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Princess Beatrix opens national "Play Outside" Day

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11th June 2020
Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands has made her first appearance since the start of the pandemic and went to a children’s playground to officially open the 13th annual “Play Outside” Day. She last appeared in public on 4 March to present the Prince Friso Engineer Award.Princess Beatrix kicked off “Play Outside” Day from a playground in Baarn, together with Dave…
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Queen Máxima puts spotlight on digital healthcare

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27th May 2020
Queen Máxima paid a visit to the OLVG Amsterdam hospital to learn more about their digital hospital work during the COVID-19 pandemic.During her visit, Queen Máxima learned how the hospital’s COVID-19 initiatives, including The Corona Check app — which tracks symptoms and allows people to talk with medical professionals within 24 hours if need be — are working within the existing…
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Princess Margriet of the Netherlands sends message to Canadians to mark liberation

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6th May 2020
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands has sent a video message to Canadians to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands.Canada holds a special place in the hearts of the Dutch Royal Family. The country took them in during the Second World War, and it is where Princess Margriet was born in Ottawa (the maternity unit was placed outside Canadian domain so that Margriet was…
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Man who threatened Princess Catharina-Amalia to undergo psychiatric evaluation

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30th April 2020
A man suspected of sending threatening messages to Princess Catharina-Amalia, heir to the Dutch throne, and a friend of hers named Brent, has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation at the Pieter Baarn Centre.The man, known only as Wouter G., is suspected of sending messages via social media to Princess Catharina-Amalia where he threatened to rape her. He also threatened to kill her…
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