Princess Mabel of Orange has attended the
annual AmsterdamDiner, a fundraiser dinner for the fight against
AIDS. The sister-in-law of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
is a regular guest of the dinner, but this year she was given a
unique role: she served the meals. Each year Princess Mabel of
Orange is a guest at the AmsterdamDiner of the AmsterdamDiner
Foundation. The annual gala dinner…
This Week in Royal Fashion: Kate at Bletchley Park, Camilla and Anne at garden party and Máxima in Ethiopia
18th May 2019
It was another busy fashion week for the
British royals as we saw the hats come out for the first garden
party of the season, along with a vintage-inspired look for the
Duchess of Cambridge’s visit to Bletchley Park. Meanwhile, Queen
Máxima travelled to Ethiopia for a…
This Week in Royal Fashion: Meghan and Baby Archie, Kate visits Wales, and Máxima at Make a Wish Foundation
11th May 2019
It was a big royal week, as we finally
welcomed Baby Sussex – now known as Archie Harrison – into the
world. Meanwhile, William and Kate headed to Wales for a day of
engagements, and Queen Máxima rocked an 80s style trouser suit.
Let’s look at our fashion…
On Thursday, Queen Máxima of the
Netherlands opened the FT Future of Health Coverage event in
Amsterdam delivering remarks in her role as the United Nations’
Secretary General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for
Development. She began her remarks discussing the lack of
affordable healthcare across the globe, “At least half of the
world’s population is unable to obtain…
Queen Máxima brought some sunshine to the
Make-A-Wish Foundation Netherlands headquarters on Wednesday,
visiting in honour of the organisation’s 30th anniversary. Dressed
in a bright yellow trouser suit from Zara, the Dutch queen learned
more about how the…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of
the Netherlands have attended the National Remembrance of the Dead
in the Amsterdam. The National Remembrance of the Dead takes places
annually on 4 May. A little before 7 in the evening, the King and
Queen walked across Dam square…
By the end of the Second World War, Queen
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands tried to make a deal with the Nazis
to save the Belgian royal family, according to newly published
diaries of her foreign minister. By March 1945, both Belgium and
the south of the Netherlands had been liberated by King Leopold III
of the Belgians and his family were being held captive in Austria
and it was feared that the…
It was as if it was meant to be, the rain
in Amersfoort stopped just long enough to allow the Dutch Royal
Family to meet everyone along the route. Afterwards, King
Willem-Alexander said, “We, and the sun, have had an amazing party!
I would like to come back, and often…
With the accession of Queen Beatrix of
the Netherlands in 1980, Queen’s Day truly became a day of
interacting with the public. Let’s take a look at some of the best
moments from Queen’s Day and King’s Day. Embed from Getty Images
Prince Claus, the…
Though Queen’s Day is now celebrated as
King’s Day in the Netherlands, the 2009 celebrations in Apeldoorn
will forever be marked by tragedy. De Naald by Brbbl – CC BY-SA 3.0
via Wikimedia Commons Ten years ago – on 30 April 2009 – Karst
Tates drove his black Suzuki Swift through a crowd of people who
had lined the streets to watch the Dutch Royal Family go by in a…
