The Netherlands

A Christmas brunch and extra presents - how the Dutch Royal Family will celebrate the festive season

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17th December 2023
The Dutch royal December is already quite busy with the Sinterklaas celebrations in early December, but the Dutch Royal Family also celebrate the traditional Christmas. As Queen Máxima is from Argentina, the family have sometimes spent their Christmas break in her home country. King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima, and their three daughters, Princesses Amalia, Alexia, and Ariane, spent…
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Sweden

The Haga Princesses

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7th August 2023
When Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, died in 1947, he left behind a nine-month-old son and heir and four daughters who collectively became known as the Haga Princesses. Although the four Princesses were older than their brother, they were not in the line of…
The Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander interrupts vacation as government falls

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8th July 2023
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has been forced to interrupt his vacation as the Dutch government has fallen. The coalition parties were in disagreement over asylum policies, according to the now-former Prime Minister Mark Rutte. Mark Rutte’s VVD Party wanted to limit the flow of asylum seekers, while his junior coalition partners were opposed to his plan. The four parties were…
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King Charles IIIThe Netherlands

Royal Relations: how Charles III is linked to King Willem-Alexander

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17th May 2023
King Charles III is related to many of Europe’s sovereigns, not in the least because of Queen Victoria’s matchmaking but also because of another woman, Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau. Princess Carolina was born on28 February 1743 as the daughter of William IV, Prince of Orange and Anne, Princess Royal, the daughter of King George II and Caroline of Ansbach, after whom she…
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Opinion

King Carl XVI Gustaf - stop whining and get on board - Crown Princess Victoria is the future

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5th January 2023
Royal Central’s Assistant Editor, Moniek Bloks, says King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden needs to get over a change in the law 43 years ago which saw Crown Princess Victoria become heir to the throne in favour of Prince Carl Philip. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden celebrates 50 years on the throne in 2023. In an interview to mark the occasion, the King repeated that he believed it to be unfair…
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