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King Willem-Alexander visits asylum seeker camp

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3rd September 2022
King Willem-Alexander travelled to the German border to visit the Ter Apel centre for asylum seekers.His Majesty arrived in the small town in the northeast of the country on Wednesday, 31 August, accompanied by the Secretary of State of Justice and Security. The pair started their visit by meeting staff members at the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers. They then met…
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Queen Maxima travels to India for UN role

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31st August 2022
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has completed a visit to India in her role as the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development.The Dutch Queen’s visit comes as India is poised to assume leadership of the G20 in December, following the end of Bangladesh’s term. The Royal House of the Netherlands billed her visit as a way to “discuss the…
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Back to School with Queen Máxima of the Netherlands

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22nd August 2022
Queen Máxima, née Zorreguieta, was born in 1971 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Thus, she started her studies in her birth country.She studied at Northlands School, a bilingual school (English and Spanish) in Olivos, where she obtained her baccalaureate in 1988. After that, she enrolled at the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, studying economics; she graduated in 1995. Queen Máxima…
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Queen Máxima learns about making curtains for palace

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2nd July 2022
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands had a busy Thursday and was on an engagement literally close to home. On Thursday morning, Máxima visited the TextielMuseum in Tilburg. Conservators at the museum are currently working on repairing and restoring curtains from the Chinese Hall at the Paleis Huis ten Bosch, as well as creating new curtains. She met with museum staff to discuss how the…
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