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Queen Máxima continues India trip for UNSGSA in Mumbai

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…
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King and Queen of The Netherlands spend second day in Luxembourg

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…
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King and Queen of the Netherlands to undertake state visit to Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania

It was announced by the Dutch Government Information Service (RVD) that King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands will undertake state visits to Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania next month. The visit will start in Latvia on 11 June. King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima will be officially welcomed at the Presidential Palace in Riga by the President. They will then lay flowers at…
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Princess Margriet opens new exhibition on emigration to Canada

Princess Margriet, sister of former Queen Beatrix and aunt to King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, opened a new exhibition on emigration to Canada at the Open Air Museum in Arnhem called “We are going to Canada.” The exhibition hopes to present the dilemmas facing potential emigrants in the 1950s. The exhibition is sponsored by the Heersink family, who emigrated to Canada with…
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