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Princess Catharina-Amalia could marry a woman and be queen, says Dutch Prime Minister

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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 questioned if this would apply to the crown as there would have to be an heir to the throne. Prime Minister Mark Rutte wrote in…
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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima enjoy night of classical music

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26th September 2021
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima enjoyed a night of classical music, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Netherlands Bach Society.On the evening of the 25th of September 2021, Their Majesties travelled to Utrecht, where they listened to the Bach Society ensemble play Die Kunst her Fuge under the direction of conductor Shunske Sato. The peculiarity about the piece is that…
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Dutch royals to undertake state visit to Norway

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24th September 2021
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

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16th September 2021
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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