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…
Kings of the Netherlands and Spain open Rembrandt-Velázquez exhibition
11th October 2019
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…
The Royal House of the Netherlands has released photos ahead of Prince Constantijn’s 50th birthday on 11 October. He is the younger brother of King Willem-Alexander and the late Prince Friso and the son of former queen, now Princess Beatrix and the late Prince…
Just like us! Working Queen Máxima gets a call from daughter wanting permission to attend event
3rd October 2019
Queen Máxima is like any other working mother. While attending events overseas for her role as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA), the Queen received a call from one of her daughters who wanted to attend an event.
Máxima gave permission, but since she was out of the country, she told her daughter that she was going to have to get…
Queen Máxima: "Financial literacy and inclusion issue not limited to developing countries"
27th September 2019
While attending events surrounding the 74th UN General Assembly, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has also been at events regarding her role as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA).
Yesterday, she spoke to…
Queen Máxima celebrates 10 years as UNSGSA at General Assembly in New York
25th September 2019
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands celebrates 10 years as the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA). Today, the anniversary will coincide with a side event at the 74th UN General Assembly focusing on inclusive…
The Dutch government has revealed the cost associated with
Queen Máxima’s work as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for
Inclusive Finance for Development.
The cost, which averages around €150,000 per year, factors
in travel and accommodation costs for Queen Máxima and a member of the Royal Family
Service, who accompanies her. The rest is spent on “multilateral activities”…
Princess Margriet attends the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem
21st September 2019
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and her husband Pieter van Vollenhoven attended the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem last night.
Princess Margriet/Photo by Moniek Bloks
Pieter van Vollenhoven and Ahmed Marcouch/ Photo by Moniek…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima paid a visit to Southwest Drenthe on Wednesday to meet with the residents, as well as to support entrepreneurs and their business initiatives – and the Queen got to meet a parrot, as well.
Their visit to Southwest Drenthe saw…
The third Tuesday of September is traditionally Princes’ Day, the day on which the reigning monarch of the Netherlands addresses a joint session of the Dutch Senate and House of Representatives to give the speech from the throne. The speech sets out the main policy items of the coming parliamentary session.
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima arrived at the Knight’s Hall in the…
