Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands will receive a letter this week from the Dutch government encouraging her into military service.
The letter, announced by Ank Bijleveld, the Minister of Defence, was sent to 212,000 young people who were born in 2003 and are on the cusp of adulthood and the age that they can join the Dutch military.
In a video posted to his Twitter account…
The King and Queen of the Netherlands have spoken of their regret over their decision to take a holiday in Greece when their country was facing new coronavirus restrictions. In a specially recorded message, the Dutch monarch said the decision to take the trip had been a…
The King of the Netherlands and his family have returned to the Netherlands after cancelling their controversial holiday to Greece on Friday evening.
King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima, Princess Amalia, Princess Alexia and Princess Ariane arrived back at Huis ten Bosch…
King Willem-Alexander and his family have ended their holiday in Greece only hours after landing amidst a storm of criticism.
The Dutch royals travelled to Athens on a government plane to begin their autumn break on Friday but when this became known to the wider public, it led to controversy. Just last Tuesday, the Netherlands went into a partial lockdown and people were advised not to travel…
King Willem-Alexander receives Dutch translation of "The Correspondence of Desiderius Erasmus"
13th October 2020
On Monday afternoon, King Willem-Alexander received a Dutch translation of “The Correspondence of Desiderius Erasmus” at Noordeinde Palace.
The King received the text from publisher Ms Exler-Donker who he spoke to about how the book was translated from Latin…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands attended the signing of the Music Trainers Agreement on Wednesday at TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht.
The agreement is a corporation agreement between all teachers’ training colleges and conservatories in the Netherlands for 12 years.
The Dutch Government Information Service (RVD) has released new photos of Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands.
Two solo images a piece were released of the royals, taken by Martijn Beekman, in the Royal Palace of Amsterdam in September. The RVD did not release any photos of the couple together.
© RVD – Martijn Beekman© RVD – Martijn Beekman
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Queen Máxima officially opened Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the Netherlands on Thursday during a visit to the Breast Cancer Association Netherlands in The Hague.
During her visit, Queen Máxima met with some of the 230 volunteers who help out with BCAN to hear about…
Queen Máxima paid a digital visit to the community of Alphen aan den Rijn on Wednesday to discuss debt problems and solutions with a local financial foundation.
Queen Máxima was joined by State Secretary Bas van t’ Wout, the State Secretary for Social Affairs and…
King Willem-Alexander opens "Of Invaluable Value - 200 Years of Naturalis" exhibit
30th September 2020
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has opened the “Of Invaluable Value – 200 Years of Naturalis” exhibit at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden.
The King attended the opening on Tuesday to mark 200 years since the opening of the centre.
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