The Netherlands

Queen Máxima goes back to uni for introduction week

Queen Máxima mixed royal duties with motherhood during a university orientation reception in Delft earlier this week. The Dutch queen was joined by the Minister of Education, Culture and Science for a session at Delft University of Technology to welcome new students and discuss ways that they can be involved on campus while also focusing on their mental health. Queen Máxima attended the…
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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima begin State Visit to Austria with a lot of symbolic pieces

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands began a very busy State Visit to Austria with all of the traditional engagements of a first day.  They landed in Wien and were welcomed at the airport by many authorities before being escorted to Homburg, the Presidential Palace, where the royal couple were officially welcomed by the President and First Lady of Austria, Alexander Van…
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Princess Amalia wants to join her mother on UN trips

Queen Máxima revealed that her eldest daughter is keen to join her on future United Nations trips during an interview in Senegal this week. The Dutch queen visited the Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal earlier this week in her role as the UN Secretary General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development, a post she has held since 2009. Queen Máxima sat down for an interview…
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Queen Maxima happy to travel abroad again

The pandemic put a severe brake on most royal activity, worldwide. Perhaps the biggest was related to travel. For them, like many, the solution was digital travel over the internet. Nevertheless, this was by no means the same, and did not attract nearly the attention that a…
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Dutch King and Queen to undertake State Visit to Austria

The Dutch Royal Household has announced that King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima will undertake a State Visit to Austria at the end of next month.  The visit’s programme has been already released, and the first day, Monday, 27 June, will see all of the traditional events of state visits: the official welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace, the laying of a wreath to commemorate…
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