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 novelty compared to
the past, during which “truck driver” was considered an exclusively
male profession. During…
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…
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 2019. The journalist
was hit by five shots fired at close range, one of which hit him in
the head. He is currently fighting…
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…
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…
