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…
