Royal Ceremonial Events

Images of significant royal ceremonies featuring dignitaries, elegant settings, and historical contexts, conveying a sense of grandeur and importance.

Anefo photo collection. Third day of the visit of King Baudouin Reception of the Belgian colony at the Oud Wassenaar castle by King Baudouin. July 10, 1959

Anefo photo collection. The launch of the tanker "Mohammed Reza Shah" by Princess Margriet in the presence of the Sjah van Persia. May 22, 1959

Anefo photo collection. Queen Elisabeth Van England. May 1, 1962. Great Britain

Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard and Princesses to Helsinki. July 26, 1952

Poll photo collection. Troon distance Queen Wilhelmina / Inauguration of Queen Juliana. Trooning Queen Wilhelmina. Communication from Wilhelmina on Balcony Palace on Dam Square; "Long live our queen!". September 4, 1948. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Third day of the visit of King Baudouin Reception of the Belgian colony at the Oud Wassenaar castle by King Baudouin. July 10, 1959

Anefo photo collection. Departure Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard to the West. September 25, 1965

Anefo photo collection. Kranzlagding by Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard at the national. Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard during the wreaths. May 4, 1971. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard for the town hall of Utrecht. 17 June 1949. Utrecht (city)

Anefo photo collection. Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus to the West, Prince Claus says goodbye to Queen Juliana. July 2, 1966

Anefo photo collection. Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus to the West, Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus. July 2, 1966

Elsevier photo collection. Baptism Prince Maurits Grote Kerk Apeldoorn. Queen Juliana Prince Berhard arrive church. September 19, 1968. Apeldoorn, Gelderland

Anefo photo collection. Princess Margriet and Mrs. Pieter van Vollenhove. Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard at Huis ten Bosch. January 10, 1967. The Hague, South Holland

Pres't. Poincare & King of Spain, May 1913

Anefo photo collection. Baptism of Prince Willem-Alexander. Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard arrive at the Sint Jacobskerk. September 2, 1967

Helen Keller ***** at the large Crowd after laying a ***** examining the *****. April 6, 1948.

Poll photo collection. Official visit from Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard to Switzerland. Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard are welcomed at the Town Hall of Bern. May 21, 1946. Bern, Switzerland

02/24/1976. Empress Farah Diba in Spain. The Empress has remained in Spain for twenty-four hours invited by the Spanish Monarchs. In the Image, Empress Farah saying goodbye to the President of the Government, Mr. Arias of Navarre in the presence of Her Majesty the Queen.

Anefo photo collection. Marriage of Princess Francoise from Bourbon Parma with Prince Eduard from Lobkowicz in Paris. January 7, 1960. France, Paris

Princess Elizabeth (later queen Elizabeth II) with Prince Phillip (The Duke of Edinburgh) attending the Order of the Garter 1950

Anefo photo collection. Defile Soestdijk, the royal family on the Bordes v.L.n.R. Queen Juliana, Prince Bernhard, Princess Christina, Princess Beatrix and Vice. April 30, 1964. Soestdijk, Utrecht

Queen Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh New Zealand. December 31, 1953.

12/31/1936. Dr. Negrin, head of the Government, upon leaving the presidency.

King Haakon of Norway; on his return to Oslo in 1945

Anefo photo collection. State visit Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard to West Germany. Queen Juliana speaks with participants in German-Dutch youth exchange in Bonn. October 27, 1971. Bonn, West Germany

Anefo photo collection. Series: Visit Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard to Friesland. The royal couple leaves the bodes of the Palace of Justice in Leeuwarden. On the left the mayor of Leeuwarden, A.A.M. Van der Meulen. September 26, 1950. Friesland, Leeuwarden

Anefo photo collection. Birth Prince Willem-Alexander. Prince Claus kept speech for radio and TV, Prince Claus on the way to TV studio. April 28, 1967

With Flag Flying... With the Royal standard fluttering over their car, Her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh leave Buckingham Palace this afternoon for their drive through South-East London. June 8, 1953. (Photo by Paul Popper Ltd.).

09/30/1926. Barcelona. The journey of the Kings. HM Queen Victoria Eugenia (X), upon arriving at the Red Cross hospital, which she visited in detail.

Anefo photo collection. Baptism of Prince Willem-Alexander. Baptism Willem Alexander. Arrival guests Sint Jacobskerk numbers 24.25 Princess Irene and Carlos,. September 2, 1967

Anefo photo collection. Manifestation in connection with 12.5 annual government anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Juliana. Manifestation in connection with 12.5 annual government anniversary of H. M. passed by. March 6, 1961

Anefo photo collection. Visit Princess Beatrix to Amsterdam. Stedelijk Museum. Arrival from left to right. Mayor A.J. d'Ailly, Queen Juliana, Princess Beatrix and Prince Bernhard. 30 June 1956. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard keep the traditional New Year's reception in the palace on Dam Dam in Amsterdam. Arrival of .... January 7, 1970. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Baptism of Prince Willem-Alexander. Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard leave Palace House ten Bosch. September 2, 1967

London, England October 16, 1934Eleven year old King Peter of Yugoslavia leaves his London hotel with his grandmother, the Dowager Queen Marie of Romania, for Marseilles, where he met his mother, Dowager Queen Marie of Yugoslavia, at the bier of his father, the assassinated King Alexander.

Anefo photo collection. Birthday Queen Juliana Soestdijk. April 30, 1954. Soestdijk, Utrecht

Anefo photo collection. Her royal highness Princess Beatrix opens the Jeugdhuis "De Heuvel" in Rotterdam, arrival princess Beatrix along fantasy honor guard. May 23, 1959

Trip to South America: Colombia, Techo, Alianza ceremony, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy speaks at a cornerstone-laying ceremony at the Techo Housing Project in Bogotá, Colombia, marking the construction of homes and schools built through the Alliance for Progress (La Alianza para el Progreso). On platform (L-R): United States Ambassador to Colombia Fulton Freeman (partially hidden); unidentified; President Kennedy; President of Colombia Alberto Lleras Camargo; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. White House Secret Service agents Arthur L. Art Godfrey and Roy Kellerman (faces obscured), stand to right of platform. Colombian military police, reporters, and photographers stand on either side of platform.

Anefo photo collection. Entry Queen Beatrix in The Hague Overview Printed during the Royal Family Royal Family in Scheveningen, during hiking (HM greeted from the elderly). May 21, 1980. The Hague, Scheveningen

Prince Paul's long talks with Mussolini. Prince Paul, Prince regent of Yugoslavia, had two long talks with Mussolini, yesterday. He arrived in Rome yesterday with Princess Olga on a three day visit to the King and Queen of Italy.Prince Paul and King of Italy seen in Rome on Prince Paul's arrival. May 11, 1939. (Photo by Sport and General Press Agency Limited)

At the end of the wedding breakfast the Queen, other members of the Royal family and other guests assemble in the courtyard of Buckingham Palace to give the bride (Princess Margaret) and bridegroom (Anthony Armstrong-Jones) their send-off. Date: 1960

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana visits Rotterdam. Visit the St. Laurenskerk; The Queen says goodbye to church administration; Right Mayor of Walsum van Rotterdam. October 24, 1959. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Princess Beatrix opens an Int in Gorinchem. Sculptor symposium. June 5, 1974. Gorinchem

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana opens the Erasmus University in Rotterdam. The queen is greeted on arrival. November 8, 1973. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Marriage of Princess Francoise from Bourbon Parma with Prince Eduard from Lobkowicz in Paris. January 7, 1960. France, Paris

Anefo photo collection. Beatrix and Claus and car at RAI, Princess Irene and Hugo Carlos at RAI. March 9, 1966

Elsevier photo collection. Prinsjesdag 1965. royal family Binnenhof. front Queen Juliana Prince Bernhard, left. Princesses Beatrix, Margriet Christina. September 21, 1965. Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. H. M. de Koningin in Emmen. July 6, 1961. Emmen

Anefo photo collection. State visit from King Olav from Norway to the Netherlands. King Olav and Queen Juliana arrive in a Calèche on Dam Square. September 9, 1964. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Visit President of Mexico President Lopez. Switching from the car to the carriages, no. 6 Mrs. Lopez Matheos and Prince Bernhard /. April 3, 1963. The Hague, South Holland

The reception of King Gustaf V and Alfons XIII of Spain.

Anefo photo collection. Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus visit Rotterdam. Aboard the city of Rotterdam, v.l.n.r. Queen Juliana, Mrs. Thomassen, Prince Claus and Princess Beatrix. July 9, 1965. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana in Cultural Center in Tilburg. May 15, 1973. Noord-Brabant, Tilburg

Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard and Princesses to Helsinki. July 26, 1952

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana brings a working visit to Limburg. Queen Juliana is welcomed. December 11, 1963. Limburg

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Princess Beatrix to Japan. Princess Beatrix on top of the plane staircase. April 1, 1963. Japan

Anefo photo collection. International Concours Hippique in the Ahoyhal Te Rotterd Koningin Juliana and his Royal Highness Prince Bernhard. November 23, 1958. Rotterdam, South Holland

BING CROSBY in THE EMPEROR WALTZ (1948), directed by BILLY WILDER.

Anefo photo collection. Eindhoven commemorates his liberation, left LL. H. A. M. T. Kolfschoten, mayor of The Hague, on the right Mr. Gijzels. September 18, 1959. Eindhoven

Anefo photo collection. Armor clew at De Vlasakkers in Amersfoort, v.L.n.R. Minister President Cals, Prince Bernhard, Queen Juliana and Princess Beatrix. May 5, 1965. Amersfoort

Churchill Rides Through - Winston Churchill (in homberg and with cigar) sits on backseat of car today as he visits here for speech. president Truman waves. March 05, 1946. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Anefo photo collection. State visit from Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg to our country. Queen Juliana greets Grand Duke on CS. September 12, 1967. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Koningin Juliana Zangkoor van Rotterdamse elderly on Palace Soestdijk received, Her Majesty between the elderly. September 24, 1964

Anefo photo collection. Throne change 30 April, Queen Beatrix and PR. Claus walk under Pergola to the new church carpet under pergola is wiped clean. April 30, 1980

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard lay a wreath at the commemoration of the dead at the National Monument on Dam Square, Amsterdam. Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard after the wreath. May 4, 1969. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Photograph of Queen Elizabeth II arriving on the SS Gothic, during her coronation world tour, Auckland, New Zealand. Dated 1954

Trip to Mexico: Departure ceremonies, 11:15AM. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy visit with President of Mexico, Adolfo López Mateos (shaking hands with Mrs. Kennedy), and First Lady of Mexico, Eva Sámano de López Mateos, during a departure ceremony in honor of President and Mrs. Kennedy, following their state visit to Mexico. In foreground (L-R): Chief of Protocol of Mexico, Federico A. Mariscal; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; General Cristóbal Guzmán Cárdenas; Eva López Mateos; Mrs. López Mateos; President Kennedy; President López Mateos; Mrs. Kennedy; Chief of the Presidential General Staff of Mexico, Major General José Gómez Huerta (hidden); U.S. State Department interpreter, Donald Barnes. Also pictured: Fanny Gamboa de Carrillo Flores (wife of Mexican Ambassador to the United States, Antonio Carrillo Flores); President of the Permanent Commission of the Mexican Congress, Rómulo Sánchez Mireles; Mrs. Rómulo Sánchez Mireles

Anefo photo collection. Second day Royal visit to Limburg. Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard leave the Heerlen town hall, done done by Mayor Van Grunsven. 25 April 1950. Heerlen

Anefo photo collection. Princess Beatrix and Prince Bernhard to Tokyo left Queen Juliana went on the plane to say goodbye. October 11, 1964. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Elsevier photo collection. Events engagement Princess Irene. Arrival parents sisters Prince Hugo Carlos de Bourbon Parma Schiphol. welcomed royal family. Princess Margriet coast father Prince Hugo Carlos, Prince Xavier. February 10, 1964. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Elsevier photo collection. Arrival royal family Royal Palace Dam Square. left Queen Juliana, Prince Bernhard, Mrs. Von Amsberg, Claus von Amsberg Princess Beatrix. March 7, 1966. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

The visit of the Soviet head of state and party leader Leonid Brezhnev to Bonn from 18-22 May 1973 was a step towards easing tensions in Willy Brandt's East-West relations. Leonid Breschnew at, Gymnich Castle and Heinz-Oskar Vetter Ganz r, Germany, Europe

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard lay a wreath on Dam during ceremony with commemoration of the dead. May 4, 1973. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Princess Beatrix and Claus exchange rings. Links Pastor Chatter Wise Rings. March 10, 1966. Amsterdam

Anefo photo collection. H. M. de Koningin opens "Flora" Heemstede. March 13, 1953. Heemstede

Trip to Mexico: Departure ceremonies, 11:15AM. President John F. Kennedy visits with President of Mexico, Adolfo López Mateos, during a departure ceremony in honor of him and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, following their state visit to Mexico. In foreground (L-R): Chief of Protocol of Mexico, Federico A. Mariscal; General Cristóbal Guzmán Cárdenas; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Eva López Mateos; First Lady of Mexico, Eva Sámano de López Mateos; President Kennedy; President López Mateos; U.S. State Department interpreter, Donald Barnes; Mrs. Kennedy; Chief of the Presidential General Staff of Mexico, Major General José Gómez Huerta (hidden). Also pictured: Fanny Gamboa de Carrillo Flores (wife of Mexican Ambassador to the United States, Antonio Carrillo Flores); President of the Permanent Commission of the Mexican Congress, Rómulo Sánchez Mireles; Mrs. Rómulo Sánchez Mireles; President of the Supreme Court of Mexico, Alfonso Guzmán Neyra; Adela Rodrígu

07/31/1913. The Kings in Santander. HM the King Presenting the pigeon shot prize to Mr. Enrique Camino.

Churchill Arrive Aboard Queen Elizabeth : Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister, salutes with a smile as he steps from a Gangplank after arriving here today Aboard The Liner Queen Elizabeth. Behind him is Mrs. Churchill. January 12, 1946. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

'Red Dean' Escorts Princess Alexandra - Princess Alexandra of Kent accompanied by Dr. Hewlett Johnson, Canterbury's 'red' Dean, as she leaves Canterbury Cathedral to-day (Wednesday) after attending a service for junior Red Cross cadets. The 18-year-old Princess, daughter of the Duchess of Kent, is in uniform as Patron of the British Junior Red Cross. June 1, 1955. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

Anefo photo collection. New ambassadors offer Queen Juliana their credentials. The Mexican ambassador. September 4, 1953. The Hague, South Holland

Madrid, 02/07/1968. Queen Victoria Eugenia visits Madrid on the occasion of the birth of her great-grandson, the Infante Don Felipe. In the image, he greets the crowd that came to welcome him upon his arrival at Barajas Airport.

Anefo photo collection. Celebration Silver Government Jubilee of Queen Juliana in The Hague, Royal Family Runs from House of Representatives to Ridderzaal. September 6, 1973. The Hague, South Holland

Royal Welcome: Prince William (left) and his brother, Prince Richard - both well wrapped against the cold - rush to welcome their mother, the Duchess of Gloucester, on her return by air from the independence celebrations in Ceylon.Forewarned about Britain's Arctic weather, the Duchess wears a fur coat as she lands London Airport, Heathrow. February 20, 1948.

Anefo photo collection. Queen Elisabeth van England at Schiphol greeted by Princess Beatrix. May 1, 1962. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

John F Kennedy motorcade, Dallas, Texas USA, 22 November 1963. Close-up view of President and Mrs Kennedy and Texas Governor John Connally and his wife. Photographer: Victor Hugo King.

The King, Dukes of Gloucester, York , Kent *****. February 24, 1936. (Photo by The Associated Press).

Anefo photo collection. State visit by President Lopez Mateos from Mexico with woman and daughter to the Netherlands. Greeting at the Ypenburg airbase; v.l.n.r. Miss Lopez Mateos, Mrs. Lopez Mateos, Queen Juliana, Prince Bernhard, President Adolfo López Mateos and Princess Irene. April 3, 1963. Rijswijk, South Holland

Page Beside The Primate Sees A Joke. The eminence of his nearest neighbour has no inhibiting effect on the Hon. Robin Boyd page to Lord Kilmarnock, as - holding the peer's coronet - his he gives way to laughter outside Westminster Abbey, London, to-day (Friday) after the final rehearsal for the Coronation ceremony. Robin is standing beside the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Geoffrey Fisher. The other side of the Primate is seen Jeremy Clyde, page to the Duke of Wellington. May 29, 1953. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

Eamon De Valera - Pres. Irish Republic. February 09, 1938. (Photo by The Associated Press).

Mrs. W.K. Vanderbilt, Jr.

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana and Claude Pompidou-Cahour visit the Walloon School in Mariahoeve, The Hague. December 2, 1969. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. State visit by Manuel Prado, President of Peru to the Netherlands. Departure from the official residence for the cruise, v.l.n.r. President Prado, mayor of Hall and Queen Juliana. March 7, 1960. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Princess Beatrix, Prince Claus and their children to Lech Photo Johan-Friso, Willem-Alexander (right). March 14, 1973. Lech

Indonesian Ambassador Leaves To See The King -- Dr. Subandrio first Indonesian Ambassador to the Court of St. James, revives a custom as he leaves the Embassy (Wilton Crescent, Belgravia) in a state landau drawn by Cleveland bays, this morning. (Thursday).Dr. Subandrio, the first Indonesian Ambassador to Great Britain today drove form his Embassy in a state Landau to Buckingham Palace to present his letters of credence to the King. This marks a revival of a custom - at the King's order discontinued during the war. March 23, 1950. (Photo by Fox Photos).

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Princess Benedikt van Denmark opened Madurodam, next to her princess Beatrix. April 7, 1965. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Princess Beatrix and Claus visit Amsterdam, driving tour. July 3, 1965. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Princess Beatrix and Claus visited Haarlem. September 8, 1965. Haarlem

Anefo photo collection. H. M. De Koningin visits Leeuwarden. September 24, 1952. Friesland, Leeuwarden

Crown Prince Baudouin and King Leopold III, with his second wife Princess of Rethy, in Amsterdam. Prince Baudouin (7 September 1930 - 31 July 1993), was King of the Belgians from 1951 until his death in 1993. He was the last Belgian king to be sovereign of the Congo. Baudouin was the elder son of King Leopold III (1901-1983) and his first wife, Princess Astrid of Sweden (1905-1935). Princess Lilian of Belgium, Princess of Rethy (born Mary Lilian Henriette Lucie Josephine Ghislaine Baels; 28 November 1916 - 7 June 2002) was the second wife of King Leopold III of Belgium.

Madrid, 1970 (CA.). Las Ventas Bullring, San Isidro Fair. In the image, Prince Juan Carlos of Borbón and Doña Sofía of Greece.

Anefo photo collection. Presentation of honorary doctorates from the Free University in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Arrival Princess Christina and Queen Juliana at the Concertgebouw. October 20, 1965. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

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