The Netherlands

The versatile tiara worn by several queens

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27th August 2024
Queen Beatrix ruled the Netherlands for 33 years; she took the throne in 1980 upon the abdication of her mother, Queen Juliana. She chose to abdicate in 2013 with her son, Willem-Alexander, taking the throne. Queen Beatrix held a special gala the night before her abdication and wore a unique tiara, the Württemberg Ornate Pearl Tiara. Beatrix has a long history with the Württemberg Ornate…
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Dutch Royal Family congratulates athletes on successful Olympics

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12th August 2024
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima have shared their congratulations for Dutch athletes on social media at the close of the 2024 Summer Olympics.King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima, Princess Catharina Amalia and Princess Alexia were in Paris for the first week of the 2024 Games and were able to see several historic medals won for the Netherlands. While the family was not able to…
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The Dutch 'A-Team' arrives in Paris

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27th July 2024
The ‘A-Team’ has arrived in Paris for the Olympic Games.Princess Catharina-Amalia, the Princess of Orange, and her younger sister Princess Alexia took in a hockey match with their parents on the first full day of competition Saturday.The young royals are fixtures…
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The King of the Netherlands jokes he's ''too Dutch''

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26th July 2024
The King of the Netherlands has joked that he is ”too Dutch” after his good manners left him waiting at an important event.King Willem-Alexander was among the guests of honour at a reception in Paris on the eve of the Olympic Games.However, the first man to rule the Netherlands for over a century got there ten minutes early and had to hang about on the red carpet making small…
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Princess Amalia to stop reimbursing her public allowance in 2025

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8th May 2024
The Princess of Orange has announced that beginning in 2025, she will no longer reimburse her public allowance.In a letter to Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Tuesday, Princess Amalia wrote that she will stop refunding her constitutional allowance “With the passing of time and following surprising circumstances, it is now foreseeable that I will have to take into account personnel and…
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