Posted by Henri M on August 30, 2013, 5:36 am, in reply to "Re: Private or not"
I don't agree with the portraying by my fellow countrymen in this thread that the Dutch RF unwilling or close or whatever it is not cooperating (yet) on jewels.
Over the years many, many books and expositions have been held on items in the impressive collections of the House Orange-Nassau. Think about the books Koninklijk Zilver (about the historic silver in the House Orange-Nassau), In Royal Array (about the couture made for Queen Wilhelmina), Uit Koninklijk Bezit (100 years Royal House Archives), cooperation to special books and/or documentaries on the royal residences, expositions and/or books on royal fans, music composed for the Oranges, on the vast collection of portrait miniatures, "Hoog Bezoek" (with splendid bedecked tables at the Royal Palace Amsterdam), the annual Christmas decoration with many items and artefacts from the collection at Het Loo Palace, exhibitions on royal carriages, royal cars, on the Oranges and religion, even on "10 years Princess Máxima", on Investitures, the exposition on the largest tablepieces of the Oranges at Het Loo Palace, a special about royal damast, especially woven for Queen Wilhelmina, and the list is never-ending.
So any statement that the Oranges do not co-operate or are not as open as other Courts is not based by facts. Most other courts also do not display private jewels but state jewels. In the Netherlands there are no state jewels as both the regalia as well the family's jewels are placed into the legal ownership of family trusts.