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 to Greece in August, the
King and Queen were pictured with the owner of a restaurant without
taking social distancing into…
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…
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…
King Willem-Alexander visits rowing club to see COVID's impact on sports
12th December 2020
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
visited a rowing club on Friday to see the COVID pandemic’s impact
on sports. The King visited rowing club Willem III in Amsterdam
where he received a tour of the grounds and spoke to competitive
rower Simon van Dorp. Dorp explained spoke about his preparations
for the Olympic Games and how COVID has impacted preparations. He
also explained what…
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…
Princess Catharina-Amalia, the heir to
the Dutch throne, turns 17 years old today. Unlike last year, the
Dutch Royal Family did not release a new photo of the Princess. The
Princess of Orange – as she is known officially as the heir to the
throne – was born on 7…
Queen Mathilde and Queen Máxima speak about food security at UN webinar
27th November 2020
Queen Máxima and Queen Mathilde spoke at
a webinar on food security and nutrition during the pandemic on
Wednesday, each highlighting the need for better policies during
their speeches. The event, organised by the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations, acted as a call-to-arms to
“transform agri-food systems to make them more sustainable and
resilient in the face of COVID-19…
The Dutch Royal Court has announced that
the Dutch royals will celebrate King’s Day 2021 in the city of
Eindhoven. King’s Day 2020 was set to take place in Maastricht but
took on a more digital form due to the coronavirus. The Dutch
royals will continue to…
The Royal Netherlands Army has renamed
three of their units for the daughters of King Willem-Alexander;
Princesses Catharina-Amalia, Alexia and Ariane. King
Willem-Alexander gave his permission to have the units named for
his daughters. Three existing tank regiments of…
Queen Máxima spoke at the first ASEAN
Women’s Leaders’ Summit about the role women will play in
rebuilding the community in a post-COVID world. ASEAN, or the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is made up of ten member
states: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand,
Brunei, Vietnam, Lao, Myanmar, and Cambodia. Together, the
Association works on behalf of its countries in…
