The Netherlands

Princess Christina's coffin moved to mourning chapel

The coffin containing the remains of Princess Christina of the Netherlands – who died last week at the age of 72 – has been placed in the mourning chapel of the Fagel’s Garden Pavilion on the grounds of Noordeinde Palace. [getty src="1162848023" width="594" height="396"] The simple wooden coffin is decorated with her sunflowers – Princess Christina’s favourite…
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Dutch royals pose for summer photos

King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and their daughters Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange, Princess Alexia and Princess Ariane have posed for their annual summer photos. This photocall is part of an agreement that allows the royals’ privacy for the rest of the…
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King Willem-Alexander speaks to demonstrators after opening museum

King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands spoke to a group of demonstrators after opening the new Sophiahof Museum in The Hague. The Sophiahof Museum is meant to be a centre of knowledge, culture and remembrance for everyone who had anything to do with the former Dutch East Indies. Five Indonesian organisations are also involved: the Indisch Herinneringscentrum, the Stichting Moluks Historisch…
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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima visit the Betuwe

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima visited the Betuwe region in the Netherlands this week. The visit is part of their so-called regional visits and is the 14th regional visit in the country and the second visit to the province of Gelderland. Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images The King and Queen were welcomed…
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Who is Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands?

Today, Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands turns 81-years-old. So we are going to have a little look at who she is and what has happened in her life so far. Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard was born in 1938 in Soestdijk Palace in Baarn, the Netherlands as the eldest child of…
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King Willem-Alexander and family move into Huis ten Bosch

His Majesty King Willem-Alexander, Her Majesty Queen Máxima and their three daughters officially moved into Huis ten Bosch in The Hague today. Early this morning, the royal standard was raised over the palace. The Huis ten Bosch Palace is one of the three palaces made available by the state to the Royal Family. The others are Noordeinde Palace in The Hague and the Royal Palace in Amsterdam. It…
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