On Friday, Dutch Crown Princess Maxima inaugurated two exhibitions at the Loo Palace in Apeldoorn. The first exhibit was about handheld fans, and the second showed miniature portraits. Both displays were about the Netherlands’ royal house of Orange-Nassau. 
The first exposition, “Beauty Unfolded: Royal Palace Het Loo in Fans” showcased all types of handheld fans, which until the mid-20th century were part of Dutch court etiquette. The collection includes some fans used by Queen Wilhelmina, the grandmother of the current Queen Beatrix.
Crown Princess Maxima had a chance to laugh when she saw one fan that showed the faces of her three young daughters.
Next, Maxima moved on to open “Orange in Miniature”, which exhibits tiny paintings of the royals throughout a period of four centuries. The first shows Prince Maurits from 1619, and the latest are that of Queen Beatrix as a child, along with her three younger sisters.
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Hi, would you know of monarch’s who are into fine arts for leisure as in painting, watercolours etc? i am doing a research on monarchs and the arts. many thanks.