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 include visits to Mumbai, New
Delhi and Kerala. Willem-Alexander and Maxima are due to touch down
on October 14th for this State…
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…
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 work, and we talk about it a
lot,” Queen Máxima said in an interview in Bangladesh, referring to
her three daughters…
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…
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 Dagblad newspaper that it was “more
than disappointing” that Queen Máxima has not raised the murder of
journalist…
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…
Queen Máxima is serenaded by schoolchildren during musical visit to Drenthe
21st June 2019
Queen Máxima was serenaded by
schoolchildren in Drenthe on Thursday, where she attended the
signing of the Drenthe Music Agreement. As part of Méér Muziek in
de Klas (English: More Music in the Classroom), the Drenthe Music
Agreement will ensure that there will be better musical education
in all primary schools in Drenthe. Embed from Getty Images In a
blog post for the Méér Muziek in de Klas…
