Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau was born
Mabel Martine Los on 11 August 1968 to Hendrik Los and Florence
Kooman in Pijnacker, Netherlands. When she was nine, her father
passed away, leaving her mother, Mabel and her sister. Eventually,
her mother remarried to Peter Wisse Smit and had two more girls.
Mabel and her sister took their stepfather’s surname and grew up in
Het Gooi…
Argentine media angry after gossip magazine labels Princess Catharina-Amalia 'plus-size'
24th July 2020
A Spanish-language gossip magazine is
under fire for its 22 July cover featuring Princess
Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands with a headline referring to
her as a plus-size girl. Caras used a photograph of Princess
Catharina-Amalia and Queen Máxima at the Dutch Royal…
Countess Eloise of Orange-Nassau, the
eldest daughter of Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien of
the Netherlands, and thus a niece of King Willem-Alexander, hosted
her first live on her Instagram account. She is the only known
member of the Dutch Royal Family to have…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima speak of life in lockdown and social media
17th July 2020
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands spoke of
the joy of having her mother with her in lockdown during the Royal
Family’s summer photocall. Queen Máxima’s mother, Maria del Carmen,
had travelled to the Netherlands in early March to watch over her
granddaughters when King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima went on
a state visit to Indonesia. When the King and Queen returned to
the…
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands,
his wife Queen Máxima, and their daughters The Princess of Orange,
Princess Ariane and Princess Alexia posed for summer photos. They
have a photocall twice a year in exchange for privacy for the rest
of the year. The winter…
One week, so many images. As the royal
diary begins to fill out again following lockdown, the photos keep
on coming. From celebrating NHS workers to promoting tourism to
help local economies, it’s been a busy seven days for ruling houses
across Europe. Here’s the…
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
visited Volkel airbase to learn about the deployment of F-16
fighters in the Netherlands and other countries. King
Willem-Alexander – a certified airline pilot who regularly flies
for KLM – also took part in a training mission. He was briefed
ahead of the mission and debriefed afterwards with all the pilots
involved. During the briefings, the…
Queen Máxima presented the Apples of
Orange prize on Thursday, in a surprise digital ceremony as the
regular ceremony needed to be cancelled due to the COVID-19
pandemic. Traditionally, the winners are announced and presented at
Noordeinde Palace, however this year, the…
The ruby is the birthstone for July. It’s
been used in royal jewellery collections for centuries and it now
features in some of the most striking pieces in European vaults.
The Dutch royal gem collection has some famous examples of the
stone. Here are the…
Queen Máxima has visited a funeral home
in The Hague to discuss how COVID-19 has impacted the funeral
industry in the Netherlands. During her visit on July 2nd 2020,
Queen Máxima spoke with directors of the Engelen & Spoor Funeral
Services, the director of the Sector Certified Dutch Funeral
Enterprises and the director of the Roman Catholic Cemeteries
Foundation to learn about the…
