Countess Eloise of Orange-Nassau, the
eldest child of Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien of the
Netherlands, has graduated from high school. The 17-year-old passed
her final exams at her school, Maerlant Lyceum in The Hague, and
she shared the information on her public Instagram account story to
her 9,000 followers. Eloise is the eldest grandchild of Princess
Beatrix, the…
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…
King of the Netherlands says his great-grandmother failed to protect the country's Jews
5th May 2020
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
has publicly acknowledged that his great-grandmother Queen
Wilhelmina failed to protect the country’s Jewish population during
the Second World War. The Dutch King made his remarks during a
historic speech at the ceremony of…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima remember the war dead on empty Dam Square
4th May 2020
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of
the Netherlands attended the annual Remembrance of the Dead, with
one huge difference from previous years, whereas before Amsterdam’s
Dam Square was packed with people, it was now almost completely
empty. Although the Remembrance began as a commemoration of the
victims of the Second World War, it now includes all Dutch victims,
civilians and…
Man who threatened Princess Catharina-Amalia to undergo psychiatric evaluation
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…
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…
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 traditional tompouce during the break
with the Mayor of Maastricht. Maastricht would have been the scene
of King’s Day 2020 if…
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…
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 so far. King
Willem-Alexander will celebrate his 53rd birthday tomorrow, and
most celebrations have been cancelled due to…
