The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are officially open! After much anticipation, the Japanese edition of the biggest sporting event in the world has begun, and royal support for the various teams is pouring in.
Despite the current situation preventing many royals from travelling to Japan for the occasion, as they had done many times in the past, they still want their citizens to feel their support…
King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and their daughters Princesses Amalia, Alexia and Ariane duly appeared for their annual summer photocall but there were mixed feelings all around.
© RVD / Mischa Schoemaker
© RVD / Mischa Schoemaker
At the photo call, King…
Princess Catharina-Amalia receives her high school diploma
16th July 2021
On Thursday, the 15th of July 2021, during a visit to Amsterdam’s Red Light district to inaugurate a 3D printed bridge, Queen Máxima told the public that her eldest daughter, Princess Catharina-Amalia, would receive her high school diploma later that day.
The Princess…
The Government Information Service of the Netherlands has announced that, due to the current travel restrictions, King Willem-Alexander will not be able to travel to Tokyo for the Olympic Games as previously scheduled.
With the Games set to start on the 21st of July, and the opening ceremony being scheduled for the 23rd of July, Japan, and the Tokyo Prefecture, in particular, are struggling…
On Wednesday, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands visited Transports and Logistics, a firm of heavy vehicles transportations in Nieuwegein.
Her Majesty also met with a representation of people undergoing training to be truck drivers. Those people include several women, a…
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has expressed concern about the increasing amount of violence and aggression toward journalists. He made the remarks while visiting Dutch paper Brabants Dagblad on Tuesday.
The King said that he was not sure what needed to be…
On the 6th and 7th of July, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands carried out engagements for the second and third day of their State Visit to Germany.
On Tuesday, Their Majesties started the day with a visit to the Bundestag, the German Parliament, where, after a meeting with the Bundestag President, Dr Wolfgang Schäuble, they received a tour of the facility, and their…
Dutch King and Queen's state visit to Germany rocked by attempted assassination of journalist in Amsterdam
7th July 2021
On Tuesday evening, prominent Dutch journalist Peter R De Vries was shot and seriously wounded in Amsterdam.
Mr De Vries was was exiting a television studio after being a guest on the live show RTL Boulevard to talk about the case of a hairdresser who was murdered in…
A most unusual arrival - King Willem-Alexander pilots government plane to Germany for a state visit
6th July 2021
On Monday July 5th, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands arrived in Germany to begin a three-day state visit to the country.
The Dutch state plane landed at Berlin Brandenburg Airport around 11am carrying Their Majesties and three government…
An unusual state dinner closes day one of the Dutch King and Queen's state visit to Germany
6th July 2021
On Monday, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands started a three-day State visit to Germany.
The visit began with Their Majesties and the three Ministers accompanying them descending from the State plane, which was co-piloted by King Willem-Alexander himself, under a light drizzle at Berlin Brandenburg Airport.
Once they disembarked the plane, the Dutch dignitaries…
