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 viral lung
infection, and the Royal Family were touched by the over thirty
thousand cards they received from well-wishers.
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…
Individual portraits of Queen Máxima and
her three daughters, Princesses Amalia, Alexia and Ariane are on
display in the Groninger Museum in Groningen, The
Netherlands. Groningen is the host city for this year’s King’s
Day (Dutch: Koningsdag), which is…
Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands will travel on a state visit to
Luxembourg in May. They will visit the small country from 23
to 25 May 2018 on the invitation of Their Royal Highnesses Grand
Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg. The trip
will begin just a few days after Queen Máxima celebrates her
47th birthday. Their Majesties will…
Dutch Council of State confirms Hugo Klynstra's right to name and princely title
28th February 2018
The Dutch Council of State has confirmed
Hugo Klynstra’s right to carry the name and princely title of his
father, Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma. Hugo Klynstra is the
illegitimate son of Prince Carlos, who is a cousin of King
Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands…
King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and Princess Margriet to honour Olympic medal winners
25th February 2018
It has been announced in the Netherlands,
that the medal winners from both the Winter Olympics and
Paralympics will be presented to King Willem-Alexander, Queen
Máxima and Princess Margriet on the 23rd March at the Noordeinde
Palace. This will be the culmination of…
Earlier this week, a story broke
Princess Catharina-Amalia of Orange might finish her education in
China. King Willem-Alexander has commented saying the story is
total nonsense. A couple of days ago the well respected Dutch
newspaper De Telegraaf wrote a story about the first in line to the
throne, Princess Amalia going to finish her final years of
secondary school in China and thus follow in her…
Princess Anne and European Royals brave the cold to attend Olympic Opening Ceremony
9th February 2018
Princess Anne joined royals from across
Europe to attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games
in South Korea on Friday evening. The royals braved temperatures
of -4°C to attend the event which ran on until almost 11pm.
Joining The Princess Royal in the stands…
Several new photographs were revealed
yesterday by the Royal House of the Netherlands ahead of Princess
Beatrix’s 80th birthday today. They were taken by Jeroen van
der Meyde who has snapped many images of the Dutch Royal Family in
the past. The seven pictures were…
How Princesses Beatrix and Margriet will celebrate their upcoming birthdays
14th January 2018
The Royal House of the Netherlands
recently announced how Princess Beatrix and Princess Margriet would
celebrate their upcoming birthdays. The former Queen of the
Netherlands, Princess Beatrix, will celebrate her 80th birthday on
31 January privately in the presence of family and friends.
Princess Margriet, who turns 75 on 19 January, will celebrate with
family and friends at the Orpheus Theatre…
