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Queen Máxima receives Order of the House of Orange for her 50th birthday

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18th May 2021
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has received the Grand Cross of the Order of the House of Orange from her husband King Willem-Alexander for her 50th birthday. The honour is granted for services to the Royal House at the discretion of the monarch and is not subject to ministerial responsibility. It was instituted in 1905 by Queen Wilhelmina as she no longer had the use of the Order of the Oak…
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Máxima at 50: reinventing the role of Queen Consort

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17th May 2021
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands celebrates her 50th birthday today, and Royal Central is looking at her life and role. As Princess of Orange from 2002 and now Queen Consort from 2013, she has been a dedicated wife, mother, and public figure. However, she occupies a somewhat unique position in modern Dutch history. She is the first Queen Consort in more than a century and has worked to make the…
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Queen Máxima at 50: her childhood

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17th May 2021
As Queen Máxima celebrates her 50th birthday today, we are taking a look at her childhood in Argentina and how she grew up to become the Queen Consort of the Netherlands. Born Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti on 17 May 1971, the fourth daughter of Jorge Horacio Zorreguieta…
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Queen Máxima's birthday celebrations start early with three new photos

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16th May 2021
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands is starting her 50th birthday celebrations early with the release of three new photos. The three photos were taken by her husband, King Willem-Alexander, in the gardens of their home at Huis ten Bosch earlier this month. © RVD – Z.M. de Koning© RVD – Z.M. de Koning© RVD – Z.M. de Koning Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti was born on 17 May…
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Norway’s Royal Family reveal plans for the National Day celebrations

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14th May 2021
Norway celebrates its National Day on May 17 and the celebration will be smaller this year due to the pandemic. However, the Norwegian royal family has now announced their plans for the special celebration of Norway’s constitution. Even without the traditional children’s parade at the Royal Palace, the royal family will be the centre of a gathering at the palace this year. The…
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