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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima lead the nation in remembering the war dead

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4th May 2021
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands attended the annual Remembrance of the Dead tonight. The ceremony took place on an empty Dam Square in Amsterdam for the second year in a row. The public, which usually attends en masse, was asked to remain at home. Although the Remembrance began as a commemoration of the victims of the Second World War, it now includes all Dutch…
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Queen Máxima visits cleaning company in Uden

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20th April 2021
Queen Máxima paid a working visit to CSU, a cleaning business with headquarters in Uden, on Tuesday to celebrate the company’s win in the Large Business category for the Koning Willem I Awards. CSU has eleven offices throughout the Netherlands and employs over 15,000 people. Given the focus on hygiene and cleanliness, all social distancing and health protocols were followed, and, where…
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Queen Máxima discusses COVID and its impact on mental health

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7th April 2021
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands spoke to researchers, psychiatrists, general practitioners and the organisation MIND on Tuesday regarding how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted mental health. Elmer Bets/Amsterdam UMCElmer Bets/Amsterdam UMC The Queen spoke online specifically about how the pandemic has affected the mental health of the Dutch. She heard about the psychological well-being of…
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Queen Máxima opens Money Week with speech on youth financial well-being

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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…
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