The Dutch December month is already quite busy with the Sinterklaas celebrations in early December, but the Dutch Royal Family also celebrate the traditional Christmas.
As Queen Máxima is from Argentina, the family often spends their Christmas break in Argentina. King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima, and their three daughters, Princesses Amalia, Alexia, and Ariane, spent several of the last…
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg had been in personal union with the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1839 until the death of King Willem III of the Netherlands in 1890. Upon his death, the Netherlands passed to his daughter Wilhelmina, but Luxembourg passed to a distant male…
Suspect in criminal case denies he's behind threats against Dutch Princess Amalia
29th October 2022
Ridouan Taghi, the main suspect in the so-called Marengo trial, has denied any involvement in the threats against Princess Amalia, the heir to the Dutch throne.
It was recently announced that Princess Amalia had been receiving threats and had moved out of her student…
Princess Amalia's first Opening of Parliament overshadowed by protesters
21st September 2022
Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands, the Princess of Orange, attended her first Opening of Parliament yesterday, but the mood soon turned sour. The Opening of Parliament is called Prinsjesdag in the Netherlands.
Prinsjesdag always takes place on the third Tuesday in September. King Willem-Alexander addressed a joint session of the States-General of the Netherlands, which consists of…
Princess Amalia, also known as the Princess of Orange as the heir to the Dutch throne, turned 18 years old in December. Today, she will attend her first Prinsjesdag, or Opening of Parliament.
Prinsjesdag always takes place on the third Tuesday in September. King…
An emergency order has been issued in The Hague after “serious concerns about disruptions on Prinsjesdag.”
Prinsjesdag, or the opening of Parliament in the Netherlands, always takes place on the third Tuesday in September. King Willem-Alexander will address a…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima offer support after tragic truck accident
28th August 2022
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands released a message of support following a tragic truck accident.
The message states: “We are shocked and horrified by the terrible accident in Nieuw-Beijerland last night, where there were so many victims. It is an unimaginable sadness within a tight-knit community. The stricken families are in our thoughts, and we wish the…
As we prepare for Princess Iman of Jordan’s wedding, we look at the weddings of her grandfather King Hussein, who was famously married four times.
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Three years after his accession to the throne, King Hussein’s first wife was Dina bint…
On 25 May 1961, British-born Toni Avril Gardiner married King Hussein of Jordan as his second wife.
The wedding took place in the Zahran Palace in Amman and was followed by a procession through the city.
Toni, who took on the name Princess Muna al-Hussein after her…
King Willem-Alexander’s working palace Noordeinde Palace in The Hague will open its door for four Saturdays in a row.
Noordeinde Palace began its life as a medieval farmhouse in 1533.This was converted into a spacious residence, which was bought for Louise de Coligny, the widow of William I, Prince of Orange, in 1595. It was her son who enlarged the house even more, and it was…
