The Netherlands

Man who threatened Princess Catharina-Amalia sentenced to three months in jail

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4th November 2020
A 32-year-old man has been sentenced to three months in jail and mandatory treatment for sending threatening messages to the heir to the Dutch throne, Princess Catharina-Amalia. The prosecutor had demanded 10 months in jail and mandatory treatment. The convicted man, known only as Wouter G., had sent the Princess messages via Instagram of a “violent, sexual and frightening nature&#8221…
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Queen Máxima delivers keynote speech at digital ID event

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22nd October 2020
Queen Máxima gave a keynote speech on the importance of owning digital identity documents as part of an event organised by the World Bank Group. The Queen spoke at the Inclusive Digital ID for a Resilient Recovery from COVID-19 event within the framework of the Identification for Development at the World Bank Group, where she advocated for the need for digital identity documents to help…
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Dutch royals return to the Netherlands after cancelled holiday

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18th October 2020
The King of the Netherlands and his family have returned to the Netherlands after cancelling their controversial holiday to Greece on Friday evening. King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima, Princess Amalia, Princess Alexia and Princess Ariane arrived back at Huis ten Bosch Palace last night around 9 p.m. local time. The media was waiting outside the palace as the family was driven in, in a…
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Queen Máxima attends signing of Music Trainers Agreement

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8th October 2020
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands attended the signing of the Music Trainers Agreement on Wednesday at TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht. The agreement is a corporation agreement between all teachers’ training colleges and conservatories in the Netherlands for 12 years. It is considered a crucial step in achieving the goal of the Meer Muziek in de Klas Foundation. The organisation’s goals…
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