The Netherlands

Queen Máxima opens Money Week with speech on youth financial well-being

By
23rd March 2021
Queen Máxima gave a speech to mark Global Money Week’s opening on Monday, recalling her own upbringing as a tool towards financial well-being as an adult.The Queen, who is the honorary chairman of the Money Wise Platform, gave her speech to schoolchildren across the Netherlands following along in school, with the theme of this year’s Money Week ‘Learning How to Handle Money is Worth…
Read more
HistoryRoyal WeddingsThe Netherlands

Royal Wedding Rewind: Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands

By
10th March 2021
It was a wedding fit for a queen in waiting but the bride and groom only made it to the altar after a wave of protest, some of it angry, that threatened to stop their romance in its tracks. When Beatrix of the Netherlands, then heir to her country’s throne, wed Claus van Amsberg in 1966, the recent past proved more than problematic. The couple overcame those troubles and enjoyed a successful…
Read more
BelgiumDenmarkFeaturesNorwaySpainThe Netherlands

The teenagers who will one day assume the throne

By
7th March 2021
There are five teenagers in Europe who will one day assume the throne in their countries. Let’s take a look at the future monarchs.Princess Elisabeth of Belgium:Also known as the Duchess of Brabant (the title of the heir to the Belgian throne), Elisabeth will come of age on 25 October. Elisabeth, as the eldest of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde’s four children, is first in…
Read more
CoronavirusEuropean RoyalsThe Netherlands

Queen Máxima continues her work with inclusive finance in Africa

By
3rd March 2021
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands held a meeting with the President of South Africa on Tuesday as part of her continuing commitment with the United Nations and inclusive financing on the African continent.Queen Máxima’s conversation with President Cyril Ramaphosa stemmed from her role as the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA)…
Read more