The civil-ceremony
took place at The Hague at the City Hall at Javastreet.
Mayor of the city The Hague
(and former minister of education) Wim Deetman conducted the ceremony.
Prince Constantijn's elder brother Prince Johan-Friso was his best-man.
Prince Constantijn's godfather was Max Kohnstamm.
 
Attending
were:
-Queen
Beatrix
-Prince Claus
-Crown-Prince
Willem-Alexander
-Miss
Maxima Zorreguita
-Prince Johan-Friso
-Princess
Margriet
-Mr
Pieter van Vollenhoven
-Prince
Maurits
-Princess
Marilene
-Prince
Bernhard jr.
-Princess
Annettte
-Prince Pieter-Christiaan
-Princess
Irene (on left)
-Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Parma
-Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Parma
-Princess
Margarita of Bourbon-Parma
-Princess Maria-Carolina
of Bourbon-Parma
-Princess
Christina (on right)
-Prince
Bernhard Sr. (who got a very special welcome).
(Unfortunately, Princess
Juliana could not attend - her health is too fragile at 92.
Also not attending was Princess
Margriet's youngest son Prince Floris who was still away for his study).
Other
guests:
-Parents of the bride: Minister
Laurens-Jan Brinkhorst and his spouse
-Jantien Brinkhorst.
-Marius
Brinkhorst, brother of the bride (right behind the bride)
-Prime Minister Wim Kok and
other members of the Dutch government.
-Max Kohnstamm
Photos:
Willem-Alexander
and Maxima arriving
Queen
Beatrix and Prince Claus arriving
Maxima
Zorreguita
Maxima
Zorreguita
Prince
Claus congratulating his son
Queen
Beatrix congratulating Laurentien
The
couple with mayor Wim Deetman
Queen
Beatrix getting congratulations of Mr. Max Cohnstam
(another godfather of
Prince Constantijn)
The
couple
The
couple leaving
Princess
Margaritha of Bourbon-Parma with her boyfriend
Princess
Irene and Princess Christina arriving
Queen
Beatrix arriving
Prince
Bernhard leading his daughter Beatrix inside the town-hall
After
the ceremony: Queen Beatrix and Maxima
Princess
Irene and Princess Christina
Mr
ans Mrs Brinkhorst
Princess
Margriet and Mr Pieter van Vollenhoven
Maxima
May
18 Constantijn and Laurentien at the Royal Ball at Palace Noordeinde
May
18 Constantijn and Laurentien at the Royal Ball at Palace Noordeinde
dancing
the night away
Crown-Prince
Haakon of Norway, his fiancee Miss Mette-Marit and Princess Martha-Louise
(arriving
in the Netherlands for the wedding)
Miss
Mette-Marit photographed in front of the hotel were she stayed
(during her visit to
The Netherlands)
Princess
Martha-Louise of Norway photographed in front of the hotel
(were she stayed during
her visit to The Netherlands)
Crown-Prince
Haakon of Norway and his fiancee Miss Mette-Marit
(on their way to the
ball at palace Noordeinde, with them is Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg-Liechtenstein)
Crown-Prince
Haakon of Norway and his fiancee Miss Mette-Marit
(on their way to the
ball at palace Noordeinde)
Princess
Astrid of Belgium and her husband Archduke Lorenzo of Austria
(on their way to the
ball at palace Noordeinde)
Juliana
Guillermo, Princess Christina of the Netherlands and Bernardo Guillermo
Crown-Prince
Haakon of Norway and his fiancee Miss Mette-Marit
(arriving at the Grote
or St.Jacobs church in the Hague)
Crown-Prince
Haakon and his fiancee Miss Mette-Marit
(attending the ball at
palace Noordeinde, with them is Princess Maertha-Louise of Norway)
  
  
   
  
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