DUTCH ROYAL GUARD EXERCISES ON THE BEACH OF SCHEVENINGEN

Members of the Dutch Royal Guard are guiding their horses through clouds of thick smoke and gunfire on the beach of Scheveningen, near The Hague to exercise for the Presentation of the Dutch 2004 Budget Memorandum in The Hague. Dutch Queen Beatrix will present the 2004 Budget with a speech from the throne in the Hall of Knights on tuesday. Scheveningen, September 15, 2003. REUTERS/Paul Vreeker