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 who are living through their
parents’ divorce by matching them with a peer who’s already had the
experience. During…
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…
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 Netherlands has an
estimated 170,000 citizens who are intellectually disabled.
Organisers use the Games to promote a positive public…
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…
Princess Amalia, the heir to the Dutch
throne, has graduated high school at the highest level in the
Netherlands with distinction. This means that she scored an 8 out
of 10 or higher for every subject. Like her younger sisters, she
attended the Christelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet. Princess Amalia
announced the news herself through the official Twitter account of
the Dutch Royal House. She wrote…
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…
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 parents were at the National
Park Maasduinen for an engagement, and the King was asked how his
daughter was doing with her…
