Yesterday, Queen Máxima of the
Netherlands visited one of the winners of Appeltje van
Oranje 2018 at the YETS Foundation in
Schiedam. The YETS Foundation is one of this year’s winners
of the Appeltje van Oranje 2018. The organisation provides
vulnerable young people, through sport and guidance with homework
and eating habits, a good start in society. They were given the
award in…
Princess Beatrix and Princess Mabel to attend funeral of Kofi Annan
7th September 2018
Princess Beatrix, the former Queen of the
Netherlands, and her daughter-in-law, Princess Mabel of Orange are
to attend the funeral of former Secretary-General of the United
Nations, Kofi Annan, who died on 18 August. Now it has been
announced that the former Queen of the…
On Saturday, 27 April 2019 the city of
Amersfoort will host Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands for the annual celebration of
Koningsdag, or ‘King’s Day’, which marks the birthday of His
Majesty. King’s Day is a national holiday…
This last week, Princess Beatrix opened
an exhibition of sculptures at House Doorn near Utrecht. The
exhibition is entitled “Resistance and Sadness in the picture” and
features work from Germany and the Netherlands – the former
representing links with World War I and the latter with World War
II. During WWI, Holland was actually a neutral country and at the
end of the war Kaiser Wilhelm II…
King Willem-Alexander to attend 125th anniversary of The Hague Conference on Private International Law
14th August 2018
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the
Netherlands is due to attend the 125th anniversary of The Hague
Conference on Private International Law (HCCH). The King will
attend on the afternoon of Wednesday, 12 September at the Theater
Diligentia in The Hague. The HCCH, an…
Princess Mabel of Orange, widow of Prince
Friso, has attended the marriage of her wedding dress designer and
close friend, Rolf Snoeren from the designer duo Viktor and Rolf.
The sister-in-law of King Willem-Alexander attended the union which
took place in Amsterdam on…
Princess Mabel turns 50 years old today,
and she will be spending the day with her family and friends, she
told ANP. “I look back at 50 years of enormous joy, intense
sadness, tough lessons and great successes, warm friendships and
true love. At 25 years of intensive and passionate work for
freedom, equality and peace. I hope to pass along some of my
experiences and knowledge to the next…
Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau, or Mabel
of Orange as she is known in her daily life, is today world widely
praised for her work for children’s rights and as a global power
broker. The wife of the late Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau is the
mother of two girls.
As Special Envoy for technology start-ups
in the Netherlands, Prince Constantijn has announced in Amsterdam
that he is looking for fifty companies to join him in January 2019
in Las Vegas for the world’s largest technology show. Earlier this
year, the Prince was there and…
Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands have released a statement regarding
the ongoing forest fires in Greece. They said they feel
“enormous sympathy” for those impacted and “share their pain.”
Several blazes are around the Greek capital of Athens with over 50
deaths reported. More than 150 people are said to be injured. Crown
Prince…
