The Netherlands

King Willem-Alexander expresses regret over Greek holiday

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21st October 2020
The King and Queen of the Netherlands have spoken of their regret over their decision to take a holiday in Greece when their country was facing new coronavirus restrictions. In a specially recorded message, the Dutch monarch said the decision to take the trip had been a betrayal of trust by the royals.King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima spoke out as the row over their holiday intensified.
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King Willem-Alexander receives Dutch translation of "The Correspondence of Desiderius Erasmus"

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13th October 2020
On Monday afternoon, King Willem-Alexander received a Dutch translation of “The Correspondence of Desiderius Erasmus” at Noordeinde Palace.The King received the text from publisher Ms Exler-Donker who he spoke to about how the book was translated from Latin and what Erasmus wrote about. They also discussed why it was decided to translate the book from Latin to Dutch. King…
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Queen Máxima opens Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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2nd October 2020
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 how they’re involved with the organisation.Her Majesty also received a copy of the book Everything About Breast Cancer…
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European royals in the British line of succession: The Dutch Royal Family

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27th September 2020
In the next in our series, Royal Central is taking a look at the members of the Dutch Royal Family who are in the British line of succession.Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau was the daughter of William IV, Prince of Orange, and Anne, Princess Royal, the daughter of King George II and Caroline of Ansbach. In 1748, Anne gave birth to the future William V, Prince of Orange.Carolina would…
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