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…
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…
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 preparing for months to make
everything ready for King’s Day on the 27th of April, King
Willem-Alexander’s 51st…
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…
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 centimetres tall
doll, made in the image of the 14-year-old future Queen of the
Netherlands, was created by Russian doll maker Elena…
