King Willem-Alexander will mark a decade
on the Dutch throne next year, the first king the Netherlands has
seen since 1890. Though the Dutch monarchy has largely been
female-dominant in the past century, the rules about who could
reign weren’t officially changed until the 1980s. In the time since
King William III’s reign ended in 1890, the Netherlands was ruled
by women: Queen Wilhelmina…
Queen Máxima makes whirlwind trip to New York for the United Nations General Assembly
22nd September 2022
Following the glittering Prinsjesdag
celebrations in The Hague earlier in the week, Queen Máxima boarded
a plane bound for New York City, where the United Nations General
Assembly is underway. Her Majesty was in the Big Apple for
less than 48 hours after landing on…
Princess Amalia's first Opening of Parliament overshadowed by protesters
21st September 2022
Princess Catharina-Amalia of the
Netherlands, the Princess of Orange, attended her first Opening of
Parliament yesterday, but the mood soon turned sour. The Opening of
Parliament is called Prinsjesdag in the Netherlands. Prinsjesdag
always takes place on the third Tuesday…
Princess Amalia, also known as the
Princess of Orange as the heir to the Dutch throne, turned 18 years
old in December. Today, she will attend her first Prinsjesdag, or
Opening of Parliament. Prinsjesdag always takes place on the third
Tuesday in September. King Willem-Alexander will address a joint
session of the States-General of the Netherlands, which consists of
the Senate and the House of…
An emergency order has been issued in The
Hague after “serious concerns about disruptions on Prinsjesdag.”
Prinsjesdag, or the opening of Parliament in the Netherlands,
always takes place on the third Tuesday in September. King
Willem-Alexander will address a…
Queen Máxima’s economic visit to the
United States began on the west coast in San Francisco with a focus
on LGBTQ+ rights and a message for King Willem-Alexander back home.
Queen Máxima began her American visit in San Francisco, meeting
with Mayor London Breed before…
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…
