King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima have released a statement following the terror attack in Utrecht on Monday morning which has claimed the lives of three people.
The King and Queen said: “It is a great sadness to us that three people were killed and others were seriously injured in an attack in Utrecht. We feel intensely for the victims and their families. Acts of violence are…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima visit Germany
6th March 2019
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima were in Bremen today for a one-day visit. This visit is a part of a tour to all sixteen German states which began in 2013. This is the 13th state the Dutch King and Queen have visited since then. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Brandenburg…
Queen Máxima speaks about the importance of including Generation Z in financial inclusion initiatives
20th February 2019
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has spoken via video message at the 2019 Arise Conference about the importance of including Generation Z in financial inclusion initiatives. This is something, she believes, that must be addressed in a timely manner.
Her Majesty stressed…
Queen Máxima visits Jordan in her UN role
13th February 2019
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has visited Jordan in her role as the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development. She was in the Middle Eastern kingdom from 10 through 12 February.
The Dutch Information Services (RVD) explained ahead of her visit, “In recent years, the number of adults with access to financial services has increased from…
Queen Máxima responds to tax evasion accusations
30th January 2019
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has responded, through her spokesperson, to accusations of tax evasion in her home country of Argentina saying she “respects” Argentian laws.
The Dutch Government Information Service (RVD) has responded to the claims.
Her…
Queen Máxima busy in Davos
24th January 2019
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has been very busy in Davos, Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum (WEF). She was in Switzerland from Tuesday evening through Thursday.
She is attending as part of her role at the United Nation’s Secretary-General’s Special…
Queen Máxima ordered rest by her doctors, cancels trip to Tanzania
3rd November 2018
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has been ordered to rest by her doctors. As a result, her upcoming trip to Tanzania that she was to undertake as the Special Advocate of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Inclusive Finance for Development has been cancelled. She was due to visit the African country on the 6th and 7th of this month.
The Queen is believed to be suffering from a bowel…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, who was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, spoke this week via video at the FORMIC 2018 conference which took place in Barranquilla, Colombia.
Speaking in her native Spanish, Máxima explained “how technology-led innovations…
The Netherlands State Visit – Day 2
24th October 2018
The second and final day of The Netherlands State Visit began with a breakfast at Mansion House with the Earl and Countess of Wessex. Shortly before the breakfast, Their Majesties and the Earl and Countess of Wessex signed the guestbook. The breakfast was given by the Lord…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands dazzles in the full Stuart Tiara during state banquet
24th October 2018
As many had hoped, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands was finally seen wearing the full Stuart Tiara last night during the state banquet. She wore a version of the Stuart Tiara in May 2018 during a state visit to Luxembourg but the elusive Stuart Diamond of a whopping 40 carats was missing from the tiara.
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The Stuart Tiara was perhaps the perfect tiara to wear for a state…