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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima visit military barracks converted in refugee camp for Ukrainians

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13th March 2022
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima visited a military barrack currently housing Ukrainian refugees and got a chance to speak with many of them.  On Thursday, 10 March, Their Majesties travelled to the small village of Harskamp, in the municipality of Ede, roughly 80 kilometres southeast of Amsterdam. The village is home to the homonym military barracks, which, at the moment, are serving…
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Dutch and Spanish Royals respond to Russian invasion of Ukraine

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24th February 2022
At dawn on Thursday, 24th February 2022, eastern Europe was plunged into a war that had been brewing for weeks. Russia launched a military attack on its neighbour Ukraine, and the reactions of world leaders have come fast.  Among the first to speak up were King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima. In a statement released through Twitter in both Dutch and English, the Royals expressed their…
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Queen Máxima talks about debt with young students

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11th February 2022
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

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2nd February 2022
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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