On Friday, Princess Beatrix of the
Netherlands appeared in the stands of the Concours Hippique
International Officiel (CHIO) [Official International Equestrian
Competition] after about a month’s absence from public life
following surgery. The Royal House of the Netherlands
published a press release in the afternoon on 11 June, saying that
Princess Beatrix had undergone surgery on her…
On Tuesday afternoon, Queen Máxima of the
Netherlands visited UMC Utrecht, where she held four
meetings. During the first roundtable, she heard how the
facility is taking care of postponed health checks; several routine
health checkups have been postponed because of…
On Thursday, His Majesty King
Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands made a surprise visit to the
street winner of the “Most beautiful orange street” prize. The
prize was created to highten the sense of community during the
Euro2020 football championships and was awarded…
Following the success of her Instagram
account, Countess Eloise of Orange-Nassau has released her first
book, Learning by Doing, in June 2021. It is a lifestyle book that
focuses primarily on personal anecdotes from Eloise’s life,
including her favourite recipes, clothing, and make-up tips.
However, it also includes one personal and touching story involving
her late uncle, Prince Friso of…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands spoke
with the children of divorced parents during a visit to the Villa
Pinedo buddy program in Amsterdam on Wednesday. The program, which
won an Apples of Orange Award from the King and Queen’s Orange Fund
in 2020, supports young people…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima
will undertake their first state visit since the global health
crisis began over a year ago, with a state visit to Germany
confirmed for early July. The Dutch Royal House announced this news
on Tuesday, noting that the royals will…
On Tuesday, 9 June, the Netherlands’
Golden State Coach arrived in Amsterdam to be featured in an
exhibition. The coach, used traditionally for state
functions, such as Budget Day, has been undergoing a five
years-long renovation, meaning that King Willem-Alexander has only
been able to use it a handful of times during his reign. The
coach has now been placed in a glass case, which…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands attended
the first day of the Special Olympics National Games on the Sports
Campus in The Hague. The Games, which will take place from
June 11-13, 2021, are a national sporting event for athletes
with intellectual disabilities. The…
Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, 83,
underwent an operation on her left ear at Leiden University Medical
Center on Friday. The former monarch’s operation was to remove a
cholesteatoma – an abnormal collection of skin cells – from the
ear. The…
Princess Amalia, the heir to the Dutch
throne, has informed Prime Minister Mark Rutte that she will return
the allowance she was due to receive upon her 18th birthday for the
duration of her studies. She wrote to the Prime Minister that she
finds receiving the allowance “uncomfortable, as long as she is
unable to work for it and other students will have it so much more
difficult.
