Well, sort of. That's Princess Maxima waving to the crowd. She and her family (Prince Willem-Alexander and their three daughters) live in Wassenaar. Although we haven't spotted them, they've been known to shop on the Langstraat and most residents say you might even run into the princess at the Albert Heijn.
Yesterday was Prinsjesdag, the day of the Queen's annual speech to Parliament in The Hague. The Royal Family travel in the Gouden Koets (Golden Coach) on their way to the Ridderzaal in the Binnenhof. I managed to squeeze in the huge crowd that lines the parade route, sticking my camera in the air and wildly taking shots. I'll show more this week; apologies to The Hague Daily Photo for invading her territory (but hey, we're only 9 kms apart).
Oh, and with a little bit of cropping, zooming, and contrast adjustment, you can just barely see Queen Beatrix in the background.
11 comments:
great shot of maxima. See can wave just like bea :)
You captured the opulence beautifully. And, what a beautiful woman!
The lady looks like a queen. Your photos turned out very well.
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Wow! She's beautiful!
Fantastic shots!!
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He R&R ????:) :) :)
Did you make that shots? No ! I would not believe that, its almost impossible to come that close....yes i see queen beatrix in the background...
As a child we/(me with my parents) did always watch the queen come by , very exiting I even gave th prinsess Beatrix flowers, now the queen of the neteherlands .
Did you like it? Just wondering....
Its so strange and also fantastic that YOU posted this post and me as a Dutch person not...
THANK YOU I like it very much, to see this on your blog itmean a lot to me to see the members of the Queens house...
Oww and: Thanks for voting ( 2 Details) the score is 6 for B&w and 6 for colour, sooo uhhh...even.:)
Dag, groeten van JoAnn :)
Hello neighbours! I love your picture, it is very good, and better than mine!!!! Don't worry about posting photos on the Hague, I'll promise I'll make some shots of Meijendal and Wassenaar next time I go there..... Groeten van The Hague Daily Photo
Very nice photos. The Princess is quite a pretty lady.
Great! You captured the day really well!
Great success on your part to get this photo. Thanks for taking time to crop, zoom, adjust.
You must be having fun doing pictures of royals!! It's a Cinderella carriage...lovely.
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