Former Dutch Prime Minister Wim Kok has
died at the age of 80. He had been ill with a heart condition for
quite some time. Wim Kok was Prime Minister from 1994 until 2002
under then Queen Beatrix. Before becoming Prime Minister, Wim Kok
was a trade union leader, leader of the opposition and
Minister of Finance. He became chairman of the Labour Party,
succeeding Joop den Uyl. During his years as…
Twelve million girls a year are forced to
marry before the age of 18. That’s one in five women worldwide or a
girl every three seconds. 650,000,000 of the women who are alive
today were forced to get married as a child. Princess Mabel van
Oranje, the sister-in-law of…
His Majesty King Willem Alexander of the
Netherlands has said that he fears and regrets the British people’s
decision to leave the European Union. The King’s comments come only
a few weeks before he and Queen Maxima travel to the UK on an
official state…
The Earl and Countess of Wessex are to
play an integral role in the upcoming State Visit of King
Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands when they
visit the United Kingdom later this month. Edward and Sophie will
act as hosts to the King and Queen for much of their second day in
the UK. Their Majesties will be in the country for a State Visit as
the guests of The Queen from 23rd…
Buckingham Palace has released further
details about the upcoming State Visit of King Willem-Alexander and
Queen Maxima of the Netherlands when they visit the United Kingdom
next month. It has been confirmed that Their Majesties will pay a
State Visit as the guests of Queen…
On Tuesday, 2 October, King
Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands visited the Royal
Netherlands Marechaussee in the Willem Lodewijk of
Nassaukazerne in Zoutkamp. His Majesty’s visit was aimed at
watching a military exercise promoted by the Royal
Netherlands…
United States First Daughter, Ivanka
Trump, spoke about QueenMáxima of the Netherlands on Tuesday
evening regarding how much she has learned from the
Argentinian-born Queen of the Netherlands. Trump and Her Majesty
met for the third time in New York’sFour Seasons Hotel where they
were both invited to take part in a panel discussion on female
entrepreneurs in the context of the…
As the United Nations plans to hold its
annual General Assembly in New York, royals from several royal
families from across the globe will be in attendance for the 73rd
session. The royal families of Belgium, Denmark, Jordan, the
Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Tonga will be…
Queen Máxima: "There are no words" after four children are killed in a train accident
20th September 2018
Queen Máxima had just arrived in
Friesland in the north of the Netherlands today for a happy
occasion when news reached the Queen that a terrible accident had
taken place in Oss, in the south of the Netherlands. Four children
were killed, and one child and one adult were…
On Thursday, several royals and head of
states attended the state funeral for Kofi Annan in Accra, Ghana.
Kofi Annan was the Secretary-General of the United Nations, holding
the position from January 1997 to December 2006. Kofi Annan and
the UN received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001 “for their
work for a better organised and more peaceful world”. He died on
18th August in Switzerland…
