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Bye-Bye MEDiana Who!!!!
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ANDREW DENTON: Yes. What did... When you first met, what did you see in each other? CROWN PRINCE FREDERIK: What did we see in each other? We saw... Well, it's a bit hard. It's a bit blurry, in a way, because it was just after the Olympics had started and it was one of those evenings where...
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https://nos.nl/artikel/25...op-het-laatste-moment-uitLoosely translated as: NOS News
Thursday, 3:13 PM
Vietnam postpones Willem-Alexander's state visit at the last minute
The state visit of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima to Vietnam has been postponed at the request of the Vietnamese. The reason is Vietnam's internal affairs. What they are has not been revealed.
The king and queen would be in Vietnam from March 19 to 22, at the invitation of President Vo Van Thuong. New dates have not yet been announced.
The Netherlands has maintained a diplomatic relationship with the country for 51 years. There is also cooperation in the economic field. For Vietnam, the Netherlands is the most important export country in Europe and the Netherlands is the most important European investor in Vietnam.
Two economic missions would also travel with the royal couple: one led by Minister Van der Wal for Nature and Nitrogen, the other led by Minister Harbers of Infrastructure and Water Management.Southeast Asia Correspondent Mustafa Marghadi:
"It comes as a complete surprise that the state visit was canceled at the last minute. The mention of 'domestic reasons' causes a lot of speculation. It is quite quiet in Vietnam. Several political dissidents were arrested at the beginning of the year But there is no social unrest.
The first and only thing that comes to mind when such a prestigious visit is canceled so late is that the health of Secretary General Nguyen Phu Trong (79) has deteriorated considerably.
The leader of the Communist Party has been struggling with his health for months. In January he skipped a visit by Indonesian President Joko Widodo due to health problems. He also stayed in the hospital for a while. The leadership of the Communist Party is not very forthcoming with information about Trong's health. So we cannot say with certainty that the deterioration of his health would be the reason for canceling the state visit."
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https://www.nu.nl/buitenl...tsbezoek-koningspaar.htmlloosely translated as President Vietnam resigns, possible reason to cancel state visit of royal couple
By our news editors
Mar 20, 2024 at 11:52 am
Update: 11 minutes ago
Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong may resign, the communist party CPV has decided. This makes it clear why the country has canceled the state visit by Willem-Alexander and Máxima planned this week.
The Vietnamese parliament must officially approve the president's departure on Thursday. Then it's all over.
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima were supposed to go on a state visit to Vietnam this week, but that visit was suddenly postponed last week at the request of the Vietnamese authorities.
The Government Information Service (RVD) said the postponement was due to "domestic circumstances" in Vietnam. What those domestic circumstances entailed remained unclear. NU.nl has asked the RVD for confirmation, but the information service says it does not want to add anything to the previous statement.
Thuong has violated the rules of the CPV, the party itself says. Those "shortcomings" would negatively impact public opinion, the party's reputation and Thuong's own reputation.
Police recently arrested the former head of Quang Ngãi province for alleged corruption a decade ago. Thuong was party chief in that province at the time.
Thuong's predecessor resigned due to corruption. Thuong has now been president for just over a year. He took over the role from Nguyen Xuân Phúc, who resigned due to corruption during the corona pandemic.
The president of Vietnam fulfills a largely ceremonial role. Yet it is one of the most powerful positions in the country. Only the leader of the CPV, Nguyen Phú Trong, is more powerful.
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That’s a super last minute change like you wonder if they were en route with formal clothes and jewels.
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NLdoet literally means NLdoes. https://www.nldoet.nl/over-nldoetOver NLdoet
Het Oranje Fonds organiseert op 15 en 16 maart 2024, samen met duizenden sociaal-maatschappelijke organisaties in het land, NLdoet; de grootste vrijwilligersactie van Nederland. NLdoet zet vrijwilligerswerk in de spotlights en nodigt iedereen uit om een dagje het verschil te maken en ertoe te doen!= About NLdoet
On March 15 and 16, 2024, the Oranje Fonds, together with thousands of social organizations in the country, is organizing NLdoet; the largest volunteer action in the Netherlands. NLdoet puts volunteer work in the spotlight and invites everyone to make a difference and matter for a day!NLdoet is an annual event, the next one will be in March 2025 The event comes from and is sponsored by the Oranje Fonds (Orange Fund). According to info about the Orange Fund: The Orange Fund is the largest social fund in the Netherlands and the Caribbean parts of our Kingdom. A professional organization with 20 years of experience. It was created in 2002 when it was presented as a wedding gift on behalf of all Dutch people to King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, the very committed patron couple. The fund is also known to everyone for NLdoet, the Appeltjes van Oranje, Burendag and Maatjes. But above all, it is 'just' a group of people. Who work together every day based on one shared motivation: wanting to matter. |
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https://www.nu.nl/konings...ima-verder-afgenomen.htmlLoosely translated as: Confidence in Willem-Alexander and Máxima further declined
By our entertainment editors
Apr 20, 2024 at 3:08 pm
Update: 2 days ago
Confidence in King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima has decreased slightly compared to last year and is now historically low, according to a survey by the EenVandaag Opinion Panel among more than 26,000 members.
53 percent of respondents say they have confidence in Willem-Alexander as king. This represents a slight decrease compared to last year's 55 percent. A narrow majority (52 percent) has confidence in the monarchy, which is also a decrease of 2 percentage points compared to a year earlier. The number of people in favor of a republic remains stable: 37 percent.
Confidence in Queen Máxima has also fallen, from 61 percent last year to 55 percent this year. 47 percent of respondents have confidence in Princess Amalia, although 21 percent say it is still too early to judge.
The EenVandaag opinion panel was also asked about the king's ties with politics. 43 percent of the 26,226 respondents think it is positive when the king shares his views on political issues. A clear majority of 53 percent believes that the king can show that he is involved in society through political statements.
About a third of respondents report that their perception of the king has been changed positively by his statements, while a quarter say that these statements have negatively affected his image. More than a third (35 percent) say that their image of Willem-Alexander has not changed.
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The combo of Max, that shirt with that skirt, looks weird. Just like she simply pulled some clothing out of the closet this morning. |
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