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…
Queen Máxima attends celebrations for the 35th anniversary of Alzheimer Nederland
13th September 2019
Queen Máxima shared a cup of tea and some
comforting words with Alzheimer’s patients on Tuesday as she
celebrated the 35th anniversary of Alzheimer Nederland in
Giessenburg. The Queen visited the Alzheimer Trefpunt De Til, one
of the 246 cafés or “trefpunt”…
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…
Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands will
attend the 75th commemoration of the Putten raid in October. She
will attend a meeting in the Old Church in the town of Putten with
several relatives of the victims. She will be accompanied by Paul
Blokhuis, the State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sports. The
commemoration of the Putten raid will be held on 2 October, by the
county of Putten and the…
Yesterday, the Belgian and Dutch royal
children headed back to school after their summer holidays. Photo:
King Willem-Alexander For Princess Ariane of the Netherlands, this
year began at a new school. She joined her older sisters,
Princesses Amalia and Alexia at…
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands presents 'Liberation75' tulip bulbs to Canadian Veteran
3rd September 2019
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
presented ‘Liberation75’ tulip bulbs to Canadian Veteran Don White
yesterday in Het Loo Palace’s garden. Tulips are the symbol of
friendship between Canada and the Netherlands. [getty…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima
joined their Belgian counterparts, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde
in Terneuzen yesterday to mark the start “75 Years of Freedom.”
This will be followed by a year of commemorations for the 75th
anniversary of the end of the Second World War. These will continue
until 2020 to mark the founding of the United Nations. [getty
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Queen Máxima will honour the 35th
anniversary of Alzheimer Nederland with a visit to Alzheimer
Trefpunt De Til in Giessenburg on Tuesday, 10 September. Since 1997
Alzheimer Nederland has set up 246 cafés or “trefpunt” around the
country where patients…
The Dutch Royal Family has returned to
work, with the first official engagement taking place since the
death of Princess Christina earlier this month. Princess Beatrix
attended the opening of the 79th session of the Institut de Droit
International (IDI) in the Grand…
Prince of Wales and Princess Beatrix to attend Battle of Arnhem 75th anniversary commemorative events
24th August 2019
The Prince of Wales will travel to the
Netherlands in September to attend commemorations for the 75th
anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem, a major battle in the Second
World War. Clarence House announced the news on Friday afternoon
and noted that Prince Charles will be joined by Princess Beatrix
for the events on 21 September. Prince Charles and Princess Beatrix
will begin their day in…
