The Dutch Royal Court released five new
photos of King Willem-Alexander on the occasion of his 50th
birthday. The photos were taken at Villa Eikenhorst in Wassenaar,
where the King lives with his family. In four of the photos,
the King poses with the family dogs, Skipper and Nala. © RVD /
Frank van Beek © RVD / Frank van Beek © RVD / Frank van Beek © RVD
/ Frank van Beek © RVD / Frank van…
On Tuesday in Berlin, Queen Máxima was
part of a panel discussion with First Daughter Ivanka Trump,
who also serves as an advisor to her father, President Trump, and
German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Others on the panel
included Christine Lagarde, Director of the…
Next week in Berlin, Her MajestyQueen
Máxima of the Netherlands will join a panel discussion with First
Daughter Ivanka Trump, who also serves as an advisor to her father,
President Trump, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The
discussion will focus on female…
Queen Máxima opens “Forbidden Porcelain – Exclusively for the Emperor” at the Museum Prinsenhof Delft
9th April 2017
On Friday, Queen Máxima of the
Netherlands opened the exhibition, “Forbidden Porcelain –
Exclusively for the Emperor” at the Museum Prinsenhof Delft. Her
Majesty was given a tour of the museum alongside the Director
of Museum, Janelle Moerman. The exhibition presents porcelain from
the Chinese Ming Dynasty; the items were created especially for the
emperors of China during this…
New Dutch coins created in celebration of King Willem-Alexander’s 50th birthday
7th April 2017
The Royal Dutch Coin has designed a
special commemoration coin for King Willem-Alexander’s 50th
birthday. The design was done by Persijn Broersen en Margit Lukács.
The 10-euro coin is the first commemoration coin made since
2013 when one was made for the King…
The Dutch Royal Family was out in full
force, just like previous years, to do volunteer work for NLdoet.
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima were in Breda in the
communal gardens, where the King helped build a greenhouse while
the Queen was painting. The communal gardens…
King Willem-Alexander invites 150 citizens for his 50th birthday dinner
21st February 2017
King Willem-Alexander has invited 150
people to join him at the dinner for his 50th birthday. There is
just one catch if you want to be in for a chance of an invite, your
birthday should also be on the 27th, and it has to be a milestone
(or a so-called “Crown”-year, which can be divided by five)
birthday. The formal dinner is set to take place the day after
King’s Day, on 28…
Shock still runs deep in Lech five years after Prince Friso's accident
17th February 2017
The shock after Prince Friso was buried
under an avalanche still “runs very deep”, says Mayor Ludwig Muxel
of the Austrian town Lech. The local newspaper Vorarlberger
Nachrichten dedicated much of their edition to the five-year
anniversary of Prince Friso’s…
Before embarking on their current visit
to Germany, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima were in London
on Saturday, 4 February with their daughters to attend the wedding
of Greek socialite Marianna Goulandris to shipping heir Filippos
Lemos. Queen Máxima is close to the…
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
has called for the return of reason in his annual Christmas speech.
“Celebrating Christmas can be confrontational and make us think.
Close to the place where the crib once stood, there is now fear and
violence. The hardships of the regular people there – including
many young children – in Syria, but also in other countries are…
