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…
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
and two of his daughters, Princesses Amalia (15) and Ariane (12)
took in the World Cup final game in Lyon, France, yesterday to
watch the Netherlands face off against the United States. His wife,
Queen Máxima and their middle…
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…
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…
On Thursday, Queen Máxima of the
Netherlands opened the FT Future of Health Coverage event in
Amsterdam delivering remarks in her role as the United Nations’
Secretary General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for
Development. She began her remarks discussing the…
Prof. Pieter van Vollenhoven to celebrate 80th birthday with family and friends in Zeist
26th April 2019
Prof. Pieter van Vollenhoven, the
husband of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, will celebrate his
80th birthday on 30 April with family and friends at Theater Figi
in Zeist. No information was provided by the Government Information
Service (RVD) in regards to those…
It looked to be another quiet fashion
week for the British royals, but it was a pleasant surprise to see
Princess Eugenie appear with The Queen in Windsor on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Crown Princess Mary sported an amazing green look for
her mother-in-law’s birthday, and Queen Máxima was stylish as usual
in two bold outfits. Let’s take a look at this week’s fashion
favourites: The Queen…
Today marks 15 years since the former
Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, the grandmother of the
Netherlands’ current monarch, King Willem-Alexander, died after
suffering years of ill health at the hands of dementia. By the
mid-1990s, Princess Juliana, who had reverted to…
The British royals are not the only
royals who have sent condolence messages and condemned the terror
attack in Christchurch, New Zealand on Friday. Denmark’s Queen, the
King and Queen of the Netherlands, Sweden’s King and a Jordanian
Queen as well as others have shared…
Members of the Dutch Royal Family have
held their first of two photo sessions this year in the Alps in
Lech, Austria. Over 50 photographers and reporters travelled to the
ski resort for the annual event. Unlike last year, King
Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima, Princess Amalia (The Princess of
Orange), Princess Alexia, and Princess Ariane were joined by their
grandmother, Princess Beatrix; uncle…
