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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 ceremony The 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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The Queen is joined by all her children for the Order of the Garter ceremony

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17th June 2019
The traditional Order of the Garter service is taking place in Windsor this afternoon with all four of the Queen’s children taking part. The Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, the Earl of Wessex and the Princess Royal, who are all members of the Order, have joined…
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Behind the scenes at this year's Order of the Garter

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17th June 2019
As the crowds began to take their places in Windsor ahead of the 2019 Order of the Garter procession and ceremony, the royals involved in this year’s event took to social media to share some behind the scenes details. From the stunning setting for a very regal meeting to an ancient garter itself, this year’s ceremony has been told in sparkling detail. The Royal Collection Trust opened…
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King Willem-Alexander to be installed in the Most Noble Order of the Garter

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7th June 2019
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen Máxima will visit Windsor on 17 and 18 June. On Monday 17, June King Willem-Alexander will be installed in the Most Noble Order of the Garter as a supernumerary Knight. He was appointed to the Order in October 2018 during a State Visit from the Netherlands to the United Kingdom. The King’s mother Princess Beatrix was appointed to the…
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