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Dutch Royal Family holds annual photo session

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25th June 2022
The Dutch Royal Family has held one of their annual photo sessions.They invited the media to Noordeinde Palace, where they posed for photos and answered questions.King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima, the Princess of Orange, Princess Alexia and Princess Ariane attended the session after Alexia returned from school in Wales.© RVD – Patrick van Emst© RVD – Patrick…
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Queen Maxima happy to travel abroad again

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14th June 2022
The pandemic put a severe brake on most royal activity, worldwide. Perhaps the biggest was related to travel. For them, like many, the solution was digital travel over the internet. Nevertheless, this was by no means the same, and did not attract nearly the attention that a…
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Flashback Friday: Princess Máxima swims the Amsterdam City Swim for ALS

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13th May 2022
On Sunday, 9 September 2012, the then Princess Máxima of the Netherlands swam the two-kilometre Amsterdam City Swim to raise money for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) through the canals of the city. She finished the course in just under an hour.Dressed in a wetsuit and goggles, Máxima swam through theancient, murky canals, which have not been officially designated as safe for…
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Royals' focus on the importance of literature

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3rd March 2022
What do the Duchess of Cornwall, Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway have in common? Their love of and passion for reading and their encouragement of others to get them to enter into a world that allows you to escape from the realities of the world for a few moments.We are going to break down each royal lady’s work in the literature field…
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Who is Princess Catharina-Amalia, the Princess of Orange?

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7th December 2021
As the heir to the Dutch throne celebrates her 18th birthday, we are taking a look at her life so far.Born on 7 December 2003 in The Hague’s the HMC Bronovo, Catharina-Amalia Beatrix Carmen Victoria is the first child of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands (who were Prince and Princess at the time of Amalia’s birth). To celebrate her birth announcement, 101…
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