In the series “Before they were royal” we
are taking a look at their young lives, education, and professional
lives before gaining their royal title. The second edition focuses
on Queen Máxima of the Netherlands or Máxima Zorreguieta
Cerruti as she was known before her marriage. Born
as Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti to Jorge Zorreguieta
and María del Carmen Cerruti Carricart on 17 May…
Princess Christina, the aunt of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, has bone cancer
21st June 2018
The Dutch Government Information Service
(RVD) has announced that Princess Christina, 71, has bone cancer.
It was discovered in the autumn of 2017, and she is in stable
condition. A statement was released yesterday on her behalf saying,
“In the fall of 2017 showed that…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has
spoken about the death of her younger sister, Inés
Zorreguieta, at her first event since her 33-year-old sister’s
tragic passing earlier this month in Argentina. During an event
at a hospital in Groningen, which had been postponed…
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 statement…
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 organised by…
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…
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 Prince…
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…
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…
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…
