Pieter van Vollenhoven, the husband of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, has expressed his joy over receiving word that four children missing since a plane crash a month ago had have found alive.
He tweeted, “Wat een buitengewoon fantastisch bericht. Na 40 dagen en gelet op hun leeftijden…”, which translates as, “What an extraordinaly fantastic news. After 40 days…
Princess Margriet celebrates 80th birthday with a series of new portraits featuring her dog, Boogiewoogie
19th January 2023
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands has released a set of three new photos to celebrate her 80th birthday today.
The photos were taken in January in the city of Apeldoorn, where Princess Margriet lives with her husband, prof. mr. Pieter van Vollenhoven. Their dog…
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands has made her way back to the land where she was born for a visit that was supposed to happen in 2020, coinciding with the 75th anniversary of Canada’s independence.
Her Royal Highness and her husband, Prof Pieter van…
Princesses Beatrix and Margriet enjoy a night out for dance
12th February 2022
Princess Beatrix and Princess Margriet attended the performance celebrating the 50th anniversary of Introdans.
On the evening of Thursday, 10 February, the royal sisters arrived at Amare Theatre in The Hague to watch the performance, with a choreography designed especially for the occasion.
The event was created in support of the Princess Beatrix Spierfonds, which is celebrating its…
Princess Margriet and Prime Minister Trudeau visit Canadian War Cemetery
1st November 2021
On Friday, 29 October, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Princess Margriet of the Netherlands visited the Bergen op Zoom Canadian War Cemetery.
Princess Margriet was born in Ottawa at the Ottawa Civic Hospital in 1943. Her parents, Princess Juliana and Prince…
The Dutch Royal Court has released several new photos of King Willem-Alexander, his wife, Queen Máxima and the King’s aunt, Princess Margriet and her husband, Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven. The photos were taken in the Royal Palace of Amsterdam last month.
Queen…
Princess Margriet attends the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem
21st September 2019
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and her husband Pieter van Vollenhoven attended the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem last night.
Princess Margriet/Photo by Moniek Bloks
Pieter van Vollenhoven and Ahmed Marcouch/ Photo by Moniek Bloks
The evening began at the Sint Eusebius Church in the centre of the city of Arnhem where Princess Margriet and her husband…
Prince Pieter-Christiaan is the third son of Princess Margriet (younger sister of Princess Beatrix) and Pieter van Vollenhoven, and hence, the first cousin of the current monarch, King Willem-Alexander.
His Highness Prince Pieter-Christiaan Michiel of Orange-Nassau, van…
Princess Margriet, sister of former Queen Beatrix and aunt to King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, opened a new exhibition on emigration to Canada at the Open Air Museum in Arnhem called “We are going to Canada.” The exhibition hopes to present the dilemmas…
King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and Princess Margriet to honour Olympic medal winners
25th February 2018
It has been announced in the Netherlands, that the medal winners from both the Winter Olympics and Paralympics will be presented to King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and Princess Margriet on the 23rd March at the Noordeinde Palace. This will be the culmination of celebrations on the day, prior to the presentation there will be a festive programme of events at the Great Church in The Hague.
This…
