The Dutch government has revealed the cost associated with
Queen Máxima’s work as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for
Inclusive Finance for Development.
The cost, which averages around €150,000 per year, factors
in travel and accommodation costs for Queen Máxima and a member of the Royal Family
Service, who accompanies her. The rest is spent on “multilateral activities”…
Princess Margriet attends the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem
21st September 2019
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and her husband Pieter van Vollenhoven attended the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem last night.
Princess Margriet/Photo by Moniek Bloks
Pieter van Vollenhoven and Ahmed Marcouch/ Photo by Moniek…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima paid a visit to Southwest Drenthe on Wednesday to meet with the residents, as well as to support entrepreneurs and their business initiatives – and the Queen got to meet a parrot, as well.
Their visit to Southwest Drenthe saw…
The third Tuesday of September is traditionally Princes’ Day, the day on which the reigning monarch of the Netherlands addresses a joint session of the Dutch Senate and House of Representatives to give the speech from the throne. The speech sets out the main policy items of the coming parliamentary session.
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima arrived at the Knight’s Hall in the…
Queen Máxima attends celebrations for the 35th anniversary of Alzheimer Nederland
13th September 2019
Queen Máxima shared a cup of tea and some comforting words with Alzheimer’s patients on Tuesday as she celebrated the 35th anniversary of Alzheimer Nederland in Giessenburg.
The Queen visited the Alzheimer Trefpunt De Til, one of the 246 cafés or “trefpunt”…
Princess Beatrix opened the new visitor centre at the UNESCO
World Heritage site Kinderdijk last week.
During her visit Saturday night, Princess Beatrix met with
some of the volunteers who work at the historical site. She attended in her
capacity as patron of the…
Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands will attend the 75th commemoration of the Putten raid in October. She will attend a meeting in the Old Church in the town of Putten with several relatives of the victims. She will be accompanied by Paul Blokhuis, the State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sports.
The commemoration of the Putten raid will be held on 2 October, by the county of Putten and the…
Yesterday, the Belgian and Dutch royal children headed back to school after their summer holidays.
Photo: King Willem-Alexander
For Princess Ariane of the Netherlands, this year began at a new school. She joined her older sisters, Princesses Amalia and Alexia at…
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands presents 'Liberation75' tulip bulbs to Canadian Veteran
3rd September 2019
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands presented ‘Liberation75’ tulip bulbs to Canadian Veteran Don White yesterday in Het Loo Palace’s garden. Tulips are the symbol of friendship between Canada and the Netherlands.
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The…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima joined their Belgian counterparts, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde in Terneuzen yesterday to mark the start “75 Years of Freedom.” This will be followed by a year of commemorations for the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. These will continue until 2020 to mark the founding of the United Nations.
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