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Queen Máxima speaks to non-food retail entrepreneurs about coronavirus

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31st January 2021
Queen Máxima paid a digital visit to non-food retail entrepreneurs on Thursday, showing her support for the retail industry that has been heavily hit by the coronavirus pandemic.The Queen’s visit included staff from INretail, an entrepreneurial group that supports businesses, and small- and medium-sized businesses within the Netherlands. The retailers who were on the call included Schutrups…
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Dutch PM offers resignation to King Willem-Alexander

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15th January 2021
The Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, has offered his resignation to King Willem-Alexander after the fall of his government today.The fall of the government comes following a parliamentary inquiry into a scandal at the Tax and Customs administration during which thousands of families were faced with financial ruin after they were wrongly accused of fraud with childcare subsidies. In some…
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Public's trust in Dutch King plummets

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28th December 2020
The public’s trust in King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has plummeted from 76% in April of this year to just 47% in December, according to research bureau Ipsos.There were several moments during 2020 when the King was heavily criticised. During his holiday…
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The Dutch Royal Year in Review

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27th December 2020
The Dutch Royal Family began the year 2020 in good spirits with their annual holiday to Lech and with preparations underway for what would turn out to be their first but also their last state visit of 2020.As usual, the royal family posed for photos in Lech in exchange for being left alone during their holiday.© RVDQueen Máxima dazzled as she usually does during a state visit but…
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King Willem-Alexander holds Christmas speech

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25th December 2020
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands held his annual Christmas speech earlier today.As expected, the COVID-19 pandemic featured heavily in the speech. He made several examples of nurses, and students, longing for a normal life. He sympathised with all those who had…
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Princess Beatrix visits 'Diepgeworteld' exhibit

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9th December 2020
Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands visited the ‘Diepgeworteld’ exhibit at the Dordrecht Museum on Tuesday, 8 December.The former monarch received a tour of the new display before speaking to artists and representatives from the Tree Foundation and the Dordrecht Museum.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Koninklijk Huis…
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