Queen Máxima sat down for an interview
with CNBC while at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week to
talk about financial inclusion. The Queen of the Netherlands
attends the World Economic Forum annually in her role as the UN
Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for
Development, and was asked by reporter Tania Bryer about the
progress financial inclusion has made…
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…
A look at Princess Margriet of the Netherlands on her 80th birthday
19th January 2023
Margriet Francisca was born on 19 January
1943 in the Ottawa Civic Hospital in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada,
during the Second World War to then Princess Juliana (future Queen
Juliana) and Prince Bernhard. Her family had fled the Netherlands
after the Nazi invasion and had…
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…
Excitement builds as Dutch heir Princess Amalia prepares for milestone royal engagement
18th January 2023
The Princess of Orange will undertake a
milestone journey alongside her parents at the end of
January. Princess Catharina-Amalia, the heir to the Dutch
throne, will be travelling with her parents to the Dutch Caribbean.
The trio will leave on 27 January for their…
Princess Laurentien celebrates project milestone and looks to the future of children in the Ukraine war
8th January 2023
Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands
has celebrated a huge milestone for one of her most recent
projects. The Better Time Stories has reached its 10000th
request since being launched in September of 2022, and the Princess
shared her feelings on the number: “It…
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…
Like most other royal families, the Dutch
Royal Family has had a busy 2022 as engagements and travel has
returned to normal. King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima
travelled extensively this year, while their eldest daughter,
Princess Catherina-Amalia, entered a new chapter…
King Willem-Alexander looks to the future and faces the past in Christmas Day speech
26th December 2022
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
looked to the future and faced the past during his Christmas Day
speech. The King of the Netherlands said: “The future is in good
hands.” He praised the youth for their ideas, imagination and
determination to leave the…
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…
