Month: May 2021

New royal and noble books – June 2021 Pixabay, Leeds Castle
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New royal and noble books – June 2021

For more new books about royalty see: History of Royal Women Rosvall Royal Books Royal Book News The World of Royalty Van Hoogstraten Online GENERAL Author: Jean des Cars. Title: Au Coeur des Royautés (At the heart of royalty). Publication: 10 June 2021 by Perrin. Language: French. GERMANY Author: Ronald Kousbroek. Title: Majesteiten zijn nu […]

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Book review: Máxima Zorreguieta, Moederland
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Book review: Máxima Zorreguieta, Moederland

Reeds in januari 2017 maakte Uitgeverij De Bezige Bij bekend, dat de Nederlandse cultuurhistoricus en econome Marcia Luyten een biografie over koningin Máxima der Nederlanden zou gaan schrijven. De bedoeling was dat het boek voor de 50ste verjaardag van de koningin op 17 mei 2021 in de winkel zou liggen. Het eerste deel van de […]

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Save Blauw Bloed!
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Save Blauw Bloed!

Already for 21 years we have a tv-programme on Dutch television called “Blauw Bloed”. Nearly each Saturday presenter Jeroen Snel and his team provide TV watchers with the latest news about the royals in the Netherlands and abroad. Recently there has been news that the Dutch tv-broadcaster NPO will In recent days it has been […]

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Eurovision Song Contest 2021 – Royal Connections
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Eurovision Song Contest 2021 – Royal Connections

This week the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest is being held in Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Not only most European countries take part, but also Israel and since 2015 Australia, as the festival is very popular there. Since 2004 even two semi-finals are needed as there are too many participants – remember Yugoslavia and the Soviet […]

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Queen Máxima turns 50 © RVD - Z.M. de Koning (H.M. The King)
News, Other News

Queen Máxima turns 50

One thing is certain: the people in the Netherlands can hardly have missed the fact that Queen Máxima turns 50 on 17 May 2021. Already for weeks there are (special) magazines focusing on the event, several books have been published. There are tv-programs and a real interview. My mother, who got two books from me […]

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Book review: Daughters of the Winter Queen
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Book review: Daughters of the Winter Queen

Recentelijk hoorde ik over een Engels boek dat door Uitgeverij Omniboek in het Nederlands uitgegeven zou worden. Omdat meerdere vrienden, die de Engelse versie hadden gelezen. zeiden dat ze het een mooi boek vonden, besloot ik om het te lezen. 400 jaar na het begin van de ballingschap van de Winterkoning en Winterkoningin in de […]

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New royal and noble books – May 2021 Pixabay, Leeds Castle
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New royal and noble books – May 2021

For more new books about royalty see: History of Royal Women Rosvall Royal Books Royal Book News The World of Royalty Van Hoogstraten Online FRANCE (NOBIILITY) Author: Sandrine Fillipetti (ed.). Title: Captives sous la Terreur. Louise-Emmanuelle de Châtillon, princesse de Tarente, Grace Dalrymple Elliott (Captives under Terror. Louise-Emmanuelle de Châtillon, Princess of Tarente, Grace Dalrymple […]

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Royal News April 2021 Photo & Copyright: private collection of the Grand Duke and the Grand Duchess / Emanuele Scorcelletti
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Royal News April 2021

Last modified: 8 May 2021 1 April The life and legacy of the late Diana, Princess of Wales is to be commemorated with a blue plaque of English Heritage marking her home at 60 Coleherne Court, Earl’s Court, London, where she lived before marrying in 1981. The Sultan of Brunei Darussalam received the first Covid-19 […]

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Book review: Rick Evers – Máxima
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Book review: Rick Evers – Máxima

Ter gelegenheid van de 50ste verjaardag van koningin Máxima der Nederlanden op 17 mei 2021 zijn er in Nederland meerdere boeken gepubliceerd, en daarnaast eentje in Argentinië. Alle boeken zijn behoorlijk verschillend, maar hebben tot nog toe goede recensies ontvangen, behalve de Argentijnse. On the occasion of the 50th birthday of Queen Máxima of the […]

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