The Netherlands

Queen Máxima talks about debt with young students

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands and Minister Carola Schouten have paid a working visit to Sportcampus Zuiderpark to promote Schuldenlab070, a platform designed to help young people in debt.  The visit on Wednesday, 9 February, is a follow-up from the conversation the Queen and the Minister had on 25 January, during which Minister Schouten had expressed her wish for the new Prime Minister…
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Classic flowers for a royal bride - Queen Maxima's wedding bouquet

While a royal wedding dress might grab all the headlines with the almost obligatory tiara coming a close second, no set of regal nuptials would be complete without a bridal bouquet. We might not get round to admiring it until after our fourth discussion about the wedding gown itself but the flowers have their own part in every big royal wedding. That was no different on February 2nd 2002 when…
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A Queen's advice on Blue Monday

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has shared some advice on what has been dubbed “Blue Monday.” The Queen posted two photographs on Instagram, sharing how she takes care of her mental and physical health while also encouraging others to get outside and take a…
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Royal couple take to Twitter to reveal they will ''continue, just for a while''

A royal couple marking a special wedding anniversary have joked on social media that they will ”continue, just for a while” after being flooded with congratulations on their marital milestone. Pieter van Vollenhoven took to Twitter to thank all those who sent good wishes as he and Princess Margriet of the Netherlands marked 55 years of marriage this week. Addressing his…
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Dutch Princess Mabel to attend Archbishop Desmond Tutu's funeral

Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau is the first European Royal confirmed to attend Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s funeral on the 1st of January.  The Dutch Royal Household confirmed the news to ANP, the National News Agency on the 30th of December, saying that it is expected that the princess will travel to South Africa to attend the ceremony for the icon of the fight against the Apartheid…
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