The Princess of Orange has revealed where
she will attend university. Princess Amalia, 18, will attend the
University of Amsterdam to study for her bachelor’s degree in
Politics, Psychology, Law and Economics (PPLE). She went through
the application and selection procedure throughout the last year.
Amalia will begin living in Amsterdam in September. She will live
in a rented…
The Dutch Royal Household has announced
that King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima will undertake a State
Visit to Austria at the end of next month. The visit’s
programme has been already released, and the first day, Monday, 27
June, will see all of the traditional…
Queen Máxima stepped out for the award
ceremony of the King Willem I business prizes, one of the most
prestigious acknowledgements in the Netherlands. The ceremony took
place in the evening of Monday, 23rd May, at Groningen’s Forum, in
the presence of Her…
Princess Catharina-Amalia of the
Netherlands, 18, will attend the opening of the Dutch parliament
for the first time this year. Princess Amalia, as she is commonly
known, will attend Prinsjesdag (Prince’s Day) for the first time on
20 September. Prinsjesdag will take place at the Koninklijke
Schouwburg in The Hague this year – a change in location from the
Ridderzaal in…
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
is in mourning after the son of his best friend died. Jan de
Beaufort, 19, died on 9 May. He was the son of the King’s best
friend, Frans de Beaufort. Jan de Beaufort was a student at the
University of Utrecht, where he…
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands has
made her way back to the land where she was born for a visit that
was supposed to happen in 2020, coinciding with the 75th
anniversary of Canada’s independence. Her Royal Highness and her
husband, Prof Pieter van…
On Sunday, 9 September 2012, the then
Princess Máxima of the Netherlands swam the two-kilometre Amsterdam
City Swim to raise money for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
through the canals of the city. She finished the course in just
under an hour. Dressed in a wetsuit and goggles, Máxima swam
through theancient, murky canals, which have not been officially
designated as safe for…
Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands
has given a speech to celebrate Europe Unity Day, which falls every
year on 9 May. Speaking from De Balie, an old tribunal that
currently functions as an event space and a café-restaurant, the
Dutch Princess talked about Europe…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima
thoroughly enjoyed the Liberation concert, which was back after two
years due to the global health crisis. Their Majesties arrived in
the area of the Royal Theatre Carré, in Amsterdam, on the evening
of Thursday, 5 May. The…
When Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the
throne, she had the support of the man she called her “strength and
stay” in Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. In this series, Royal
Central takes a look at the other consorts of Europe in 1952.
Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands Born Prince Bernhard of
Lippe-Biesterfeld in 1911, this German nobleman supported his wife,
mother-in-law, and daughters…
