Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has cancelled her planned visit to the Netherlands. The visit was to take place on 18 November and 19 November, but due to the high spread of infection in the Netherlands, the royal family has now announced that the Crown Princess won’t be going. It was planned that the Swedish Crown Princess would meet the Dutch King and Queen, among other things. However…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima head to Trondheim as State Visit to Norway comes to an end
12th November 2021
The three-day-long Dutch state visit to Norway has ended as King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima travelled to Trondheim to hear about green energy and the many opportunities the sea offers.
Crown Prince Haakon, who missed the first days of the visit after experiencing…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima toast King Harald and Queen Sonja for their hospitality
11th November 2021
The second day of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima’s State Visit to Norway ended with a ‘return reception’ – a tradition that is slowly disappearing, which made it all the more special to see it in action.Â
King Willem-Alexander and Queen…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima tackle cyberbullying and praise special relationship on State Visit to Norway
11th November 2021
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima had a second busy day of engagements in Norway this week as Their Majesties continue their state visit to the country.
While the first day of the visit was more focused on the official events, the second and third days are often utilised so the visiting Head of State is able to fit engagements in areas that concern the purpose of the visit.
The…
The Dutch state visit to Norway is in full swing. After being welcomed, on November 9th 2021, in a solemn ceremony, the King and Queen of the Netherlands were accompanied by their hosts, King Harald and Queen Sonja, on a visit to one of Norway’s most famous museums.
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands are in Norway for a three day state visit that was postponed from 2020 due to the global health crisis. They arrived on the morning of Tuesday, 9 November and after several engagements during the day attended a state…
Princess of Orange to mark adulthood with extraordinary Council of State meeting speech
10th November 2021
The Princess of Orange will one day be Queen of the Netherlands. On the 7th of December, she will turn 18-years-old and be a legal adult.
The occasion will be marked by Her Royal Highness’s attendance at an extraordinary meeting of the Council of State, one of the independent legislative bodies of the country.Â
While the Princess of Orange will have no effective powers, nor the right to…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima touch down in Oslo for State Visit to Norway
9th November 2021
Following almost two years of restrictions and shutdowns, life is beginning to go back to how it was before, albeit with some remanence of the trauma we collectively lived through.
State visits are starting to reappear on heads of states’ calendars, and on 9…
Norway and the Netherlands: the special friendship on show in past State Visits
8th November 2021
The King and Queen of the Netherlands will make a State Visit to Norway this November. Willem-Alexander and Maxima will be hosted by their friends, King Harald and Queen Sonja, for the three day event. Although it’s Willem-Alexander’s first State Visit to Norway…
"I'm going to miss you" Queen Máxima's teary response to ill fan
6th November 2021
When Queen Máxima was leaving a working visit in Leusden, an ardent supporter was in the crowd waiting on her with flowers.
José, a photographer for modekoninginmaxima.nl, has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer, and the Queen headed straight for the photographer after leaving the opening of the new AFAS Software headquarters.
In a video captured by Josine Droogendijk, José can be…
