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…
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. It has long been known that survivors
of the most severe cases of coronavirus have…
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 port city of Rotterdam this year. In a
joint statement this week, the King and Queen said: ”Good luck to
everyone taking…
