Saturday, April 28

It's Not Every Day You Get to See The Queen!

Her Majesty Queen Beatrix, reigning Monarch of The Netherlands,
photographed at the International School of The Hague, Saturday 21 April 2007.
Official Opening Celebration for the school's brand new campus.

RARE

Said by Jenn in Holland at 01:01

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40 comments:

  1. soccer mom in denialSat Apr 28, 03:06:00 AM 2007

    She's beautiful - what a smile! I love the yellow in the bottom corner - what an image! Well done.

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  2. Heart of RachelSat Apr 28, 04:10:00 AM 2007

    She looks very radiant and full of spirit. Thanks for sharing.

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  3. AnonymousSat Apr 28, 05:31:00 AM 2007

    How cool! Glad you had the opportunity to see her.

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  4. PattySat Apr 28, 06:16:00 AM 2007

    What a beautiful photo!
    My photos up too so please stop by

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  5. jennyrSat Apr 28, 06:29:00 AM 2007

    how cool is that? very nice photo of her!

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  6. GattinaSat Apr 28, 07:57:00 AM 2007

    Exactly, but sometimes she comes to Brussels to see our royal family and Princess Maxima is a very good friend of Princess Mathilde. Beatrix has a lot of phantasy for her hats, lol she and Camilla really fit together ! I mean hatwise !
    We still have wonderful weather and for today they announced 27° ! unbelievable. My son lives (together with his dutch "wife") and works in Amsterdam there it's nice too.

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  7. LisaSat Apr 28, 08:23:00 AM 2007

    She is truly beautiful and looks very genuine. Happy weekend.

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  8. Amazing GracieSat Apr 28, 08:53:00 AM 2007

    What a wonderful experience! Good for you...
    ~~~Blessings~~~

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  9. Desert SongbirdSat Apr 28, 09:08:00 AM 2007

    The Dutch royal house is so "unroyal." Funny how it's such an old, old house and line, but so unpretentious.

    My sister was named after a previous Dutch queen, Wilhelmina.

    Great photo!

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  10. AnonymousSat Apr 28, 09:16:00 AM 2007

    Definitely not an ordinary day!

    Do you work at the international school? I'm currently teaching in Malaysia and love meeting fellow international school teachers :)

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  11. AnonymousSat Apr 28, 09:28:00 AM 2007

    Beautiful photo and great opportunity.

    Happy Weekend!

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  12. A.Sat Apr 28, 09:42:00 AM 2007

    Lovely picture, and taken only a week ago!

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  13. MaRSat Apr 28, 10:03:00 AM 2007

    She looks like a very friendly and happy person. A royal take on the theme, very good!!!
    happy saturday :)

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  14. AnonymousSat Apr 28, 10:29:00 AM 2007

    I am so glad you visited my blog. Would you believe this is the first time I have seen your queen :) Our king changes every five years. It is a lovely shot.

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  15. YTSLSat Apr 28, 10:39:00 AM 2007

    So...how close were you to the Queen? Seems you had to be pretty close to take that photo -- unless your camera has huge telephoto lens! ;b

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  16. BeamanSat Apr 28, 11:34:00 AM 2007

    She is definitely prettier than Queen Elizabeth II. God save the Queens!

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  17. AnonymousSat Apr 28, 12:01:00 PM 2007

    wow! its a honor to see her majesty glad you had given a chance.

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  18. GEWELSSat Apr 28, 12:56:00 PM 2007

    How cool- what a great photo.

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  19. CherylSat Apr 28, 01:13:00 PM 2007

    Wow, a queen! Really rare for me as I live in the US!

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  20. Dragonheart, Merlin, Devi, and ChloeSat Apr 28, 01:55:00 PM 2007

    Yes, seeing a reigning monarch is rare! Lovely photo! :)

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  21. MelliSat Apr 28, 02:16:00 PM 2007

    And OH MY GOSH I LOVE her hat! She is such a beautiful lady!!! WOW!

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  22. ShelbySat Apr 28, 02:17:00 PM 2007

    WOW - I love it!! That's a great photo and a lovely bright smile too.

    Thanks for sharing this!

    Happy Saturday!

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  23. BabyTalkersSat Apr 28, 02:37:00 PM 2007

    Great photo!! What a cool experience that you got to see her.

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  24. wrchiliSat Apr 28, 04:06:00 PM 2007

    I would say that that is rare. Great photo!

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  25. AnonymousSat Apr 28, 04:23:00 PM 2007

    Jax said....I am sister of desert song bird and lived in the Netherlands for 11 years. I agree with her that the Royal House of Orange is very unpretentious and very approachable in its dealings with us common folks. In addition, the family is wealthier with more assets that the other royal family.

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  26. AnonymousSat Apr 28, 05:10:00 PM 2007

    She's a beautiful lady, and the photo captures it well. Thanks for stopping by my blog today.

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  27. JCSat Apr 28, 05:32:00 PM 2007

    Perfect shot... what an honor!

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  28. UnknownSat Apr 28, 06:16:00 PM 2007

    She's a good looking queen! :-)

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  29. AnonymousSat Apr 28, 06:35:00 PM 2007

    I saw Queen Elizabeth in 1974 (I was 10,) in Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada. Yep - a rare occurence.

    I was about 20 metres from her, tho and no camera.

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  30. BabaSat Apr 28, 07:12:00 PM 2007

    The Queen looks so royal and beautiful....Thanks for sharing and visiting my blog today.
    Baba

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  31. srpSat Apr 28, 08:39:00 PM 2007

    What a lovely lady!
    What a rare opportunity!

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  32. UnknownSat Apr 28, 10:39:00 PM 2007

    hey that is a cool site! And yes very true, she looks beautiful and young! thanks for visiting.

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  33. AnonymousSat Apr 28, 11:06:00 PM 2007

    She's very beautiful, and doesn't look at all stuffy. That must have been very exciting for you! Happy hunting :)

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  34. AnonymousSat Apr 28, 11:08:00 PM 2007

    I guess that is rare! Beautiful picture!

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  35. JoseSun Apr 29, 02:20:00 AM 2007

    Not only rare but a beautiful picture to boot. A well deserved "wow" for this one.

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  36. UnknownSun Apr 29, 04:49:00 AM 2007

    Wonferul pic for the week!


    Hope you stop by and check out the Scavenger Hunt over at Amys Random Thoughts!

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  37. ScribbitSun Apr 29, 08:28:00 AM 2007

    She's a cutie--reminds me of a grown up Shirley Temple or something.

    Very fun for you, I've never seen anyone royal.

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  38. eastcoastlifeSun Apr 29, 09:35:00 AM 2007

    Wow! Meet the Queen! This is rare! Great shot.

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  39. Teena in TorontoMon Apr 30, 03:38:00 AM 2007

    I can't say I've ever see a queen up close!

    Thanks for stopping by mine :)

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  40. AndreeMon Apr 30, 04:59:00 AM 2007

    Wow, lucky you! She is a lovely queen and I hear that she is a great person, too!

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