdressed compared to the others in the group picture. I do not like the shape of Beatrix’s hat, especially with a pantsuit.
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I love Queen Maxima's look from the waist up--the skirt is terrible. But, this skirt could be tailored to make the skirt look as chic as the rest of the outfit. She looks wonderful today--her pearls are gorgeous and I love, love, love her pillbox hat. Princess Beatrix looks wonderful--and I love seeing her wearing one of her huge, flying saucer hats. Her brooch is beautiful--I'd love to know more about it.
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That brooch is really nice, I agree.
DeleteThe wig looks great!
ReplyDeleteWhich wig ?
DeleteI think both ladies look very stylish.
ReplyDeleteWow…what an amazzzzzing award and receivers of! (Q. Maxima looks beautiful!)
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