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Princess Maxima and Queen Silvia enjoy the tulips in Lisse.
On the second day of their state visit to the Netherlands, April 22, 2009, Sweden’s King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia had both joint and separate engagements.
In the morning, King Carl Gustaf had meetings with various people from the business industry and the Dutch government. Among them was Prime Minister J.P. Balkende. Meanwhile, Queen Silvia visited the International Flower Exhibition Keukenhof in Lisse, accompanied by Dutch Crown Princess Maxima. It was a lovely day for a visit to the gardens, as the famous tulips of the Netherlands are in full bloom.
From left: Prince Willem-Alexander, Princess Maxima, Queen Silvia and King Carl Gustaf in Leiden on April 22, 2009.
In the afternoon, King Carl and Queen Silvia visited the Linnaeus Garden and the University of Leiden, accompanied by Princess Maxima and Crown Prince Willem-Alexander. While in Leiden, the royals split the meetings between them. King Carl Gustaf and Prince Willem-Alexander attended a sustainability seminar while Queen Silvia and Princess Maxima participated in a discussion about children’s rights.
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Ted, I agree with you that Spanish is the most likely language they used. That was a beautiful day!
I wonder what language Queen Silvia and Princess Maxima spoke in. Maxima is a native educated Spanish speaker who speaks fluent English, and Queen Silvia speaks flawless Spanish (and pretty good English too). I am sure their husbands spoke in English with each other, but my bet would be Spanish for the two ladies when they were alone, and English when there were other people around. They sure lucked out with such beautiful weather with the tulips!