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 Juliana and Prince Bernhard. He was
baptised on 2 September 1967 in St Jacob’s Church in the Hague. His
godparents are…
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…
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…
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 of the Royal Family currently have
or previously have had shares in royal companies, saying only: “The
predicated does…
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…
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, Pieter-Christiaan and
Floris. He entered military service both with the Marine Corps and
the Navy and since May 2013 has…
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…
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. Also in attendance were Princess Beatrix and Prince
Constantijn. The protests are against gas extraction in the
province of…
