Wednesday lunchtime this week, King
Willem-Alexander was in the Northern part of Groningen where he
officially opened the extension of the railway line from
Roodeschool to Eemshaven. The line has been in use since March and
is an extension of the Sauwerd-Roodeschool line which has been
running since 1893. He was joined on the trip by schoolchildren
from the area and unveiled a plaque to mark his…
Princess Christina, the aunt of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, has bone cancer
21st June 2018
The Dutch Government Information Service
(RVD) has announced that Princess Christina, 71, has bone cancer.
It was discovered in the autumn of 2017, and she is in stable
condition. A statement was released yesterday on her behalf saying,
“In the fall of 2017 showed that…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has
spoken about the death of her younger sister, Inés
Zorreguieta, at her first event since her 33-year-old sister’s
tragic passing earlier this month in Argentina. During an event
at a hospital in Groningen, which had been…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima
were due to go on a state visit to Latvia, Estonia and
Lithuania but due to the death of Queen Máxima’s sister Inés, the
King went alone. “Of course, it’s a shame when your buddy isn’t
here but she has good reason not be here. I am constantly in touch
with her and with the children as well, because they were are home
alone. They…
Inés Zorreguieta, the younger sister of
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, was buried on Friday evening. The
burial took place two days after the sudden death of Inés. Queen
Máxima, King Willem-Alexander and their family were present.
The Argentinian media have reported…
The Dutch government has confirmed that
Queen Máxima’s younger sister Inés Zorreguieta Cerruti
has died at the age of 33. She reportedly committed suicide after
battling depression and an eating disorder. She had been briefly
admitted to a psychiatric ward.
Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the
Netherlands arrived in Mumbai yesterday to continue her official
visit to India as United Nations Secretary General’s Special
Advocate for Inclusive Finance and Development. The four-day trip
began on Monday in New Delhi where the Queen met with UN
representatives and had a sit down with Indian Prime Minister
Narendra Modi. The PM’s office released a…
Today, King Willem-Alexander and Queen
Maxima spent their last day in Luxembourg with Grand Duke Henri and
Grand Duchess Maria Teresa. The King and Queen of the Netherlands
and the Grand Duke and the Grand Duchess visited Neobuild SA. They
were welcomed by Environment…
Princess Laurentien is the wife of Prince
Constantijn of the Netherlands, and hence, the sister-in-law of
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima. She was born on 25th May
1966 in Leiden, the daughter of a former Dutch Minister of Economic
Affairs, Laurens Brinkhorst. Though…
Yesterday, King Willem-Alexander and
Queen Máxima spent their second day in Luxembourg as part of their
three-day state visit to the country. The day began with the visit
of the Belval site alongside Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess
Maria Teresa. They walked to the blast furnaces, where they learned
more about how they work, about Belval in general, and about the
redevelopment of industrial…
