The King’s Day at Home festivities ended at 4 P.M. with a national toast to King Willem-Alexander.
The extended Royal Family including Princess Beatrix, Prince Bernhard and his wife Princess Annette, Prince Pieter-Christiaan and his wife Princess Anita, Princess Mabel, Prince Maurits and his wife Princess Marilène, Prince Constantijn and his wife Princess Laurentien and Prince Floris and…
King Willem-Alexander and his family have been video calling all around the Netherlands this morning and this afternoon.
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima joined a call with several healthcare professionals of the UMC Maastricht Hospital who were eating a…
Queen Máxima and Princesses Amalia, Alexia and Ariane open digital free market
27th April 2020
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands and her three daughters Princesses Amalia, Alexia and Ariane, opened a digital free market during King’s Day at Home this morning.
While a free market, also known as a flea market, is one of the traditions of King’s Day, it was…
King Willem-Alexander kicks off King's Day at Home with heartfelt speech
27th April 2020
King Willem-Alexander opened his live-streamed birthday speech by thanking the orchestra that played the Dutch national anthem just before. He was joined by his wife Queen Máxima and their three daughters, The Princess of Orange, Princess Alexia and Princess Ariane.
He said, “How special it is that we have managed, despite social distancing, to form a unity and to be an example for many…
Children write to King Willem-Alexander about the impact of the coronavirus
26th April 2020
The Orange Foundation called on the children of the Netherlands to write to King Willem-Alexander to congratulate him on his birthday but also to tell him of the impact the situation surrounding the coronavirus has had on their lives. Over 1500 children have written to him…
King Willem-Alexander will spend his birthday at home with his family, but he will still share the day with the rest of the country.
King’s Day 2020 was meant to be celebrated in Maastricht, but all celebrations have been cancelled due to the coronavirus. King…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands undertook two working visits on 8 April to see the impact of COVID-19 on the Netherlands.
The Queen, abiding by all government and health restrictions, visited a hotel and catering facility in Amsterdam on Wednesday morning, as well as transport company Pieter Smit in Nieuw-Vennep.
Queen Máxima held two conversations at Koninklijke Horeca Nederland (KHN)…
Nineteen women are suing a Dutch monastery and its Catholic order over claims that they were subjected to forced labour and abuse by nuns between 1951 and 1979 for the benefit of the order or outside organisations, such as the Dutch Royal House. These women were kept as…
King Willem-Alexander visits clinic where the first Dutch case of Coronavirus was diagnosed
24th March 2020
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands visited the Municipal Health Services (GGD) Heart of Brabant in Tilburg this afternoon. He visited at the invitation of the Mayor of Tilburg, Theo Weterings.
The first Dutch case of Coronavirus was diagnosed in Tilburg on 27…
A Syrian couple has named their newborn after the King of the Netherlands.
The couple, from Putten, named their son Willem-Alexander as a way to thank the Netherlands for taking them in.
The father said, “I would like to say thank you to the Netherlands in this way,” when speaking to Omroep Gelderland. A friend helped translate for him as he is still learning Dutch.
Hussein…
