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Queen Máxima delivers keynote speech at digital ID event

Queen Máxima gave a keynote speech on the importance of owning digital identity documents as part of an event organised by the World Bank Group. The Queen spoke at the Inclusive Digital ID for a Resilient Recovery from COVID-19 event within the framework of the Identification for Development at the World Bank Group, where she advocated for the need for digital identity documents to help…
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Dutch royals return to the Netherlands after cancelled holiday

The King of the Netherlands and his family have returned to the Netherlands after cancelling their controversial holiday to Greece on Friday evening. King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima, Princess Amalia, Princess Alexia and Princess Ariane arrived back at Huis ten Bosch Palace last night around 9 p.m. local time. The media was waiting outside the palace as the family was driven in, in a…
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Queen Máxima attends signing of Music Trainers Agreement

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands attended the signing of the Music Trainers Agreement on Wednesday at TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht. The agreement is a corporation agreement between all teachers’ training colleges and conservatories in the Netherlands for 12 years. It is considered a crucial step in achieving the goal of the Meer Muziek in de Klas Foundation. The organisation’s goals…
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Queen Máxima opens Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Queen Máxima officially opened Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the Netherlands on Thursday during a visit to the Breast Cancer Association Netherlands in The Hague. During her visit, Queen Máxima met with some of the 230 volunteers who help out with BCAN to hear about…
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Queen Máxima discusses debts in a series of video calls

Queen Máxima paid a digital visit to the community of Alphen aan den Rijn on Wednesday to discuss debt problems and solutions with a local financial foundation. Queen Máxima was joined by State Secretary Bas van t’ Wout, the State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment, on three video calls with working groups on how to tackle debt. Their goal was to learn how SchuldenlabNL Foundation…
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