This summer, Royal Central is taking a
look at the lines of succession of royal families around the world.
Today we are looking at the Dutch line of succession. The Dutch
order of succession has just eight people, as only those who are
relatives of the monarch in the first, second and third degrees of
consanguinity are eligible to succeed to the throne. The current
monarch is King…
The royals might be heading off on their
summer holidays but their autumn diaries are already starting to
fill up. In recent days, two State Visits have been announced for
October 2019. The King and Queen of the Netherlands will make a
five day trip to India which will…
King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and
their daughters Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange, Princess
Alexia and Princess Ariane have posed for their annual summer
photos. This photocall is part of an agreement that allows the
royals’ privacy for the rest of the…
King Willem-Alexander visits psychiatric clinics alongside the Minister for Legal Protection
17th July 2019
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the
Netherlands visited the Oostvaarderskliniek and the Pieter Baan
Centrum in Almere alongside Sander Dekker, the Minister for Legal
Protection. The Oostvaarderskliniek is a forensic psychiatric
centre which treats patients that have been ordered by a judge to
be detained under hospital orders (terbeschikkingstelling or tbs).
This usually means that the…
Queen Máxima spoke about the possibility
of bringing her daughters with her on future UN trips during her
working visit to Bangladesh this week in her role as the UN
Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for
Development. “They ask a lot about my…
Queen Máxima is visiting Bangladesh this
week in her role as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for
Inclusive Finance for Development. Queen Máxima’s visit coincides
with Bangladesh’s plans to implement a financial strategy to
improve access to its financial…
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
and two of his daughters, Princesses Amalia (15) and Ariane (12)
took in the World Cup final game in Lyon, France, yesterday to
watch the Netherlands face off against the United States. His wife,
Queen Máxima and their middle daughter, Princess Alexia (14) were
not in attendance. The family was decked out in the country’s
famous orange to root on…
United Nations Special Rapporteur criticizes Queen Máxima over meeting with Saudi Crown Prince
30th June 2019
Agnes Callamard, a United Nations Special
Rapporteur on extrajudicial execution, joined Dutch lawmakers in
criticizing Queen Máxima of the Netherlands over a meeting she held
with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during the G20 summit
in Osaka. She told the Algemeen…
Queen Máxima has meeting with controversial Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
29th June 2019
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands spoke to
the Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Friday at the
G20. Queen Máxima is at the G20 in her role as special ambassador
to the United Nations for inclusive financing. The G20 will take
place in Saudi Arabia next…
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
spoke to a group of demonstrators after opening the new Sophiahof
Museum in The Hague. The Sophiahof Museum is meant to be a centre
of knowledge, culture and remembrance for everyone who had anything
to do with the former Dutch East Indies. Five Indonesian
organisations are also involved: the Indisch Herinneringscentrum,
the Stichting Moluks Historisch…
