--Previous Message-- : It shows Beatrix' failure as a good Head of : the House of Orange-Nassau. In my view the : one area she made mistake after mistake and : her reign was a complete disaster. : : : --Previous Message-- : That was my idea too. Now all Van : Vollenhovens : have lost their membership of the Royal : House, they will become less and lesser : visible than they already are, is my guess. : : The Duke and Duchess of Parma and the other : De Bourbon de Parmes do however frequent : international events, like the wedding of : Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia, the : Enthronement of the new Pope, the Funeral of : Archduke Otto of Austria, the beatification : of Emperor Karl, etc. Also at the 40 th : birthday of the Prince of Orange, the ladies : from Beatrix and Irene were the only ones to : wear items from the Foundation. : : --Previous Message-- : I have observed something different. : Ultimately the foundation is a family : foundation. The Queen has shown to care : little for such 'technicalities' as who is : member of the Royal House. The Bourbon de : Parmes have already been borrowing more : pieces than the Van Vollenhovens so a : distinction is made along other lines : regardless what the ranks according to : (non)membership of the Royal House might be. : In the Netherlands the Bourbon de Parmes may : be a mere noble family (HRH if I may add), : in Europe they are in the league of : non-reigning royal families. They carry : ancient hereditary princely, ducal and : comital titles and Carlos, Annemarie, Jaime : and Carolina have had to officially : represent their House on several occasions. : The Van Vollenhovens don't really have such : responsibilities. Ok. maybe once a : year....not the same. And that's what seems : to matter. Not what the their place in line : to the Dutch throne is/was. : : : : : : --Previous Message-- : The de Bourbon de Parme's are a Dutch noble : family with the prefix HRH but they are not : Royals. Maurits, Marilène, Bernhard and : Annette are. : : --Previous Message-- : But in the future 'the execution of the : royal : function' as is worded in the statutes of : the Foundation means that in principle the : jewelry pool is for the Orange-Nassaus : (Máxima, Mabel, Laurentien, Beatrix, : Margriet) and -when needed- the De Bourbon : de Parmes, since they still are a royal : family with the prefix HRH. : : : : : : : : : : : : :
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