Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the
Netherlands arrived in Mumbai yesterday to continue her official
visit to India as United Nations Secretary General’s Special
Advocate for Inclusive Finance and Development. The four-day trip
began on Monday in New Delhi where the Queen met with UN
representatives and had a sit down with Indian Prime Minister
Narendra Modi. The PM’s office released a…
On Wednesday and Thursday this week, His
Royal Highness Prince Daniel of Sweden visited Amsterdam to attend
the seminar “Startup Summit Sweden-Netherlands” and The Next Web
Fair. The visit took place at the digital innovation house
Epicenter. The seminar was…
Yesterday Their Majesties King
Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima and Her Royal Highness Princess
Mabel of the Netherlands attended a Red Ribbon Concert at AFAS Live
in Amsterdam. The concert was put on to raise international
interest and attention for AIDS research and…
Who is King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands?
27th April 2018
Willem–Alexander Claus George Ferdinand
was born in the Utrecht at University Medical Centre on 27 April
1967. He is the oldest child of (the former Queen) Princess Beatrix
and German diplomat Claus Von Amsberg. King Willem- Alexander is
the first grandchild of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard. He was
baptised on 2 September 1967 in St Jacob’s Church in the Hague. His
godparents are…
Several new photos released to mark five years on the throne for Dutch King Willem-Alexander
27th April 2018
Several new photos of the Dutch Royal
Family have been released by the Government Information Service
(RVD) in celebration of the five year anniversary of being on the
throne for King Willem-Alexander on 30 April. They were released
yesterday, the day before his 51st…
Palace announces Dutch King has no shares in royal companies
23rd April 2018
In a message shared on the website of the
Royal House of the Netherlands at the end of last week, it was
announced that Dutch King Willem-Alexander has no personal shares
in companies which have a ‘Royal’ predicate. The short message did
not state whether other members…
Lifelike doll of Dutch Princess Amalia to go on display
13th April 2018
A lifelike doll of Dutch Princess
Catharina-Amalia (or Amalia for short) is going on display in
Amsterdam at the Art Dolls Expo this weekend. Amalia is
the eldest daughter of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima and
holds the title of Princess of Orange. The 69 centimetres tall
doll, made in the image of the 14-year-old future Queen of the
Netherlands, was created by Russian doll maker Elena…
Queen Máxima attends conference and visits MS patients
12th April 2018
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands attended
the conference of the International MS Federation (MSIF) yesterday
afternoon and later paid a working visit to the MS
(multiple sclerosis) Expertise Centre of care institute,
Nieuw Unicum in Zandvoort. The Queen heard about new…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima met with protests as they take in King's Day concert
10th April 2018
Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands were met with protests yesterday as
they arrived for the King’s Day concert, organised by the host city
of this year’s King’s Day celebrations later this month –
Groningen.
Individual portraits of Queen Máxima and
her three daughters, Princesses Amalia, Alexia and Ariane are on
display in the Groninger Museum in Groningen, The
Netherlands. Groningen is the host city for this year’s King’s
Day (Dutch: Koningsdag), which is celebrated annually on 27 April
(or the 26th if the 27th is on a Sunday). The 2018 celebration
will take place on Friday the…

