Queen Máxima visited the Netherlands
Fotomuseum in Rotterdam on Tuesday to view several exhibitions and
learn more about the facilities. One of the exhibitions she saw,
during the tour given by Fotomuseum director Birgit Donker, was
Shadows by Chilean artist Alfredo Jaar, the second in a trilogy of
exhibits dedicated to a single image. In this exhibition, the image
is inspired by the work of Koen…
Prince Pieter-Christiaan is the third son
of Princess Margriet (younger sister of Princess Beatrix) and
Pieter van Vollenhoven, and hence, the first cousin of the current
monarch, King Willem-Alexander. His Highness Prince
Pieter-Christiaan Michiel of Orange-Nassau, van…
Today marks 15 years since the former
Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, the grandmother of the
Netherlands’ current monarch, King Willem-Alexander, died after
suffering years of ill health at the hands of dementia. By the
mid-1990s, Princess Juliana, who had reverted…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima
have released a statement following the terror attack in Utrecht on
Monday morning which has claimed the lives of three people. The
King and Queen said: “It is a great sadness to us that three people
were killed and others were seriously injured in an attack in
Utrecht. We feel intensely for the victims and their families. Acts
of violence are…
King Willem-Alexander attends aviation centenary celebrations and strikes new commemorative gold coin
15th March 2019
On the occasion of the centenary
celebrations of Dutch aviation, KLM – National airline of the
Netherlands, NLR – Dutch Aerospace Center – and GKN Fokker
Technologies, the successors of the civil aviation manufacturers
founded originally in 1919 hosted an event…
Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the
Netherlands has undergone a minor and planned operation. The
details of the operation have not been announced but the Queen has
been ordered to rest, and so she will miss the NLDoet volunteer
event today and tomorrow. She usually joins her…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima
were in Bremen today for a one-day visit. This visit is a part of a
tour to all sixteen German states which began in 2013. This is the
13th state the Dutch King and Queen have visited since then.
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Brandenburg are set to follow in May.
Embed from Getty Images The King and Queen were welcomed at the
Hans Koschnick airport by the…
Members of the Dutch Royal Family have
held their first of two photo sessions this year in the Alps in
Lech, Austria. Over 50 photographers and reporters travelled to the
ski resort for the annual event. Unlike last year, King
Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima, Princess…
Queen Maxima Pays Working Visit to Mentoring Foundation Zeeland
22nd February 2019
Queen Máxima made the day of a group of
clients and volunteers as she visited the Mentoring Foundation
Zeeland and the Zeeuws Heldenfonds in Middelburg on Wednesday. The
Queen, along with her husband King Willam-Alexander, serves as
patron of the Oranje Fonds, the…
Queen Máxima speaks about the importance of including Generation Z in financial inclusion initiatives
20th February 2019
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has
spoken via video message at the 2019 Arise Conference about
the importance of including Generation Z in financial inclusion
initiatives. This is something, she believes, that must be
addressed in a timely manner. Her Majesty stressed that Generation
Z’s “energy and creativity will be essential to reducing poverty,
improving health, and promoting…
