The Netherlands

Summer photo session held by the Dutch Royal Family

The traditional summer photo session for the Dutch Royal Family took place yesterday afternoon at Villa Eikenhorst in Wassenaar. King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima, 14-year-old Princess Amalia (The Princess of Orange), Princess Alexia, 13, and Princess Ariane, 11, took part in the photocall outside their family home for the media. It is expected that this will be the final summer photo…
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King Willem-Alexander missed his "buddy" during Baltic state visits

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima were due to go on a state visit to Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania but due to the death of Queen Máxima’s sister Inés, the King went alone. “Of course, it’s a shame when your buddy isn’t here but she has good reason not be here. I am constantly in touch with her and with the children as well, because they were are home alone. They…
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Several new photos released to mark five years on the throne for Dutch King Willem-Alexander

Several new photos of the Dutch Royal Family have been released by the Government Information Service (RVD) in celebration of the five year anniversary of being on the throne for King Willem-Alexander on 30 April. They were released yesterday, the day before his 51st birthday today. All of the images were taken by Erwin Olaf in March at the Royal Palace of Amsterdam and includes photos of the…
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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima met with protests as they take in King's Day concert

Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands were met with protests yesterday as they arrived for the King’s Day concert, organised by the host city of this year’s King’s Day celebrations later this month – Groningen. Also in attendance were Princess Beatrix and Prince Constantijn. The protests are against gas extraction in the province of…
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