Marriage
of Prince Constantijn *1969
of
The Netherlands
and
Miss
Laurentien Brinkhorst
on
May 18, 2001
The church ceremony
took place at the Grote or St.Jacobs-church at the Hague.
Reverend Karel ter Linden
conducted the ceremony.
When the couple was back
at the palace they appeared on the balcony of Palace Noordeinde.
The beautiful Princess Maria-Carolina
of Bourbon-Parma (daughter of Princess Irene of
The Netherlands was bridesmaid.
Attending were:
-Queen
Beatrix
-Prince
Claus
-Queen
Beatrix and Prince Claus arriving at the church
-Prince
Claus with the newlyweds
-Crown-Prince
Willem-Alexander with his fiancee
-Miss
Maxima Zorreguita
-Prince Johan-Friso
-Princess
Margriet
-Mr
Pieter van Vollenhoven
-Prince Maurits
-Princess Marilene
-Prince
Bernhard jr.
-Princess
Annette
-Prince Pieter-Christiaan
-Prince Floris
-Princess
Irene and former husband Prince Carel-Hugo of Bourbon-Parma
-Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Parma
-Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Parma
-Princess Margarita of Bourbon-Parma
-Princess Maria-Carolina
of Bourbon-Parma
-Princess Christina with daughter Juliana Guillermo
-Prince
Bernhard Sr.
(with dghtr Princess Margriet
and spouse Peter Van Vollenhoven)
-Parents of the bride: Minister
Laurens-Jan Brinkhorst and his spouse Jantien Brinkhorst
-Brother of the bride, Marius
Brinkhorst.
Royal Guests:
-King
Constantine of Greece (godfather of Prince Constantijn)
-King
Constantijn of Greece
-Crown-Princess
Victoria of Sweden
-Crown
Princess Victoria of Sweden
-Crown
Princess Victoria of Sweden
-Miss
Mette-Marit Tjessem-Hoybi
-Crown-Prince
Haakon of Norway with fiancee Miss Mette-Marit
-Princess
Maertha-Louise of Norway
--Princess Margaretha of
Luxembourg-Liechtenstein
-Prince
Guillaume of Luxembourg
-Princess Sibylla of Luxembourg
-Princess
Alexandra von Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and spouse
-Crown-Prince
Philippe of Belgium
-Crown-Princess
Mathilde of Belgium
-Crown-Prince
Philippe and Princess Mathilde of Belgium
-Crown-Prince
Philippe and Princess Mathilde of Belgium
-Prince Laurent of Belgium
-Prince
Kardam of Bulgaria and spouse
-Archduke Lorenzo of Austria
-Juliana
and Christiana Guillermo
-Prince
Edward of Great-Britain
-Princess
Sophie of Great-Britain
-Prince
Edward of Great-Britain and Princess Sophie
-Prince
Edward of Great-Britain and Princess Sophie
-Prince
Hassan Bin Talal and Princess Sarvath El Hassan of Jordan
-Prince
Akishino of Japan and his spouse Princess Akishino
-Princess
Akishino of Japan
-Prince
Akishino of Japan and his spouse
-Prince
Akishino of Japan and his spouse
Other guests:
-Prime-Minister Wim Kok and other members of the Dutch government.
Not attending was Princess Juliana who's health is too fragile at 92.
Photos:
Walking
down the church
Very
happy
The
ring
With
the Reverend Karel ter Linden
With
the Reverend Karel ter Linden
Beatrix
and Claus.
Mr
and Mrs Brinkhorst
With
both sets of parents
Kissing
on the balcony
On
the balcony with Prince Claus and Mr.Brinkhorst
Princess
Margriet,Prince Bernhard,Maxima,Willem-Alexander and
Mr.Pieter
van Vollenhoven
With
family
Another
picture of the ring
Kissing
on the balcony
Prince
Haakon of Norway and his fiancee Mette-Marit in the church
(sitting behind Crown-Prince
Willem-Alexander and Maxima)
The younger generation
of the Oranje-Nassau family:
(front row, from left
to right: Marius Brinkhorst (brother of the bride), Prince Johan Friso,
the bridal couple, Maxima Zorreguita and Crown Prince Willem Alexander
of The Netherlands.
second row behind Marius:
believed to be Princess Margaritha de Bourbon-Parma with her brother Carlos
next to her, behind the bride Prince Maurits (Princess Margriets' eldest
son with his wife Marilène (big blue hat), Prince Pieter-Christiaan
(also Pss Margriets' son) and bridesmaid Maria-Carolina de Bourbon-Parma.
top row: Princess
Annette with spouse Prince Bernhard Jr.and on the other side of Marilène's
big blue hat there is Margriets' youngest son, Prince Floris plus one of
the Guillermo-brothers (Bernardo Guillermo?) plus his sister Juliana Guillermo
(white hat) - both are of course off-spring of Princess Christina-)
First baby: Eloise Sophie Beatrix Laurence, Countess van Oranje-Nassau, *june 8, 2002
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