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…
Netherlands' Prince's Day celebration to forego balcony appearance
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…
King Willem-Alexander faces tough decision on Crown Estate public opening
10th September 2021
In 1959, the state apparatus in the
Netherlands received the property of part of a royal estate from
Queen Wilhelmina. The estate in question is called Het Loo and has
been making headlines in the Netherlands recently because of a
legal controversy involving the current…
On Thursday, King Willem-Alexander of the
Netherlands visited the city of Rotterdam to celebrate the 50th
anniversary of their music institution, called Ahoy
Rotterdam. His Majesty unveiled a musical installation
consisting of a gramophone record on a record player. Once this
portion was revealed, wight dancers pulled the tarp on a big
turntable that, once rotated, will play music for the…
Dutch royals host Paralympic delegation at Noordeinde Palace
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…
Sunday, the 5th of September 2021 was the
day of the Dutch Formula 1, with the race being held at the
Zandvoort circuit, which belongs to Prince Bernhard’s
company. The pilots and public equally were surprised by the
appearance of King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima…
The Dutch Sapphire Necklace Tiara [getty
src=”495453309″ width=”594″ height=”428″ tld=”ca”] This is one of
the smaller, but no less opulent tiaras in the Dutch Royal Family’s
collection. Created from a sapphire necklace; and previously-owned
jewellery within their collection, the pieces date back to the time
of Queen Emma (who owned a…
Queen Máxima praises Dutch students in passionate commencement speech
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…
On Thursday, Queen Máxima of the
Netherlands visited Gulpener Brewery in Limburg, where she got to
experience first-hand what it is like to work in the
industry. Her Majesty got to experience the job in full, from
the picking of beer ingredients from the field (such as…
Princess Alexia of the Netherlands, the
second child of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, and
Princess Leonor of Spain, the elder daughter of King Felipe and
Queen Letizia, have headed off to Wales to begin their two-year
programme at the UWC Atlantic College. The second in line to the
Dutch throne and the future Queen of Spain are following in the
footsteps of Princess Elisabeth of…
