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 Friday. On Friday, Rolf Snoeren and his
American partner Brandon wed in a civil ceremony in Amsterdam. The
couple has been…
Princess Mabel turns 50 - From controversial bride to activist
11th August 2018
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…
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. Mabel’s…
Prince Constantijn to travel to Las Vegas
31st July 2018
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 the stall from the Netherlands was
the largest stall from a single country and who would not be keen
to try and eclipse that…
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…
Princess Mabel talks breaking AIDS stigma
24th July 2018
“We must break the stigma that surrounds
AIDS still, even in the Netherlands”, Princess Mabel said on the
Amstel field in Amsterdam just before a protest march to the
Amsterdam RAI where the AIDS2018 Conference is being held. Princess
Mabel joined the march that is the…
Queen Máxima on the cover of Spain's Vanity Fair
20th July 2018
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands is on the
cover of Vanity Fair España‘s August issue. It was available for
purchase at kiosks beginning this past Wednesday, 18 July. On the
cover, it states, “MÁXIMA IS MAXIMUM” in bold with “THE SECRET OF
THE SMILE OF EUROPE’S MOST POPULAR QUEEN” underneath. View this
post on Instagram A post shared by Vanity…
Summer photo session held by the Dutch Royal Family
14th July 2018
The traditional summer photo session for
the Dutch Royal Family took place yesterday afternoon
at Villa Eikenhorst in Wassenaar. King
Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima, 14-year-old Princess Amalia (The
Princess of Orange), Princess Alexia, 13, and Princess Ariane, 11,
took…
Royals from three nations gathered in The
Hague in the Netherlands to attend the Volvo Ocean Race this past
weekend. Swedish Prince Carl Philip, Dutch King Willem-Alexander of
the Netherlands, Infanta Elena of Spain and her father, King Juan
Carlos of Spain were all present…
The official announcement that King
Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands will make a
state visit to the UK this autumn is confirmation of a long-awaited
and hotly anticipated trip. The visit will run between October 23rd
and 24th and will see the Dutch royals hosted at Buckingham Palace.
Ahead of the visit, Royal Central looks back at past trips between
the two nations. One of the…

