The Netherlands

Video: King Willem-Alexander addresses the Dutch public on Christmas Day, stressing the importance of freedom

From the Vestibule of Huis ten Bosch Palace, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands gave his Christmas Day address that was pre-recorded. It aired at 1 pm on NOS on NPO1 and on Radio 1.His Majesty spoke of what connects Dutch people – from language to equality.“And there is one word that comes back time and again: freedom. Freedom is the flame that burns in all Dutch hearts.
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Photos of Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands released ahead of 50th birthday

The Royal House of the Netherlands has released photos ahead of Prince Constantijn’s 50th birthday on 11 October. He is the younger brother of King Willem-Alexander and the late Prince Friso and the son of former queen, now Princess Beatrix and the late Prince Claus.The photos were taken by Jeroen van der Meyde in September and contain images of the Prince, his wife Princess Laurentien…
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A look at the Dutch line of succession

This summer, Royal Central is taking a look at the lines of succession of royal families around the world. Today we are looking at the Dutch line of succession.The Dutch order of succession has just eight people, as only those who are relatives of the monarch in the first, second and third degrees of consanguinity are eligible to succeed to the throne.The current monarch is King…
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Queen Máxima praised by Ivanka Trump

Fresh off the three day US state visit of her father to the United Kingdom, Ivanka Trump, Special Advisor to the President, has travelled to the Hague, in the Netherlands, for the Global Entrepreneur Summit to give the closing remarks. Ahead of her arrival, she gave an…
The Netherlands

Princess Mabel of Orange serves meals at AmsterdamDiner

Princess Mabel of Orange has attended the annual AmsterdamDiner, a fundraiser dinner for the fight against AIDS. The sister-in-law of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands is a regular guest of the dinner, but this year she was given a unique role: she served the meals. Each year Princess Mabel of Orange is a guest at the AmsterdamDiner of the AmsterdamDiner Foundation. The annual gala dinner…
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