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Queen Máxima won't rule out bringing her daughters on future UN trips

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13th July 2019
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…
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United Nations Special Rapporteur criticizes Queen Máxima over meeting with Saudi Crown Prince

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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…
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Queen Máxima is serenaded by schoolchildren during musical visit to Drenthe

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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…
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Garter Day 2019: the best photos

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17th June 2019
The Queen joined by Royal Family for the traditional ceremonyThe Order of the Garter ceremony has taken place at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor. The Queen invested King Felipe of Spain and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands as Supernumerary Knights ahead of the service as well as formally welcoming Lord Salisbury and Dame Mary Peters as a Knight and Lady Companion…
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