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King Willem-Alexander visits Leeuwarden airbase

His Majesty King Willem-Alexander spent the morning visiting the airbase in Leeuwarden in the north of the Netherlands to view the new F-35A Lightning II fighter plane and the new remotely operated and unmanned MQ-9 Reaper plane. Photo via Ministerie van Defensie King Willem-Alexander met with the Commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force and the Commander of the Leeuwarden Airbase who…
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Sister date! Princesses Beatrix and Margriet to attend 40th anniversary of the Dansersfonds '79

Princess Beatrix and Princess Margriet of the Netherlands will take in an evening of ballet performances when they attend the 22nd edition of the Dutch Ballet Gala of Stichting Dansersfonds ’79 on 14 November. Held in Amsterdam, the Ballet Gala will feature performances of Dutch National Ballet, Introdans, National Ballet Academy, Conny Jansen Danst and Scapino Ballet Rotterdam.The…
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Willem-Alexander & Máxima in India: State Visit Day Three Diary

His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen Máxima have been invited for a state visit to India by President Ram Nath Kovind. The visit will take place from 14 October until 18 October. The state visit will focus on the good relations between India and The Netherlands. Special attention will be paid to water technology, maritime developments, health, sustainable agriculture, social…
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Kings of the Netherlands and Spain open Rembrandt-Velázquez exhibition

King Willam-Alexander of the Netherlands welcomed fellow monarch and good friend, King Felipe of Spain to the Netherlands on Thursday where the pair presided over the opening of the Rembrandt-Velázquez exhibition at Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The Dutch king waited outside his home, Huis Ten Bosch Palace, on his Spanish counterpart and greeted him with a friendly handshake and hug before heading…
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