400 years of Dutch-Australia history

And to mark the occasion, the lovely couple you see here are heading downunder today. They are none other than NL's very own Crown Prince Willem-Alexander (first in line to the throne) and his Argentinian born wife, Princess Maxima. Seems their week long visit will be spent mostly in the company of Little Johnny Howard in Canberra - aren't they the lucky ones?! Hope he doesn't make too much of a fool of himself.


These two are no dummies. Willem-Alexander is a law & history major, is very active here in the field of water management, is a member of the IOC committee, and has his private pilot's license. Maxima is an economics major, has held high level positions in a number of banking institutions, is currently a member of a UN financial advisory group, and speaks fluent Dutch with not even a hint of a Spanish accent. I'm jealous!

Even Queen Beatrix has a law degree, is an accomplished sculptor, and plays an active role in advising the government on legislation. In fact, the whole royal family here seem a lot more like real people than the cloistered British royal family, and there doesn't seem to be that tacky tabloid fascination with stalking the royals to get those unguarded photos of them in their weakest moments. Anyway, hope they have a nice time in Oz.

Alli xxx