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Dutch royals to undertake state visit to Norway

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima are Norway-bound. The royal couple will undertake a State Visit at the invitation of King Harald in November. The Dutch Royal House announced that King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima would visit Oslo and Trondheim during their State Visit, which will take place from 9-11 November. The State Visit will affirm “the outstanding relations between…
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Queen Máxima sports a hand splint while opening new supercomputer in Amsterdam

During a visit to Snellius supercomputer, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands appeared with her right hand in a splint.  Following inquiries from Dutch newspaper NOS, the Government Information Service (or, in Dutch, abbreviated in RVD) confirmed that the Queen had suffered a fracture as a consequence of an accident. In the press release, it is not made clear what caused the accident nor…
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King Willem-Alexander returns to Ahoy in Rotterdam to celebrate 50th anniversary

On Thursday, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands visited the city of Rotterdam to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their music institution, called Ahoy Rotterdam.  His Majesty unveiled a musical installation consisting of a gramophone record on a record player. Once this portion was revealed, wight dancers pulled the tarp on a big turntable that, once rotated, will play music for the…
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Sapphires for September: The Dutch Royal Collection

The Dutch Sapphire Necklace Tiara Embed from Getty Images This is one of the smaller, but no less opulent tiaras in the Dutch Royal Family’s collection. Created from a sapphire necklace; and previously-owned jewellery within their collection, the pieces date back to the time of Queen Emma (who owned a sapphire and diamond choker that became a part of the eventual tiara) and Queen…
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