The Netherlands

Queen Máxima showers young cancer patients with love on Valentine's Day

Queen Máxima showered children with love on her latest visit to a pediatric oncology centre in Utrecht. On Valentine’s Day, Her Majesty arrived at the Princess Máxima Centre for a visit that had the double purpose of celebrating the facility’s 5th anniversary and World Children’s Cancer Day. The Queen firstly met with members of the staff, which include nurses and…
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The Netherlands

Dutch royal visit lands in Sint Maarten

The Dutch Royal Family is continuing on their tour of the Dutch Caribbean and landed in Sint Maarten on Monday, 6 February.  King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands briefly switched royals to his “other” job and co-piloted the plane that flew the Dutch royals to Sint Maarten for the final leg of their Caribbean tour. The King shared in 2017 that he had been flying as a pilot for the Dutch…
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Queen Máxima's wedding bouquet which denotes innocence, secrecy and hidden love

While a royal wedding dress might grab all the headlines with the almost obligatory tiara coming a close second, no set of regal nuptials would be complete without a bridal bouquet. We might not get round to admiring it until after our fourth discussion about the wedding gown itself but the flowers have their own part in every big royal wedding. That was no different on February 2nd 2002 when…
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Three generations seen together on a special royal birthday in the Netherlands

The birthday of Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands has been marked with a new series of portraits including one of the country’s past, present and future monarchs. Princess Beatrix is seen with her eldest son and successor, King Willem-Alexander, as well as his first born child and heir to the throne, Princess Catharina-Amalia. The photos have been released to mark Princess…
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