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Ambassador and Mrs Waldeck greet Lord Hannay of Chiswick
The new Ambassador of France Mr Bernard Emié, the Ambassador of Kuwait and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Mr Khaled Al Duwaisan and the Ambassador of Germany Mr Georg Boomgaarden
Guests at the Dutch Embassy’s Queen’s Birthday celebration enjoy the exhibition at the Mall Galleries.
Teuta Starova (Albania), the High Commissioner for India Mr Nalin Surie, Mrs Vjosa Hamiti and the Ambassador of Kosovo Mr Muhamet Hamiti
Commission Representation UK, Michael Shakleton, head of the UK Office of the EU Parliament and Mrs Shackleton
Mrs Dominique Thalmann, Frau Christiane Boomgaarden and the Ambassador of Switzerland Mr Anton Thalmann
The Earl of Dundee, the Ambassador of Germany Mr Georg Boomgaarden and Lord Lamont Lerwick
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Ambassador Pim Waldeck toasts Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
Royal celebration
The Dutch Embassy’s toast to the Queen’s Birthday celebration had an extra buzz about it – and it wasn’t just the plentiful Heineken on tap and the convivial mix of guests. Held at the Mall Galleries just two days before the Royal Wedding, guests could see the flags lining the Mall outside as Royal fans and the world’s media set up camp for the night. Inside Ambassador Waldeck reminded guests of the longstanding connections between the Dutch and the British royal families and the two nations. Following the traditional singing of Het Wilhelmus, the
Dutch national anthem – thought to be the oldest in the world or, as the Ambassador joked, “the world’s first protest song” – the guests raised their pints
PHOTOS: PIERRE DE VILLIERS
The Ambassador of Norway Mr Kim Traavik talks to Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon
Ambassador and Mrs Waldeck greet Lord Hannay of Chiswick
Former UK Ambassador to the Netherlands Sir David Miers, Lady Miers and Heleen Mendl-Schrama (Anglo-Dutch Piano Platform)
Heineken on tap for the guests
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