King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of The Netherlands are on a 3-day State Visit to Portugal from October 10-12 to strengthen political, economic and cultural ties between the two countries.
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The state visit started when President Rebelo de Sousa received King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima with a welcome ceremony at the Jerónimos Monastery. The King and Queen laid a wreath at the tomb of Portugal’s greatest poet and national hero, Luís de Camões, toured the monastery ,and had a meeting with the President at the Palácio de Belém.
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“Uw stad blijft de wereld fascineren. Dank u wel voor uw gastvrijheid!” – WA, na ontmoeting met burgemeester v. Lissabon #NLPOR pic.twitter.com/Myf8ZZ0wEd
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EU-Europe for Citizens Programme van het Amsterdamse @De_Zwijger, steunt sociaal initiatief in Portugese volkswijk Mouraria #NLPOR pic.twitter.com/KdGyLfvaxd
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Afterwards, the King and Queen met the President of Parliament, Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues, and the Mayor of Lisbon, Fernando Medina, after which they traveled by tram to the neighborhoods of Mouraria and Intendente, where they talked to the leaders of some projects, including those connected to the New Europe-Cities in Transition network.
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Koning Willem-Alexander spreekt tijdens het staatsdiner in Lissabon: https://t.co/kGSiKk3qCZ pic.twitter.com/BpcOBgwSv5
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Koning Willem-Alexander spreekt tijdens het staatsdiner in Lissabon: https://t.co/kGSiKk3qCZ pic.twitter.com/BpcOBgwSv5
— Koninklijk Huis (@koninklijkhuis) October 10, 2017In the evening, President Rebelo de Sousa hosted a State Banquet in honour of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima at the Palácio de Ajuda. Both the King and the President gave speeches.
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For the day events, King Willem-Alexander wore a striped suit with a salmon pink tie. Queen Máxima wore a beige Natan dress with a Fabienne Delvigne hat, large diamond stud earrings, and a diamond bow brooch (worn twice before) with pendants from Queen Emma’s diamond stomacher. For the Banquet, King Willem-Alexander wore White Tie with the sash, star, and collar of the Order of Infante D. Henrique. Queen Máxima repeated a green Jan Taminiau gown with the Emerald Tiara, earrings, necklace with large pendant, brooch, and the sash, star, and collar of the Order of Infante D. Henrique.
Also at the Banquet were the Duke and Duchess of Braganza, claimants to the former Portuguese Throne. The Duchess wore the Dom Luis Diadem and Queen Amélia’s Collier de Chien with the sash of the Order of Saint Isabel.
The King and Queen of the Netherlands looked great in their appearances in Portugal. I especially liked Queen Maxima’s choice of jewelry. That brooch she wore during the day was truly special and the emerald tiara is one of my favorites. Her dress she wore at the banquet was beautiful! Even the Duchess of Braganza brought out a very special tiara for the occasion. I think she usually wears a much smaller diadem when she’s out and about in royal events. Maybe she wanted to signify how special the visit from the Dutch Monarchs was? Whatever the case, it was all very wonderful! BTW, I think President de Sousa is charming! He always appears to be so down to earth and approachable.
Absolutely agree! I think it was the first time the Duchess wore the Tiara, apart from portraits, since her wedding in the 90s! It is truly special! Stay tuned for a ‘Portuguese Royal Tiaras’ post in honour of her birthday next month!
Oh, wonderful! I can’t wait to read about the Portuguese jewelry!