The Royal Family in the Netherlands costs the country around six times more than stated in the national budget, according to Republikeins Genootschap, an anti-monarchy group.
The official budget for the royals is around €60 million. However, the republicans claim the real cost to society is €350 million per year, with the family having hidden numerous costs. The fact the Oranjes pay little…
In a message shared on the website of the Royal House of the Netherlands at the end of last week, it was announced that Dutch King Willem-Alexander has no personal shares in companies which have a ‘Royal’ predicate.
The short message did not state whether other members…
Extensive security measures have been taken during the past weeks to make everything ready and safe for King’s Day on the 27th of April. The Dutch Royal Family will celebrate King Willem-Alexander’s birthday in Groningen this year.
The city of Groningen has been…
Princess Annette is the wife of Prince Bernhard, second son of Princess Margriet and Pieter van Vollenhoven. She was born, Annette Sekrève on the 18th April 1972 in The Hague, and after she had passed the highest award in Dutch secondary education, she went to the University of Groningen and obtained an MSc in psychology in 1996. It was while she was studying at Groningen that she met Prince…
Prince Maurits is the son of Princess Margriet and cousin to the current King of the Netherlands, King Willem-Alexander. He was born in Utrecht on 17 April 1968 and is eldest of four brothers born to Princess Margriet and Pieter van Vollenhoven – the others being Bernhard…
A lifelike doll of Dutch Princess Catharina-Amalia (or Amalia for short) is going on display in Amsterdam at the Art Dolls Expo this weekend. Amalia is the eldest daughter of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima and holds the title of Princess of Orange.
The 69…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands attended the conference of the International MS Federation (MSIF) yesterday afternoon and later paid a working visit to the MS (multiple sclerosis) Expertise Centre of care institute, Nieuw Unicum in Zandvoort.
The Queen heard about new insights into the multidisciplinary treatment and care for people with progressive MS during the conference and also was…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima met with protests as they take in King's Day concert
10th April 2018
Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands were met with protests yesterday as they arrived for the King’s Day concert, organised by the host city of this year’s King’s Day celebrations later this month – Groningen.
Princess Ariane was born on 10th April 2007 as the third daughter of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands. The day following her birth, King Willem-Alexander was pictured holding her in his arms. The next month she was briefly admitted to hospital for a…
The Royal House of the Netherlands has announced King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima will visit the Baltic states of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania between the 11th and 15th June, as the countries celebrate one hundred years of independence or renewed independence. They will be accompanied on their visit by the Foreign Minister, Stefan Blok.
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the…
