Princess Alexia of the Netherlands has been granted two special honours by her father, King Willem-Alexander, on her 18th birthday.
The King has made her a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion and a Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau via Royal Decree.
Alexia was made a Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion on 19 June.
Princess Alexia of the Netherlands turns 18 today.
Her mother, Queen Maxima, revealed how they would celebrate Alexia’s big day during a recent state visit to Belgium to Blauw Bloed.
“Hopefully, with some godparents and her grandmother, of course.And…
The Netherlands releases special images to mark King Willem-Alexander's 10 years on the throne
1st May 2023
The Royal House of the Netherlands has released new, special images to mark King Willem-Alexander’s ten years on the Dutch throne.
The photos feature the King, his mother, Princess Beatrix, and his 19-year-old daughter, Princess Amalia. They were taken in December…
The Netherlands abides by absolute primogeniture and has since 1983. It is governed by Article 25 of the Dutch Constitution.
The Netherlands takes the proximity of blood into consideration when determining the line of succession; as such, only three degrees of kinship are allowed.
For example, when King Willem-Alexander ascended the throne, his aunt’s children lost their succession…
The Dutch Royal Family is continuing on their tour of the Dutch Caribbean and landed in Sint Maarten on Monday, 6 February.
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands briefly switched royals to his “other” job and co-piloted the plane that flew the Dutch royals to…
The King and Queen of the Netherlands, as well as the Princess of Orange, are currently on tour in the Dutch Caribbean.
This is the Princess of Orange’s first tour, and she has jumped in and taken to her royal duties. The tour is not without controversy, though, as…
A look at Princess Margriet of the Netherlands on her 80th birthday
19th January 2023
Margriet Francisca was born on 19 January 1943 in the Ottawa Civic Hospital in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, during the Second World War to then Princess Juliana (future Queen Juliana) and Prince Bernhard. Her family had fled the Netherlands after the Nazi invasion and had resided in Canada since June 1940.
The maternity ward where she was born was temporarily declared, by the Canadian government…
The Dutch Royal Family has taken part in a photo session in a special location.
King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima, Princess Amalia, Princess Alexia and Princess Ariane visited the exhibition ‘The century of Juliana’ at Amsterdam’s De Nieuwe Kerk and…
Princess Estelle takes lead role as King and Queen of Netherlands arrive for State Visit
12th October 2022
Princess Estelle took the lead role as King Willem-Alexander, her godfather, and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands arrived in Sweden on a State Visit.
The Dutch King and Queen arrived in Sweden at Arlanda Airport and were welcomed by Crown Princess Victoria and Prince…
Foreign royals show support for their British friends and family at Queen Elizabeth II's funeral
19th September 2022
Royals from across the world were in Westminster Abbey to support their British family and friends as they said goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II.
Queen Elizabeth II was beloved and admired by many foreign royals for her dedication to duty and her country. As such, they made sure some of the highest representatives from their families were in attendance to honour Her Late Majesty.
Those in…
