The Netherlands

Future queen of the Netherlands steals show at State Banquet

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11th December 2024
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands have welcomed Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa for a two day state visit. The Dutch King and Queen hosted a State Banquet where the Princess of Orange stole the show.  Queen Maxima made a statement with her jewels and gown, as always. In a repeated burgundy, ombre gown with geometric details, the Dutch Queen wore the…
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Cooking and music for Queen Maxima as she spotlights inclusion for all children

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13th November 2024
Queen Maxima of the Netherlands has shown once again that she is not afraid to get her hands dirty as she helped some little chefs make their way in the kitchen.  The Dutch queen was in Amersfoort in Utrecht to attend a conference called “More access to art and culture”. The highlight of the conference was undoubtedly when she was able to join several children with their appropriate…
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Dutch version of The Crown sees wider release

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19th October 2024
Máxima, a 2024 Dutch television series covering Queen Máxima’s early life and relationship with King Willem-Alexander, is going to be airing across the world ahead of further episodes. It is considered by many to be the Netherlands answer to The Crown. Máxima premiered in April 2024 in the Netherlands and is a six-episode series exploring the life of Máxima Zorreguieta in her 20s when she…
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The king who might have found his country under invasion from Boris Johnson

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28th September 2024
The former Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has revealed he considered invading the Netherlands during the height of the Covid pandemic. Boris Johnson writes in his memoir that he looked at the possibility of launching an aquatic raid on a warehouse in Leiden to grab vaccines he believed belonged to the UK by right as they had been developed in the country. Quite what King Willem-Alexander…
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