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Princess Catharina-Amalia won't get a big birthday party

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28th November 2019
Queen Máxima revealed to RTL Boulevard that her eldest daughter, Princess Catharina-Amalia, the Princess of Orange, won’t be getting a big birthday party. The heir to the Dutch throne will turn 16 on the 7th of December.When asked about her daughter’s upcoming birthday, she answered, “There won’t be a big celebration. She still has a lot of work to do for school, the…
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Queen Máxima in Pakistan

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27th November 2019
Queen Máxima has been visiting Pakistan this week in her role as the Special Advocate of the UN Secretary-General for Inclusive Financing for Development to view the progress of the country’s access to financial services.Beginning her visit on Monday in Islamabad…
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Dutch King lets passenger on overbooked flight sit in cockpit

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14th November 2019
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands is a well-known pilot. He thinks flying is fun and trained as a pilot for the national Dutch air-operator, KLM. This week, a special thing happened on one of a KLM flight from Amsterdam to Paris, under the charge of the Dutch king.The flight was overbooked and it was Willem-Alexander who came up with the great solution that made one…
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Queen Máxima and Princess Beatrix present the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Prize

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6th November 2019
Queen Máxima and her mother-in-law, Princess Beatrix honoured those supporting culture in the Netherlands as they presented the annual prize of the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Monday at Muziekgebouw concert hall in Amsterdam.The fund was created in the 1940s by Princess Beatrix’s father, Prince Bernhard, to help buy war material for the British and Dutch Governments during WWII. After…
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Willem-Alexander & Máxima in India: State Visit Day Four and Five Diary

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16th October 2019
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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