King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
has called for the return of reason in his annual Christmas speech.
“Celebrating Christmas can be confrontational and make us think.
Close to the place where the crib once stood, there is now fear and
violence. The hardships of the regular people there – including
many young children – in Syria, but also in other countries are…
Queen Máxima has returned to her home
country of Argentina for the first time in her role as the United
Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance.
Her Majesty was in the Argentinian capital city of Buenos Aires for
her two-day trip. The Dutch…
Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the
Netherlands has been in Jakarta, Indonesia, to speak on financial
inclusion at the Indonesia Fintech Festival and Conference. She is
in the country as part of her role as the United Nations
Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for…
She was born Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti
17 May 1971 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Jorge Horacio
Zorreguieta and Maria del Carmen Cerruti de Zorreguieta. Her
Majesty has two brothers, one sister and three paternal
half-sisters. She was named after her paternal great-grandmother
Máxima Bonorino González. Máxima grew up in in the Recoleta
neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. Máxima…
In the second edition of “Who Is?”,
Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau is the focus. She was
born Mabel Martine Los on 11 August 1968 to Hendrik Los
and Florence Kooman in Pijnacker, Netherlands. The Princess
has three sisters, in which the youngest two are from…
The Duke of Parma’s objections to his
illegitimate’s son request to change his last name to ‘de Bourbon
de Parme’ have been denied by the Dutch Secretary of Security and
Justice on 9 March. The name change will soon be announced by royal
decree. The…
From left to right: Catharina-Amalia,
Princess of Orange, King Willem-Alexander, Princess Ariane, Queen
Maxima and Princess Alexia via Flickr.com Princess Alexia of the
Netherlands, who is the second daughter of King Willem-Alexander
and Queen Máxima, has broken her leg during a family skiing holiday
in Lech, Austria. The ten year old was rushed to a local
hospital by helicopter where a…
In the Netherlands, Christmas is very
much the same, but earlier in the month, they also celebrate on
December 5 with Sinterklaas (the Dutch name for Saint Nicholas)
bringing presents. There is a large public event when Sinterklaas
arrives, which the Dutch Royal Family has…
Some parties in the Netherlands’ House of
Representatives have agreed they wish to abolish the tax exemption
currently enjoyed by the Dutch royal family. King Willem-Alexander,
Queen Máxima and Princess Beatrix currently do not pay taxes on
their incomes, a part of…
