The Royal House of the Netherlands has
announced new dates for King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima’s
State Visit to Greece. The visit has been postponed twice in
the past year. Initially, the royals were supposed to be in Greece
in late 2021, but the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic forced
plans to be changed. The visit was then supposed to occur in
March, but the outbreak of…
Princess Catharina-Amalia of the
Netherlands began a new chapter when she attended her first
university classes at the University of Amsterdam. The young royal
began her undergraduate studies with an interdisciplinary
bachelor’s degree in Politics, Psychology, Law…
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…
The Princess of Orange is poised to
undertake her first official royal tour early next year when she
accompanies her parents to the Caribbean parts of the kingdom of
the Netherlands. The Royal House of the Netherlands announced the
news on 1 September 2022, revealing that Princess Catharina-Amalia
will join King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima in February 2023
for a tour of Aruba, Curaçao…
King Willem-Alexander pulls out of US economic visit due to illness
1st September 2022
The Dutch Royal Household has announced
that King Willem-Alexander will no longer take part in a planned
working visit to the United States due to illness. His
Majesty, says the press release, is recovering from an episode of
pneumonia, and air travel could hinder the…
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…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima offer support after tragic truck accident
28th August 2022
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of
the Netherlands released a message of support following a tragic
truck accident. The message states: “We are shocked and horrified
by the terrible accident in Nieuw-Beijerland last night, where
there were so many victims. It is an unimaginable sadness within a
tight-knit community. The stricken families are in our thoughts,
and we wish the…
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…
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…
Princess Amalia won't join Amsterdam student society after sexist remarks
10th August 2022
Princess Catharina-Amalia has no plans to
join the Amsterdam Student Society when she begins her university
studies in the capital city this autumn following public outcry
over comments made by male members of the Amsterdamsch Studenten
Corps. The Netherlands government press office, which is
responsible for releasing official information on the Dutch Royal
Family, confirmed that Princess…
