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Princess Laurentien at the Launch of Reading Project

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2nd October 2016
Princess Laurentien, the sister in law of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands is well-known for her campaigns of literacy, and this week she paid a visit to the launch of a special project for those where literacy has an added difficulty – they are visually impaired. The project which runs until 14th October is entitled “Read Fest: all children should be able to read”. The event was…
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Princess Beatrix undergoes knee surgery

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2nd October 2016
Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands had knee surgery yesterday in the Franciscus/Vlietland Hospital in Schiedam. During the surgery a prosthesis was inserted in the right knee. The surgeons were doctor M.J.M Driessen en doctor S. Breugem. Doctor Driessen…
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Dutch man convicted of insulting King Willem-Alexander

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14th July 2016
A 44-year-old man from Kampen, in the province of Overijssel in The Netherlands, was convicted of insulting King Willem-Alexander today. He used his Facebook page to insult King Willem-Alexander, by calling him a murderer, rapist and a thief. He also posted a doctored photo of an execution, where the head of one of the victims was replaced by King Willem-Alexander’s head. He appeared in…
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Who is Queen Máxima of the Netherlands?

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17th June 2016
She was born Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti 17 May 1971 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Jorge Horacio Zorreguieta and Maria del Carmen Cerruti de Zorreguieta. Her Majesty has two brothers, one sister and three paternal half-sisters. She was named after her paternal…
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Crown Princess Mary speaks at Women Deliver Conference

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18th May 2016
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark was among the speakers at the Opening Ceremony of the Women Deliver Conference in Copenhagen yesterday. The Crown Princess spoke about how she was inspired to take up the cause of women’s rights seven years ago, when someone from Chad told her that in their country “when a woman gives birth she has one foot in the grave.” “That 300 000 women…
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Dutch Royals remember victims of war

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5th May 2016
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands attended the Remembrance Day commemoration on Dam Square, opposite the Royal Palace in Amsterdam. Remembrance Day is the day before the official liberation day in the Netherlands and used to commemorate only the Dutch…
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Queen Maxima on Time’s 100 Most Influential People list for 2016

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22nd April 2016
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has been named among those on Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People list for 2016. The Queen is the only Dutch citizen and the only member of royalty in this year’s list. In a short article that he wrote about her for Time Magazine, Tilman Ehrbeck praised Queen Máxima’s work towards financial inclusion in developing countries. “To…
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