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Queen Máxima meets with creative professionals to discuss COVID-19 impact

Queen Máxima has paid a visit to the Nieuwe Regentes Theatre to meet with its Creative Coalition and discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected artists and other freelancers. The Creative Coalition was formed last year to bring together 42 different professional associations and allow those working in the creative arts to join forces. The Royal House website notes that musicians…
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Countess Eloise becomes an Instagram hit

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, has been making her way on Instagram. Countess Eloise is one of the few Dutch royals who regularly gives us a look into her private life via her own Instagram account. She told the NOS Jeugdjournaal – a news program aimed at…
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Queen Maxima cycles to work to support reopening of famous museum

Museums and art galleries in the Netherlands are beginning to reopen after long closures caused by the coronavirus pandemic. However, new government guidance is for people to visit local attractions so Queen Maxima cycled through The Hague, where she lives, to see how one of the city’s most famous museums is tackling the task of welcoming back visitors. Queen Maxima toured the Kunstmuseum…
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King Willem-Alexander to attend Memorial Day ceremony in Margraten

The 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands will be marked by King Willem-Alexander on Sunday, 24 May. The King will visit the Netherlands American Cemeteryand Memorial in Margraten and lay the first wreath during the annual commemoration ceremony, which is held the day before Memorial Day in the United States. “Due to the outbreak of the coronavirus COVID-19, this…
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