King Willem-Alexander’s working palace
Noordeinde Palace in The Hague will open its door for four
Saturdays in a row. Noordeinde Palace began its life as a medieval
farmhouse in 1533.This was converted into a spacious residence,
which was bought for Louise de Coligny, the widow of William I,
Prince of Orange, in 1595. It was her son who enlarged the house
even more, and it was…
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…
The Dutch King and Queen have said they
want their eldest daughter, Princess Amalia, to focus on her
studies before taking on royal duties like state visits. King
Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima want the Princess of Orange, who
will one day be Queen of the…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima begin State Visit to Austria with a lot of symbolic pieces
29th June 2022
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of
the Netherlands began a very busy State Visit to Austria with all
of the traditional engagements of a first day. They landed in
Wien and were welcomed at the airport by many authorities before
being escorted to Homburg, the Presidential Palace, where the royal
couple were officially welcomed by the President and First Lady of
Austria, Alexander Van…
The Dutch Royal Family has held one of
their annual photo sessions. They invited the media to Noordeinde
Palace, where they posed for photos and answered questions. King
Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima, the Princess of Orange,
Princess Alexia and Princess Ariane…
King Willem-Alexander strongly condemns Russia: "We don't want to see the clock turned back a century"
24th June 2022
King Willem-Alexander and Dutch Minister
for Legal Protection Franc Weerwind travelled to Strasbourg,
France, to meet with members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the
Council of Europe (PACE). After a welcome from the Council of
Europe’s highest representatives, His…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of
the Netherlands held the annual diplomatic corps dinner at the
Royal Palace on the evening of Wednesday, 22 June. Their
Majesties welcomed around 250 guests in the Dining Hall of the
Royal Palace for the first time in three years. Each year, the
dinner has a different theme – for 2022, the Royal Palace chose
“politics and…
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary begin packed business trip to the Netherlands
22nd June 2022
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess
Mary of Denmark have embarked on a two-day visit to the
Netherlands, where they are leading a sizeable Danish business
delegation in a trip focused on the green transition,
sustainability and digital healthcare. The couple’s…
Laughs, tears and tiaras in Oslo as Princess Ingrid Alexandra officially celebrates her 18th birthday
18th June 2022
Friday night was the pinnacle of the
royal year. King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway hosted a gala
dinner in Oslo to celebrate Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s 18th
birthday. From about 7:30 pm, the halls of the Royal Palace started
filling with people –…
Princess Catharina-Amalia, a future queen
and self-described expert on tiaras, has made her tiara debut in
Norway, wearing the same tiara her mother wore on her wedding day
in 2002. Last November, to coincide with her 18th birthday,
Princess Amalia worked with Dutch actress and comedian Claudia de
Breij on an authorised biography to introduce herself to the
public. In that book, Amalia, she…
