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Re: rings - thanks

Posted by LittleMo on July 5, 2012, 3:36 pm, in reply to "rings"
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Thanks John, that is fascinating background to those of us who are 'foreigners' and don't know that sort of detail

--Previous Message--
: There has been a TV-programme about her half a
: year ago or so and one of the items in it
: was about the fact that Maxima wore her
: weddingring in the Catholic fashion.
: The programmemakers did draw the conclusion
: that she still was a real catholic (if I
: remember correctly also Alexander wore it on
: his left hand).
:
: Which in itself is strange because they put
: it during the wedding-ceremony on the right
: hand.
:
: They might have changed it now because
: Willem-Alexander said in 2001 that the House
: of Orange would remain protestant and they
: probarbly didn't like the fact that this
: TV-programme made such a fuss about it.
:
: We should keep in mind that the House of
: Orange has a very fervent following in the
: socalled Biblebelt (part of Holland where
: people are predominantly very religious and
: of the most fanatic protestant
: denominations).
: This group still exists of some 500.000
: Dutch citizens and has its own schools,
: newspaper, political party and although not
: always clearly visisble still real influence
: on a lot of things...
:
: I think the Royal family/court tries to keep
: these people "on board".
: Because of the very prominent secularisation
: of our country a lot of this half a million
: people are becoming more and more critical
: towards the Dutch state, government and
: other institutions etc.
:
: They have always been the most loyal and
: supportive fans of the Queen and the
: Monarchy but are increasingly becoming more
: and more critical towards the Royal family
: because of Alexander and Maxima's Mondaine
: lifestyle (working on sundays, mingling with
: the stars and celebrities, costly
: holidayhomes, gay-friendlyness etc.)
:
: Ofcourse neither Maxima nor Willem-Alexander
: will change big time but in changing the way
: they wear their weddingrings into the
: protestant fashion they have given a subtle
: signal to apeace this not so small group.
: They have thrown them a small fish as it
: were .
:
: I think changing the rings from the catholic
: to the protestant hand right after the
: TV-programme would have been to obvious so
: that she waited a few months but has changed
: it now.
:

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Interesting switch.... - Tamara July 2, 2012, 2:36 pm
- Re: Interesting switch.... - SarahN July 2, 2012, 9:32 pm
  - You and me both - Cynthia July 2, 2012, 10:06 pm
    - Re: You and me both - LittleMo July 3, 2012, 5:28 pm
      - rings - John in Assen July 5, 2012, 10:36 am
        
        Re: rings - thanks - LittleMo July 5, 2012, 3:36 pm
        
        Re: rings - thanks - jinja July 5, 2012, 6:51 pm
        
        Re: rings - traditions - LittleMo July 6, 2012, 3:41 pm
        
        Re: rings - traditions - jinja July 6, 2012, 8:40 pm
        
        Re: rings - Tamara July 5, 2012, 11:14 pm
        
        Re: rings - Stuart July 10, 2012, 12:14 pm
  - For SarahN and Cynthia :-) - Barbara D. July 5, 2012, 5:01 pm
    - Thank you! n/t - Cynthia July 5, 2012, 5:40 pm
    - Re: For SarahN and Cynthia :-) - SarahN July 7, 2012, 1:17 pm
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--Previous Message-- : Thanks John, that is fascinating background to : those of us who are 'foreigners' and don't : know that sort of detail : : --Previous Message-- : There has been a TV-programme about her half : a : year ago or so and one of the items in it : was about the fact that Maxima wore her : weddingring in the Catholic fashion. : The programmemakers did draw the conclusion : that she still was a real catholic (if I : remember correctly also Alexander wore it on : his left hand). : : Which in itself is strange because they put : it during the wedding-ceremony on the right : hand. : : They might have changed it now because : Willem-Alexander said in 2001 that the House : of Orange would remain protestant and they : probarbly didn't like the fact that this : TV-programme made such a fuss about it. : : We should keep in mind that the House of : Orange has a very fervent following in the : socalled Biblebelt (part of Holland where : people are predominantly very religious and : of the most fanatic protestant : denominations). : This group still exists of some 500.000 : Dutch citizens and has its own schools, : newspaper, political party and although not : always clearly visisble still real influence : on a lot of things... : : I think the Royal family/court tries to keep : these people "on board". : Because of the very prominent secularisation : of our country a lot of this half a million : people are becoming more and more critical : towards the Dutch state, government and : other institutions etc. : : They have always been the most loyal and : supportive fans of the Queen and the : Monarchy but are increasingly becoming more : and more critical towards the Royal family : because of Alexander and Maxima's Mondaine : lifestyle (working on sundays, mingling with : the stars and celebrities, costly : holidayhomes, gay-friendlyness etc.) : : Ofcourse neither Maxima nor Willem-Alexander : will change big time but in changing the way : they wear their weddingrings into the : protestant fashion they have given a subtle : signal to apeace this not so small group. : They have thrown them a small fish as it : were . : : I think changing the rings from the catholic : to the protestant hand right after the : TV-programme would have been to obvious so : that she waited a few months but has changed : it now. : : :

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