The King and Queen of the Netherlands will make a State Visit to Norway this November. Willem-Alexander and Maxima will be hosted by their friends, King Harald and Queen Sonja, for the three day event. Although it’s Willem-Alexander’s first State Visit to Norway since becoming King in 2013, it’s not the first time these two countries have shared these important moments. Here…
"I'm going to miss you" Queen Máxima's teary response to ill fan
6th November 2021
When Queen Máxima was leaving a working visit in Leusden, an ardent supporter was in the crowd waiting on her with flowers.
José, a photographer for modekoninginmaxima.nl, has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer, and the Queen headed straight for the…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima have ended their short trip to the United Arab Emirates on a high note. Together with the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Tom de Bruijn, Their Majesties have opened the Dutch pavilion at the Dubai 2020…
Documentary about Princess Amalia to be released ahead of 18th birthday
4th November 2021
A documentary about Princess Amalia is set to be released the day before her 18th birthday in December.
The programme ‘Princess Amalia: Teenager on the way to the throne’ will air in the Netherlands on Net5 and give insight into the life of the future queen by talking to those closest to her. The specific people involved have not yet been revealed.
Reportedly, the show will…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima travel to the UAE to open Dutch pavilion at Expo2020
3rd November 2021
As the eyes of the world are focussed on Rome for the G20 summit and Glasgow for the COP26 Climate Conference, Dubai is hosting Expo2020.Â
Expo is a global event in which each country has its own pavilion; the theme is different each year, and so is the host…
Princess Margriet and Prime Minister Trudeau visit Canadian War Cemetery
1st November 2021
On Friday, 29 October, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Princess Margriet of the Netherlands visited the Bergen op Zoom Canadian War Cemetery.Â
Princess Margriet was born in Ottawa at the Ottawa Civic Hospital in 1943. Her parents, Princess Juliana and Prince…
More details of Dutch State Visit to Norway are revealed
28th October 2021
At the invitation of King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands will pay a state visit to Norway in early November. The visit marks the close relationship between Norway and the Netherlands and the two royal houses. More details on the upcoming visit have now been published.
The visit will begin with an official welcome ceremony at the…
State visits start in earnest in November
28th October 2021
November promises a return to royal normalcy, with three state visits on the calendar for Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden.
State Visit of Denmark to Germany: 10-13 November
From 10-13 November, Queen Margrethe and Crown Prince Frederik will…
Princess Catharina-Amalia could marry a woman and be queen, says Dutch Prime Minister
13th October 2021
After questions were raised following the publication of a book, the Dutch Prime Minister has confirmed that Princess Catharina-Amalia could marry a woman and retain her right to the throne.
Same-sex marriage has been legal in the Netherlands since 2001, but the book…
Queen Máxima opens exhibition on Frida Kahlo
9th October 2021
To close her work week, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands made the two and a half hour trip from The Hague to Assen to open the exhibition ‘Viva la Frida!-Art and work of Frida Kahlo,’ which will be open to the public at the Drents Museum from 8 October 2021 to 27 March 2022.Â
Before receiving a tour of the exhibition on its opening day, on Friday, 8 October, Queen Máxima sat down for an…