The Netherlands

The special circumstances surrounding a royal birth

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19th January 2023
Princess Margriet celebrates her 80th birthday today, and the story of her birth has served as a wonderful reminder of the friendship between the Netherlands and Canada.When Princess Margriet was born in 1943, the world was in the throes of the Second World War. Queen Wilhelmina was evacuated to London, where she ran a government-in-exile with the help of her son-in-law Prince Bernhard.Her…
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Countess Eloise to undertake make-up battle

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5th January 2023
Countess Eloise is poised to judge a Dutch make-up competition premiering later this month in the Netherlands.In Nikkie de Jager’s show, ‘Nikkie’s Make-Up Mansion’, ten young creative professionals who want to make a career in the make-up industry compete in a series of challenges to ultimately win the prize. de Jager is a popular make-up personality who posts tutorials on social media…
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How the Dutch royals celebrate Christmas

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22nd December 2022
The Dutch December month 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 often spends their Christmas break in Argentina. King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima, and their three daughters, Princesses Amalia, Alexia, and Ariane, spent several of the last…
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Princess Amalia's stalker wants to end treatment

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26th November 2022
The person convicted of threatening Dutch Princess Amalia two years ago wants his TBS treatment to end. However, the Public Prosecution has asked that the treatment continues for two years.The Zwolle resident, only known as Wouter G., was sentenced to three months in prison and mandatory treatment of up to four years for sending threatening messages to the Princess of Orange.It was argued…
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