The Netherlands

King Willem-Alexanders holds Speech from the Throne

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23rd September 2021
King Willem-Alexander has held his annual Speech from the Throne in The Hague.The King of the Netherlands gave the Speech from the Throne during the Assembly of the States General with Queen Máxima at his side at the Grote Kerk. Activities surrounding the day were scaled-down just like last year due to the global health situation. There was no carriage ride, and the royals did not appear on…
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Netherlands' Prince's Day celebration to forego balcony appearance

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13th September 2021
The Dutch Royal House has announced that this year’s traditional balcony appearance on Prince’s Day will not take place.This is due to current health safety restrictive measures to prevent crowds of well-wishers from gathering and potentially spreading the COVID-19 virus. Therefore, Prince’s Day, on 21 September this year, will be slightly different than usual. The…
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Dutch royals host Paralympic delegation at Noordeinde Palace

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8th September 2021
On Tuesday, Noordeinde Palace in The Hague saw a gathering of the best athletes the country has to offer. Just a month after King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima welcomed the Dutch Olympic delegation, the same Royal Palace hosted the country’s Paralympic athletes, returning from Tokyo with 59 medals, of which 25 were gold, 17 silver and 17 bronze.The delegation was welcomed by King…
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Queen Máxima praises Dutch students in passionate commencement speech

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4th September 2021
On Friday, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands opened Youverta’s new school year with a passionate speech about the role these students played during the pandemic. Youverta is one of many MBO schools in the country – MBO standing for the lowest of three levels of higher education in the Netherlands and one that teaches skills needed for more practical jobs. In the speech she gave to…
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