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Posted by TMN Raugravine
on July 17, 2012, 11:51 am, in reply to "Re: foundations"
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Well, that is certainly a neat way to be able to keep valuable jewelry. And a great idea. I see now why the Dutch ladies all wear the various pieces.
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: The Dutch Royal House has created two separate
: legal entities for these gifts. This means
: that not a natural person but the legal
: entity, the foundation, is the owner of
: these gifts. These foundations are exempted
: from inheritance rules and succession taxes
: as non-natural persons can not die.
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: Foundation Official Gifts of the House
: Orange-Nassau
: Founded 2007
: Chair: H.R.H. The Prince of Orange
: Registration Number 27309679
: Purpose: "To collect, maintain and
: manage properties which were offered to Her
: Majesty Queen Wilhelmina or are or will be
: offered to a descendant of the
: beforementioned or to a spouse of a
: descendant of the beforementioned". The
: Foundation can not sell or dispose in
: another way the properties placed into its
: ownership.
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: Foundation Royal Gifts
: Founded 2007
: Chair: H.M. The Queen
: Registration Number 27309706
: Purpose: "To collect, maintain and
: manage properties which were or are offered
: to the bearer of the Crown of the Kingdom of
: the Netherlands in the framework of the
: functioning as head of state of the Kingdom
: of the Netherlands, or are offered for the
: occasion of a State Visit, an Official Visit
: or another event". The Foundation can
: not sell or dispose in another way the
: properties placed into its ownership.
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