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Yesterday I saw the first flag wappering in Amsterdam, a photo taken
on the occasion of the engagement of crown-prince Willem Alexander with
the Argentinian beauty Maxima Zorreguieta. In the canton is the Dutch flag.
The wedding will take place in my little village on 2 Feb 2002 and
it is expected that once again Amsterdam will be in total mayhem. For security
reasons I'll stay home!
Jarig Bakker, 9 Jan 2002
Via Benevex Strefan Lambrechts sent the winning design for a flag for
the Princess born two days ago, whose name is Catharina-Amalia Beatrix
Carmen Victoria - Amalia in short, daughter of Crown-Prince Willem Alexander
and prinses Máxima.
Sanne van Duren of the Beemden-school in Boxtel (Noord-Brabant province),
is the winner of the flag-design-competition. Her design will become a
real flag, which will be presented to Willem-Alexander and Máxima.
Sanne and her whole class win an excursion to the Dokkumer Vlaggen Centrale,
accompanied by a battery of TV-cameras, which can be seen 16.55 p.m on
the Dutch Z@ppelin (Nederland 3), and later on this
site. My gif is how it could look like, but perhaps the flagmakers
have other ideas...
Two weeks ago a CoA was already granted, but it will be some 18 years
from now before she will get her (official) personal flag.
Jarig Bakker, 9 Dec 2003
This is how it will actually look? I don't know whether to be appalled
or delighted! From a vexillo-point of view it is frightening - three shades
of blue and a stick cartoon. But I had to smile when I saw that goofy bird.
James Dignan, 10 Dec 2003