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…
Who is King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands?
27th April 2018
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…
Dutch royals are hiding spending from public
27th April 2018
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…
Palace announces Dutch King has no shares in royal companies
23rd April 2018
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…
Who is Princess Annette of the Netherlands?
18th April 2018
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…
Who is Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau?
17th April 2018
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…
Lifelike doll of Dutch Princess Amalia to go on display
13th April 2018
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 attends conference and visits MS patients
12th April 2018
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…

