On Tuesday, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands presented the ‘Apples of Orange’ prize from the Orange Foundation at Noordeinde Palace in The Hague. King Willem-Alexander was also present for the ceremony.
The prize winners are awarded a cash prize of €15,000 each and a bronze statuette designed by Princess Beatrix. The prize is celebrating the 19th anniversary since its inauguration…
Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau has co-wrote an impassioned letter to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson about a cause close to her heart.
The 52-year-old, who is sister-in-law to King Willem-Alexander, wrote to Mr Johnson and other G7 leaders urging for there to be a…
Princess Amalia of the Netherlands, the eldest child of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, is busy with her final exams like many other Dutch students.
The 17-year-old Princess of Orange began her exams on Monday and will find out on 10 June if she passed.
Her…
On Tuesday, the 25th of May, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands visited a healthcare facility that takes care of patients who are experiencing long haul post-Covid 19 symptoms.Â
It has long been known that survivors of the most severe cases of coronavirus have reported feeling unwell for a long while after testing negative for the illness. It is believed that the virus can leave…
A television series about the early life of Queen Máxima of the Netherlands is in the works. The series will be based on the book Máxima Zorreguieta. Motherland by Marcia Luyten.
Millstreet Films bought the film rights from publishing house De Bezige Bij, and the news…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of The Netherlands are getting into the Eurovision spirit ahead of the contest’s grand finale in Rotterdam on Saturday.
The Eurovision Song Contest, often described as the Olympic Games of singing, is being held in the major…
Queen Máxima received a special birthday cake to mark her 50th birthday this week, presented to her by one of her long-standing patronages, More Music in the Classroom.
The decadent cake, presented to the Queen during a special television presentation entitled ‘Queen Máxima: A Life Full of Music ‘for Méér Muziek in de Klas’ featured musical motifs and large and small candles to…
Two wedding ceremonies, three spectacular celebrations and one very happy couple. Twenty years ago, on a string of sunny May days, Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands married Laurentien Brinkhorst in The Hague with a host of royal guests looking on. And while Constantijn…
Queen Máxima received Matthijs van Nieuwkerk at her home at Huis ten Bosch Palace for an interview for her 50th birthday.
The interview took place in her office at the Palace and was broadcast on the evening of her birthday. The interviewer brought her a present of a…
Queen Máxima receives Order of the House of Orange for her 50th birthday
18th May 2021
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has received the Grand Cross of the Order of the House of Orange from her husband King Willem-Alexander for her 50th birthday.
The honour is granted for services to the Royal House at the discretion of the monarch and is not subject to ministerial responsibility. It was instituted in 1905 by Queen Wilhelmina as she no longer had the use of the Order of the Oak…
