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…
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…
