The Netherlands

Photos of Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands released ahead of 50th birthday

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10th October 2019
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 Claus.The photos were taken by Jeroen van der Meyde in September and contain images of the Prince, his wife Princess Laurentien…
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Queen Máxima celebrates 10 years as UNSGSA at General Assembly in New York

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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 finance at 16.30 New York time.The meeting today will discuss results over the past ten years in the area and look to…
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Queen Máxima meets a parrot on trip to Southwest Drenthe

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20th September 2019
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 them visiting the municipalities of Hoogeveen, Westerveld, De Wolden and Meppel. According to the Dutch Royal House’s website…
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Princess Beatrix opens Kinderdijk's visitors centre

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10th September 2019
Princess Beatrix opened the new visitor centre at the UNESCO World Heritage site Kinderdijk last week.During her visit Saturday night, Princess Beatrix met with some of the volunteers who work at the historical site. She attended in her capacity as patron of the Hollandsche Molen Association (Dutch Windmill Association).The visitors’ centre, designed by Dorus Meurs and Michael…
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