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…
