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…
King and Queen of the Netherlands announce state visit to the United Kingdom
3rd July 2018
His Majesty King
Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the
Netherlands will pay a state visit to the United Kingdom at the
invitation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The state visit is
set to take place on 23 and 24 October 2018. The King and Queen
will be…
Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau is
to receive an honorary doctorate from Glasgow Caledonian
University’s law faculty today at the Glasgow Royal Concert
Hall. The Princess is receiving the honour in recognition of her
work and contribution to human rights across the…
In the series “Before they were royal” we
are taking a look at their young lives, education, and professional
lives before gaining their royal title. The second edition focuses
on Queen Máxima of the Netherlands or Máxima Zorreguieta
Cerruti as she was known before her marriage. Born
as Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti to Jorge Zorreguieta
and María del Carmen Cerruti Carricart…
It has been announced that for the third
year in succession that the Noordeinde Palace will once again open
to the public on specific days. This will offer people a chance to
see what this modest Dutch palace looks like on the inside. It has
been decided that two of the…
Princess Alexia Juliana Marcela
Laurentien is the middle of the three daughters of King
Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima. She was born on the 26th June
2005, like both of her sisters in the Bronovo Hospital in The
Hague. She was christened on 19 November 2005 in the…
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…
