King Willem-Alexander and his family have
ended their holiday in Greece only hours after landing amidst a
storm of criticism. The Dutch royals travelled to Athens on a
government plane to begin their autumn break on Friday but when
this became known to the wider public, it led to controversy. Just
last Tuesday, the Netherlands went into a partial lockdown and
people were advised not to travel…
King Willem-Alexander receives Dutch translation of "The Correspondence of Desiderius Erasmus"
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…
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.
The Dutch Government Information Service
(RVD) has released new photos of Prince Constantijn and Princess
Laurentien of the Netherlands. Two solo images a piece were
released of the royals, taken by Martijn Beekman, in the Royal
Palace of Amsterdam in September. The RVD did not release any
photos of the couple together. © RVD – Martijn Beekman© RVD –
Martijn Beekman These…
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…
Queen Máxima paid a digital visit to the
community of Alphen aan den Rijn on Wednesday to discuss debt
problems and solutions with a local financial foundation. Queen
Máxima was joined by State Secretary Bas van t’ Wout, the State
Secretary for Social Affairs and…
King Willem-Alexander opens "Of Invaluable Value - 200 Years of Naturalis" exhibit
30th September 2020
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
has opened the “Of Invaluable Value – 200 Years of Naturalis”
exhibit at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden. The King
attended the opening on Tuesday to mark 200 years since the opening
of the centre. View this post on Instagram A post shared by
Koninklijk Huis…
European royals in the British line of succession: The Dutch Royal Family
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…
Queen Máxima talks about pandemic's impact on financial inclusion
25th September 2020
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands spoke to
CNN’s Julia Chatterley about how financial inclusion will play an
important role in the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Due to the pandemic, many things were forced to go virtual, and
many chose to make their…
Count Claus-Casimir, the only son of
Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, will
finish his schooling at Gordonstoun international boarding school
in Scotland. The 16-year-old has already travelled to Scotland and
will be in quarantine for two weeks, as is required by the UK,
before he can attend classes in person. Until then, he will attend
classes virtually. His mother…
