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#OnThisDay 15 years ago, the former Queen Juliana of the Netherlands died

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20th March 2019
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 to being called Princess after her reign as Queen, was diagnosed with a progressive onset form of dementia and no longer…
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Queen Máxima undergoes operation

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15th March 2019
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 husband and other members of the family for the annual event. Queen Máxima is expected to return to work next week. King…
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Queen Maxima Pays Working Visit to Mentoring Foundation Zeeland

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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 country’s largest national fund in the social field. The organisation supports social participation and connection projects in…
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Queen Máxima visits Jordan in her UN role

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13th February 2019
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has visited Jordan in her role as the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development. She was in the Middle Eastern kingdom from 10 through 12 February. The Dutch Information Services (RVD)…
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Soestdijk Palace to open more rooms for public view

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8th February 2019
It has been announced that for the second half of February, some more buildings at the Soestdijk Palace will be made available to the public tour. The three buildings; the stables, garages and servant’s quarters are situated on the opposite side of the Amsterdamsestraatweg to the main Palace. The servant’s quarters and stables were added in the latter half of the nineteenth century. However…
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