A look behind the scenes of Vorsten! The editors give a glimpse of the new issue.
Anneliese Bergman – Editor-in-chief
As editor-in-chief of Margriet, I once made a special edition with Princess Margriet as guest editor-in-chief. What a party that was. She invited me to her home to discuss all the reports. We sat in the garden adjacent to her colorful and cozy living room. After a while Pieter van Vollenhoven joined us. He asked if I had already seen the badger dens and if we needed any ideas. Because he had that in abundance. What a fascinating man, what a wonderful conversationalist and what an original thinker. In this issue you can read how editor Karlijn drives with the professor through the woods of Het Loo.
Marjolein Beijderwellen -Editorial assistant
My favorite production in these Royals is that by Martijn Akkerman about a brooch, a Russian Orange jewel. I never wear brooches, but there is one that I will never get rid of and that is a gold brooch with a photo of my Frisian great-grandmother. I don’t know what kind of woman she was, but she certainly had a photo of herself taken at that time and that was probably special. This brooch will later go to my daughter Sophie.
Wim Dehandschieter – Correspondent Belgium
In Ghent I witnessed a cute moment during the Luxembourg state visit to Belgium. Queen Mathilde receives two bags of chocolate from a royalist spectator. She lovingly tries to attract María Teresa’s attention. In a soft but firm tone: ‘María! Maria! Maria!’ For us it is Madame or Altesse Royale (Royal Highness). For Mathilde: María for short.
