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 she is known as Princess
Laurentien, her first name is Petra; Laurentien is a portmanteau
middle name made from her mother…
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…
Today, King Willem-Alexander and Queen
Máxima officially started their three days state visit to
Luxembourg. © Cour grand-ducale / Cyril Moreau / Best image They
were welcomed at the airport by Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and
Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie. There…
Various royal houses have announced the
attendance of their members at the 50th birthday celebrations for
Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark this weekend. The Crown Prince
will turn 50 on 26 May. Photo released for Crown Prince Frederik’s
50th. © Photographer Steen Evald Just last year the royals all
travelled to The Netherlands to celebrate King Willem-Alexander’s
50th birthday and…
King and Queen of the Netherlands to undertake state visit to Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania
21st May 2018
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…
Yesterday Their Majesties King
Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima and Her Royal Highness Princess
Mabel of the Netherlands attended a Red Ribbon Concert at AFAS Live
in Amsterdam. The concert was put on to raise international
interest and attention for AIDS research and…
The Dutch King and Queen took part in a
two-minute silence on Friday to remember the atrocities of World
War II and commemorate those who died in the war and other armed
conflicts. Also attending the commemoration was Dutch Prime
Minister Mark Rutte. The silence took place at 8 PM without
disruption. A group of protestors claimed they would hold a “noisy
demonstration” during the…
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…
Willem–Alexander Claus George Ferdinand
was born in the Utrecht at University Medical Centre on 27 April
1967. He is the oldest child of (the former Queen) Princess Beatrix
and German diplomat Claus Von Amsberg. King Willem- Alexander is
the first grandchild of Queen…
Several new photos released to mark five years on the throne for Dutch King Willem-Alexander
27th April 2018
Several new photos of the Dutch Royal
Family have been released by the Government Information Service
(RVD) in celebration of the five year anniversary of being on the
throne for King Willem-Alexander on 30 April. They were released
yesterday, the day before his 51st birthday today. All of the
images were taken by Erwin Olaf in March at the Royal Palace
of Amsterdam and includes photos of the…
