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 celebrated annually on 27 April
(or the 26th if the 27th is on a Sunday). The 2018 celebration
will take place on Friday the…
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…
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 celebrations on the day,
prior to the presentation there will be a festive programme of
events at the Great Church in The Hague. This…
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…
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 taken in the autumn of 2017
at Drakensteyn Castle in Lage Vuursche with one image
featuring the former Queen of the…
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…
Close to 1.7 million people tuned in to
watch King Willem-Alexander’s Christmas address in the Netherlands
on Monday. The King of the Netherlands delivered his annual
Christmas speech from his home in Wassenaar. According to
Vorsten, 1,259,000 people in the…
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands urges for a "greater we" in Christmas speech
25th December 2017
King Willem-Alexander has made his annual
Christmas speech from his home in Wassenaar. The speech was
broadcast today on Dutch national television. The King began his
speech with a look back on his private life. He turned 50 years in
2017 and called it “an amazing gift” to be able to celebrate it
with so many people. There were also moments of sadness and grief,
like the loss of his…
